Wheeled Vehicle Designer
Resume:
Richard Wilson
Woodhaven, MI. 48183
EDUCATION: Working towards associates Degree in Applied Science in Computer Aided Engineering and
design.
Schoolcraft College - Livonia, MI 1985 to 1987
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Product Engineering Designer
Meritor Heavy Truck World Headquarters {Driveline Group) - July 2017 to September 2019
Responsibilities: PTC CREO 3.0, 4.0, Windchill and ORACLE
·Working on the design of forging and machined components for prop shaft assemblies and axle
assemblies for heavy duty on highway and Off-Road vehicles. Also worked on Meritor's Blue Horizon
·Electric axle components and assemblies. Was responsible for all PCNs and ECNs for prop shaft
driveline group. Setup and Loaded BOMs into Oracle so our Laurinburg plant in South Carolina could
use data for manufacturing of assemblies for numerous customers. Also was responsible for discussing design issues with suppliers and supplying them with cad data for manufacture for Meritor.
ADVS C/O ADAPT Technologies, Inc September 2016 to February 2017
Lead Product Engineering Designer
Responsibilities: PTC CREO and PTC PRO-E WILDFIRE
·Working on complete vehicle design for four wheeled Humvee style vehicle program for Mexican
government.
·Day to day activities include design and development of all subsystems for
manufacturing. Also worked on Hydraulic system for vehicle development of automatic internal fire
suppression system.
Lead Product Engineering Designer
IAV GmbH - Northville, MI - March 2016 to September 2016
Responsibilities: PTC CREO and PRO-E WILDFIRE
·Working on power pack and transmission design for Elio 3 wheeled vehicle program. Day to day
activities include design and development of all related components for manufacturing. Also working
on excel documents that describe bolt engagement and clearance studies.
·Cost saving in casting development methods realized through clearance checks and stack ups, by
incorporating information on Excel spreadsheets.
Skills Used
CREO and Windchill and GD&T.
Senior Product Designer
BAE Systems July 2015 to March 2016
·Worked on the design of suspension for ACV1.1 amphibious combat vehicle. Also the design of the
exterior engine access panels and armament for power pack of vehicle. Work also included integration
into vehicle and detailing of all subsystems and component drawings.
Skills Used
Demonstrated expertise in usage of PTC/CREO and Windchill as a design tool:also demonstrated
expertise in GD&T.
Lead Product Engineering Designer
Waltonen Engineering October 2014 to July 2015
·Waltonen Engineering Design Team Member working on the upgrading and design of armor kits for
General Dynamics Land Systems Wheeled Vehicle programs including Cougar, Buffalo and AVC programs.
·This included the use of PTC CREO 2 as a design tool for 3D modeling and 2D drawing formats for
manufacturing of components and assembly's and Windchill 4.0 for task completion and
storage of U.S. government documentation.
Lead Product Engineering Designer for Cummins's Bridgeway Design Team
Cummins Ridgeway June 2014 to October 2014
·Working on the design research and engineering of modular diesel power generation units. Responsible
for 3D model creation of current model programs and drawing creation for manufacturing. Also
responsible for engineering change management.
Lead Product Engineering Designer for Whirlpool's Fabric Care Design Team
Whirlpool Corporation May 2013 to June 2014
·Working with international design team to bring a variety of washer and dryer products from concept
level to production. Responsible for 3D math data creation, complex assembly models, application of
GD&T standards, and engineering drawings for release.
Senior Product Engineering Designer
BAE Systems October 2012 to February 2013
·Interfacing with IPT Engineering and designers providing direction on packaging assemblies within
heavy duty vehicles. Lead role in the design and development of space allocations for GCV level five
assemblies.
Senior Product Engineering Designer
Metaldyne February 2011 to October 2012
·Worked in the Vibration Control Systems team on the development of balance shaft control modules and viscous/rubber engine dampers.
Lead Product Engineering Designer
BAE Systems May 2008 to August 2010
·Lead design and development of electro-mechanical control units, packaging and modular mounting
·systems for all related hardware.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SKILLS:
oInjection Molding, Sheet metal Stampings, packaging for design, design integration studies, GD&T,
oAsme Y14.5M Standards, dimensional stack-up studies.
oSpecialize in Pro-E Wildfire 3.0 / 4.0 / 5.0, CREO 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0
oWindchill 10.1
oOracle
oCATIA V5
oPro-Intralink
oAutoCad 2D & 3D
oTeamcenter
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