Evan Gardetto
Berkley,MI
Summary
Proven track record at Ford Motor Company, experience in various electrical engineering and program management roles. Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams, ensuring high-quality delivery of vehicle programs.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Ford Electrical Program Management
Ford Motor Company
11.2019 - Current
- Migrated Mustang to FNV2.1 architecture. New features and functions.
- Integrated ECUs into complete vehicle electrical system. Managed ECU healthcharts, evaluating key ECU deliverables. Presented status each week to FSIM and program leadership.
- Manage software delivery to vehicle build events through MSR (Module Software Readiness) process. Presented MSR to New Model Launch leadership.
- Lead Jira meetings to to identify, prioritize, root cause, and deliver software fixes.
- Lead for management of electrical GPDS (Global Product Development System) deliverables. VESC lead for 24MY ISO audit.
- Study system level impacts of new feature and functions, providing detailed analysis, so that program leadership can make informed program decisions.
- Manage program financials and attributes within targets. Provide program leadership with opportunities for cost and weight reduction.
- Coordinate internal and 3rd party ECU reflashes ahead of pre-production build events.
- Deliver, validate, and release software and calibrations into IVS, on time and with high quality.
- Coordinator for WERS design changes.
- Complete end-of-line validation ahead of build events. Procure necessary hardware through GPIRS prototype ordering system.
Lincoln Electrical Program Management
Ford Motor Company
01.2017 - 11.2019
- Lead for management of electrical GPDS (Global Product Development System) deliverables from PS to FEC.
- Represented EESE (Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineering) organization at program meetings. Complete investigations of program wants, creating and presenting decisions matrix to leadership. Balanced feasibility, cost, attributes, and function to deliver the best possible product for the customer.
- Reviewed and approved FEDEBOM CMFs, driving quality engineering data and financials into FEDEBOM tool.
- Coordinated hardware and software delivery to DCV build. Acted as additional electrical system resource during prototype builds at NMPDC and Roush. Electrical PMT leader at Roush prototype build site, representing PMT5 at daily walk around and management reviews.
- Daily onsite EPMT representation at Chicago Assembly Plant from October 2018 until November 2019. Lead for resolution of AIMS (Automated Issue Management). Investigated, root cause, validated, and closed hundreds of electrical functional AIMS. For issues that met design intent, I authored MCE (Meets Customer Expectations) quality documents and presented to the chief program engineer.
Electrical Systems Engineer
Ford Motor Company
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Created electrical logical schematics. Complex CGEA electrical architecture with over 50 CAN nodes. Brand new subsystem designs, including E-latch door latching system, power decklid, rear climate control center, and 30-way seats.
- Led electrical compatibility reviews with design engineers and suppliers.
- Presented electrical system GPDS (Global Product Development System) Upperbody deliverables to Ford technical specialists.
- Planned hardware and software delivery to prototype builds.
- Reflashed and configured hundreds of ECUs during prototype builds.
- Presented to launch leadership at Hard Rocks meetings.
- Owner of the VSCS (Vehicle Specific Configuration Specification). Created unique configuration files for prototype vehicle fleet. Released VSCS design revisions, incorporating fixes identified during the prototype build.
- Completed comprehensive functional tests on prototype vehicles, validating all features and functions on the vehicles.
- Daily onsite support at FRAP during the pre-production builds. Solved End-of-Line issues at Flat Rock Assembly plant.
- Completed KOL (Key-of-Load) validation.
- Represented electrical PMT organization during PVP vehicle drive to Asheville, North Carolina. Systems specialist for features and functions. Lead for collecting vehicle CAN data and working with engineering team to root cause software issues.
Electrical Architecture Engineer
Ford Motor Company
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Developed tool for analyzing and optimizing vehicle CAN network capacity on the CGEA1.3 electrical architecture.
Design and Release Engineer
Ford Motor Company
01.2014 - 11.2014
- Released SYNC infotainment ECU hardware and software to vehicle programs.
- Triaged SYNC software bugs, prioritizing tickets to the correct subject matter experts within the SYNC organization.
- Sourced generation SYNC3 system for several programs.
- Presented 2-pagers to chief program engineers.
- Presented quality paperwork to quality chief engineer and vehicle engineering manager.
- Test engineer for next generation SYNC3 product. Retrofitted more than 25 vehicles in the New Models VoCF vehicle fleet. Reflashed and configured vehicles. Completed SYNC functional testing on test vehicles.
- Championed Global 8D to develop a USB reflash. Reflashed several thousand vehicles at Louisville Assembly Plant, enabling the vehicles to be gate released and shipped to customers.
Education
Master of Engineering - Systems Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12.2013
Skills
- Systems Engineering
- New Model Launch
- Verification and Validation
- Engineering Change Management
- GPDS (Global Product Development System)
- LQOS (Launch Quality Operating System)
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Jira, WERS, VSEM, DET, FEDE, FEDEBOM, GI, TCE, GPIRS
Timeline
Ford Electrical Program Management
Ford Motor Company
11.2019 - Current
Lincoln Electrical Program Management
Ford Motor Company
01.2017 - 11.2019
Electrical Architecture Engineer
Ford Motor Company
08.2015 - 01.2016
Electrical Systems Engineer
Ford Motor Company
11.2014 - 12.2016
Design and Release Engineer
Ford Motor Company
01.2014 - 11.2014
Master of Engineering - Systems Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Michigan State University
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