SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

20 years of experience in the automotive test labs

5 years of experience in the Body Test Lab (BTL) for vehicle closures
5 years of experience in the Structural Test Lab (STL)
5 years of experience in the Fastener Test Lab for all critical suspension and s
tructural components
Provided training and guidance on test
Managed multiple tasks and projects
Involved with numerous global tests
Cost saving and development using Components Off The Shelf (COTS)
Integration of serial and analog data for durability and safety testing
EXPERIENCE
Senior Engineering Associate - 1900 to Present
Present General Motors, Warren, Michigan
Currently in the BTL on the development and implementation of highly integrated
test requiring information from both analog and serial data systems. This consi
sts of testing all critical components of operation of items in the form of comp
onent, sub-assembly, to full vehicle, including verification of all required saf
ety devices, and the durability of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic parts b
y applying various mechanical devices to expedited the time to test completion.
All of these items are recorded with a data acquisition system for loads, press
ure, angle, voltage, current, and serial communications to verify the state of t
he control software where applicable. Cost effectiveness is controlled with an
interface of COTS using Labview for control, monitoring and analyst of test data
.
Most recently developed and implemented test are the following:
Hydraulic, Electrical, Mechanical convertible top
Hydraulic, Electrical, Mechanical lift gate
Hydraulic, Electrical, Mechanical retractable hardtop
Electrical, Mechanical sliding door
Electrical, Mechanical entry assist lift seat
Electric emergency brake
Electric window
Door assembly
STL technician responsible for the MTS Remote Parameter Control (RPC) process fo
r vehicle and component simulation. This including setup of component, 4-post,
and 329 tests ranging from 1 channel to over 20 channels of data for chassis and
body parts and then the RPC process of collecting, manipulation, and replicatio
n of acquired data for in-house testing.
Fastener Test Lab Technician Assigned to setup and testing of various fastener s
ystems. Created a software program to Interface the Provided Test Plans, with t
he Test Site Log Book, and then with the Published Report, to eliminate the redu
ndancy between the test engineers and technicians. Wrote extensive software in
DaDisp to create a formal Calibration Plot Package for the dynamic measurement o
f bolt stretch using Ultrasonics, and then incorporated a curve fit process to r
emove the non-linearity between bolts, as associated with a group calibrations.
Technician - 1990 to 1990
Schenck Pegasus, Troy, Michigan
Technician on component and vibration simulation equipment. This involved the se
tup of fixturing, machining, hydraulics, instrumentation, and calibration of con
trollers & associated instrumentation.
hydraulics, instrumentation, and calibration of controllers & associated instrum
entation.
1989 to 1990
Toledo Scale, Columbus, Ohio
Testing and assembling of electronic scales.
Manufacturing Liaison - 1988 to 1989
Daifuku U.S.A., Columbus, Ohio
Manufacturing Liaison for manufacturing equipment and documentation for producti
on line retrofitting at Honda Marysville.
Technician - 1987 to 1988
Bendix Safety Restraints, Troy, Michigan
Structural / Instrumentation Lab Technician for the design, build, and operation
of a HYGE sled. Including test setup of the sled bucks, instrumentation, Hybr
id III dummies, and calibration
Supervisor - 1984 to 1985
Continental Cans, Lima, Ohio
Line Supervisor of 30 people for four plastic bottle-packing assembly lines.
Technician - 1984 to 1984
General Electric Company (Jet Engine Division), Cincinnati, Ohio
Electronic Technician assigned to analyze and trouble shoot analog/digital elect
ronic circuitry used for control systems on jet engines. Author of formal test
procedures from engineering design specifications. Provided technical assistanc
e to production testers.
EDUCATION
Associate, Electronic Engineering Technology - 1983
Lima Technical College, Lima, Ohio
TRAINING
Labview advanced programming
Intrepid NeoVi Vehicle Spy programming
MTS Remote Parameter Control (RPC3) process training
Micro Measurements (Strain Gage Instrumentation) certification
MTS 406, 436, 407, 458, 496 controllers and hydraulics training
TCS (Megadac data acquisition) training
Intro to Design for 6 sigma as it applies to a test lab environment
Continuous Work Improvement process
Visual Basic, prep for certification
Peirson Technology, instrumentation seminars
Microsoft Office, word and excel for advanced users