FORREST BURTON Cell Phone: 269-***-****

***** * ***** *****., ********, MI 49092 E-mail: adw1g7@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE Experienced, dependable and resourceful product engineer seeking a challenging position developing next generation technology resulting in improved performance/reliability, greater customer demand, and increased market share.

EXPERIENCE • Product Development: Create/maintain DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, DV, PV, CI, drawings, prototypes, test reports.

• Program Management: Timing, supplier development, customer relations, meetings, and presentations for all phases.

• Component Releasing: BOM and part number creation/control, math model review/release, GD&T creation.

• Manufacturing/Quality: PSO/PPAP of assembly lines, VA/VE, DFM, DVP&R/DV & PV, Warranty, CN, and C.I.

• Budget: Responsible for negotiating supplier costs, test parts, creating cost reductions, and all program related costs.

POSITIONS

09/22 – Present Home Improvement – Private Contractor Southwest MI

• Property cleanup, hauling, home/equipment repair, landscaping, etc.

10/19 – 08/22 Caregiver – Private Contractor Kalamazoo, MI

• Took care of all aspects for an 80 year old senior citizen.

• Transportation to medical appointments, meal preparation, household chores, coordinated benefits and appointments.

08/18 – 07/19 Roadwork Construction Project Control Leader – AccessPoint South MI

• Oversaw safety control of large road projects, grinding old road, prepping new surface, asphalt paving.

• Supervised teams of employees as team leader, problem solved issues among various crews, training of new employees.

05/14 – 07/18 Home Reconstruction Engineering – Private Contractor Southwest MI

• Project management, bill of materials, part ordering, installation, quality control, inspection of home reconstruction.

• Interior/Exterior remodeling of private homes including flooring, windows, siding, roofing, and painting.

01/13 – 03/14 Senior Product Engineer – Vehicle Lighting Products Ann Arbor, MI

Federal-Mogul Corporation – Technical Center

• Designed, Validated, and implemented multiple Interior and Exterior lighting safety and comfort lighting systems

• Oversaw validation and verification testing including all hardware, prototype builds, fixture design, test setups, troubleshooting, post analysis, documentations, report writing, technical presentations internally and for all customers.

• Manufacturing duties for Indiana and Mexico manufacturing and assembly plants regarding electrical wiring, wiring harnesses, bulbs, bulb sockets, LED systems, adhesives, fasteners, NVH/BSR, and installation products.

• Responsibilities for BOMs, customer/Federal/International design and testing requirement standards, and procedures.

10/12 – 01/13 Program Engineer – Grand Rapids Plastics Grand Rapids, MI

• Project management of customers, vendors, timing, cost, design, PPAP, launches of multiple programs.

03/09 – 09/12 Home Reconstruction Engineering – Private Contractor Southwest MI

• Project management, bill of materials, part ordering, installation, quality control, inspection of home reconstruction.

• Interior/Exterior remodeling of private homes including flooring, windows, siding, roofing, and painting.

10/07 – 02/09 Senior Product Engineer – Torque Control Differential Applications Marshall, MI

Eaton Corporation – Automotive Division

• Led International teams of designers, quality/buyer analysts, and build/test techs for two $50+ million contracts.

• Developed, Tested, and Released multiple Front and Rear Traction Modifying Differential systems for OEM vehicle launches and running model year upgrades including Daimler, Fiat, VW, Chrysler and General Motors.

• Executed Prototype/Production development (R&D, DV, PV, CI, VA/VE, Warranty) of full driveline systems (vehicle and bench testing levels): component builds and teardowns, dynamic vehicle testing, and presentations of results.

• Managed testing: ordered hardware, organized inventory, assembled and installed components into specialized test equipment (duplicating in-vehicle configurations and parameters), and prototype/production testing vehicles.

02/05 – 10/06 Product Development Design Release Engineer – Fuel Systems Engineering Detroit, MI

DaimlerChrysler Corporation – PROC Jeep Truck Engineering

• Managed several $100 million projects concept through production/assembly: Catia designs, pre-production builds, dimensional layouts, vehicle packaging, multiple components/systems, and coordinated Tier I/vehicle assembly launches.

• Successfully led OEM and supplier groups through design, package, quote, test, release, and launch of manufacturing assembly lines for gas/diesel fuel system components (filler tubes and all fuel lines), and evaporative emissions (purge valve, carbon canister, fuel cap, and leak detection) for the ’07 Dodge Liberty, ’08 Jeep Liberty, and Dodge Nitro.

• Directed 3 supplier manufacturing and customer assembly teams: lean manufacturing, error-proofing, and ergonomics.

• Maintained Homologation/Federal MVSS requirements for gas and diesel components: BUX, ULEV, and domestic.

02/01 – 12/04 Business Development - Product Applications/Sales Kalamazoo, MI

• Analyzed client requirements and implemented solutions for a Fortune 500 marketing company.

06/98 – 02/01 Project Release Engineer - Fuel Systems Engineering Auburn Hills, MI

DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Chrysler Technical Center

• Designed, tested, released, and launched manufacturing assembly lines for 4 separate worldwide 2000 Neon fuel systems’ components (Blow-molded tanks, mounting straps, ORVR/OPR/Rollover valves, fuel pump module, exhaust heat shield, vapor lines, carbon canister, and filler tube/line bundle connections) for a $200 million+ production program.

• Specialized in concept through production/assembly Development of fuel tank systems: Catia designs, production builds, dimensional layouts, released validated parts, and coordinated Tier I/vehicle assembly launches.

• Developed supplier manufacturing and customer assembly: lean manufacturing, error-proofing, and ergonomics.

• Reviewed/released warranty data, improved quality conditions, coordinated VA/VE//C.I./EPA R&D resulting in component cost and performance upgrades, and implemented running production changes for component design changes.

Product Applications Engineer - Corporate Quality Service Engineering

Daimler Chrysler Corporation – Chrysler Quality Engineering Center Auburn Hills, MI

• Generated $3 million+ in savings for warranty and service resulting in customer/dealership/supplier satisfaction.

• Developed new part designs: created test plans, analyzed and presented results, and released new parts/service kits.

• Analyzed/interpreted national warranty data, created verification plans, and released validated cost saving fixes.

• Wrote new repair procedures/Technical Service Bulletins, updated repair manuals, performed Root Cause Analysis on failed parts, supervised training of service technicians, and documented current and future warranty cost savings.

07/96 – 06/98 Project Engineer - Airbag Module Systems

Breed/Allied Signal SRS, Inc. Sterling Heights, MI

• Responsible for all test development of restraint systems on 4 multimillion dollar development programs.

• Development/Release of Driver and Passenger Airbag systems (Jeep Wrangler, Grand Cherokee and PT Cruiser): customer (DCX) relations, Core R&D (inflator performance and bag material/construction), VA/VE for $ reduction.

• Executed Prototype development (R&D, DV, PV, CI, VA/VE, LAT, Warranty): test fixture/crash buck fabrication, component builds and teardowns, static and dynamic (HYGE Sled) testing for Airbag Modules Systems.

• Managed testing: ordered hardware, organized inventory, assembled and installed components onto fixtures/IP's/steering wheels for static (hot, cold, ambient) and dynamic (HYGE/bungee sled/barrier) crash testing.

• Performed post testing analysis: hardware teardowns, photographing, measuring, high speed film review, crash test dummy instrumentation, data collection (neck, femur, HIC, etc.) and tabulation, report writing, and presentations.

08/94 – 07/96 Applications Engineer - Airbag/Seatbelt Systems

TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. Washington, MI

• Developed Toyota airbag modules: oversaw prototype builds and parts testing, performed post-test analysis.

• Wrote build/test requests, physically tore down and inspected test parts, wrote reports and presented results.

05/93 -07/ 94 Process Engineer - Interior Electrical Systems

Tokai Rika, Inc. Battle Creek, MI

• Performed setup, tryout, flow improvement, and lean manufacturing for vehicle interior assembly work cells.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (BSME) / Mathematics Minor

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 1993. E.I.T. – Completed Part 1 Professional Engineers Exam.

TRAINING Completed 270 plus hours of DaimlerChrysler corporate training: DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP, PSO,

Change Notices, ISO/QS-9000, 8-D, Root Cause Analysis, DOE, GD&T, Design for Efficiency, Design for Service,

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Indicators, Catia overview, Lotus Notes, etc.

Over 200 hours of combined Engineering position specific training completed at Breed, TRW, and Eaton.

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