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Stephen P. Boulanger

Email: info@steveboulanger.com

Website: www.steveboulanger.com

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“I both Supervised and worked alongside Steve during my years at Lear Corporation and I have to say that he is a very talented and skilled individual and a pleasure to work with. Steve was a high achiever throughout his collegiate career and immediately demonstrated his abilities at Lear. Within a short period of time he had positioned himself as a key employee who could be relied upon and as such was given tasks with increasing levels of responsibility. Steve is a "high quality" individual who will be totally successful in any career path he choices to become involved in and I wish him every success.”
Simon Wilkinson, Engineering Supervisor
Lear Corporation
February 25, 2009

"Steve was one of those low maintenance, high output individuals that you wish you had 100 of on your team. Give him a task and a deadline and forget about it because you knew it was as good as done. He was a quick learner who wasn't afraid to ask questions. He was always ready to provide assistance where needed."
Joseph Colon, Program Manager
Lear Corporation
April 13, 2009
"To whom it may concern: I have known Mr. Steve Boulanger as a graduate student during his studies at Lawrence Technological University in two very important courses: Digital Communications and Computer Vision. In both courses he was an “A”-student with exceptional achievements. He had shown an excellent analytical ability and design skills for very difficult assignments and final design project/term paper for each of these course. I strongly recommend him without any reservation to any career in Electrical and Computer Engineering (or any doctorate program at any University in the United States or abroad)".
Dr. Hassan Hassan, PhD
PE(Michigan) Senior Member IEEE
Professor Lawrence Tech
March 13, 2009

"As the Vice President of Fire Defense Equipment Company, I have had the pleasure of knowing Stephen Boulanger for [t]he last several years. Stephen has been a part time employee from December 1998, until August 2002. Over this period, Stephen has demonstrated a strong work ethic and has been an asset to our company. He is a conscientious, diligent and hard worker. He has demonstrated that he can perform tasks with excellence and skill. Through Fire Defense, Stephen has had first hand experience in the assembly, testing & service of specialized electronic control equipment. This equipment is utilized primarily for fire safety and specialized fire protection systems at commercial and industrial facilities. These facilities include many different automotive manufacturing facilities. Stephen is goal directed and focused on making a difference in his chosen field. I feel that the training he has received here will be advantageous to him as he pursues a career in Electrical Engineering. Should Steve ever demonstrate interest in becoming a fulltime employee at Fire Defense we would be very interested in welcoming him as part of our team. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to call".
Robert Kelly, VP
Fire Defense Equipment Company
September 12, 2002

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.

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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
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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