Experience

CURT Group

• United States
• Automotive
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director OE Sales

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Lear Corporation

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

• Program Manager

  • May 2013 - Aug 2018

  Program Manager - Ford and GM seat structures Program Manager - Ford and GM seat structures



Valley Towing Products

• Vice President of Engineering

  • Oct 2000 - Aug 2010

  Responsible for all engineering disciplines related to electrical and mechanical towing products (trailer hitches and accessories) for the aftermarket and OEM/OES market. These responsibilities included managing product concepts through to production, tooling requirements, leading process engineers, R&D, design engineers and test engineers. Managed engineering documentation for the implementation of TS16949 this included APQP meetings and PPAP. Involved with daily customer interface and quoting. Continuous engineering and cost reduction proposals. Customers include Ford, Volvo, GM, Chrysler, Mopar, Toyota, Nissan, Mobis, Kia, Hyundai, Honda, and aftermarket customers such as U-haul and Cabalas. Contact for continuous interfacing and communications with all the above mentioned customers. Also Managed P&L statements and budgets for the engineering department. Show less



Visioneering Inc

• Design Engineer

  • Nov 1997 - Oct 2000

  Contracted to DaimlerChrysler as a product design engineer on CATIA for the Minivan Door group, working with release engineers on all the systems involved with the door. (Seals, body mounts, moldings, sheet metal, window regulators, glass, handles, latches and locks.) Design supervisor/designer responsible for CAD (CATIA Solids and Surface) designs of aircraft and automotive tool designs and build support. Designs include Checking fixtures and environmental cubes for automotive applications. Assembly jigs, bond jigs, and vacuum tools for aircraft applications, plus various other fixtures and tools to support the design and build effort. Show less



Marisa Ind. Inc

• CATIA Instructor

  • Sep 1996 - Nov 1997

  Teaching manufacturing disciplines of CATIA to Chrysler direct employees. (Solids, NC, CMM, Surfacing, & Basic and Advanced CATIA.) Computer system manager for 45 Die designers, they were using RISC and SGI workstations as a member of the Workstation Support Group. Teaching manufacturing disciplines of CATIA to Chrysler direct employees. (Solids, NC, CMM, Surfacing, & Basic and Advanced CATIA.) Computer system manager for 45 Die designers, they were using RISC and SGI workstations as a member of the Workstation Support Group.



Classic Design Inc

• CATIA Designer/Engineer

  • Feb 1996 - Sep 1996

  for Automated Weld Systems tool design account. Responsible for design and checking of robotic and manual welding system designs. (DN Door Line) All designs were done on CATIA in solids. for Automated Weld Systems tool design account. Responsible for design and checking of robotic and manual welding system designs. (DN Door Line) All designs were done on CATIA in solids.



Mack Industries Inc

• CAD Manager/Designer

  • Aug 1993 - Feb 1996

  Responsible for all CAD work, design and N/C, being done on CATIA, Pro*Engineer, Computervision, and DUCT. The types of products vary from gas tanks to engine water jackets, engine blocks, cylinder heads and combustion chambers being used for wood patterns to create casting prototypes. Also molds for plastic injection parts. Designed products and processed files for rapid prototyping machines. Responsible for all CAD work, design and N/C, being done on CATIA, Pro*Engineer, Computervision, and DUCT. The types of products vary from gas tanks to engine water jackets, engine blocks, cylinder heads and combustion chambers being used for wood patterns to create casting prototypes. Also molds for plastic injection parts. Designed products and processed files for rapid prototyping machines.



Pine Design Eng & Mfg

• Designer

  • Apr 1989 - Aug 1993



Gonzalez Design Eng

• System Manager, CAD designer and work supervisor

  • Jan 1985 - Apr 1989



Troy Design Services

• CAD designer

  • Mar 1984 - Nov 1985

  and work supervisor for Cadillac product program on Computervision system. Projects included Instrument Panel, Front End Sheet Metal, and Body and Electrical departments. An instructor for basic and advanced CADDS 4. and work supervisor for Cadillac product program on Computervision system. Projects included Instrument Panel, Front End Sheet Metal, and Body and Electrical departments. An instructor for basic and advanced CADDS 4.



Boeing Airplane tool

• CATIA Designer/Engineer

  • Jun 1976 - Mar 1984

  account. Responsibilities included leading, designing, checking and billing of all Boeing activity in Detroit office. This was done on CATIA with Solid Model Design. Other design projects include surfacing an ashtray and steering wheel, also automotive CMM and checking fixture tool design. Design and check computer models on Computervision, of castings for C 141 Aircraft project. Designed window trim moldings on CGS Rev 4.0. Also wrote conversion programs to go from CV account. Responsibilities included leading, designing, checking and billing of all Boeing activity in Detroit office. This was done on CATIA with Solid Model Design. Other design projects include surfacing an ashtray and steering wheel, also automotive CMM and checking fixture tool design. Design and check computer models on Computervision, of castings for C 141 Aircraft project. Designed window trim moldings on CGS Rev 4.0. Also wrote conversion programs to go from CV