Summary

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  • Electrical engineering professional working for Lear Corporation in Southfield, Michigan.
  • Experience in electrical wiring & systems; automotive industry; electrical seating systems; wire harness design; applications of electrical components; cost reduction initiatives; tools & processes; communication & interaction with customers & suppliers.
  • Global experience - wiring plants in Mexico & Honduras; automotive plants in Austria & US.
  • Strong educational background (BSEE, MSECE) with plans to further my education with an MBA and PE license.
  • Interests: audio amplifiers, electronics, automotive electronics & wiring, software, tool development, testing, power, energy & utilities, alternative energy, medical, military/defense, aerospace.

Resume

OBJECTIVE

  • Engineering professional looking to apply my advanced education, and the experience and leadership developed in the automotive engineering industry, towards a new and challenging electrical engineering position.
    EDUCATION
  • Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2007
    • Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan
    • Graduated with honors with a GPA of 4.00
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  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, May 2005
    • Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.80
    • Concentration in Electronics
    • Honors Senior Project with Lear Corporation, Team Leader
    • View Diploma
  • Future plans to obtain a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) as well as taking the Electrical & Computer Professional Engineering (PE) exam
    EXPERIENCE
  • Lear Corporation, May 2003 to Present
  • February 2007 – Present: Electrical Systems Division, Wiring/Systems Engineer. Responsible for vehicle wiring/systems engineering and design for various Chrysler, GM & Ford programs 
    •  Production and prototype build support & issue solving at Chrysler/Ford/ Lear plants worldwide (US, Mexico, Austria) 
    • Responsible for the design of current & future production wiring harnesses
    • Highly proficient in use of Lear & Chrysler software design tools
    • Administered training of Lear tools to engineers in Mexico assembly plants
    • Piloted Freescale complexity & design VArchitect tool for Chrysler Jeep platform
    • Created & maintained DFMEAs for Chrysler & Ford wiring products & applications
    • Expert in reading & utilizing wiring prints and schematics
    • Lead & supported warranty reviews & issue root causing sessions 
    • Engineering responsibility and sole ownership of the 2009/2010 model year Jeep Cherokee wiring program in 2008
    • Successfully launched a high complexity of wiring products for the 2008 & 2009 MY Jeep Cherokee/Commander program at Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP)
    • Cost reduction initiatives that contributed to an $881K O/I for the Jeep program in 2008
    • As lead engineer, contributed to a successful 2010 pre-production launch of the Ford P150 (Ranger) program at Twin Cities Assembly Plant (TCAP)
    • Worked on new business proposals & quotes for GM wiring programs
  • January 2006 - February 2007: Electrical Systems Division, Cost Reduction Engineer. Responsible for cost saving initiatives on all of Lear’s wiring/electronics products as well as the cost saving targets for Lear’s electronics products & GM wiring products
    • Detailed financial analysis and reporting of savings and operating income
    • Major contributor to a 2006 calendarized booking of $1.93M in O/I 
    • Developed cost reduction opportunities Engaged other wiring release engineers to follow ideas through to implementation 
    • Facilitated & participated in global cost reduction workshops 
  • May 2003 – January 2006: Seating Systems Division, Electrical Integration Engineer. Responsible for the packaging & integration of all electrical components & wiring into Lear’s Ford & Mazda seating programs
    • Worked on Lear’s occupant classification system which utilized neural networks
    • Provided testing support 
    • Applied best practices & lessons learned
    • Completed Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) training
  • Fire Defense Equipment Company, December 1998 to May 2003
  • Technician: Responsible for fabricating, servicing and installing electrical control panels and components for fire suppression systems
    • Utilized prints to assemble electrical/electronic control panels & boxes for fire protection applications
    • Provided technical service & assistance at various customer locations
    COMPUTER SKILLS
  • High proficiencies in the following software tools:
    • Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Excel – Spreadsheets, calculations, macros
    • Microsoft Project – timing charts
    • Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
    • Maple 11
    • MathCad
    • Visual Basic 2008 & Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 
    • Matlab/Simulink
    ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
  • Participated in the following activities:
    • Lambda Iota Tau, Lawrence Tech honors society 2005
    • Tau Beta Pi, engineering honors society, 2004-2005 
    • Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honors society, 2004-2005
    • Member, IEEE Student Chapter, 2003-2005
    • Treasurer, IEEE Student Chapter, 2004-2005 
    • Secretary, IEEE Student Chapter, 2003-2004
  • Received the following awards:
    • Lawrence Tech Alumni Legacy Scholarship 
    • LTU College of Engineering Dean’s Honor Roll
    • Michigan Competitive Scholarship
    • Michigan Merit Award
    • Eta Kappa Nu Association recognition of excellent scholarship award