Tim Wills

Brakes and Steering Design and Development

• Compile cross-functional requirements for both mechanical and electrical systems for customer applications for projected multi million dollar new business proposal. • Responsible for multi-disciplined designs and systems integration employing mechanical and electrical components. • Develop the testing philosophy and reports for systems and sub-systems. • Provide technical direction for global cross-functional team on driveline actuation systems for on and off highway applications. • Lead all DFMEA activities for global mechatronics team.

• Direct a team of seven design engineers for launching multiple brake systems across NAFTA product lines worth $350M. • Mentor a team of design release engineers to develop their knowledge and understanding. • Supervise all technical advice provided for all brake booster, master cylinder, electric vacuum pump and vacuum tube/ hoses for all NAFTA vehicle lines across the corporation. • Write and update all performance specifications pertaining to global brake actuation systems. • Harmonize all design and performance specifications with FCA Italy counterparts to achieve overall optimization of 25%. • Create and approve all DVP&Rs with respect to global brake actuation components. • Review and approve all drawings for new program launches and subsequent changes for cost and quality improvements valued over $2M. • Lead technical discussions with suppliers on all actuation related programs and realized over $1M in efficiencies via optimized manufacturing techniques.

• Manage product design and development of new automotive brake actuation system. Products designed and developed included both a hydraulic and vacuum unit consisting of components across multiple commodities ranging across multiple customer applications. • Responsible for design in coordination with product testing, program timing and application integration into customer systems from cradle to grave. Customers included Chrysler, GM, Ford, Mazda and Fisker. • Responsible for customer interface from new product technical discussions to current production issue resolution. • Assisted in a Red X investigation to determine the root cause of customer complaints. 30% performance improvement achieved by utilizing effective CFD analysis. • Completed Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) green belt project streamlining the North American DFMEA development process. Improved man hour utilization by 25% while achieving improved stakeholder satisfaction. • North American Champion responsible for setting DFMEA standards and practices for all actuation designs within a multi-million-dollar business unit.

• Standardized and optimized GM global low-profile shipping containerization system which is still in use today. • Designed and developed steel fabricated shipping containers. • Supervised design and build of prototype and production containers on multiple projects. • Performed FEA validation of designs for 50+ projects. • Multi-disciplined plastics knowledge using lean manufacturing techniques.

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