Design Release Engineer Automotive Chassis Specialist
Resume:
Robert Cavanaugh
Phone: 586-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
Warren, Michigan 48093
Objective
I am seeking Design Release Engineer, Project Engineer, or similar positions in the Automotive industry.
Education
Michigan State University 05/94 East Lansing, Michigan
One year of Graduate studies in Material Science and Mechanics Engineering.
Michigan State University 08/93 East Lansing, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree in Material Science and Mechanics Engineering. GPA 3.07.
Oakland University 12/85 Rochester, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Experience
Arin Incorporated 09/14-present Roseville, Michigan
Promoted to Internal Quality Assurance Leader
●Responsible for assuring that all plant laser cut parts meet their drawing specifications and
required manufacturing quality.
●Operate Trumpf sheet metal laser cutting machines.
●Set up laser cutting jobs.
●Operate Fanuc S-420iW robot to load laser cutting machine with sheet metal.
●Modify operating programs as necessary to meet job requirements.
●Operate forklift.
Job Center 09/12-09/14 Warren, Michigan
Manufacturing worker
Operated machine shop tools.
Operated steel presses.
●Inspected parts made on presses for defects.
●Ground flash off press formed parts.
●Inspected weld nuts for defects.
Cut steel bars and wafers using automated cutting machines.
●Measured squareness and lengths of cut steel bars to check their conformity to specifications. ●Checked weights and lengths of cut steel wafers to check their conformity to specifications.
●Came up with a method for stacking 250 cut round bars onto bar holders so that the bars would not have to be individually counted. Thereby saving time and eliminating counting error.
Self Employed 04/03-04/08 Warren, Michigan
Home Health Care Provider
Care Provider for My Elderly Parents.
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ITT Fluid Handling Systems 07/00-11/02 Auburn Hills, Michigan
Research and Development Engineer
Responsible for Hose to Rigid Tube Connection development.
●Designed and made prototype fuel and brake crimp assemblies using manufacturing SPC
data for design validation and production validation testing.
●Designed, developed, and compared different automotive brake crimp designs.
●Designed and developed a crimp design to effectively connect PVC plumbing hose to a nylon
quick connect. This was a new area for the company.
GM-Truck 09/99-04/00 Pontiac, Michigan
Design Release Engineer
Developed designs for future product brake hose assemblies on GM midsize pickups and sport utilities.
●Solved problems with current production brake hose assemblies on GM midsize pickups and sport utilities.
●Aided in finding cause of a suspension torsion bar breakage problem.
Delphi East 01/98-02/99 Flint, Michigan
Research and Development Engineer
Research and Development Engineer on Engine Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensors.
●Came up with a method for attaching zirconia particles to a zirconia sensor body creating the
desired sensor body design.
●Developed Mercury Porosimetry tests used to investigate the porosity of ceramic sensor coatings. Verified accuracy of measurements with an outside independent source.
●Corrected internal adjustments, set up, ran, and analyzed Gas Adsorption tests to measure pore size distribution and surface area of porous test specimens. Verified accuracy of measurements with other internal sources.
Chrysler 03/96-02/97 Detroit, Michigan
Design Release Engineer
Developed and released the design of all brake tube and brake hose assemblies on the 97 and 98 Dodge Dakota and the new 98 Dodge Durango.
●Investigated a new screw design configuration to eliminate driving and stripping problems
found on an 8 mm tapping screw.
AM General 07/94-09/95 Livonia, Michigan
Project Engineer
Responsible for maintenance engineering and equipment updates for the M939 series 5-ton truck as given by the US government.
●Created design specifications for two emergency fuel filter bypass systems for two different
M939 series military trucks.
●Updated old drawings and corrected drawings to military specifications.
●Investigated and found automatically adjusting slack adjusters to replace manually adjustable
slack adjusters on air brake systems.
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