Engineer Technician
Resume:
SCOTT M. CIOSEK
Davison, Michigan 48423
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly knowledgeable test technician/research engineer with extensive experience in vibration and testing in the automotive industry. Respected for developing vibration test schemes and logic, as well as reviewing designs for improvements. Expert in test acceleration, resulting in cost savings and decreasing time to market. Able to prevent potential problems and resolve issues. Skilled in calibration of vibration systems and in implementing preventive maintenance programs to reduce costs. Proven abilities in working with warranty teams. Recognized for training and developing vibration laboratory employees. Responsive, promotes teamwork and creates good customer relationships.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Interpreting vibration test specifications and test schemes for U.S. and foreign vehicles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc.
• Able to program test requirements into digital vibration control systems. including setting up instrumentation for control and data acquisition required to perform, monitor, and logging testing
results as detailed in test procedures.
• Well versed in consolidating product historical usage data and developing vibration spectrums for test acceleration.
• Expert in setup and conducting vibration test using electrodynamic vibration systems and digital
vibration controllers.
• Developing vibration tests for severe environments, such as hot-gas tests for evaluating exhaust system components.
• Reviewing prototype designs and foreseeing potential vibration issues.
• Identifying the severity of critical operating speeds and how the forcing frequencies coincide with natural frequencies.
• Using scanning laser vibrometer to demonstrate how natural frequencies and forced responses interact – performing modal analysis to identify natural frequencies, animate mode shapes and provide information to analytical models.
• Understanding failure modes and developing schemes to study root causes.
• Evaluating resonant frequencies and demonstrating their potential to be damaging.
• Analyzing warranty problems and creating tests to evaluate solutions that produce results and maintain corporate profitability.
• Experienced in data acquisition and analysis with several signal analyzers.
• Detailed-orientated; careful planner; able to efficiently fulfill multiple, concurrent responsibilities.
• capable of managing shaker and control problems, to maximize uptime.
• User of Oscilloscopes, Multi-meters, Signal Generators, Boroscopes, Thermography Cameras, Fiber Optic Sensors, Accelerometers, Thermo-couples, Force Transducers, Ultra-Sonic Transducers, Polytec Doppler Laser Vibrometers, Environmental Chambers, Hot Gas Generators, Electrodynamic Shakers.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Engineer, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Delphi Corp. – 2002-2009
Project Engineer, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Delphi Corp. – 2001-2002
Experimental Engineer, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Delphi Corp. – 1998-2001
Responsible for supporting vibration-testing needs of Delphi technical centers and customers, including several overseas product development programs. Provided technical/product support through testing, data acquisition and data analysis. Planned and led test development/improvement programs. Performed vibration tests. Specified test equipment based on customer requirements. Instructed vibration employees on accelerated testing. Improved knowledge of specific, new vibration software/hardware. Assisted in maintaining TS-16949 certification.
• Saved warranty costs of more than $600,000,000 for several products.
• Developed unique testing of manifold converter on a shaker; designed fixture to run and accelerate test. This new testing procedure reduced testing time by more than 95 percent – from 6000 hours to 100 hours.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Engineering Technician, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Delphi Corp.
Project Engineering Technician, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Delphi Corp.
Test Technician, Vibration Laboratory, Test Engineering, Sycron Inc. for Delphi Corp.
Shop Supervisor, Plastics Injection Mold Shop, Fernco Inc.
EDUCATION
Charles Stewart Mott College, Flint, Michigan
Associate’s degree in Applied Sciences (Electronics)
University of Michigan
20 credits General Studies (no degree)
U.S. Navy (Honorable Discharge)
Basic Electronics and Aviation Avionics
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Several vibration software/hardware programs; confirmation and validation; Highly Accelerated
Life Test Seminar; Oakland University Vibration Seminar; Signal Processing and Analysis Seminar;
Data Physics Modal Analysis Seminar.
AWARDS/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Certificate of Excellence, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Warranty Team Member, Delphi Corp. – 2005
• Record of Invention – “Flat-Plate Oxygen Sensor Element Support” – 1998
Community Activities
McLaren Hospital – Hospice Volunteer
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