Catia V5 Human Resources

William L. Fisher

**** *** **. • Dexter, MI ***** • 734-***-**** • *******@***.***

CAD DESIGNER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

oMore than 40 years of professional design experience in the automotive and manufacturing industries.

oSkilled in automotive CAD software.

oTwo patents awards for an integrated steering column to cross car beam structure and power steering pump power pack motor integration designs.

oFord Motor Company Primary Designer (Leader); Controlled workflow, design and drawing content for a seven designer Ford Steering Section.

oHitachi Automotive Section Lead Designer; Control workflow, design and drawing content for a three designer Hitachi Suspension Section.

oAssociates Degree in General Studies.

oTrained in G,D&T dimensional controls.

DESIGN SOFTWARE

Solidworks – (Detailing Package)

CATIA V5 R22 – Currently using

SDRC - IDEAS

PDGS (Prime Lundy)

Manual Drawing

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Human Resources Unlimited – Technical Resources 2021 – 06/2024

Agency Sr. Designer, Roush Enterprises-Livonia, MI

Roush Clean Tech Group: Designed various propane system components. (Catia V5)

Roush Entertainment Group: Checking / Reworking component drawing for animatronics figures, applying GD&T to drawings. (Solidworks).

Roush Advanced Engineering Group: Various projects related to Hydrogen fuel and EV battery designs.

(Catia V5)

Roush Performance Group: Fuel & Steering components for high performance vehicle. Radiator Cooling Modules & Inverter Modules, positioning, mounting and structure component designs for airport runway

Snowblower. (Catia V5)

Hitachi Automotive – Farmington, MI 2011 – 2021

Sr. Designer, Ford Suspension Group

Led cad section controlling workflow of current production drawings while also designing test stands

and fixtures for shock assemblies and other Hitachi developed components. Instructed other designers

in design and GD&T tolerances of product components (stamping, plastic components, castings, and wire routings), test stands and fixtures.

Ford Motor Company/Automotive Components Holdings, LLC - Dearborn, MI 1995 - 2008

Primary Designer (Leader), Steering Column Group

Led project management efforts and directed design intent for seven designers, delegating projects to the appropriate team member to streamline the design working within budgets and deadlines.

Produced manual and power column designs containing powder metal parts, plastic components and castings. Developed GD&T dimensional stack-ups for Ford Motor Company / Visteon Corporation.

Designer, Steering Pump Group

Designed Electro-Hydraulic Power-Assisted Steering Pump (EH-PAS).

Designed outer casting and internal pump changes that minimized tooling costs and piece price.

Carron and Company, Inkster, MI 1991 - 1995

Designer - Ford Motor Company Light Truck Division (Contract position)

Designed front-end steering linkage and geometry for F-150 program (PN-96).

Generated overflow cooling system components and completed various design changes to truck components.

Livernois Engineering Company, Dearborn, MI 1984 - 1991

Designer

Completed various design changes to current production components in support of Ford Motor Company Climate Control, Passenger Car, and Light Truck groups.

Various Employers, Southeast Michigan 1978 - 1984

Detailer / Light Design

Performed detail and design work on progressive dies, castings, plastic injection molds, and special machines.

EDUCATION

Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI

Associates Degree in Liberal Arts

Graduated: August 18, 2011

Mechanical Design Technology, 1979 – 1989

Redford Union High School, Redford Township, MI

Graduated: June 6, 1979

CERTIFICATIONS / AWARDS

United States Patent # 6,152,489 - Integrated Steering Column to Cross Car Beam Structure 2000

United States Patent # 6,135,726 - Power Steering Pump Power Pack & Motor Integration

Casting design Consolation of Components (EH-PAS), 2000

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Marine Corps Reserve, Perrysburg, OH 1990 - 1994

4th Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Weapons Company, Heavy Weapons Platoon

Honorably Discharged, 1994

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