Tony Puzella

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SUMMARY

I have more than 28 years of automotive professional experience. My roles have provided me with experience as a Cad Technician, interfacing with the engineers and designers in the Product Development groups. I was involved in business value analysis discussions, as well as led requirements gathering sessions. I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and would make a great addition to your team. KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

NX-Unigraphics by TATA Technologies

SolidWorks Essentials by Fisher UniTech

Practical Catia V5 Training / Keith Childress

SDRC Ideas Part Modeling 1, 2, 3

Fundamentals of PLM Teamcenter Engineering for Engineers

(PDM) Product Data Management for Data Coordinators

Certification in Value Engineering/Value Analysis Workshop, Donald E. Freeze and Associates

Facilitation and Instructional Skills Workshop

Design for Assembly and Analysis

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Certification in Advanced PDGS Surfacing, Klex Software

Certification in Prime PDGS Basic Design, Prime Lundy, Inc PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEAPCO Drivelines LLc / Belleville Michigan April 2010 – 2016 Positon: Designer

Driveline systems Design & Engineering for multiple OEM’s

Work with Engineers to intergrate Manufacturing quality to Designs for optimal customer Specifications for manufacturing feasibility and packaging intent

Actively participated in client review sessions to implement new product specification on deliverables

Responsible for data validation with Ford, GM, Chrysler using, Team Center Engineering

On-site customer support to identify upstream solutions to match customer timing and deadlines

Responsible for the Design and Details of OEM end items and OEM servicible components

Support of Company Internal Release, Complexity and Data Document Retention.

Performed new personnel training and provided on the job instruction Clean Air Technology, Inc. /Canton Michigan Feb2009-May 2009 Position: Builder/ Installer

Built and Installed Clean Air rooms.

Worked in Shop building steel walls and doing fabrication of HVAC units per customer requirements.

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Part of a team Installing / building Clean air rooms for customers ranging from Bio-med to Digital optics on site

Construction of rooms using Hi-lo’s, SkyJacks and building construction methods rough to finish work. Sinclair Group Jun 2008 – Nov2008 Position: Line Leader W.F. Whelan Company / Romulus, MI – Manufacturing / Automotive Warehousing

Functioned as a line leader on the Tire Pressure Monitoring System leading teams up to 4 people to complete daily production schedules

Performed new personnel training and provided on the job instruction

Performed initial and final quality control on all parcels targeted for customer shipping

Validated inventory using scanning equipment and following manual processes

Accustom to working in a fast paced environment requiring manual dexterity MSX International Jan 1992 – Jun 2007 Position: Consultant Ford/Visteon/ACH, Dearborn, MI, C3P Tools / Designer, Data Coordinator / Process Shepard (Jan 1998 – Jun 2007)

Responsible for the design, & packaging vehicle components of EFHD/Air Induction and Fuel Tanks

Responsible for data validation with Ford using IMI, Team Center Engineering, and Metaphase.

Actively participated in daily internal Visteon PIM (Product Information Management) meetings to review project deliverables and identify process improvement opportunities

Developed proficiencies with SDRC software and Metaphase database syntax

Facilitated training sessions for designers on company standards and methods Ford Export and Emerging Markets Engineering, PDGS Designer (Jan 1992 – Jan 1998)

Redesigned and packaged components for overseas markets within Ford for production release.

Modified layouts and production drawings for engineering change requests.

Designed and packaged auxiliary a/c unit on Ford Explorer for Saudi Arabia market.

Redesigned headlamps and tail lights on 2000 Town Car for 1000 units for Moscow, Russia.

Designed a rear license plate bumper extension for Ford Ranger of Ford Brazil. Modern Engineering, Warren, MI Jan 1991 – Jan 1992 Exhaust and Fuel System Team Member

On assignment at Ford

Participated in competitor benchmarking evaluations of vehicle components to enable improved designs, which resulted in cost savings for Ford

Participated in process improvement reviews for company component manufacturing and assembly operations

Leveraged benchmarking and design data to support creation of new production drawings for automotive exhaust and fuel components.

Supported supplier components evaluations and developed recommended revisions for cost savings and functional improvements

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tony Puzella

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Pioneer Engineering, Dearborn, MI Aug 1990 – Jan 1991

Designed and detailed truck brake components for Ford’s light truck programs Carron and Company, Inkster, MI Nov 1988 – Aug 1990

Designed and detailed chassis components for the original Ford Explorer program Livernois Engineering, Dearborn, MI Jul 1988 – Nov 1988

Designed and detailed chassis components for Ford’s light truck programs Pioneer Engineering, Dearborn, MI Oct 1987 – Jul 1988

Worked as a drawing detailer on the climate control clusters and assemblies for Ford’s climate control division.

Charles Davis and Associates, Dearborn, MI Jun 1985 – Oct 1987

Manual layout and detailing for Ford’s light truck chassis products. EDUCATION

Completed courses in Industrial Drafting, Henry Ford Community College

Completed courses in Descriptive Geometry and Trigonometry, Batavia School of Drafting (A subsidiary of Philpot School of Automotive Body Drafting)

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