Experience

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  General Motors

  • Compartment Integration Designing Engineer

    • Mar 2002 - Sep 2007

    • Conducted interior spaciousness packaging studies on vehicle programs • Benchmarked competitive vehicles’ typical sections via digital scan images and translated results into Unigraphics CAD data.• Developed a new experimental outward visibility metric using a 360 degree panoramic digital camera• Results correlated well to JD Power and other customer satisfaction data.• Received a process innovation award from GM.• From July, 2004 to July, 2007 Leave of absence to Shanghai, China•

  • Compartment Integration Engineer

    • Jan 2000 - Mar 2002

    • Lead the front compartment physical design integration of the 2003 GMT800MCE full size pickup trucks • Lead compartment integration team meetings to develop packaging criteria, and resolve vehicle packaging issues with both studio and design engineers• Provided engineering direction to physical build mock-up and modeling activities• Conducted battery packaging studies and provided alternative comparisons based on cost, performance, timing, manufacturability and other program imperatives

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  TRW

  • Brake Application Engineer

    • Sep 1997 - Sep 1999

    • Led the brake design, packaging, development, test validation, and production launch of front and rear brake corner applications for a Korean OEM customer• Coordinated vehicle test, development, and validation activities in U.S. and South Korea• Troubleshooting for Asian customers on issues suc...

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  Delphi Automotive Systems

  • Brake System Project Engineer

    • Apr 1994 - Aug 1997

    • Developed and validated SUV and light-duty pickup truck brake systems at Milford and Desert Proving Grounds • Developed a Windows-based system model for the base brake system packaging and ABS modulator sizing, and created a database for brake components.

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  Wayne State University

  • Research Assistant

    • Jan 1992 - Apr 1994

    • Studied and published two papers on the dynamic and vibration characteristics of non-uniformed beam and shaft by using the transfer function method and FEM.