Michael Weiler
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Professional
Summary
A dedicated Systems Architect with strong troubleshooting skills, detailed oriented and customer focused. Always learning while iterating and improving on approaches and processes.
Skills &
Abilities
Teamwork, Adaptability, Customer Service, Analytical Thinking, Ability to Learn Quickly, Microsoft Office and Project, Jira, Unix, Linux and Scripting Experience December 2006 – September 2022
Senior Systems Architect at Continental Automotive Systems, Auburn Hills, MI
Development, support, and configuration for Windchill (PTC PDMLink) systems, servers, and publishing. Monitoring of systems and servers using Dynatrace, Icinga and custom scripts. Automated reports on performance.
Upgrade Windchill from 9.1 to 10.1 to 10.2 to 12.0 to 12.1, including multiple maintenance packs throughout. Upgrade from 10.2 to 12.0 on cloud test system.
Product Life-cycle Management, Product Data Management and Change Management for Engineering Release. Analysis of business and IT needs to adapt workflow, system and processes.
Interface between Engineering community and software developers for Business Process Improvements.
Integration and supporting interface to SAP PDM.
Project management, task tracking and continuous improvement with Agile and Scrum methodologies in Jira.
Manage hybrid Windows Servers and Client OS through VMWare and AWS environments. Manage about a dozen EC2 instances for development, testing and production use. Define standard images, configure templates and document processes. Automation of system and software installation using Jenkins, Puppet and custom scripting.
Define and document IT architecture for Windchill and publishing environments.
Work Group Manager integration and publishing configuration for MCAD and ECAD including Creo, Catia, NX, Solidworks, AutoCad and Zuken. Automation of system and software installation using Jenkins, Puppet and custom scripting.
Integration of new business through acquisitions and mergers, including data migration and adapting existing processes to harmonize with corporate standards and tools into both SmarTeam and PMDLInk. Data migration projects include the electronics division of Daimler Chrysler
(Stellantis), Novastar, the EV division of Ford Motor Company, the merger of Siemens VDO with Continental Automotive, the merger of the automotive division of Motorola, the merger of Parker Hannifin. Also helped with multiple data migrations internally from SAP PLM to Windchill. Migration mostly of Catia data, including CAD application and Work Group Manager installation and configuration.
Scheduled software maintenance, including monthly security patches and upgrades. Completed over five major version rollouts.
Configuration management for Windchill and all dependent applications. This allows for proper planning of upgrades to see interdependencies.
Support of systems, including Oracle, and SQL databases for production, integration, testing and development.
Thingworx server setup for several years for evaluation and proof of concept.
Both 2nd and 3rd level support on help desk.
Provide coaching and direction for one team member. May 2006 – December 2006
PLM IT Services Manager at Tata Technologies, Farmington Hills, MI
Managed a team of 35 Systems Engineers across North America. Evaluate customer requirements, define scope of work, define cost, then select and schedule System Engineer on-site.
Conduct interviews and performance reviews.
March 2004 – May 2006
Systems Analyst at Siemens VDO, Auburn Hills, MI
IT EA Mechanical Engineering - installation and administration of Creo, Catia and NX. Manage interface to Intralink. Configuration for support of customer environments and corporate standards.
July 1997 – March 2004
Systems Engineer at INCAT Farmington Hills, MI
UNIX installation and system administration for AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Microsoft Server and Client. MCAD software installation and administration for CATIA, UG/NX, ProE, SolidWorks and AutoCAD. Configure secure connections from Automotive Suppliers to their customers.
July 1996 – July 1997
UNIX Administrator at North American Lighting
UNIX installation and system administration for AIX, HP-UX, IRIX. MCAD software installation and administration for CATIA V4, PDGS, and Ideas December 1995 – July 1996
Team Data Management at Ford Motor Company
SDRC Ideas and Metaphase installation and administration on Solaris, HP-UX, and IRIX. TDM Template implementation of CPSC codes and data management practices.
Education University of Michigan – Ann Arbor – BS Aerospace Engineering, May 1993
Team lead on Human Powered Helicopter Project
Courses Dale Carnegie Effective Communications and Human Relations Project Management
ITIL Certified
PDMLink Administration
Certified SGI Administration
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Leadership Manager and bass player for originals metal/punk band Eagle Scout
References Chris Volpe
Vitesco Technologies
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David Mickel
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