Karl A. Resch
Macomb
Summary
Dynamic Systems Engineer and UX Designer with a proven track record at Stellantis, excelling in project management and cross-functional collaboration. Spearheaded user experience innovations, enhancing customer satisfaction through effective usability testing and design thinking. Adept at data analysis and mentoring teams, driving process improvements that align with industry trends.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Engineer
Detroit Arsenal
Warren
10.2024 - Current
- Coordinated teams for acquisition contracts and field testing
User Experience (UX) Designer & Human Machine Interface (HMI) Feature Lead
Stellantis
Auburn Hills
01.2017 - 09.2024
- Responsible for user design, user research, wireframing, and logic for vehicle features on multiple projects - electric vehicle radio pages, night vision, ambient lighting, engine stop-start technology, lighting, truck & towing options, and occupant detection & safety
- Coordinated & managed workshops with local & global cross-functional product teams and stakeholders to evaluate and streamline existing logics while applying new trends and customer needs
- Authored Best Practice documents to ensure inclusive design use
- Lead user tests to understand customer feedback and thought process for feature design implementation utilizing interviews, surveys, and quantitative data to understand customer desires and needs for functionality
- Lead usability testing sessions for mockup designs, telltales, and behavioral logic to continuously improve user satisfaction & engagement
- Coordinated design and development of user experience graphics and visual layouts for different features for improvement and enhanced user experiences
- Engaged with industry trends, best practices and new technologies and applied them to feature design ideas and innovations
- Mentored & advised teammates and helped onboard new hires
- Experience & familiarity with Figma, Agile development & responsive design
Vehicle Cost Engineer - Large SUV Lead
Stellantis
Auburn Hills
04.2013 - 12.2016
- Project lead for entire vehicle family of mid-size segment
- Worked intricately with different organizations to collect and collaborate cost data
- Utilized surrogate vehicle knowledge to build concept cost assessments and comparisons
- Created process, tool, and testing for standardized presentation formatting and training
Vehicle Cost Engineer
Rapid Global Business Solutions Inc. for Chrysler Group LLC
08.2011 - 04.2013
- Analyzed cost methods and changes for the three vehicle price classes for production vehicle
- Analyzed comparisons of cost between different vehicle models
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Oakland University
Rochester, MI04.2017
Bachelor of Science Engineering Degree - Engineering Biology, focus on Biomechanics
Oakland University
Rochester, MI04.2011
Skills
- Project management
- User experience design
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Data analysis
- Agile development
- Cost estimation
- Usability testing
- Experience with Figma
- Stakeholder engagement
- Process improvement
- Problem solving
- Mentoring teammates
- Effective communication
- Customer research
- Wireframing techniques
- Human-machine interface
- Agile methodologies
- Visual communication
- Design thinking
- Team leadership
- Mentorship
- Branding and identity development
- UI and UX design proficiency
- Innovative mindset
- Color theory
- Layout and composition expertise
- Current trends
- Design thinking approach
- Sketches, drawings, and illustrations
- Concept visualization
- Design improvements
Timeline
Systems Engineer
Detroit Arsenal
10.2024 - Current
User Experience (UX) Designer & Human Machine Interface (HMI) Feature Lead
Stellantis
01.2017 - 09.2024
Vehicle Cost Engineer - Large SUV Lead
Stellantis
04.2013 - 12.2016
Vehicle Cost Engineer
Rapid Global Business Solutions Inc. for Chrysler Group LLC
08.2011 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Oakland University
Bachelor of Science Engineering Degree - Engineering Biology, focus on Biomechanics
Oakland University
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