Engineering Director Chief Engineer
Resume:
Patrick E. Corcoran
**** ********** ******* *****, ***** Lake, MI 48383
****************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/patcorcoran
OBJECTIVE: To utilize my NVH and management experience to assist the engineering processes of a progressive automotive manufacturing company.
DEGREE: 1976 - 1980 BSME at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
WORK HISTORY:
4/2013 –7/2021: Sr. Development Engineer for ContiTech NA, Auburn Hills, MI
Designed vibration control products using SolidWorks software.
Supported all engineering programs, and assisted the newer engineers.
8/2007 – 11/2012: Sr. Development Engineer for Vibracoustic, Plymouth, MI
Designed torsional crankshaft dampers using ProE software.
7/2006 – 7/2007: Design Engineer for SKF Aerospace, Elgin, IL
Designed aerospace NVH products using ProE software.
2/1996 – 11/2005: Chief Engineer, and Manager at Cooper Eng. Products, Auburn, IN
Managed the FEA group, the NVH lab personnel, and development engineers.
Managed the budgets, salaries, hiring and termination for these groups.
Managed the building committee for the building of a new Technical Center.
Designed the NVH lab floor plan, and purchased the test lab equipment with a yearly budget of 5 million dollars.
Designed NVH products using SolidWorks software.
5/1990 – 2/1996: Chief Engineer, and Manager at Paulstra CRC, Grand Rapids, MI
Managed the FEA group, the NVH lab personnel, and development engineers.
Managed the budgets, salaries, hiring and termination for these groups.
Achieved new hydromount business for the company of 15 million dollars per year in sales for 5 years.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
SAE Paper #840407 “Hydraulic Mount Characteristics” 1984 Patrick E. Corcoran, and G. H. Ticks - Freudenberg
Patents:
#5,547,172 Hydraulic Antivibration Supports and the Methods of Manufacturing Them - Patrick Corcoran – Paulstra CRC
#5,286,012 Hydraulic Antivibration Devices – Patrick Corcoran, and John Garety – Paulstra
#5,257,680 Surface Effect Dampers having both hysteresis and a frictional component – Patrick Corcoran, and Richard P. Thorn – Lord Corporation
ABOUT ME: I am a diligent and hard working engineer, and have experience to pass along to future engineers. A strong knowledge of math and engineering, and the willingness to share it. Owner of 3 patents, one with Lord Corporation and two with Paulstra CRC. I co-authored an SAE paper in 1984 entitled "Hydraulic Mount Characteristics", and gave a speech at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Knowledge on both the theory and operation of hydraulic engine mounts and torsional crankshaft dampers from a 3 month study period in Weinheim, West Germany with Freudenberg Megulastic, back in 1981. My management experience spans 15 years. I was responsible for the budgets, salaries, hiring, and termination. I was the voice of the engineering community and responsible to our customers, and our corporate officers.
Knowledge of Microsoft Software: Excel, Word, etc. Versed in both ProE for 6 years and SolidWorks for 8 years. I think in 3D and these programs describe my designs.
I have made some formidable accomplishments in my career. My biggest career accomplishment was the managing of engineering groups for two different companies. Developing the team, while maintaining a professional environment and meeting budget and salary requirements. I believe in following HR procedures and corporate policies, and being fair to the people who reported to me. I was always a working manager and along with those responsibilities, I had my own engineering programs or projects to perform. During my career, I introduced Hydromounts to Ford, Chrysler, GMC and all its divisions, and even to AMC back in 1984. Designed the first 4 cylinder torsional crankshaft damper in the US for GM in 1985. Assisted in the building of a new hydromount facility for Freudenberg in Ligonier, IN, and designed their engineering lab test facility. Managed and assisted the building of Cooper Standard Technical Center, and orchestrated the lab layout construction on blueprints which was built per my design. I made a programmable hydromount for Lord. Corp. Acquired GM business at Paulstra CRC, and back engineered aerospace vibration components for SKF Aerospace. At ContiTech, purchased lab test equipment for vibration control items and worked on, or supervised numerous vibration control projects.
If I missed anything, please ask me. I look forward to future discussions.
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