Experience

TACOM

• France
• Marketing and Advertising

• Test and Evaluation Engineer

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Manage the asset and financial portions of various test projects for the Stryker Combat Vehicle. Projects include live fire testing, durability testing, and component testing. Interact with Program Management, Project Engineering, and the Test Sites to ensure that Stryker mission goals are accomplished. Manage the asset and financial portions of various test projects for the Stryker Combat Vehicle. Projects include live fire testing, durability testing, and component testing. Interact with Program Management, Project Engineering, and the Test Sites to ensure that Stryker mission goals are accomplished.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reliability Engineer

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2013

  Program Management for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Responsibilities include overseeing test activities, reviewing incident reports, and conducting scoring conferences to develop a reliability metric for the Stryker platform. Program Management for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Responsibilities include overseeing test activities, reviewing incident reports, and conducting scoring conferences to develop a reliability metric for the Stryker platform.



General Motors

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Release Engineer

  • 2008 - 2009

  Managed development of instrument panels and floor consoles for the Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6, and Saturn Aura current product. Coordinated all program activities, including engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and finance. Managed internal cost reduction proposals.•Proposed design change for Malibu floor console which resulted in $400,000 warranty cost reduction.•Proposed design change to G6 cup holder liner which will eliminate JD Power complaints (in process).•Initiated warranty investigations on all 3 vehicle platforms to exceed corporate issued targets by 25%. •Interfaced with several Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to oversee cost reduction proposals and process changes. Show less

• Safety Integraton Engineer

  • Mar 1997 - Nov 2008

  Managed several structural tasks to support the development of various vehicle platforms.•Championed the development of the 5 passenger small utility vehicle in all side impact events. Proposed design alternatives which resulted in a 5 star side impact performance.•Developed side and underbody structure of next generation Hummer H2 in order to exceed requirements for a 20 mph side pole impact. Project results are currently being used as a benchmark for other programs.•Managed all tests and analyses related to the development of roof rail airbags for the full size sport utility vehicle and truck. Improved side performance on Chevy Crew Cab from a “Marginal” to “Good” rating; Extended Cab from a “Marginal” to “Acceptable” rating.•Championed the development of finite element models and coordinated frontal barrier tests in order to successfully implement frontal airbags into the Medium Duty Truck.•Received an award for developing several process improvements while serving on the Crashworthiness Test Procedures Quality Improvement Team Show less

• Measurement Test Engineer

  • Jun 1995 - Mar 1997

  Managed projects involving the measurement of various road inputs to the vehicle. Monitored test vehicles through durability schedules.•Improved instrumentation calibration process by assisting in development of tracking software.•Managed and coordinated three off road trips to measure sensing data for the Full Size Truck and Sport Utility. Trips consisted of 6 prototype vehicles with an operating budget of $1.2 million.

• Durability Test Analyst

  • Nov 1993 - Jun 1995

  Responsible for monitoring test vehicles through different durability schedules for the Full Size Truck Group. Interfaced with design, product validation, allied divisions, mechanics and test drivers to resolve test incidents and facilitate test mileage accumulation.•Reduced durability testing costs by $20,000 by identifying discrepancy in part ordering system.



Allen-Bradley

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Jan 1989 - Nov 1993

  Designed test and manufacturing machines for electromechanical equipment. Managed first and second shift operations for electromechanical assembly. Products included push buttons and coils. Processes included injection molding, winding, hand and automatic assembly, and high current testing. •Accountable for 44 employees. •Reduced cost of wire inventory accounting by 50% through technological innovations. Designed a robotic flexible machining cell for the manufacture of explosive switch proof housings. •Reduced manufacturing costs by 30% and improved productivity by 50% with implementation of cell. Successfully completed the Operations Training Program. Show less