Experience

Holmbergs Safety System

• Sweden
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering-North America

  • Aug 2021 - Present



KidsEMbrace, LLC

• Kokomo, Indiana Area

• Director of Engineering & Quality

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  -Work with many brand licenses including Disney, Marvel, Warner Brothers WB, Nickelodeon, Nintendo and more to execute licensed designs with KidsEmbrace juvenile products. -Create all layouts for new platforms assuring it exceeds requirements from the licensed brands. Submit all designs to the licensed brands and maintain all records. -Produce all quality control documents to assure certification for car seats, high chairs, walkers, baby carriers, and other juvenile products. -Create brand licensed royalty reports quarterly along with the creation of internal documents to support the minimal guarantees, overages, and other costs. -Created planning and forecasting documents for licenses quarterly -Built a lean supply chain planning document to receive product on time and provide to many customers. The excel document shows weekly sales, along with graphs of changes in customers needs.



RECARO Child Safety

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering & Quality

  • Dec 2013 - Oct 2014

  - Worked with team in Germany to design and execute new products including car seats and strollers. - Managed engineering team to develop new products along with update current existing. -Managed quality teams to make sure products were of the best quality. - Worked with team in Germany to design and execute new products including car seats and strollers. - Managed engineering team to develop new products along with update current existing. -Managed quality teams to make sure products were of the best quality.



RECARO Child Safety Systems North America, LLC

• Manager of Engineering & Quality

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013



IMMI

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Application / Safeguard Product Engineer Supervisor

  • May 2010 - Dec 2011

  * Program managed one of IMMI customer’s first infant child restraint and assisted with testing * Represent IMMI in the child restraint manufacturers working group, JMPA working group, and a variety of SAE working groups * Manage assortment of components and assemblies to insure they meet all government requirements* Work continuously with all child restraint manufacturers to develop new assemblies

• R&D Engineer

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2011

  * Promoted in 4 months to Research and Development/Compliance Engineer/Product Engineer * Innovate new components and assemblies to create state of the art child restraint systems * Review supplier PPAP documentation, visit suppliers to assure ISO certification * Support engineer for child restraint manufacturers, assist with current product and prototype new innovated ideas for future child restraints, perform costing * Assist Quality assurance department in developing test fixtures and procedures to evaluate performance in accordance with governmental regulation and internal standards * Monitor assortment of small components that have minimal tolerance. * Review engineering changes for assembly drawings and BOMs, perform costing for all child components



Dorel Juvenile

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Aug 2003 - Jul 2007

  * Organized anthropomorphic testing device (ATD) calibration lab. o Built test ID to track component life and keep inventory low due to component shelf life o Trained technicians to perform all child ATD calibrations, sensor calibrations. * Instituted the utilization of third party labs to provide essential input on product safety and regulatory issues. * Designed many test fixtures and gauges to perform testing on CRS components. * Analyzed customer complaints, performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective action. * Continuously improved incoming quality of products purchased from global network of suppliers by instituting clear performance stands, feedback and corrective and preventive action pogroms which resulted in improved components.