RON SPENCER
Salt Lake City
Summary
I like to solve the tough problems—and I have experience tackling them in a wide variety of subjects. I've analyzed shockwaves in jet engine compressor CFD datasets, built time saving applications in C# for CATIA, led design for rear closures on the 2020 Ford Explorer, served as the on-site design resource for the 2020 Ford F150 vehicle launch, and prototyped designs through 3D printing. I can leverage CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, NX, and TeamCenter to bring designs to life. I’m insatiably curious which fuels my creativity and I relish dinner table conversations that center around thermodynamics or structural mechanics. (I’ve even been known to draw a stress diagram or two to explain an idea to a family member.)
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Design Process and Automation Engineer
Ford Motor Company
05.2016 - Current
- Served as a core technical team member on the global transition to 3DEXPERIENCE, replacing Teamcenter and CATIA V5 with a significant role in process development and deployment, enabling the shift to an object-based CAD-PLM design environment.
- Informed global Ford design strategy through in-depth research and comparison of industry leading design environment solutions to determine the best option for a digital thread global design process
- Led team of designers for 2024 Ford Explorer liftgate sheetmetal through design and release
- Supported launch of 2020 F-150 at the Rouge Assembly Plant as the only on-site CAD support engineer. Required innovative and real-time problem resolution to an array of challenges discovered while building vehicles.
- Developed stand-alone applications using C# to automate CAD geometry creation/modification, check geometry against engineering design-rules, perform complex engineering calculations, and improve user experience with existing design software
- Supported Engineering and design of plastic and sheet metal components for instrument panel and rear closure automotive sub-systems on a variety of vehicle programs
Turbomachinery Lab Graduate Research Assistant
Brigham Young University
05.2014 - 04.2016
- Analyzed high-fidelity turbomachinery CFD datasets using proper orthogonal decomposition
- Presented research findings at ASME Turbo Expo 2015
- Reduced analysis time by 90% through automation of data extraction process
Computational Geometry and Mechanics Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant
Brigham Young University
01.2013 - 04.2014
- Developed an adaptive hierarchical b-spline p-refinement strategy for computational geometry
- Implemented further functionality in commercial C++ code
- ORCA Grant Recipient
Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and Statics Teaching Assistant
Brigham Young University
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Mentored one-on-one with students assisting in their mastery of challenging engineering material
- Managed student grade database and generated feedback on performance in a regular and timely manner
Education
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - Thermofluids, combustion, turbomachinery CFD, and big data post-processing
Brigham Young University
01-2016
B.S. Mechanical Engineering - undefined
Brigham Young University
01-2014
Skills
- CAD Automations and Efficiencies, Application Programming
- Sheetmetal Design, Plastic Design, Rear Closures Design
- CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, NX, SolidEdge
- C#, C, MATLAB
- Machining, 3D Printing, CNC
- Project management
- Automation
- Process improvement
Certification
- ASME Turbo Expo Conference Proceedings Jun 2015-Montreal
- Analysis and Comparison of Clean vs Inlet Distortion Flow Physics at Design Operating Condition Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
- Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Aug 2014
Timeline
Global Design Process and Automation Engineer
Ford Motor Company
05.2016 - Current
Turbomachinery Lab Graduate Research Assistant
Brigham Young University
05.2014 - 04.2016
Computational Geometry and Mechanics Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant
Brigham Young University
01.2013 - 04.2014
Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and Statics Teaching Assistant
Brigham Young University
01.2012 - 12.2012
B.S. Mechanical Engineering - undefined
Brigham Young University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - Thermofluids, combustion, turbomachinery CFD, and big data post-processing
Brigham Young University