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Support Specialist Data Management

Location:
Sterling Heights, MI, 48312
Posted:
August 25, 2025

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Jill J. Carnell

**** ******* *****. ******, ** **430 (Cell) 586-***-****

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AUTOMOTIVE CAD SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Focus: Design Data Management / CAE Support

Objective

Industrious and highly motivated professional experienced in the life cycle of passenger car and truck programs concentrating on interior/exterior component parts and their usages and the creation of design/engineering documentation, seeks a career opportunity within your organization offering comprehensive knowledge of commodities and adaptability to fast-paced environments within Automotive Centers.

Proficient using CAD - Unigraphics NX along with Team Center 13, Catia V5/V20 and in conjunction with Systems Application Products (PLM/SAP/PDM) databases, assisting Creative Designers, Design Group Leaders and Engineering Management.

Diligent, results-oriented professional with a talent for the automotive and vehicle business process as well as Detail drawing creation, Illustration documents and BOM management.

Recognized for fast problem-solving actions and strong interpersonal skills interfacing within team environments, effective in deadline oriented tasks.

Career Path

SAMSUNG SDIA BATTERY DIVISION Auburn Hills, MI 12/2017 – 02/2025

Working with EV Battery Packs/Modules in misc responsibilities.

Engineering Data Manager Specialist

Major Functions: Transferring outgoing data to Stellantis Mechanical, Systems and after Product in-house groups. Maintaining TcAE database with Assembly Pack/parts. Coordinated all releases. Created and populated in-house engineering folder system with release evidence according to audit measures.

Downloaded all incoming data and translated all outgoing data to Stellantis on 3+ program platforms.

Released all assembly/part components in TcAE.

Added Engineering evidence documents into .zip files for TcAE assembly/part component releases.

Point of contact for Stellantis Mechanical/Systems/Electrical specification requests.

Final check of drawing content for notes, title blocks and rev levels.

Detail drawing changes for Stellantis and in-house ECR’s.

COOPER STANDARD NA AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION Auburn Hills, MI 4/2014 – 9/2017

Assisting the Engineering community in populating Sealing and Fluid Systems Material Specification documents, creating Material Matrix documents and Lab Test requests in a PDM system.

Engineering/Product Design CAD Coordinator

Major Functions: Maintaining Fluid/Sealing Engineering Specifications in a PLM document library. Supporting the Design community with data file transfer.

Fill Fluid/Sealing Material Specification requests and maintain/update upon multiple customer changes to the documents.

Assisting Engineers with Material Matrix documents, Design Failure Mode Engrg. Analysis (DFMEA) charts, Program Studies and inputting Lab Test Requests in a PDM system.

Creating and translating files in UG NX9 and Catia V5 for GM in house Cooper Standard designers.

Release files into GM TcAE V10.1 for Product and Program Engineers and Lead Designers.

ROUSH INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING Allen Park, MI 1/2014 -- 4/2014

Coordination of incoming 3D design data from RCO Engineering to assist Creative Design and Modeling teams. Converting Catia V5 to UG NX files - storing in Product Data Management System.

Data Manager for accepting interior and design files for in house data storage arena (PDM).

Major Functions: Receive/maintain designs for Alpha and Beta Master Package builds.

Release into work flow process Alpha / Beta build design files into TcAE.

Maintain in TcAE the master package vehicle assembly for product review meetings.

HELLA LIGHTING CORPORATE CENTER, USA Plymouth, MI 6/2012 -- 10/2013

Point of contact for incoming 3D design data from companies such as General Motors, Nissan Center, Toyota Bulletin Board System and converting to Catia V5 storing in Product Data Management System.

Data Coordinator gathering interior and exterior front and rear lighting assemblies and exporting to supporting customers via Design Data Exchange System (DDX)

Major Functions: Maintain Catia V5/V20 exterior and interior lighting design files in a

PDM storage system. Translate data to UG NX8 files and release for GM design timing gates.

Data Coordinator gathering interior and exterior front and rear lighting assemblies and exporting to supporting customers via Design Data Exchange System (DDX).

Released lighting component and assemblies to GM TcAE guidelines.

O’NEIL & Assoc.’s Warren, MI 3/2009 – 4/2012

Cataloger II and provisioning team member working in DoD/Military and Vehicle projects creating and updating paper and electronic part and maintenance manuals.

Major Functions: Lead Project Illustrator/Production Author-updating military maintenance part manual illustrations and trouble shooting for field use improvement using Illustrator and Photo Shop Adobe programs as well as authoring the updates in HTML file formats.

Write and red line hard copy manuals with data base back up in-house programming according to Subject Matter Experts (SME).

Lead Cataloger on military programs working in conjunction with Government contractors checking maintenance, parts catalog in PDF formats and operator’s manuals to current date and accuracy levels, identifying vehicle component parts to the operation and their BOM (Bill of Material) documenting for publication goals.

Create and maintain the parts catalog and maintenance allocation chart in Excel format spread sheets and populate in-house part data bases (PowerLog & PIMS) communicating with the SME to meet tasks and their demanding fluctuating deadline dates.

JAC PRODUCTS Pontiac, MI 7/2008– 11/2008

Drawing detailer of Roof Rack and Cross Bar assembly detail layouts, identification and maintenance. Leader of in house GM Team Center (TcAE) releasing Unigraphic NX3 component part and installation assembly files; checker of design files and their GM Standards structure.

GM Design Drawing Detailer and Engineering Data Manager

Major Functions: Receive/maintain GM Engineering Work Orders for Detail drawings to meet program timing for design gates and purchasing issues.

Create and update Roof Rack and Cross Bar installation assembly drawings and identification of attaching fasteners and clips.

Trouble shooting Unigraphic NX3 file structure to GM Standards for releasing purposes.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI 2/2008– 7/2008

Manager of the Bill of Material parts list for the Super Duty H404 Ford Truck. Worked hand in hand with logistics and program buyers in order to coordinate the engineering process for the interior/exterior truck to the Bill of Material. Responsible for weekly program module reports to management.

Specifics include:

Bill of Material Coordinator & Program Change Mgmt/Procurement - FMT Super Duty truck Major Functions: Created alpha Bill of Material parts list for the Ford Super Duty Truck program ranging from exterior frame rails, cab units to interior trim, seating and electrical.

Creation/daily management of the 3,500+ parts spread sheet in Microsoft Excel as the engineering community made necessary change. Coordinated change control paperwork through the Engineering processes to Purchasing and Manufacturing.

JAC PRODUCTS Pontiac, MI 6/2005– 2/2008

Drawing detailer of Roof Rack and Cross Bar assembly layouts, identification and maintenance. Leader of in house GM Team Center (TcAE ) releasing Unigraphic NX component part/assembly and I/A files; checker of all design files and their structure;

GM Design / Engineering Data Manager and Drawing Detailer

Major Functions: Receive GM Engineering Work Orders to meet misc. program timing dates.

Create and update Roof Rack and Cross Bar installation assembly drawings for GM.

Communicated with GM Engineering and JAC Product personnel for design issues, product purchasing and manufacturing.

GM DESIGN CENTER Warren, MI 12/2004–2/2005

Assisted in the pilot launch of the Vehicle Assembly Structure (VAS) with the Alias Designer community within TeamCenter (TcAE).

VEHICLE ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE (VAS) DESIGNER

Major Functions: Assisted Alias designers and the Unigraphic studio engineers in creating

structure to their everyday work in progress surface/criteria files. Shown in VIS Mockup system.

Populated structure folders and released part assemblies with daily updated design data within a UNIX environment.

GM DESIGN CENTER Warren, MI 1/1997– 2/2004

STUDIO TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1/2003 – 2/2004

Major Functions: Provided assistance to the Total Design Integration Engineer, supported the Creative Designers with responsibility for aiding in property development using Unigraphics 18NX.

Followed GM engineering/design change notifications on interior/exterior components.

PART SPECIFICATION DRAWING DESIGN LEADER 1/1997-1/2003

Major Functions: Led team of Unigraphic designers with responsibility for creating drawings for new car and truck programs within the Component Design Studio.

Served as liaison with Design/Color/Trim Studio and Engineering for math data and material specification input for the interior of vehicles, ensuring accuracy of grain-gloss-color finishes for Detail drawings.

Processed and updated interior and exterior Illustration drawings for all GM design programs through to final release of the vehicle content.

GM TRUCK PRODUCT CENTER Pontiac, MI 11/1994– 12/1996

DESIGN DATA BANK ADMINISTRATOR / FINITE ELEMENT MODELER / BOM BUILDER

Major Functions: Performed assigned duties within the engineering group with responsibility for transferring incoming and outgoing data to GM sources for engineering purposes.

Worked in coordination with Release Engineers according to timing gates of their parts.

Worked hands on to building from ground up-medium duty trucks per the BOM.

GM CADILLAC LUXURY CAR DIVISION Flint, MI

DATA MANAGER / FILE CHECKER 1/1989 – 2/1994

Major Functions: Managed a Unigraphics/CGS/Cadam graphic system with responsibility for providing support to users and checkers.

Processed data banked design records into the corporate GM database.

File checked design records to ensure each met GM corporate standards/DCS compliancy.



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