OBJECTIVES
To expand on my engineering and business skills within a manufacturing & engineering environment
EXPERIENCE
IDEX Solutions - Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, OR 2006-Present
Sr. Engineer – (New & Current Product)
• TOS (Truck Operating System) – Lean Manufacturing/Production Processes
• Use CATIA V5 for the light Design & Review of installations and part verification
• Use Teamcenter Visualization Pro for complete vehicle review for component interferences.
• Responsibility for various projects related to cable and harness routing & clipping (RTG & CLP).
• Develop solutions to address manufacturing concerns in the areas of RTG & CLP for Starting & Charging systems, and auxiliary power distribution.
• Information Management System (IMS)
o Write Engineering Work Requests (EWR) as required for project completion
o Estimate project time and manpower needed for various projects
o Update bills of material, charts and frame data
o Pull Part Numbers & Structure to related EWR
o Update Truck Spec’s via Custom Work Orders (CWO’s) as required
• Coordinate with Catia designers for quick turnaround of parts, installations & assemblies
• Proficient in reading and understanding electrical schematics and various installation diagrams
• Responsible for heavy cabling for various products and EPA ranges
• Project lead for the following production vehicles:
o Cascadia Powernet packaging for EPA emissions 2007,2010 and 2013
o Classic II Powernet packaging development of a new Cab front wall harnessing
o Western Star with Detroit Diesel engines Powernet cable packaging for 2010 EPA emissions
o New Military replacement truck power net cabling and engine harnessing
o Coronado 114 and 122 Powernet packaging for ADR 2011 emissions
o Columbia 112 Powernet packaging for ADR 2011 emissions
o Eaton ECA plus Powernet cabling for Cascadia, Coronado, Columbia and M2
o Cummins 11.9l ISX Powernet cabling for Cascadia 113 BBC
o Cummins 11.9l ISX Natural Gas Powernet cabling for Cascadia 113 BBC
o 515 Routing and Clipping program for Cascadia
Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro, NC 2005–2006
Engineering Consultant – Harness Development Engineer
• Schematic & Harness Design & Release using the SABER HARNESS program
• Maintain and control the EPA 2007 Vehicle schematic and verify changes on test vehicles
• Responsible for supervising and training technicians in harness construction/alteration & installation
• Develop & Maintain the VTNA Harness Lab :
o Organize Lab into a functional working environment
o Order Material necessary for day-to-day operations & projects
o Resident Trouble Shooting and Harness Expert
• Cable & Harness Routing and installation for Methods & pre Methods verification
• Build prototype harnesses for testing purposes and to support truck builds in the shop
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis of electrical problems on all Volvo truck models
• Alteration of various electrical systems for Volvo show trucks for a variety of national truck shows
FREIGHTLINER LLC, Portland, Oregon 2002-2005
Engineering Consultant- Current Product Engineering
• Consolidated 13 chassis harnesses into 4, a cost savings of $620,000 / year
• Main chassis harness and overlay harnesses and accessories
• Ensured all test, quality and production documentation was correct and accurate
• Created custom Bills of material, work orders and harnesses as needed for customers
• Conducted design reviews, providing direction 4 designers
• Electrical Engineering design of pin-out placements for interior and exterior parts and accessories. Designed and setup test fixtures for various electrical components for failure, NVH (noise vibration harshness) and durability. Ensured all test, quality and production documentation was correct and accurate.
• Accountable for electrical design reviews: provided direction as ...
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