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Eray Alin

Darien,IL

Summary

A position where I can utilize my Electrical Engineering background to further my career.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Electrical Systems Engineer- Design on machine systems

Caterpillar electronics
08.1998
  • Design and development using PRO/E cable and harness
  • Schematic, harness, detailing design, Routing layout (MHRL’s)
  • Prototype and Production builds- Key-on procedures, Technical Specification documents, assembly line training and guidance
  • Responsible to meet ISO Engineering and CATERPILLAR standards.

Developed hardware and software applications for quality assurance

VTC
02.1997
  • Assisted customer return evaluation
  • Assisted new equipment selection, installation, and start-up
  • Designed and debugged load boards/probe cards
  • Provided technical direction to assigned technicians
  • Supported production test operations along with characterization
  • Evaluate low yield product lots and new designs for testability
  • Maintained Electrical Test Specifications (ETS) reports for production release
  • Worked with designers and production engineers.

Automotive Manager/ Owner

Alin Auto Repair
01.1981 - Current
  • Responsible for customer service and managing business
  • Dealing with government inspection and reconditioning.

High Voltage generation up to 3000v for various mining vehicle.(797F)

CATERPILLAR
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Work with team on establishing ARC Flash protection and guidelines to be applied
  • Test procedure working on High current and voltages for technicians
  • Schematic and Creo 3D to implement design
  • Validation and testing on compact to Large vehicles on all design
  • Developing design drawings and specifications for construction following relevant codes and standards
  • Developing Material Take Offs (MTO), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates, and detail Engineer’s Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) for the electrical discipline.

Managing Electrical Systems for procurement of cost savings

NAVISTAR
08.2022 - 04.2023
  • Delegating and Implementing design improvements
  • Investigating all Navistar vehicles to improve electrical systems to reduce cost with components and overall design
  • Working with offshore team to present ideas to CMTs/SMTs for approval
  • Comparing competitors design with Navistar for continued improvement
  • Working with suppliers and purchasing group for costing
  • Working with IP, Chassis, Powertrain groups for electrical implementations
  • Conduct meetings with offshore including onsite engineers
  • Improve and introduce new technologies to keep Navistar competitive
  • Hands on research on physical vehicles
  • Regulating priorities of all ideas generated for most cost savings with least amount of change to design.

Project Manager-Electrical Systems

CNH- Case New Holland
02.2010 - 06.2022
  • Managing Electrical Systems for Tractor B10/B13/B12/B16 and Dozer line
  • Working with vehicle systems team to accomplish electrical proto-type design to integrate into final design
  • Complying with company standards to provide Working with harness suppliers
  • Coordination and implementation of the document reviews, testing activities, certification audits with test team members and the safety manager,purchasing/CFO
  • Cost analysis on all harnesses
  • Factory installation including hands on
  • Outsourcing work in order to parallel projects to meet deadlines
  • Working with European standards
  • Testing vehicles after end of line
  • Assembly line assistance
  • Providing schematics 3D/2D in Vesys and Pro/E
  • Working with management team to improve design of product
  • Research of new product
  • Conduct design reviews to team
  • Work with vendors of new concept design
  • Product end of line reviews to improve resolutions.

Electrical Harness Engineering

GDLS- General Dynamics Land Systems
05.2007 - 08.2009
  • Complete Harness Design for many projects for the M1A1 and M1A2 tanks including striker programs(Military)
  • Working with new product in order to back pot connections to meet military standard
  • Working with electrical team, design team and mechanical team
  • Presentations on Design Reviews to the team
  • Working with harness suppliers and hardware on the Military vehicles and locations of sensors, ECM/IDM, connectors to ensure space claim
  • Managed Electrical Schematics, routing and diagrams with team
  • Research of all military new technology for future combat systems
  • Dealing with trouble shooting of electrical systems with technicians and engineers.

Electrical Harness Engineering Lead

International Truck and Engine Corporation
02.2005 - 07.2006
  • Complete Harness Design for many projects like the V138, V137 (Nissan), V141 (Military)
  • Working with team to meet design standards and time lines
  • Presentations on Design Reviews to the team
  • Working with harness suppliers and hardware on the engine: sensors, ECM/IDM, connectors
  • Military re-power program to make electrical system run under water
  • Dunk testing
  • Working with new product in order to back pot connections to meet military standard
  • Research of all military and Nissan standard to meet requirements
  • Knowledge of manufacturing and tooling in order to meet deadlines
  • Working with customer on last minute changes for rework
  • Working with other engineers to keep system as common for cost saving
  • Keeping up with new connectors to eliminate ones that fails on other programs
  • Supplier interaction/research to meet the needs of the project.

Electrical Engineering Consulting-Team Lead

eServe-LLC
08.2000 - 10.2004
  • Responsible for design and design changes for electrical harnesses to ensure that they meet customer specifications and wire codes
  • Handle projects from concept to completion
  • Sales, budgeting and bidding on clientele contracts
  • Development of electrical team to support work provided
  • Working with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure deadline and production requirements
  • Upkeep on machines/equipment electrically and overall production
  • Troubleshooting electrical systems for possible warranty hits
  • Responsible to meet ISO engineering & manufacturing design standards
  • Overall consultation support to customer.

Electrical Design-Team Lead

Contract
02.2000 - 08.2000
  • Building up/working with clients on electrical systems for harnesses design and production
  • Training and supporting electrical team on new projects and schematics.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering -

Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, Iowa
05.1997

Three years in Electrical Engineering -

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
05.1993

Skills

  • C
  • C
  • FORTRAN
  • Pascal
  • Scheme
  • Basic
  • Assembly
  • Micro Programming
  • HTML
  • UNIX
  • Linux
  • MS-DOS
  • Windows
  • Windows NT
  • OS/2

Honors Achievements Activities

  • National Honors Society 1987
  • S.A.E., I.E.E.E.
  • A.S.E. (Automotive Service of Excellence)
  • Proficient in Turkish
  • All state all American in high school Gymnastics
  • Won the University of Illinois at Chicago art exhibit in oil painting

Timeline

High Voltage generation up to 3000v for various mining vehicle.(797F)

CATERPILLAR
05.2023 - 08.2023

Managing Electrical Systems for procurement of cost savings

NAVISTAR
08.2022 - 04.2023

Project Manager-Electrical Systems

CNH- Case New Holland
02.2010 - 06.2022

Electrical Harness Engineering

GDLS- General Dynamics Land Systems
05.2007 - 08.2009

Electrical Harness Engineering Lead

International Truck and Engine Corporation
02.2005 - 07.2006

Electrical Engineering Consulting-Team Lead

eServe-LLC
08.2000 - 10.2004

Electrical Design-Team Lead

Contract
02.2000 - 08.2000

Electrical Systems Engineer- Design on machine systems

Caterpillar electronics
08.1998

Developed hardware and software applications for quality assurance

VTC
02.1997

Automotive Manager/ Owner

Alin Auto Repair
01.1981 - Current

B.S. Electrical Engineering -

Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Three years in Electrical Engineering -

University of Illinois at Chicago

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