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Tyrece V. Snowden Sr.

Stockbridge, Ga *****

Cell: 770-***-**** (ad4ovy@r.postjobfree.com)

Professional Summary

Results oriented/Self-motivated/Flexibility and willingness to initiate change/Team player/ Strong organizational skills/ Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously/ High customer focus/Relationship builder/Provide support for product transition/ Work well with all levels of management and employees.

Innovative Engineer – Experience in an array of Technical, Design & Engineering Management.

Sr. Design Release Engineer (DRE): Vehicle Alignment, Trim Height, Rear/Front Coil Spring, Isolator, Shock Absorber & Front/Rear Suspension Structure.

Quality, Reliability & Durability (QRD): Warranty Improvement Manager

Cost Reduction Management: Chassis Suspension/Steering & Tire/Wheel system

Vehicle Launch Experience Management: (Chassis/Powertrain Integration & HVAC system)

Supervisor of Design Group – Automotive Car & Truck vehicle

Vehicle Development Process (VDP:) Provide a general overview of the Vehicle Development process from planning to production. Key elements include portfolio planning, architecture sharing, and basic functional processes in vehicle development including design, engineering, and manufacturing.

AM General Humvee multi-purpose motor vehicle (US Government): Design Suspension/Cooling system component for military application.

AUTOMOTIVE QUALITY CORE TOOLS & ACRONYM DFINITION

(EFFECTIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM)

Key Skills & Knowledge Areas:

Quantitative/Qualitative Application in Administration/Management Decision Quantitative data – is number base, countable or measurable (How Many, Much, or how often in calculations)

Qualitative data – is interpretation base, descriptive (Data that can help us understand why, how, or what happened behind certain behaviors)

Computer Information System (Catia)

DFSS Six Sigma (Green & Black Belt)

Microsoft Excel/Power Point

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance

Project Management

DFMEA/PFMEA – (Design/Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis): process used to identify. failure mode and their impact on the component part – due to product design/ manufacturing process.

PPAP – (Production Part Approval Process): Quality tool for establishing confidence in component suppliers and their production process (Controlling cost & maintaining high level of quality)

APQP – (Advance Product Quality Plan): Allows suppliers to detect errors early on, customer feedback and deliver high quality parts.

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PEP – (Product Engineering Process): Describes the methods, processes, and procedures that will be used on the project - road map for the design development and strategies that will be implemented to achieve the project objectives. (Gate Review: Track the alignment of the Technical Project Plan to the Product Engineering Process, including ICD’s )

SPC – (Statistical Process Control) advanced statistical methods to ensure your process improvement is more effective.

MSA – (Measurement System Analysis) measurement data monitors nearly every process. As data quality improves.

GDPEP – (Global Development & Product Engineering Process) Collaboration between customer and supplier that drives support to Product Design, Validation, Gate reviews and Release. Including ECR- Engineer Change Request, EWO’s – Engineer Work Order, BSD’s - Build Site Deviation, TWO’s- Temporary Work Order, Root Cause Analysis, ICDs and Manage & Track prototype sample.

ASPICE – (Automotive Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination) is a process assessment model that helps OEMs and suppliers assess the current performance and maturity level of software development processes within an organization.

Benefits of ASPICE:

• Satisfies changing demand of the customers.

• Bring new business – guaranteeing the quality of the processes.

• Better control & visibility of the development process

• Manage increasing project complexity.

• Rise reduction

• Fast learning curve

• Team productivity increases

• High customer satisfaction

• Manage risks.

ISO 26262 – International Standardization Organization (Road Vehicle Functional safety) Applied to safety related systems that include one or more electrical and/or electronic (E/E) systems and that are installed in series production road vehicles. Note: Does not address unique E/E systems in special vehicles such as E/E systems designed for drivers with disabilities.

DFM (Design for Manufacturing): is the process of designing parts, component products for ease of manufacturing with an end goal of making a better product at a lower cost. This is done by simplifying, optimizing, and refining the product design – DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) is sometimes used interchangeably with DFM.

KAIZEN – Lean process methodology for continuous improvement (Slow continuous process of waste elimination throughout the organization)

1. Know your customer.

2. Let it flow.

3. Go to Gemba (Place where value is created) Improve your business – learn your process/people & customer.

4. Empower people – worker & employees were trusted to develop solution to their production line problems – Empower: To stop the production line and come up with a solution/alternative to the problem (Test, Implementation & Observer)

Type of Kaizen:

1) Point Kaizen: Minor improvement easy to implement 2) System Kaizen: Bigger system level production line issues that require careful planning, analysis, and organization input.

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IATE 16949 – Interactive Terminology of Europe: Management System

(Technical specification / development of a quality management) System which provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the automotive industry supply chain and assembly process.

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): is a software system that helps you run your entire business, supporting automation and processes in finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain service, procurement, and more.

SAP (System Application & Product): Software enable companies to manage all business processes in real time and exchange information across the organization – from Accounting/Purchasing/Logistics to Production.

KPI (Key Performance Indicator): a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a specific objective. KPIs provide targets for teams to shoot for, milestones to gauge progress, and insights that help people across the organization make better decisions.

VAVE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering): is the process of reducing cost in any product development process by assessing the cost and availability of the product components, part and materials, and the design and production processes.

PLM (Product Lifecycle Management): is the process of managing the complete journey of a product from initial idea, development, service and disposal (managing everything involved with a product from cradle to grave)

Teamcenter (software): An adaptable (PLM) system that connects people and processes, across functional areas/silos, with a digital thread (footprint) allowing, people across the organization to take part in the product development process more efficiently.

BOM (Build of Material): is a comprehensive inventory of the raw materials, assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components, as well as the quantities of each needed to manufacture a product – it is the complete list of all the items that are required to build a product.

PDM (Product Data Management): is the process of capturing and managing the electronic information related to a product so it can be reused in business processes such as design, production, distribution and marketing. (dedicated software application and centralized database

MES (Manufacturing Execution System): is software designed to optimize the manufacturing process by monitoring, tracking, documenting, and controlling the entire production lifecycle – improves quality control and increases uptime and reducing inventory and costs.

DMAIC - (Define, Measure, Analysis, Improve & Control): Five phase method for improving. existing process problems with known causes (problem solving approach that drive lean six sigma) 4

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

General Motors - North American Car Group Engineering

(35 plus years: Automotive Design & Engineering,

focus on product and system development and innovation) Sr. Design Release Engineer (Retired):

2014 - 2019 Warren, Michigan

• Front & Rear suspension system/Single point contact for vehicle part release & launch issue, vehicle dynamic & alignment - regional responsibility includes United State, Canada, Mexico & Austria

IRT Co-Chair Chassis/Powertrain Integration (2014 Corvette program): 2012 - 2014 Warren, Michigan / Bowling Green, Ky

• Collaborate with other department such as R&D, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, and Quality assurance to ensure seamless integration of Chassis/Powertrain system component: Vehicle launch activities – from prototype vehicle build through production release signoff for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette.

Staff Engineer: Chassis Cost Reduction manager:

2008 - 2012 Warren, Michigan

• Identify areas for optimization and efficiency gain in engineering processes, product design and manufacturing cost reduction. Lead chassis enhance creativity team in the fore mention action - to support the cost reduction activity of suspension structure, steering system & tire wheels system- successfully exceeded target goals by 160% to cost saving objective. Staff Engineer: Warranty Improvement:

2005 – 2008 Warren, Michigan

• Lead the warranty cost reduction activity across multiple vehicles programs for suspension. struc- ture, tire & wheel & Mounts – (track warranty cost by identifying common issues/trends), while working with team members (Design, Manufacturing, Process, Supplier and Quality assurance) to develop corrective action plans to address root cause and reduce warranty cost and achieve maximum saving return.

IRT CO-Chair Chassis/Powertrain integration (2004-2005 Chevrolet Cobalt): 2004-2005 Warren, Michigan

• Collaborate with other department such as R&D, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, and Quality assurance to ensure seamless integration of Chassis/Powertrain system component: Vehicle launch activities – from prototype vehicle build through production release signoff for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt.

Design group Supervisor:(GM Car & Truck program):

1994 - 2004 Warren, Michigan

• Develop and manage engineering budget and resources to maximize productivity and meet project requirements. Identify training and development needs for direct report, nurturing their professional growth and ensuring a skilled and motivated workforce are in place. 5

Sr Designer/Sr Layout: (GM Car & Truck)

1983 -1994 Warren, Michigan

• Chassis component: Suspension, Brake, Cooling, Steering System

AM General Crop – (US Military Vehicle – Humvee)

(2 - Years)

American Motor Corp - Am General (US Military Vehicle - HUMVEE): 1981– 1983 Detroit, Michigan

Sr. Designer - Cooling & Suspension system (Chassis & Powertrain system)

General Motors – Truck & Bus Group Engineering

(5 – Years)

GMC – Truck & Bus

1976-1981 Pontiac, Michigan

Layout Design/Detailer - (Chassis & Powertrain system) EDUCATION

Central Michigan University

Master of Science in Administration

Aug 1999 - Jun 2002

Central Michigan University

Bachelor of Applied Art

Automotive Engineering Technology

Mar 1996 - Jun 1998

REFERENCES

Tae Yang (GM Engineering Group Manager) 586-***-**** (ad4ovy@r.postjobfree.com) Ferdous Ghazi (GM Staff Engineer) 586-***-**** (ad4ovy@r.postjobfree.com) Antoinette Jablonski (GM Sr Design Release Engineer – Retired) 586-***-**** Darryl Nobles (Fed Ex – Franchise Owner/Operator) 734-***-**** (ad4ovy@r.postjobfree.com) Keith Liggon 734-***-****

Thank you for your attention:

Sincerely: Tyrece V. Snowden Sr.

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