Lorenzo Antonio Aguilar
Troy,United States
Summary
Highly organized and methodical mechanical project engineer with a diverse background and proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced work environment. Exceptional interpersonal skills and track record of successful collaboration with quality, manufacturing, and prototypes departments. Thrives in challenging and diverse atmospheres, consistently delivering innovative solutions. Expertise in design for reliability, lean manufacturing, DFMEA, project management, quality control, GD&T, research & design, evaluation & testing, regulatory validation, design for manufacturability, surface modeling, solid modeling, sheet metal modeling, top-down design, modeling with family tables, design for usability, product development, and Pugh matrix.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Design Engineer
Minth North America, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2017 - Current
- Support GM 2019 Roof rack C1UC launch.
- Project Engineer and Designer for VW 2020 Roof Rail Taos, Ford 2020 Window, Mazda 2021 CX-30, Volvo 2022 V536 programs from concept to delivery and manufacture quality support
- On-site visits to suppliers' manufacturing facilities before supplier kickoff
- Assist in reviewing designs to ensure all manufacturing tolerances have been accounted for in any engineering change or newly created design
- Create Bill of Material to quote new upcoming programs for Tesla, Hyundai, Nissan, Audi, VW, and Sumitomo
- Support DFMEA and PFMEA activities with GM and Minth Manufactory plant in Mexico
- Supervise on-site validation testing activities as GM requirements
- Visit GM, VW, Audi, and Mazda assembly facilities in Mexico to improve quality communications on any quality concern through program launches and provide proposals, elaborate mockups, and test them to solve concerns
- Support meeting between North American corporate and Manufactory plant in Mexico
- Attend and provide all technical requirements for all stages for GM 2019, VW 2020 Taos, Ford 2020 Window, Mazda 2021 CX-30, Volvo 2022 V536 Roof Rail programs.
- Drove continuous improvement culture in engineering to provide clear product design standards, improve manufacturability through enhanced documentation and reduce engineering cycle time.
- Identified new ideas, products and/or features that improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs and kept product line in forefront of industry.
- Recommended software solutions, built custom software proposals and developed presentations.
- Drafted clear technical documentation, detailing product design specifications.
- Provided clear and timely technical data required for design and specification of product.
- Created designs at minimal costs using high-volume manufacturing processes and careful material selection.
- Devised new products and features to boost customer satisfaction, reduce costs and propel product line to industry forefront.
- Interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for product conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
Product Engineer
JAC Products, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Manage and launch programs from concept to delivery
- Coordinate program design with Program Managers
- Including on-site visits to customers' manufacturing facilities
- Assist in reviewing designs to ensure all manufacturing tolerances have been accounted for in any engineering change or newly created design
- Assure Bill of Material and all detail and assembly drawings to support each build phase
- Review and create a Design Verification Plan based on design, product & program requirements
- Create, review, and update Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis throughout life of program with Program Launch Team
- Ensure all Engineering Changes are processed and implemented on time
- Complete Advanced Product Quality Planning elements for design and engineering
- Communicate status of engineering, tooling, and gauging changes to launch team
- Implement engineering and manufacturing systems and assist in creating new systems that will reduce product lead time for customers
- Lead engineering meetings with customer or internally when Program Manager is absent
- Give written and oral presentations to upper management on program status when Program Manager is absent
- Responsible for leading VA/VE process with across-functional tea
- Ensure all Engineering Changes are processed and implemented on time.
- Launched customer-driven design review process to enhance customer experiences and efficiency.
- Communicated with vendors and key suppliers to select project materials and meet customer needs.
- Drafted clear technical documentation, detailing product design specifications.
Product Engineer
Toyoda Gosei (Tech Center)
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures
- Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing engineering changes, approving Quality tuning requests, enforcing design guidelines, and making decisions about the purchase of materials for new products
- Plan and direct the testing and product approvals
- Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of new projects
- Being available to discuss and resolve technical issues with other technical staff as necessary
- Keeping abreast of key technical developments and innovations within the industry
- Identifying opportunities and preparing or assisting with the preparation of technical proposals to improve quality and performance.
Product Engineer
Nidec Motor Corporation (Tech Center)
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Creates new Pro-E drawings and models to replace the old molds of end shield and Switches
- Updated/Modified Pro-E drawings and models for several projects involving die-cast end shields, shaft, specials fans, specials cover, switch & actuators
- Develop Lean Layouts for Application Engineers to use before releasing a new product for Standardization with NEMA 56
- Developed and organized documentation to allow for faster, more accurate tracking of First Products Approval (FPA's).
Product Engineer
Whirlpool Refrigeration (Tech Center)
01.2007 - 01.2011
- It was a wonderful experience because I had the opportunity to work on many projects of new product development
- I have gotten skills in solid and surface modeling with different methodologies to use the full potential of Pro-E, as well as develop skills for manufacturability of injection plastic parts and had used them to: I resolved a weight product distribution problem on stow in warehouse modifying packing
- Designed many varieties of handles, endcaps, sheet metal external doors, internal door liners, bezels, housings, and overlays according to the reliability, safety, usability, cleaning, cost, and beauty; exceeding UL standards, Whirlpool standards, and marketing requirements
- Redesigned plastic control box to minimum pieces and improved assembly between control box and internal electronic components, thereby reducing assembly time and cost
- Redesigned user interface to minimum pieces and improved assembly, according to UL standards for safety, Whirlpool standards, and marketing requirements
- Understand the consumer, account for marketing criteria and input, and execute and oversee product design
- Cross-functionally interacts with Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacture, and the external design of molds, industrial equipment, and the Supplier community
- Ensure project goals (time and cost) and maintain a consistent brand language and ensure that industrial design intent remains focused and intact throughout development
- Develop products to the point of pre-pilot and production.
Process Design Engineer
TOR REY Refrigeration, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Designed conveyors, process equipment (big foam molds), and gauges for new and old production lines
- Performed cycle time predictions and Control, based on actual production lines for improving production line performance
- Conducted all procurement operations-requisitions, purchase orders, price negotiation, and quotes and followed up with a supplier of services and materials for prototypes
- Investigated and identified potential solutions for increasing self-quality appreciation and reducing the scrap and cost of products.
Undergraduate Engineering Trainee
Metalsa S. de R.L. (Tech Center)
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Within automotive and commercial vehicle market, Metalsa is one of best options in structural component solutions for light and heavy vehicles (chassis)
- I was supporting teams in Divisions Damian-Chrysler, General Motors, and Toyota, with support of software such as Catia IV, Catia V, and Unigraphics, Accomplished activities like Calculate wetted areas of newly developed using Catia for painting quotation
- Modeling parts from cloud of points
- Participate in teams to develop proposal improvement designs
- Drawings changes for GD&T corrections
- As well as preparing reports of modeling changes and welding measures for other departments.
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Design
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
San Nicolás De Los Garza Area, Mexico07.2006
Skills
- S-400, Windows 95 to Windows 10
- Proficient in Microsoft Word / Project / Excel / Power point
- CAD software proficiency
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Project management abilities
- Prototype Development
- Design of experiments
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- PPAP Submissions
- Instruction writing
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Product development expertise
Web
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lorenzo-antonio-aguilar-rodriguez/55/3a3/908
Training
- Training in GD&T
- Lean Manufacturing seminar
- Time Management seminar
- Training in Top Down Design
- Failure Mode & Effects Analysis seminar
- Training in Design for Reliability
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Software
Catia V
NX
Creo
Solid Works
Space claim
Inventor
Timeline
Senior Product Design Engineer
Minth North America, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2017 - Current
Product Engineer
JAC Products, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2015 - 01.2017
Product Engineer
Toyoda Gosei (Tech Center)
01.2013 - 01.2015
Product Engineer
Nidec Motor Corporation (Tech Center)
01.2011 - 01.2013
Product Engineer
Whirlpool Refrigeration (Tech Center)
01.2007 - 01.2011
Process Design Engineer
TOR REY Refrigeration, Inc. (Tech Center)
01.2006 - 01.2007
Undergraduate Engineering Trainee
Metalsa S. de R.L. (Tech Center)
01.2004 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Design
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
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