Experience

Highly Marelli USA, Inc.

• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D HVAC Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Research and Development Manager for Automotive Climate Systems *Responsible for HVAC product engineering for HVAC units for multiple vehicle applications.*Manage and lead medium to large teams to design and develop the HVAC products of electric/gasoline vehicles.*Lead the design of HVAC products from concept to production release to meet vehicle level requirements including cost, timing, mass, performance, and durability*Work collaboratively with other HVAC product functions (CAD, test, MFG) to develop and mature concepts and advanced designs following design creation & review process*Responsible for leading team to create high quality designs to meet system and vehicle level* Support cross-functional teams (interiors, purchasing, quality, etc.) to define system level targets and interfaces* Provide technical support and system analysis for root cause analysis and change management of development issues*Provide professional reports and documentation for the HVAC with information provided by responsible engineers* Responsible for execution and delivery of design releases, DFMEA, DFA, and System and Component Specifications. Show less

• Supervisor HVAC R&D

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2022

  Design Supervisor for Automotive Climate Systems for standard gasoline cars and Electrical Vehicles* Management of new projects launch and cost reduction ítems.* Tolerances Study, design for manufacturing & quality ítems.* Management of desing changes.* CATIA, IDEAS, NX, Solidworks or Inventor (Solid Modeling & FEA Analysis).* Plastic Injection Molding* Injection Molding Tool* Prototype Sourcing and test plan development and validation.



Calsonic Kansei Corporation

• Japan
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  Senior Project Engineer for Automotive Climate Systems (HVAC) focus on new business development for electric/hybrid vehicles.* Management of new projects * BOM creation and cost models to achieve budget targets.* Tolerances Study, design for manufacturing & quality ítems.* Management of desing changes.* Design concept, validation plan & follow up project schedule to achieve milestones.* CATIA, IDEAS, NX, Solidworks or Inventor (Solid Modeling & FEA Analysis).* DFMEA & DRBFM creation.* Injection Molding Tool Show less

• Design Supervisor HVAC - ECM

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  Design Supervisor for Automotive Climate Systems and Engine Cooling Module.* Management of new projects launch and cost reduction ítems.* Tolerances Study, design for manufacturing & quality ítems.* Management of desing changes.* CATIA, IDEAS, NX, Solidworks or Inventor (Solid Modeling & FEA Analysis).* Plastic Injection Molding* Injection Molding Tool

• Senior Design Engineer

  • May 2010 - Oct 2013

  Senior Engineer in Plastic Design parts for Interior components for CPM.* Design of minor model changes and launch of new programs or projects.* Tolerances Study, design for manufacturing & quality ítems.* Management of desing changes.* CATIA, IDEAS, NX, Solidworks or Inventor (Solid Modeling & FEA Analysis).* Plastic Injection Molding* Injection Molding Tool