Component Engineer

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Objective

An Engineering or Business Development position in a challenging environment requiring strong analytical, planning, plan execution and management skills

Summary of Qualifications

A detail oriented Electrical Engineer experienced in business development, project management, product development, test, manufacturing processes, plant operating principles, and todays quality concepts. Key attributes include leading, organizing, planning, implementing and problem solving.

Professional Experience

Visteon Systems, LLC (Formerly Ford Electronics), Lansdale, PA •••••
An industry leader in automotive integrated systems, subsystems and components

Product Design Engineer (Product Engineering)
* Developed and integrated a monitored thermal cycle data logging system eliminating the backlog of California emission components requiring defect analysis reporting
* Provided technical support, responded to customers request for quotes, calculated tooling and labor estimates, developed the business case
* Prototype technology prove out of Visteons next generation mass air flow sensor
* Led design reviews, change control and validation for Ford Motor Companys ambient air temperature sensor programs resulting in the reduction of false warranty claims

Ford Electronics, Lansdale, PA •••••
A manufacturer of electronic vehicle control systems, and components

Manufacturing Engineer (Manufacturing Design and Development)
* Improved the Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAFS) prototype build processes cutting the average delivery lead-time in half (From ••••• weeks down to 3 weeks)
* Pre-production prove-out of the ••••• and •••••mm Universal MAFS achieved the perfect product launch objective of no customer returns or issues with-in the first 5,••••• units delivered
* Designed and integrated calibration housings that were required to convert a high volume production line into Lean Manufacturing cells. Experimental prove out and feasibility analysis achieved the first lean cell for the plant
* Supervised prototype personnel meeting program deliverables
* Managed the development and launch of the MAFS re-manufacturing operation creating a new after market business for the plant
* Awarded an Intellectual Property Certificate in recognition of a patent discloser, which reduced scrap by •••••% and resulted in revenue of $••••• mil

EPIC Technologies Inc, Norwalk, OH ••••• •••••
An automotive electronics supplier and contract assembler of printed circuit boards and modules

Test Engineer (Product Engineering)
* Designed custom functional test equipment for the production floor which allowed for containment of any non-functional modules
* Software development for automated test equipment (MS-DOS and MS-QBasic)
* Interacted with vendors and internal support personnel in selection, pricing and procurement of hardware for test systems
* Evaluated process issues and recommended quality and performance improvements
* Analyzed field returns for failure mode and proposed design changes improving reliability
* Developed and integrated in-circuit test hardware and software for the Zehntel ••••• systems

Westinghouse Electric Corp. Naval Systems Division, Euclid, OH •••••
Design, Development and Manufacture of advanced undersea defense systems

Engineer I (Research and Development)
* Designed and validated both functional and in-circuit test equipment for the MK ••••• Torpedo while meeting contract schedules
* Created analog and digital test library models
* Trained production technicians and operators
* Troubleshot circuit card assemblies
* Provided technical support, materials, tools and process to construct test fixtures

Office Application Software

Proficient with Microsoft Windows •••••, Outlook, Outlook Express, Excel, Word and Internet Explorer

Familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint, Project, Access and NetMeeting

Education

University of Phoenix, Wayne, Pennsylvania•••••Expected. August •••••
Masters in Business Administration

ETI College, Cleveland, Ohio ••••• June •••••
Bachelors in Electronic Engineering

Company Sponsored Training

Lean Production System Design
An Introduction to Visual Basic for Windows
Auto CAD R••••• Basics
Time Management
Just-In-Time inventory control (JIT)
Introduction to Microsoft Access
Electronic Bill Of Materials (EBOM)
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
QS•••••
Total Quality Management (TQCM)
Introduction to PRO Engineer
Advanced Quality Planning (APQP)
Six-Sigma Analysis of Variance
Six-Sigma Design of Experiments