Experience

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  EDAG Inc

  • Lead Engineer (Product Development)

    • 2000 - Present

  • Lead Engineer (Product Development)

    • 2010 - 2019

    2013-PresentApart from product engineering progressed to Manufacturing & Assembly Feasibility and Cost Analysis.Major projects include. World-Auto-Steel / USSteel / Novelis / SMDI / Proterra / NHTSA-EPA/RolandBerger.Jan 2012. Lead engineer (Product Development)Steel Market Development Institute formally American Iron and Steel Institute. (Development program)Lead engineer for lightweight door program, responsible for part procurement, benchmarking, test and analysis, assembly structure and costs. Program members include US Steel, Arcelor-Mittal, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Nucor Corp, and Severatal NA. Author of final report.2010-Jan 2012. Lead project engineer.NHTSA Light Weight Vehicle (Development program)Lead project engineer for light weight vehicle (LWV) program, responsible for all benchmarking activities, baseline and LWV structure assembly and manufacture. Light weighting study based on NHTSA US fleet market. Contributor to final report.

  • Lead Project Engineer

    • 2008 - 2010

    WouldAutoSteel Future Steel Vehicle (Development program)Lead project engineer for light weight body structure program for plug-in electric vehicle plus all benchmarking activities , vehicle technical specifications and vehicle assembly structure, research for new technologies, preparation of reports and presentations. Contributor to final report.Navistar-Prostar Truck Responsible for cost reduction of exterior components. Author of final report.Responsible for benchmarking and cost/weight reduction exercise of interior systems. Author of final report.Bright AutomotiveResponsible for procurement of vehicle from Europe, liaison with NHTSA & EPA for all legal and import and test exemption requirements and documentation plus final disposal of vehicle.Arcelor-Mittal (Canada)Resposible for design and analysis study plus benchmarking activities for lightweight bumper systems. Contributor to final report.

  • Lead Project Engineer

    • 2006 - 2009

    Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, SAIC (Development program) Lead product engineer, body structure, for a mid-sized vehicle platform, responsible for all benchmarking activities. Contributor to final reportNavistar-Prostar TruckResponsible for design of hydroformed stainless steel bumper and exterior sunshade study. Author of final report.Navistar. Lead Engineer for “airline” storage cabinet cargo system from concept to production.

  • Design Engineer

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

    GM Hummer H3 Global program. Prototype build manager. Responsible for all prototype build activities, conversion from 3.5Lt to 3.7Lt gasoline and 3.0Lt Isuzu diesel engines, plus conversion from LHD vehicles to 3.7Lt RHD vehicles.

  • Design Engineer

    • 2003 - 2006

    Sept 2004: GMT368-SSR. ASC lead engineer for model year 2007. Responsible for introduction of special vehicle projects. 2003-Sept 2004: GMT368-SSR DRE. Responsible for body structure, hood & rear cargo compartment. Preparation of SSTS’s (Sub-System Technical Specifications), liaison with prototype & production stamping companies. Project & change management. Vehicle launch team for body structure.

  • Design Engineer (DRE)

    • 2000 - 2003

    GM Hummer H2 DRE (Design Responsible Engineer). Responsible for body side, roof structure, sunroof & roof luggage carrier systems. Establish product requirements, SSTS’s, sourcing, project and change management, vehicle launch team for body structure.

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  EDAG Portuguesa

  • Lisbon, Portugal

  • Design Engineer

    • 1995 - 2000
    • Lisbon, Portugal

    Ford/VW VX62. VW/Ford joint venture VW Sharan/Ford Galaxy. EDAG engineering staff team leader. Vehicle launch team, body structure. Champion for design & feasibility 3rd point seat belt, curtain air bag, bolted door hinge programs. NVH reduction team. Member of VW cost reduction team for VW ...

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  EDAG

  • Wolfsburg, Germany

  • Design Engineer

    • 1988 - 1995
    • Wolfsburg, Germany

    Ford/VW VX62 Team Leader BIW, responsible for design of body-side & roof structure on joint venture VW Sharan/Ford Galaxy.Responsible for feasibility design composite tailgate & remote side glass opening mechanism, VW Golf.Responsible for design of interior trim for VW Passat (A-B-C-Pill...

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  Various Engineering Companies

  • Europe / US

  • Design Engineer

    • 1971 - 1987
    • Europe / US

    1984-1987Volvo Truck. Gent. Belgium. N10 heavy truck. Responsible for feasibility & design to production, all prototypes for instrument panel, manufactured by Volvo Brazil.1983-1984KDO. (Konstruction & Design Overland), Stuttgart, Germany.Design projects including, Porsche 911 heater unit...