ALI SALAME
Dearborn,USA
Summary
Effective Electrical Engineer with 8+ years of engineering experience on OEM & supplier side. Capability to work on multiple components and programs supporting various technical teams.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder/Project Manager
Loofah
Dearborn, USA
11.2023 - Current
- Product Lifecycle Engineering: Designed and launched a line of loofah soaps, comprising two product types in five unique scents (10 SKUs), ensuring functionality, manufacturability, and quality
- Supplier Coordination: Managed a network of four specialized suppliers for molds, soap production, natural loofahs, and packaging, ensuring seamless collaboration and timely delivery across all production phases
- Supply Chain Optimization: Streamlined logistics and material sourcing to meet production demands while maintaining cost efficiency and product integrity
- Successfully launched 10 products
- Developed a scalable framework for supply chain and logistics, ensuring operational efficiency across multiple supplier categories
- Reduced production costs by expanding operations to Egypt, increasing manufacturing capacity and profitability
Component VE/Project Manager
General Motors
Warren, USA
02.2020 - 10.2023
- CVE for multiple components CGM, WCM, Folding Top across global vehicle platforms
- Led countless executive-level Operations Excellence DFSS/Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects across cross-functional teams
- Work with supplier and internal GM stakeholders to develop, approve and track test plans for environmental (GMW3172), EMC, software, and other required component validation activities
- Lead and manage validation activities across several vehicle platforms
- Update and maintain validation requirements document for the component sourcing process
- Track progress towards required component testing against the timeline defined by Global Vehicle Development milestone
- Serve as the interface to program teams and vehicle validation teams and report component validation status to different executive forums
- Attend cross-organizational, commodity specific meetings (PDTs) to represent validation interests
- Support hardware/software change reviews and drive appropriate validation tasks
- Reviews supplier test reports as component validation is completed and signs PPAP documentation once deliverables are met
- Support purchasing in sourcing of components
Resident Calibration Engineer
Robert Bosch LLC
Plymouth, USA
06.2016 - 02.2020
- Ensuring calibrations and other technical specifications meet with U.S
- Federal regulations
- Calibration Development/Application support (D2UB/UC/UG/UH, GMI700, A1XC)
- Developing, verifying, and documenting calibration sets using the GM CAL-DS/VCDM system by set deadlines and with quality for each SW release
- Responsible for managing calibrations via the GM calibration management process
- Releasing calibrations per platform timing and in coordination with GM engineering
- Responsible for supporting the Bosch Application Resident Engineers globally as well as GM VSIEs, Bench Leads, and Program Teams
- Application work which included the use of Intrepid Vspy and DPS, analyzing diagnostic specs to solve root cause issues, analyzing mech /ICD/ summary decipher feature configuration, flash GA/GB CGM, updating bootloader, and creating ACAL archives to test new features
- Updating Bosch program management of upcoming deliveries and any foreseen difficulties to meet deadlines
- Customer support which included developing relationships with customers by sharing ideas and advice, resolving customer issues, being the primary technical interface and the liaison between Bosch and GM, supporting GM and Bosch Quality Teams
Electrical Validation Engineer
Denso Ten - Fujitsu Ten Limited
Novi, USA
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Performed Software Validation on infotainment hardware
- Conducted Hardware Modifications on infotainment systems
- Protocol Logging (CAN/MOST), SiriusXM SMIRF/SMITE tools
- Debugging tools such as JTAG, Advice LUNA/Microview, Renesas HEW
- Creating engineering reports for senior staff to review
- Worked in a lab environment creating wiring harnesses, setting up test vehicles
Education
Master of Science - Electric Engineering
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MIBachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Wayne State University
Detroit, MISkills
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
- MS Office
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Data Analysis
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Communication
- Software Validation
- Validation
- Program Teams
- Technical Reviews
- DFMEA
- Product Issue Resolution
- Component Validation
- Vehicle Development
- Customer Support
- Calibrations
- Application Support
- Platform Timing
- Vehicle Ergonomics
Timeline
Founder/Project Manager
Loofah
11.2023 - Current
Component VE/Project Manager
General Motors
02.2020 - 10.2023
Resident Calibration Engineer
Robert Bosch LLC
06.2016 - 02.2020
Electrical Validation Engineer
Denso Ten - Fujitsu Ten Limited
06.2015 - 06.2016
Master of Science - Electric Engineering
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Wayne State University
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