RYAN SKETCH

3428 Colwell Drive

Troy, Michigan 48083

Home: (248) 740-8507

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OBJECTIVE:

Engineering Position

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Eight year engineering experience at Panasonic Automotive, coupled with ten years engineering experience at Ford Motor Company. Graduate Electrical Engineer in Top Ten percent of Class with Departmental Honors & State of Michigan Competitive Scholarship

EDUCATION/ TRAINING:

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1988, Oakland University, Rochester, MI Cumulative GPA: 3.51/4.0 Major GPA: 3.57/4.0

ISO 9000, 6 Sigma, SPC, ISM, 7 Habits, Dale Carnegie

EXPERIENCE:

DESIGN RELEASE RESIDENT ENGINEER Panasonic Automotive,Southfield, MI 4/01- 3/09

  • Design and release/launch of 12 DVD systems for GM vehicles
  • Design and release of 13 RSA systems for GM vehicles
  • 80% improvement on warranty claims on both products vs competitor
  • Cost saving ideas saved Panasonic and GM over $1 million
  • Contributed to the Panasonic DVD development program for the first automotive design that won the J.D. Powers award
  • Implemented first DVD system that had DVD player integrated into the radio
  • Launched first RSA (Rear Seat Audio) program for Panasonic
  • Negotiated design and specification requirements with GM customer to reduce product development issues by 90%
  • Solved RSA & DVD program issues and was reduced meeting update time by 92%
  • Grew Panasonic RSA business with GM from 0% to 98% market share
  • Minimized software issues on RSA and DVD products by 93% with advanced planning strategies
  • Reduced radiated emissions by 43%, thus solving EMC issues
  • Redesigned DVD system to resolve 100% of squeak and rattle issues

DESIGN ENGINEER MSX (Chrysler Jeep Products) 6/00 – 4/01

  • Designed interior products such as A-pillar trim, carpets and seats
  • Established design solutions to eliminate 13 gap issues
  • $30,000 cost savings on changes to interior Jeep Liberty trim parts
  • Resolved Bill of Materials issues to correct 73% erroneous parts numbers
  • Resolved 2mm design interference issue discovered during stack up review

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PROGRAM MANAGER Visteon, Troy, MI 12/99 – 6/00

  • Responsible for 28 GM programs, and 1 Nissan program,Delivered first GM launch successfully

DESIGN ENGINEERING SUPERVISORVisteon, Allen Park, MI 3/99 – 12/99

  • Responsible for design of new technology in seats including joint venture with Autoliv

SUPERINTENDENT/AREA MANAGER Ford Motor Company, Chesterfield, MI

12/95 – 2/99

  • Responsible for two salaried Supervisors and 100+ hourly production workers

SENIOR ENGINEER FordMotor Company, Utica, MI 9/92 - 12/95

  • Responsible for eight salaried Engineers and 100+ hourly production workers
  • Area responsibility for both production and engineering of 5 current programs and 8 new model programs
  • Won 2 General Manager's Awards, 1 Ford Customer Driven Quality Award, and 1 SPE Automotive Award for "Most Innovative use of Plastics"

PROJECT MANAGERFord Motor Company, Utica, MI 2/91 - 9/92

  • Responsible for the design, feasibility, and the overall product for the 1994 Mustang Bumper Covers
  • Improved quality of bumpers 45% by making design improvements
  • Financial responsibility on the program led to a $10 million dollar cost savings

FACILITIESENGINEER Ford Motor Company, Utica, MI 2/90- 1/91

  • Research done in Automated Control Systems allowed for Promotion to Project Manager
  • Extensive trouble shooting experience in maintenance, including electrical, hydraulic,pneumatic,and mechanical systems

QUALITY ENGINEER Ford Motor Company 2/89 - 1/90

  • Resolution team leader used SPC control charts to eliminate part defects in polyurethane plastics

COMPUTER WINDOWS, DOS, Excel, Word, PDGS/Ideas,

SKILLS/ Unigraphics

EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSIONAL Engineering National Honor Society: Tau Beta Pi(ß),

AFFILIATIONS: National Honor Society: Golden Key,

Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers (IEEE),Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

REFERENCES: Available upon request