Senior Designer

BRIAN MITCHELL

***** ***** – Chesterfield , MI **047 – Phone 586-***-**** – **********@*****.***

PROFILE

Objective: Results driven Senior Designer seeking a position with a progressive organization.

Background: Twenty years experience in design, manufacturing, and product development.

Key Skills: Computer Aided Design (CAD) utilizing Unigraphics software.

Proficient in all phases of design engineering; pre-production, prototype, testing and final production.

Microsoft Office Suite

Attributes: Analytical problem solver, creative thinker, excellent communications skills.

EXPERIENCE

General Motors 2005 - 2009

Camoplast Thermoplastic Group, Warren, MI 48093 – Senior Designer

• Developed components for several variant vehicles based on common General Motors Truck (GMT) chassis.

• Developed proprietary designs and assessed feasibility through 3D modeling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), prototype builds, and participated in testing of final product to include shake, heat, and freeze tests.

• Act as functional expert in development and design reviews with contract company, suppliers, and clients to discuss proposed and on-going projects in order to acquire data, surface issues, and resolve problems.

• Participated in a yearly conference and presented material on projects completed, problem resolutions developed, and recommendations on updated techniques.

• Performed FEA on designs to reduce material requirements and decrease vehicle weight, thereby reducing total manufacturing costs.

• Designed blow molded and plastic injection components on several GM platforms including the HUMMER (H2), Saturn, and Camaro.

• Updated policies, guidelines, and maintenance procedures and maintained configuration control.

General Motors

Pinnacle Design and Development, Warren, MI 48093 – Senior Designer 2001 - 2005

• Developed HVAC systems utilizing Unigraphics software for GMT common chassis.

• Provided Data Creation Standards (DCS) compliant models that move from design into manufacturing while simultaneously releasing the data into GM’s Team Center to ensure the information is accessible to the workforce.

• Created 11 x 17 drawings utilizing G.M. Tool Kit.

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28664 Wales – Chesterfield , MI 48047 – Phone 586-***-**** – **********@*****.***

Oxford Technologies / C.E. Technologies, Troy, MI 48084 – Senior Designer 1992-2001

• Group leader technically directing designers and technicians in all aspects of product design for a wide range of prototype and production tools dealing with plastics, blow molded fuel tank design, sheet metal, and cast metals.

• A and C class surfacing, solid model design, drawing creation of parts and assemblies, mold and die 3D tool design, Computer Numerical Control (C.N.C.) and Computer Measuring Machine (C.M.M.) programming.

Tee Jay Industries, Fraser, MI 48026 – Product Designer 1989-1992

• Product Designer responsible for surface development, plastic injection mold, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming, molds, and wood models. Products included dies, steel molds, and the generation of Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) data.

T.R.W. Fasteners Division, Roseville, MI 48066 - Designer 1981-1989

• Provided 3-D part installation, surface development, plastic injection mold design, C.N.C programming, and electrode design.

EDUCATION:

Detroit Engineering Institute

Detroit, MI

Diploma, 1981

Henry Ford Community College

Completed 32 credit hours in liberal arts courses

Allen Park High School

Allen Park, MI

Diploma, 1977

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