Todd — Tesla Motors

July 2012 - Present Warren Advanced Engineering Center As a member of the Execution team I am responsible for the integration, installation into the assembly plant and support up to and beyond Start of production. Additional duties include troubleshooting manufacturing, assembly, and stamping difficulties to improve final vehicle form, fit, and function. Tesla Motors Sr. Manfufacturing Engineer (Closures)

August 2010 - July 2012 (2 years) Responsibilities included processing of closure panel systems, procurement of tooling, design, build, integration supervision, and installation

July 2008 - June 2010 (2 years) Specializing in the solving and resolution of throughput, quality, and troubleshooting production issues including servicing of hemming systems and repair training. - FORD Kansas City closures consultant ABB Inc. Project Engineer

September 2006 - June 2009 (2 years 10 months) Responsibilities included processing of closure panel and Sub-Asm lines, procurement of tooling, design, build, integration supervision, and installation. Duties also included troubleshooting production issues and servicing hemming systems. Integrated and installed multiple product high speed hemming systems into four Daimler Chrysler facilities. Traveled internationally designing and installing new closure panel systems and troubleshooting existing hemming systems while training personnel. Mentioned in a patent for assisting in the development of a process to hem magnesium. General Motors (contract) Manufacturing Engineer

June 2002 - September 2006 (4 years 4 months) Assigned to General Motors Corp. (Die Welder Hemmer Integration group) Responsibilities included procurement of tooling and supervision throughout design, build, tryout, integration supervision, installation into the assembly plant and support up to and beyond Start of production. Additional duties included troubleshooting manufacturing, assembly, and stamping difficulties including the servicing hemming systems from all major suppliers. Required direct communication with the design studio, product designers, process engineers, tool & die designers and manufacturing concerning recommendations and requirements for sheet metal and required tooling to achieve a jewel effect hem quality. Developed the first hem die to hem entire periphery as well as the entire window opening in one hit. Eliminated an entire die line by implementing an insert into an existing die line. JS McNamara Sr Process Engineer

October 1995 - June 2002 (6 years 9 months) Responsibilities included process and design of prototype tooling to mimic the intended production process and supervise the build of prototype vehicles reporting back to the product and production tool design teams on build related issues. Participated on the design team on the first all aluminum welded & hemmed closure panel and also supported the integration, installation as a member of the dimensional control and quality team.. Utica Engineering Lead process engineer

February 1992 - October 1995 (3 years 9 months) Leader of a team of 12 processing the tooling for the "W" car including line layouts, reach studies, weld gun selection, weld study implementation, and common datum selection. Participated on a team processing multiple vehicles into one assembly line. Participated in original group implementing weld studies into UG. Modern Engineering Process Engineer

September 1988 - February 1992 (3 years 6 months) Responsibilities included product assembly documentation customers, Weld study creation and implementation, weld gun selection, Robotic reach studies, and common datum selection. Organized and prepared vehicle build data into charts allowing the quality group launching the "U" van; to make dimensional tooling moves