Product Development Engineer

Bartholomew James Wellisley

**** ****** **, ********, ** 48433

Phone: 304-***-****

E-mail: lbi9xm@r.postjobfree.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bartholomew-wellisley/14/a0a/917

EDUCATION:

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, April 1998

Major - B.S. Industrial Manufacturing Engineering

Focus - Plastics Manufacturing Engineering

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

2007: Pro-E Wildfire, Moldflow

2006: SolidWorks (Parts & Assemblies / Advanced Parts)

2004: INTROTEX - Certification in Textiles Technology and Design – Guilford Mills, Greensboro, NC

Six Sigma Greenbelt, Dale Carnegie – Lear Corporation

2003: LPMP, ISO 14001, Honda Supplier Quality Manual, TS 16949 – Lear Corporation

2002: PROFILE – Lear Corporation

2000: Certification in Color Technology and Design – Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

1999: Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test (perfect color acuity)

1997: QS 9000, Design Detailing, GD&T, DFM/A, CatiaV4 – Excel Industries

COMPUTER:

SolidWorks, Pro-E Wildfire, Mold Flow, ProModel, BASIC, DOS, Windows/MS Office, CatiaV4

WORK HISTORY:

Town of Leesburg, Leesburg, VA February 2008 to February 2010

Police Officer – Patrolman (Fill-in job while continuing my engineering search)

Contract Positions April 2007 to February 2008

Product Development Engineer / Project Engineer

Worked with consumer home products/electronics. Re-designed components to resolve warranty issues and failures in the field. Worked with a

supplier to set programming for a CNC machine in a Clean Room. Developed CAD models in SolidWorks for new motherboard layouts. Obtained

specifications and sample parts for use in prototype samples in product development. Worked with sales, marketing, design, and quality to

develop and launch new products. Created functional prototype SLA models for customer evaluations during on-site support. Developed CAD

models/drawings in Pro-E Wildfire. Approved/designated Critical to Quality and general tolerances for product drawings.

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, VA January 2006 to March 2007

Sr. Product Development Engineer – Position Eliminated, 2 programs launched/2 programs cancelled/1 suspended

Worked with Sales, Marketing, Design, and Quality to develop/launch products new/current products. Developed CAD models/drawings in SolidWorks

from sketches provided by the designers. Created functional prototypes as “Frankenstein” and SLS/SLA/CNC models for engineering evaluations.

Performed testing on current products/competitor products for benchmarking and base-line.

* Developed a new Chinese supplier for a new smoking management product consisting of 4 SKU’s

• New patent(s) pending/granted due to specific engineering designs/functions

• US D594,595S US D594,153S US D585,595S US D560,848S US D552790

• US 2008/0029108 A1

Created Product Performance Specifications for testing making sure design criteria were met. Helped with end user interviews/focus groups, used

results/feedback to meet design/end-user criteria. Provided monthly design reviews for new product approvals to the Operating Team. Introduced

the Appearance Approval Report as a “Raise the Bar” project to improve company products. Redesigned products to work around patents, create

material/shipping savings, and robust designs. Created poka-yokes/test fixtures for supplier use/verifying incoming product from the supplier.

Approved/designated Critical to Quality/general tolerances on product drawings.

Henderson’s Comfort Systems (Teleflex), Westland, MI February 2005 to January 2006

Product Engineer – Seat Lumbar Systems – Company sold due to financial problems

Worked with customers for PPAP approval of front seat lumbar systems, manual/static/power. Created program timing to ensure that components

would meet customer milestones, having all engineering changes complete and appearance parts PPAP approved by the OEM, Ford/GM/DCX/AG. Created

DFMEA/part layouts/First Article Inspections/tolerances/engineering changes/print changes, prototype tooling, production tooling and mini DOE.

Followed testing of assemblies in the customers’ seat systems/resolved failures with corrective actions. Responsible for building

prototypes/supporting customer launch at their assembly plants

Lear Corporation July 1999 to October 2004

Interior Harmony Engineer – GMT900 Truck/SUV/UUV – Dec.2003 to Sept.2004 – Lay-off, company down-sizing

Worked directly with the customer to construct/complete the GM Material Database. Created program timing to ensure that components would meet

PPAP dates, having all grain/color/gloss/appearance approved by the GM engineering team. Constructed AAR (Appearance Approval Report) binders

for the GMT900 program to be used in conjunction with the GM material database for tracking part materials and submissions/approvals. Created

relationships with Engineering, Craftsmanship Design/Mastering Studios, and Integration Team.

Interior Craftsmanship Engineer – all DCX programs - Jan.2000 to Dec.2003

* January 2003 Promoted to Craftsmanship Coordinator

Created/maintained/updated databases for PT-27/RS04/RG04/ND05, working directly with DCX. Constructed AAR (Appearance Approval Report) binders

for each DCX program to be used in conjunction with database for tracking part submissions/approvals. Constructed/performed AAR instructional

sessions for Lear Corporation’s Mexico facilities. Created boundary samples for incoming materials/parts for Lear Corporation’s

facilities/suppliers. Created AAR Supplier Checklist/Work Instructions, to help suppliers fully/accurately complete all required paperwork/part

preparations for PPAP – This document has been implemented across all suppliers by DCX as part of their “Best Practices Book of Knowledge”.

Managed interior trim parts including, but not limited to: I/P, doors, trim, seat/floor carpet, seat/floor, vinyl, seat/door fabric/vinyl, seat

plastic, headliner, sun visor, overhead consoles, trunk, and rear shelf. Responsible for reviewing parts prior to customer PPAP submittal for

obtaining design/engineering/texture/color/appearance approvals. Responsible for reviewing/approving/rejecting Lear Corp. – GM parts for PPAP

approval due to Lear Corp. being issued self-certification by GM, as of Feb. 2002. Created close relationships with DCX

Engineering/Craftsmanship/Design/Mastering Studios.

Product Engineer - Durango/Dakota – Jul.1999 to Jan.2000

Designed/tracked/launched interior seat components/trim (40/40, 40/20/40, 60/40, 50/50). Reviewed suppliers’ plastics/trim for

grain/color/gloss appearance for approval submissions. Managed prototype/production tools through final release using Lean techniques creating

cost savings. Managed the 3rd row 2004 concept design for the 2003 NAIAS. Constructed first AAR parts binder per customer’s request/direction.

Issued Purchase Requisitions/RFQs/ECNs to meet customer criteria/solve product issues/improve designs.

Excel Ind. (Dura Automotive Systems), Rochester Hills, MI January 1997 to July 1999

Project Engineer – Apr.1998 to Jul.1999 – Company sold, position relocated

Program engineer for seat tracks/recliners/latches. Performed studies to strengthen rivets in recliners using heat treating and tensile/shear

tests. Designed packaging for new airbag position sensors. Redesigned a recliner latches due to critical failures in the field. Assigned design

with ECNs/approved the work/acquired approvals from end customers.

Internship– Project Engineer – Jan.1997 to Aug.1997

* Self taught solid modeling in CATIA-v.4 using manuals. Transferred active/archived CAD files/drawings into solid models. Performed ECNs with

direction from project engineers.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

1998 – 2010 Member – Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)

2003 – 2005 Member – Detroit Colour Council

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