michael neisen

* Fly in crew for Continental Tire Sports Car races. * Manage wheels/tires and pit logistics for 3 car team * Pull data from cars for driver review (Hondata, Motec, AIM) * Calculate vehicle fuel consumption for race day strategy

* Design and fabricate functional and aesthetically pleasing components for racing simulators * CNC plasma cutting table, MIG welding, cutting, grinding, wiring * AutoCAD,Ucannest * Act as a brand ambassador at local car events

* Call on 32 accounts with combined sales of $2.1MM annually * Managed up to fifteen unique application projects simultaneously * Continued all responsibilities from Application Engineering role (testing, design, validation, etc.) * Participated in annual forecasting and developed pricing strategy * Designed and released cooling fan/clutch retrofit kits for existing customer equipment including writing installation instructions * Gathered voice of customer data for new product research * Prepared and delivered high impact presentations to known decision makers at equipment manufacturers * Investigated customer business models and discover a “mutual win” for both companies

* Applied Horton products to build value added solutions for diesel cooling systems * Engineered creative solutions for unique customer applications * Used CAE tools to validate designs before prototype build * Ordered, managed, and reviewed testing of custom solutions for unique installations * Authored test reports and design revision documentation * Managed the release of derivatives of all products including drawing review and Bill of Materials creation * Collaborated with sales and marketing to identify new product opportunities

* Responsible for producing development schedule, testing, calibrating, and writing reports for engine control software * Data acquisition: CAN, thermocouples, National Instruments, Yokogawa, and Honda proprietary software * Authored and updated test manuals to increase productivity for future development projects * Operated vehicle dynamometer with wind tunnel and ambient temperature control * Strive to minimize resource requirements for high quality calibration * Designed and implemented system for automating cold start testing (hardware and software) * Generated LabVIEW based simulation software for exhaust temperatures during EPA test mode * Wrote data analysis software for auto-generating reports

* Designed and built test stand for elongation and contraction testing on braided steel hydraulic lines * Milling, turning, and TIG welding * Wrote VBA script to automate analysis from the stand * Worked on a team tasked to investigate market failures in dry sump engine applications * Fabricated test fixtures and prepared samples for life-cycle testing of product

* Collaborated with a small team to implement the industry’s first objective drive-ability analysis tool (AVL Drive) * Analyzed test data for inconsistencies and created test reports * Six Sigma Green Belt Training

* Supervisor of 5 technicians and $4MM of test equipment * Support multiple internal customers by creating derivative test solutions to understand prospective new products or production changes * Oversaw the commissioning of four test cells * Company representative to the Co-ordinating European Council for industry standard gasoline and diesel tests * Created VBA scripts to automate daily test reporting * INCA ETAS, Indicom, Hypercell, VX-IN, HPTuners, Solidworks

Activities and Societies: Formula SAE