Jonathan Varner, P.E.
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Mark Hineline
I have been working with Jonathan for ten years. We have similar career paths at AutoForm so we have spent much time together in business as well leisure. Jonathan’s skills and experience in the metal forming environment, leadership skills, as well as his personality are top notch!
Rick Carlisle, P.E.
Jonathan was a co worker for several years while we were both at Honda Engineering North America. Our working relationship has continued for 5+ years while he has been a Senior Applications Engineer at AutoForm Engineering. During that time, I’ve been able to experience Jonathan’s consistent approach to his work. He is able to get involved with the needed details of a task while keeping a comprehensive perspective on his desired goal to be achieved. A couple of memorable achievements of Jonathan’s while he was at Honda Engineering, were his successful stamping formability designs for the Honda Ridgeline HSS tail gate frame and the Acura ZDX side panel outer. Both parts were very hard to form due to the material type and draw depth for the frame and the very large styling surface depth for the side panel outer. Jonathan overcame the challenges by consistently applying his strong problem solving and analytical skills. I have been very happy with the formability simulation support and business process solutions he brings to the Honda Engineering team through his role of senior applications engineer at Autoform. I strongly recommend Jonathan and look forward to our continued working relationship.
Mark Hineline
I have been working with Jonathan for ten years. We have similar career paths at AutoForm so we have spent much time together in business as well leisure. Jonathan’s skills and experience in the metal forming environment, leadership skills, as well as his personality are top notch!
Rick Carlisle, P.E.
Jonathan was a co worker for several years while we were both at Honda Engineering North America. Our working relationship has continued for 5+ years while he has been a Senior Applications Engineer at AutoForm Engineering. During that time, I’ve been able to experience Jonathan’s consistent approach to his work. He is able to get involved with the needed details of a task while keeping a comprehensive perspective on his desired goal to be achieved. A couple of memorable achievements of Jonathan’s while he was at Honda Engineering, were his successful stamping formability designs for the Honda Ridgeline HSS tail gate frame and the Acura ZDX side panel outer. Both parts were very hard to form due to the material type and draw depth for the frame and the very large styling surface depth for the side panel outer. Jonathan overcame the challenges by consistently applying his strong problem solving and analytical skills. I have been very happy with the formability simulation support and business process solutions he brings to the Honda Engineering team through his role of senior applications engineer at Autoform. I strongly recommend Jonathan and look forward to our continued working relationship.
Mark Hineline
I have been working with Jonathan for ten years. We have similar career paths at AutoForm so we have spent much time together in business as well leisure. Jonathan’s skills and experience in the metal forming environment, leadership skills, as well as his personality are top notch!
Rick Carlisle, P.E.
Jonathan was a co worker for several years while we were both at Honda Engineering North America. Our working relationship has continued for 5+ years while he has been a Senior Applications Engineer at AutoForm Engineering. During that time, I’ve been able to experience Jonathan’s consistent approach to his work. He is able to get involved with the needed details of a task while keeping a comprehensive perspective on his desired goal to be achieved. A couple of memorable achievements of Jonathan’s while he was at Honda Engineering, were his successful stamping formability designs for the Honda Ridgeline HSS tail gate frame and the Acura ZDX side panel outer. Both parts were very hard to form due to the material type and draw depth for the frame and the very large styling surface depth for the side panel outer. Jonathan overcame the challenges by consistently applying his strong problem solving and analytical skills. I have been very happy with the formability simulation support and business process solutions he brings to the Honda Engineering team through his role of senior applications engineer at Autoform. I strongly recommend Jonathan and look forward to our continued working relationship.
Mark Hineline
I have been working with Jonathan for ten years. We have similar career paths at AutoForm so we have spent much time together in business as well leisure. Jonathan’s skills and experience in the metal forming environment, leadership skills, as well as his personality are top notch!
Rick Carlisle, P.E.
Jonathan was a co worker for several years while we were both at Honda Engineering North America. Our working relationship has continued for 5+ years while he has been a Senior Applications Engineer at AutoForm Engineering. During that time, I’ve been able to experience Jonathan’s consistent approach to his work. He is able to get involved with the needed details of a task while keeping a comprehensive perspective on his desired goal to be achieved. A couple of memorable achievements of Jonathan’s while he was at Honda Engineering, were his successful stamping formability designs for the Honda Ridgeline HSS tail gate frame and the Acura ZDX side panel outer. Both parts were very hard to form due to the material type and draw depth for the frame and the very large styling surface depth for the side panel outer. Jonathan overcame the challenges by consistently applying his strong problem solving and analytical skills. I have been very happy with the formability simulation support and business process solutions he brings to the Honda Engineering team through his role of senior applications engineer at Autoform. I strongly recommend Jonathan and look forward to our continued working relationship.
Credentials
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Professional Engineer
State of OhioJan, 2006- Nov, 2024
Experience
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AutoForm Group
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Switzerland
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Product Manager
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Oct 2020 - Present
Product Management for AutoForm geometry related products: DieDesigner, ProcessDesigner for CATIA, QuickLink (CATIA and NX)
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Technical Account Manager
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Jun 2015 - Jan 2021
Lead a team of Application Engineers to support and train our customers. Also drive activity related to new customers, marketing support, Application Engineer training and any activity related to continuous improvement for our business.
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Senior Applications Engineer
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Aug 2010 - Jun 2015
Key Technical Account Management – OEMs and key suppliers - Create and drive future direction of specific accounts based on customer technical needs. Software Support – problem resolution; deployment and packaging; tracking of issues and resolutions Applications Support – optimal application of AutoForm technology to OEM / customer objectives Relationship Management – developing and maintaining a trusting relationship with key technical leaders at OEM / customer. General Support Delivery - as needed to any customer. Software Testing - New release testing and detailed identification of bugs or needed improvements. Member of Specialized Technical Groups: Process Designer for CATIA, and Die Face Engineering - Provide input to these global groups and distribute the content from meetings within the local USA office. Showcase advanced features and use cases in various ways for internal as well as customer benefit. Special Project Lead - As needed, act as the leader for specialized projects. Such as Class A surface quality, Springback compensation, Sigma, etc.. Training - Conduct training of software for customers as needed. Also, conduct and present Tips and Techniques sessions for customers on specific topics. Show less
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Whirlpool Corporation
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Tooling Engineer
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2010
Responsible for development support to Design Engineers from concept thru manufacturing implementation. Oversee tool design, build, and try-out for stamping tooling to be utilized within The Marion Division. Responsible for development support to Design Engineers from concept thru manufacturing implementation. Oversee tool design, build, and try-out for stamping tooling to be utilized within The Marion Division.
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Staff Engineer
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Jun 1995 - Jun 2008
Honda Engineering North America – Marysville, Ohio Staff Engineer / Division 3 Development Engineering Group (8/04 to 8/05) Engineering Coordinator / Division 3 Development Engineering Group (8/00 to 8/04) · Active role in creating a countermeasure plan for identified technical concern items. · Generate CAD surfaces and curves as needed for preliminary FEA analysis. · Responsible for supporting die trys from initial try thru mass production. · Responsible for determining countermeasures for quality problems thru mass production. · Develop new methods and judgment criteria for FEA analysis. · Responsible for maintaining a strong understanding of available technologies for FEA analysis and benchmarking as needed. · Develop new design methods within the Development Group to meet division goals for design schedule reduction. · Support production plants in North America with new model start up and any applicable technical items as needed. . Design addendum shape in CAD (CADCEUS and CATIA V5) to optimize formability and production efficiency for in-house large panels (Side Panel Outer, Hood Skin, Hood Frame, Floor, Roof, Trunk Lid Skin, Trunk Lid Frame, Rear Inside Panel). · Create compensated tool surfaces for each process to account for springback. · Development of cutline for flanges. · Responsible for material utilization analysis to guarantee minimal waste. · Active role in determining process layout and requirements for new model development. · Make request to R&D for design changes to improve quality, process ability, or to reduce costs. Show less
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Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
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Marysville, Ohio
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Engineering Staff
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1995 - 1998
· Liaison between manufacturing and design on items that are related to new model development. (Overall car quality improvements, manufacturing improvements) · Management of design change requests for new model. Which includes making sure that design change requests contain all pertinent information, manufacturing side concerns are represented, manufacturing departments are in agreement with the proposed countermeasure and car quality will not be sacrificed. · Review of past problems to recognize and prevent reoccurrence in future models. · Responsible for design layouts using CATIA to verify design change request conditions. · Attended new model build activity in Japan for 1998 four door Accord. (D0 in January of 1996, JP1 in December of 1996) · Responsible for parts quality development of selected parts and suppliers. · Creation of Quality Standards to highlight critical features of a part and monitoring the accuracy and improvement of that part at each build event. Show less
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Education
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1991 - 1995
University of Dayton
BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology
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