product / quality engineer

Talal El-Awad

**** ****** **., ********* *****, MI 48309

248-***-**** (Home), 248-***-**** (Cell)

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

Career Objectives

To pursue a challenging position in an Automotive Product Design environment, where I can apply my vast experience in the automotive business.

Qualifications Summary

• 30 plus years of Successful career in Automotive Product Design and Development

• Fluent in 2 languages; English, Arabic

• 20 plus years of outstanding supervisory/management experience

• Fast learner, time-efficient and hard-working team player

• High level of professionalism, highly personable; motivated and enthusiastic

Professional Experience

RCO ENGINEERING INC, Roseville MI (September 2010 – present)

Compartment Integration Engineer for General Motors

• Responsible for the integration of the front compartment of a vehicle from program concept through production (IP, Floor Console, Steering System, Soft and Hard trim etc.)

• Coordinate between the studio and engineering to resolve issues in order to preserve the integrity of the surface through final surface release

• Create design studies for systems and components, in order to meet packaging requirements

GEOMETRIC AMERICAS INC, Rochester Hills MI (November 2008 – March 2009)

Design and Development Engineer for Chrysler LLC Truck Team

• Responsible for Design and Development of Interior Trim parts for the Truck program.

CHRYSLER LLC, Auburn Hills and Highland Park, MI (April 1984 - September 2008)

Advance Vehicle Packaging Supervisor

• Responsible for establishing packaging feasibility for the entire interior environment of the vehicle, for all Car and Minivan vehicles. Starting from CDD surface release from PDO, through final interference checks. Support surface development through hard point’s status updates at each release milestone. Manage the Requirement / Status sections to ensure that status meet all the pre set requirements, to achieve feasibility.

Interior Trim Product Design Supervisor

• Supervise a staff of engineers and outside suppliers for design / development and manufacturing of all interior areas of the vehicle (Hard & Soft trim, I/P, Overhead System, Floor Console, Seat, Restraints etc.) within cost, investment, weight, reliability, quality, and timing targets.

Quality / Product Engineering Specialist, Manufacturing Division

• Root cause and resolve assembly plant manufacturing issues for all interior trim. Responsible for three assembly plants, in three different States.

Interior Trim Product Design Engineer

• Design and Development of new and carry over Interior trim components

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (April 1978 - April 1984)

Product design Engineer

• Design and development of light and medium truck interior trim components. Packaging and manufacturing feasibility. Cost weight, and timing responsibility. Completed 2 years of Ford College Graduate Program.

Education

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

. Masters of Arts in Management and Supervision

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

. Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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