Design Engineer

RALPH R. DOBELBOWER III

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNER

Plastics, Automotive, Highway Truck, Some Aircraft, Medical & Other

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Hartland, Michigan 48353

Home Phone: 248-***-****

E-mail: **************@*****.***

COMPLEX DESIGN OF SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS

• Extensive experience in the design of multiple, complex systems and products.

• Created components, sub-systems, and complete systems from an individual T-handle oil cap, to air handling systems (HVAC) for heavy truck and automotive, to a manual transmission remodel, to a motorcycle airbox assembly, to individual interior components, aircraft engine and structure components and assemblies and much more.

• Worked with, and for, suppliers for the creation and modification of the molds needed to create components including GD&T stack-up analysis.

• Created / developed many components and systems from 'napkin sketch' to prototype through all production runs ("cradle to grave").

DESIGNING SKILLS

• CATIA V 5 (5,500+ hours) (Solids, Multi-level assemblies, Surfacing (GSD workbench, and others), 3D & 2D including some checking.

Some 2D - 13,500 hours (over 7yrs.) in CATIA V.4 (Solids, Surfacing, 3D, & 2D)

• GD&T (ANSI Y-14.5 & ANSI Y-14.5M others)

• HVAC (Assembly & Component)

• Anvil (1 year in 2D, 3D, & Surfacing)

• Lotus Notes

• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• VPM

• DFMEA trained

• IGES, STEP, & FTP Transfer

• EDM, PDM, Teamcenter, Enovia, and some SmartTeam

EDUCATION:

A.A.S. Mechanical Design / Drafting

- Owens Community College – Oregon, OH

Certificate: Mechanical Fluid Power

• GPA: 3.90

• Honors: Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society

Epsilon Pi Tau Honors Society

ENGINEERING DESIGN EXPERIENCE (03/1998 – 03/2012):

Contract Design Engineering Positions – OH, IN, MI, NC and CT 7/03 – Present

DESIGNER – Honeywell Automotive Turbos

Plymouth Twp., MI (11/11 – 03/12) (initially 2 week contract)

• Catia V5, Complex modeling, packaging, and detailing of automotive turbo components and assemblies.

• Catia V5 Surface (GSD), Part Design, and Drafting Workbenches.

• SmarTeam assembly, component, and drawing management.

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DESIGNER – Oshkosh Truck

Oshkosh, WI (03/10 – 04/10)

• Catia V5, Complex modeling, packaging, and detailing of prototype Armored Ambulance components and assemblies.

• Catia V5 Surface, Part Design, Drafting, and Sheetmetal Workbenches.

• SmarTeam assembly, component, and drawing management.

DESIGNER – Sikorsky Aircraft

Stratford, CT (07/08 – 09/08)

• Catia V5, V4, and CADRA detailing and minor modeling of aircraft propulsion components and assemblies.

• SAP daily project time tracking entry.

• Enovia drawing management.

• IMPACT BOM modifications.

LIASON DESIGNER – Meridian on site at Chrysler, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (05/08)

• Accepted and completed a ‘very short term’ contract.

• Modified existing “dumb solid” concept exterior lighting designs to new parametric models and to latest studio requests.

• All modifications were to exterior plastic lamp components and assemblies of Chrysler upgrade of current models.

• Solids and complex surfacing in Catia V5.

DESIGN ENGINEER – Toyota

Columbus, IN (2/08)

• Accepted and completed a 2-week contract.

• Recreated drawings and modified models per engineering and material changes from Japan.

• All modifications were to steel components and assemblies of Toyota forklift steel frame and other components.

• Model and detail work was in Catia V5.

DESIGN ENGINEER – Emergent Systems

Dearborn, MI (6/07-1/08)

• Center Console component, assembly, and concept section design and modification of Ford D385 and U502 programs.

• Some D471 rework.

• Included individual component design and/or rework.

• Component and assembly design from studio surface to solid individual panels, accessory component placement, and retainer design.

• Includes storage bin design, multiple bezel design, component break-up input, cup holder design concepts, etc.

• All work was completed in Catia V5.

LEASED DESIGNER – Volvo Truck

Greensboro, NC (8/06-6/07)

• Truck hood assembly design and detailing.

• Modified surfaces, solids, and products per Volvo/Mack OEM standards and engineer’s changes in Catia V5.

• Created components for both Mack and Volvo including grille and bumper B-side component and assembly design and manufacturability modifications, hood surface modifications, stop latch design, hinge work, access door work, and minor hood surface changes.

SENIOR DESIGNER – Denso

Southfield, MI (1/06-7/06)

• HVAC (Automotive) front and rear assemblies and sub components for Honda in CATIA v5 and v4.

• Created 3D and 2D concept, prototype and production for Honda and supplier models.

• Products included existing, complete design, and concept assemblies for multiple automotive platforms as part of a team.

• Components included air intake sub-assemblies, door design, and fan scroll creation among many others.

DESIGNER – Webasto Products N.A.

Fenton, MI (10/05-1/06)

• Created air handler sub-system as part of the Parking Cooler for PACCAR heavy truck OEM in Catia V5, from a given package space - off-the-shelf fan, standard actuator, and performance requirements using previous experience and design techniques.

• Multi-layer assemblies, complex solids, surfacing, and some 2D. Designed assembly and components for best function, ease in assembly, and lowest tooling cost.

• Included in the design was installation interface for both Peterbuilt and Kenworth as well as standard draft, airflow and water management consideration, and fresh/recirculate option using a rubber seal for bacterial growth inhibition.

COMPONENT DESIGNER – TRW

Novi, MI (8/05-10/05)

• Created and updated Catia models for electrical components & assemblies.

• Some concept work.

• Significant 2D detailing.

PRODUCT DESIGNER – Mitchell Plastics/Ultra Mfg.

Rochester Hills, MI (4/05-7/05)

• Worked onsite at Lear Corporation.

• Interior components from Class A surfaces including center bezel, instrument panel HVAC outlets, door trim, cup-holder assembly, all B-side surfaces and interfaces including paint/appliqué groove, mounting bosses, locator pins and checking all interfaces and clearances.

• Worked with DC Styling for manufacturing change requirements.

• All work was for the Dodge/Chrysler 2007 minivan instrument panel and some door trim.

SENIOR DESIGNER – Behr America

Troy, MI (1/04-4/05)

• HVAC (Automotive) and Powertrain Cooling assembly and component design.

• Injection molded plastic components and housings, aluminum tubing, radiators, condensers, charge air coolers, and seals.

• Assembly, manufacturing and cost concerns.

• Large model sizes and assemblies.

• GD&T (ANSI Y-14.5 & ANSI Y-14.5M), 2D & 3D (Heavy solid and surface modeling). Stack-up analysis.

• Prototype and production models.

• Products included the main housing, the assembly and most of the components for the rear 2007-up Dodge/Chrysler minivan, minor M-Class cooling system components, radiator end tanks and partial work on additional cooling components for the Chrysler minivan, the charged-air cooler for the diesel version of the same van, and concept work for the HBPO project.

DESIGN ENGINEER – Dana

Maumee, OH (7/03-1/04)

• Created and maintained axle assembly designs, sub-assembly designs, and other related components and sub-assemblies including, but not limited to: cast differential cases, differentials, brakes, and gearing. Many cast and forged products.

• Additional skills used include stackups in Excel, PDM, and CATIA Solid, Surfacing, 3D and 2D detailing of all modeled components and assemblies.

• All design work was for mostly light truck Diamler-Chrysler products.

PRODUCT DESIGNER – Miniature Precision Components, Inc.

Walworth, WI (6/01-7/03)

• Designed molded plastic components and assemblies and plastic tubing and harness assemblies using Catia v.4.2 for the automotive and non-automotive industries (including some medical).

• Have designed oil caps and separators, an air box cover for a motorcycle.

• Created and checked solid and surfaced models, checked detailer 2D, and documented all applicable information related to the model.

• Utilized Lotus Notes, Office, AS-400, and other programs to communicate with customers and engineers analyze and check designs and document model changes.

• Communicated with manufacturing, quality, and other engineers, and have performed stack-up anaylysis on every project using ANSI Y-14.5 1994 GD&T standards to verify design quality.

• Products included Cummins oil fill tubes and vibration welded emission components, PT Cruiser and Neon turbo vacuum control harnesses, some Dodge truck emission tubing, Indian motorcycle air cleaner assembly, some Harley-Davidson fuel and emission tubing, standard and non-standard check valves (emission, vacuum, and fuel), some cooling system expansion container work (DC), and the standard DC t-handle oil cap.

PRODUCT DESIGNER

Applied Technologies, Inc. – Toledo, OH (5/99 – 3/01)

• Designed mostly steel driveline and steering components and assemblies in Catia v.4.2.

• Modeled in solids and surfaces individually and as part of teams.

• Created and/or recreated engine, manual transmission, steering column, brake, suspension, and differential components, assemblies and testing fixtures.

• Many cast, forged, and some hydraulic components.

• Documented progress electronically.

• Applied GD&T in stack-up analysis to verify design quality.

• Transferred data from other CAD programs.

• Utilized Chrysler standards for applicable projects. Some 2D in Catia.

• Projects included aftermarket piston compression height design, aftermarket engine block casting design as a team member, differential components for various Chrysler products, brake line, jounce bumper, and brake test fixture for the PT Cruiser, concept tilt steering components for Dodge pickup, and offsite manual transmission components and assemblies for TTC.

CO-OP PRODUCT DESIGNER

Owens-Brockway – Perrysburg, OH (3/98 – 5/99)

• Designed Glass containers in Anvil for the food and beverage industries.

• Calculated container volumes and glass flow characteristics using Anvil and in-house programs.

• Designed containers per company, customer and FDA standards per company procedures.

• Verified designs with experienced engineers and modified for optimum manufacturability and cost.

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