Work Experience:
Program Engineer , Cooper Standard, Northville, MI
Period: January 2018 – Present
- Lead Engineer for MY22 P702 Raptor High Performance Cooling Hoses. Execution of program milestones, design reviews with manufacturing plant, validation test report to customer and commercial quotations for account management and cost estimation teams.
- Quoted and successfully won General Motors BEV3 cooling business. Implementation of Cooper plastic tubing for battery cooling system.
- Quoted Tesla Palladium battery cooling business.
- Validation Engineer for MY21 Ford F-150 and MY20 Ford Explorer cooling hose programs. Instrumental in the completion of Design Verification/Production Validation (DV/PV) testing and DVP&R/PVP&R test reporting to Ford customer.
- Designed best practice to improve ergonomic results by 25% for cross- program validation.
- Mentored & developed 6 collegiate-level & 2 high-school interns on the principles of engineering processes: validation testing, product lifecycle management, & design release.
- North America Hose Clamp Domain Expert. Manage 800+ hose clamps utilized in multiple customer programs. Lead standardization of preferred parts across multiple product lines and presented data to purchasing for potential resource plan of hose clamp supplier.
- Characterization of aluminum quick connect end forms per Ford engineering specification. Capability study and full layout of parts to verify critical dimensions meet customer specification
- Serialization of P702 test fittings used for Design Validation testing.
Manufacturing and Process Engineering Co-Op, Detroit Thermal Systems, Romulus, MI
Period: June 2014 – Present
- Thesis: Implemented three collaborative robots in the injection mold department to enhance work process and reduce labor costs
- Conducted time study of operating time per part and robot operating time per part.
- Presented cost benefit analysis for robot equipment, employee labor, and robot maintenance.
- Designed part deployment system, cart locators, robot floor layout, & robot path process.
- Troubleshoot Intera Studio programming software to write robot logic.
- Led line operators to successfully complete launch builds for Ford HVAC wind transportation housings for P552, P558 and S550 Ford model programs.
- Quality Engineer: Designed first scrap prevention system to communicate heater core and evaporator aluminum material defects at flame braze machines, helium leak testers and pressure decay testers. Reduction of weekly scrap amount from 6% to 2%.
- Injection Mold Process Engineer: Developed injection mold tool change manual for PMEAs and Plastic Process Engineers allowing proper startup for injection mold machines. Experience with polypropylene (PP) material.
- New Model Process Engineer: Development of station process, troubleshoot new model equipment, and produce complete HVAC units for Ford Motor Company
- HEX Process Engineer: Trained to start and troubleshoot flame braze machines, helium leak, and pressure decay testers
- Industrial Engineer: Executed new production floor plans and developed Injection mold cart design for use on new model and current model production lines.
Product Engineering Co-Op, Hutchinson Automotive Fluid Transfer Systems, Auburn Hills, MI
Period: June 2013 – June 2014
- Product Engineer: Markup of HVAC components for High and low pressure for the Chrysler KL program
- Product Engineer: Conduct tests on IHX to understand stress points of bends/joints
- Product Engineer: Product Engineer Training in Livingston, TN. Consisted of handheld flame brazing, burst tests for CAC units, and CNC bend studies
Extracurricular Activities
Videographer and Photographer, Ward Church Marketing & Communication team
- Period: May 2019 to present
Member, STEM accelerator Cooper Standard Automotive
- Period: May 2019 – Present
Member, Kettering University Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
- Period: December 2015-December 2017
Altar Server, St. Mary Cause of our Joy Catholic Church
- Period: August 2003 – Present
3rd Degree Member, Knights of Columbus
- Period: August 2014 – Present
Member, Kettering University Academic Council
- Period: July 2015 – December 2015
Recreational Assistant, Kettering University Recreational Services
- Period: October 2015 – December 2015
Math and Science Tutor, Kettering University KAGLE initiatives
- Period: October 2013 – June 2015
Skills:
- Kepner Tregoe Certified Practitioner
- CAD software – Creo View, UG NX, AutoCAD, Solidworks, and Draftsight
- Proven record of APQP, project management , GD&T and VAVE
- Product Lifecycle Management- Windchill
- Quoting Software – Autoquote 2.0
- Rethink Robotics Intera Studio programming software
- 8D problem solving
Education: (Engineering Portfolio located here)
Kettering University, Flint, MI
- Period: October 2013 – December 2017
- Qualification: Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering w/ Business Minor
- Graduated with Honors, Cum Laude
- Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
- Delta Tau Delta Fraternity member
- Kettering Academic Council
Hochschule Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Period: April 2016 – July 2016
- International Program: Kettering University Exchange Program (KEEP)
- Completed 12-week study of Fluid Mechanics, Computer Simulation, Feedback Control, and German History
- Immersed in a 12-week intensive German language program
- Visited international automotive plants: Porsche AG Zuffenhausen, Daimler AG Stuttgart-Unterürkheim, and Robert Bosch GmbH Schwieberdingen
Madonna University, Livonia, MI
- Period: June 2011 – August 2011
- Pre-College Summer Institute Program
- Courses Completed: Pre-Calculus and Environmental Science
John Glenn High School, Westland, MI
- Period: September 2009 – June 2013
- Rank: Valedictorian
- GPA: 4.0