Engineer

ROB MEYER

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***** ******* **. *****: ********@*****.*** Cell: 586-***-****

Macomb MI 48042

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

• Sixteen years in design and engineering with emphasis in automotive seating, mechanisms, instrument panels and interior trim.

• Created test procedures and related fixtures for solving component part and assembly issues.

• Expert in solid modeling and surface work utilizing Catia V4 and proficient on V5.

• Recognized leader in design, innovation, teamwork, and cross team communication.

• Strong knowledge and application skills in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5M-1994.

EXPERIENCE:

Faurecia, Troy, MI

Design Engineer / Senior CATIA Designer, October 2003 to October 2008

• Acquired project engineer responsibilities including testing, stack-ups, PPAP, DFMEA, APQP, DVP meetings, maintained engineering documents in the internal PDM system and participated in supplier reviews for the Chrysler Seating program.

• Wrote work orders for engineering, prototyping and production changes.

• Setup and performed sled testing, static pull tests and various other FMVSS and ECE tests for the seat frame following customer and government guidelines.

• Designed and packaged seat components consisting of stampings and plastic trim.

• Designed tests and related fixtures to support frame component stress and fatigue life testing including problem solving of production issues for FMVSS 202 head restraints in correlation with FEA studies.

• Lead in customer and supplier meetings to resolve manufacturing and packaging issues of the seat integrated airbag, seatbelt retractor and ez-entry mechanism. Utilizing Office software Excel and PowerPoint to give presentations of the issues and solutions.

• Assisted in distributing workload within design group, GD&T application, checking drawings and CAD models related to the seat frame.

• Root cause analysis of assembly failures, fit and finish issues to a complex handle assembly used for the ez-entry by reviewing, designs and performed varies studies. Review the process with the supplier and identified issues with the tolerances in their tool, gauges and process. Took measurement data, analyze the data and propose design solutions of changing the datum scheme and minor modification to the plastic components to the team and the customer. Which resolved design/engineering issues that enabled PPAP.

• Manage quotes by keep within budget and wrote the purchase request for suppliers to test and prototype components / assemblies.

• Created, revised, detailed drawings/layouts from components to final assemblies.

Collins & Aikman, Auburn Hills, MI

Senior CATIA V4 and V5 Designer, April 2000 to October 2003

• Using the A-surface provided designed and packaged components for the Dodge and Chrysler LX Instrument Panels that included the radio bezel, defrost bezel and the air bag door.

• Extensive teamwork and cross team communication used to resolve packaging, design issues of the fit and finish on the doors panels and the "Sto N Go" for the Dodge and Chrysler Minivan.

• Participated in engineering customer and supplier meetings to review designs for the instrument panels.

• Proposed new ideas for better robust attachments and rib designs on the instrument panel bezels.

• Created design studies for packaging the center console with the required clearances to the seats.

Rob Meyer

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Autoliv, Safety Restraints Systems, Auburn Hills, MI

Senior CATIA Designer, November 1998 to April 2000

• Used Simultaneous Engineering to localize tooling for the AGB Retractor family.

• Improved European retractor, buckle, and adjustable turning loop designs by simplifying, implementing cost reducing ideas for many components. For example simplified tooling by revising design to eliminate need for slides from core ATL (Adjustable Turning Loop) design and re-dimensioning and adjusted tolerances for increased robustness.

• Created CAD solid models, stack-ups and studies to prove design intent. .

• Designed components consisted of; stampings, plastic injection molded parts, cold headed, die-cast, and powdered metal parts.

• Key participant in Design Standards Team to implement drafting and Catia standards with correlation to the Product Data Management system (PDM).

Breed Technologies, Safety Restraints Systems (formally AlliedSignal),

Sterling Heights, MI

Senior CATIA Designer, November 1994 to November 1998

• Within the Chrysler Business Team, assisted Senior Designers on airbag related projects.

• Utilized Catia surfacing functions for all B-side surfaces including the air bag doors on the Instrument Panel.

• Integrated Chryslers design standards with internal Chrysler business team Design Standards by rewriting internal standards and specification to match the Chrysler specification to maintain design and CAD fundamentals.

• Promoted to Core Team as Senior Designer with various seat belt, buckle, and airbag projects, including troubleshooting production issues, and creating new off the shelf retractor designs.

• Awarded for design efforts related to the Constant Force Retractor and patent related to a buckle pretensioner.

Taurus Systems, Troy, MI

Layout/CATIA Detailer, September 1993 to November 1994

• Utilized Catia 2D and 3D detailed tools for automotive floor pans.

• Provided various clearance studies for robotic welding components to the sub frame.

MSX International (formally Aero Detroit), Madison Heights, MI

CATIA Detailer, April 1992 to September 1993

• Started at Aero Detroit as a print runner and advanced to a Catia detailer.

• Provided solid models and detailed drawings for Boeing aircraft tooling.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RECOGNITION:

• Bachelor of Science program for Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University. Graduation date to be spring 2009

• U.S. Patent #5996193 “Buckle for use with a pretensioner” issued 12-07-1999

• Catia V5 Basic Solids, Drafting Assemblies and Surfacing

• Various Catia courses including Catia Surface Basics and Kinematics (4.1.7)

• Basic applications of GD&T per ASME Y14.5, 1994

• Batavia School of Drafting

• Office software: Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Solid Works 2001

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