Christopher — Lead Designer

8-16 - Present Lead Designer, Project Manager - Magna/Contract Global Tech Troy/Dearborn Duties - Lead design and project management in the Exteriors group. FCA front and rear bumpers (JL program), delegate responsibilities between Magna's China and India design teams, organize timelines, set up daily morning and afternoon meetings, etc. Lead designer for thermoplastic lift gate design (KL, WL programs) in 3D, create 2D drawings as needed. Responsible for Team Center, Centro file management and submissions of assemblies and components as well as China and India designer submissions. Single and dual shot air deflector, active aero shutter and plastic injection mold design

8-11 - 7-14 Advance Vehicle Designer/Mentor - General Motors - Warren MI Duties - Structural design for sheet metal, Interior package design. Design interior components to maximize interior capacity for passengers. Experience with typical sections, vehicle layouts, packaging, benchmarking, creating design proposals for Electrical, Body Closures, Chassis components Responsible for team progress meetings. Keep group aware of best design practices by organizing, holding classes

3-11 - 8-11 Design Instructor - Siemens PLM - Livonia. MI Duties - Instructor for NX classes, prepare course work for designers of GM and Chrysler, prepare GM and Chrysler designers for NX updates

8-10 - 3-11 Designer - Hella North America, Inc. - Plymouth, MI Duties - NX5, Automotive exterior lighting design and electrical wire harness routing and packaging. UG NX5 to Catia V5 file translations. Teamcenter support

8-05 - 2-09 Designer - Visteon Corporation - Van Buren Township, MI Duties - NX3-NX5, Automotive exterior lighting design. Responsible for 3D parametric modeling of all exterior lighting designs and details such as glue channels, lens legs, lamp housings design of lamp fascia pockets, fascia design, Wire routing and harnessing to main bundle, etc

7-15 - 8-16 Senior Designer - Isuzu Tech Center of America - Plymouth MI Duties - Design various brackets for structural rigidity and structural design for sheet metal in 3D, create 2D drawings as needed. Responsible for Team Center management and submissions of parts created and worked on

8-14 - 7 - 15 Senior Designer - R.L.E. International - Madison Heights MI Duties - Structural design for sheet metal, Experience with typical sections, vehicle layouts, packaging, benchmarking, creating design proposals for Electrical, Body Closures, Chassis components Responsible for team progress meetings. Involvement in designing platform with Amtrak for the impaired

12-98 - 4-05 Designer - Autoliv Safety Technology/NSK - Auburn Hills, MI Duties - Design and package seatbelt and airbag assemblies. Roof rail air bag design required extensive wire routing design for the electrical connection. Design components such as seatbelt retractor and its mechanical components for operation, inflators, inflator brackets, etc. Design and package for steering wheel airbag with wire routing to the main harness bundle. Cad administration. Involving cad data translations for several cad packages. Storing incoming cad data from customers (NSK)

6-98 - 12-98 Designer - M.S.X. International - Auburn Hills, MI Duties - Lead Designer for various connector projects. Make sure projects were efficiently progressing in customers direction, IP trim, door trim and button design. Headlight and rear light class-A surface design. Cad administration. Involving cad data translations for several cad packages. Storing incoming cad data from customers

1-93 - 6-98 Designer - Aerotek Engineering/GM - Flint, MI Duties - Electrical design, IP components such as, HVAC controls and ducting, buttons, rear view mirror design and various connectors. Class "A" and "B" surface design of interior trim including; doors, pillar garnish and headliners. Wire routing for engine compartment harnesses of various components, passenger compartment wire harness and routing design for IP and door switches, Wire routing design for front and rear lighting to main bundle. Involvement in the design for the front door latch mechanism to the b-pillar striker relationship, trunk latch/striker placement design and hood latch design. Chassis, body-inwhite inner and outer including fascia to body relationship design. Under hood component design such as various injection molded reservoirs and reservoir line design