Mechanical Engineering Expert

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Dan W. Thomas: Chassis Engineering , Steering and Suspension Systems Expert

Objective I am seeking a Technical Specialist Position in Steering, Suspension, Chassis Design, and/or Development Using ADAMS, Simulink, MatLab, Stateflow

Experience * Retired from Chrysler 09-26-2008

1991 - 09-26-2008 Chrysler, Auburn Hills, MI

Senior Product Engineer

 Front and Rear Suspension Design and Analysis for the Large Car Platform

 Vehicle Dynamic Simulations and Aerodynamics Analysis

 Vehicle Dynamic Simulation and Chassis Set-Up Support for the Dodge Stratus North American Super Touring Car Race Team

 Designed and Packaged the Front Suspension for the Prowler, Chrysler 300, and Dodge Stratus

 Fastener Engineering and Joint Design Optimization for All Platforms

 Pulse Tool Corporate Expert and Assembly Plant Tooling Consultant

 Engineering Hours Per Vehicle (EHPV) and Assembly Plant Productivity Consultant

1987–1991 TRW Inc., Sterling Heights, MI Project Manager

• Managed a Group that Provided Modular Suspension Systems Design and Development to the OEMS

• Project Managed the 1994 ½ Chrysler LX Front and Rear Suspension Module Design and Assembly

• Built Two LX Mule Cars for Chrysler Corporation

• Project Managed Various Front and Rear Suspension Designs and Builds for Ford, GM, and Other Customers

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1987–1984 Rockwell International, Troy, MI

Senior Project Analyst

• Modular Suspension Systems Design and Analysis

• Designed and Analyzed Rear Suspension for Renault Eagle Premier

• Designed and Analyzed Front and Rear Suspensions for Ford, GM, and Other Customers

1977–1984 Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

Product Engineer

• Recruited as a Ford College Graduate Trainee (FCGP)

• Designed Accelerator Controls, Transmission and kick down rods for Lincoln/Mark and Granada/Cougar in the Fuel, Exhaust, and Frames Department

• Provided Road Load Durability Data for all Body and Chassis Engineering from t he Dearborn and Michigan Proving Grounds

• Chassis Fastener Engineering for All Car Lines

Education 2003 - Estimated Completion: March 2009 Oakland University, Rochester, MI

 PHD in Mechanical Engineering , Concentration in Optical Engineering

 3.8 G.P.A.

1998-2001 Oakland University, Rochester, MI

 M.S. Mechanical Engineering

 3.6 G.P.A.

1974-1977 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

• M.S. Physical Chemistry

• 3.4 G.P.A.

1970-1974 Hiram College, Hiram, OH

• B.A. Chemistry

• 3.3 G.P.A.

1966-1970 Western Reserve High School, Warren, OH

• Diploma

• 3.0 G.P.A.

Interests Continuing Education, Shotokan Karate, Auto Restoration, Basketball, Fishing & Outdoors

Technical Publications Given below….

Publications/Consultant & Editing

• SAE Technical Paper 871940, “Vehicle Modeling and Service Loads Analysis”, 1987, and Presented at the SAE Passenger Car Conference, Dearborn, MI

• SAE Technical Paper 921067, “The Integration of CAE Early into the Design for Synthesizing Vehicle Dynamic Response”, 1992, and Presented at the Eight International Conference on Vehicle Structural Mechanics and CAE, Traverse City, MI

• SAE Technical Paper 962528, “Analysis and Correlation Using Lap Time Simulation - Dodge Stratus for the North American Touring Car Championship”, 1996, and Presented at the Motorsports Engineering Conference, Dearborn, MI

• Vibration Measurement of MEMS by Digital Laser Microinterferometry, Sheng Liu, Dan Thomas, Praveen R. Samala, and Lian Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Mi

• SAE Fatigue Design Handbook, Chapter 6 “Vehicle Simulation”

• Contributor/Editor for the text book: Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by William F. and Douglas L. Milliken

• SAE FD&E Handbook, 1st Edition, Chapter 6: Vehicle Dynamic Road Load Simulation

• Contributor/Editor for the test book: Theory and Application of Digital Speckle Pattern Shearing Interferometry, Lianxiang Yang, Wolfgang Steinchen

• Contributor/Editor for the test book: Fatigue Testing and Analysis, by Yung-Li Lee, Jwo Pan, Richard Hathaway, and Mark Barkey

• Vibration Measurement of MEMS by Digital Laser Micro-interferometry, Sheng Lui, Dan Thomas, Praveen Samala, and Lian Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University,

• Whole Field Strain Measurement on Complex Surfaces by Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry, Yanhong Wang, Dan Thomas, Ping Zhang, Hiroki Yokota, and Liang Yang

• Recent Developments of Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry for Full-Field Strain Measurement, Lianxiang Yang, Yonghong Wang, and Dan Thomas

Analytical Training

• Ultrasonic Fastener and Joint Testing, SR1 (RS Tech), Design of Experiments (DOE), Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS), NASTRAN (FEA), Abaqus (FEA) Variation Simulation Analysis (VSA), Milliken Moment Method (MMM), Lap Time Simulation (LTS), Vehicle Dynamic Simulation (VDS), CATIA (V5R4), Microsoft Office , Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, MoldFlow, HyperWorks, Motionview, Optistruct, Hyperstudy

Managerial Training

• Team Building, Team Dynamics, Effective Leadership, Problem Solving/Root Cause Analysis, Productive Planning, Meeting Facilitation, Effective Meetings

Other Training

• Skip Barber Race Driving School, Business Writing, Productive Writing

Personal and/or Business References Available Upon Request

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