Validation Team Lead, Mobility Group
Vehicle Transmission Project
- Architected system-level test strategy using a combination of automated test equipment (ATE) and manual testing to deliver system requirement test coverage within an accelerated timeframe.
- Provided technical guidance, process expertise, and problem-solving strategies to mentor engineers across diverse functional areas.
- Verified functional faults test case strategy, using MATLAB Simulink analysis, to ensure realistic customer scenarios were tested.
- Developed a requirements management framework for functional and electrical diagnostics, improving traceability and testability.
- Designed and implemented comprehensive onboarding processes, structures, and guides, accelerating the time-to-productivity by 30% for new hires to successfully meet critical project validation deadlines.
Embedded System Electronic Controller Project
- Directed and coordinated a 7-member global system validation team for an embedded software product within an Agile development environment.
- Anticipated future project specifications and presented a detailed analysis that demonstrated the need for enhanced processor capabilities, leading to the selection of a more suitable microprocessor.
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive test plan and validation strategy for an embedded controller supporting 5 automated transmission systems worldwide.
- Managed retrofitting challenges by designing and implementing custom wiring interfaces to integrate non-native systems into existing vehicle architectures.
- Spearheaded a global initiative to pilot Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence), including project setup, example workflows, and comparative analysis against the existing toolset.
Cloud Project
- Architected an Azure-based Data Lake to intake test data from multiple data sources (vehicles, automated test equipment, etc.) and perform data analysis.
MATLAB / Simulink IBM DOORS JIRA Confluence JAMA Connect Agile ATE Azure Test Planning Team Leadership
Software Design Engineer — Electric Vehicle Inverter
- Delivered UDS test documentation (specifications, verification procedures, and communication architecture) to support manufacturing End-of-Line Testing (EOLT).
- Developed system test cases, assessed and provided feedback on unit test cases, and conducted technical reviews to ensure requirement validity.
UDS EOLT Test Documentation Requirements Review
Senior Systems Engineer — Software Systems
- Performed vehicle and bench testing, identified testing issues, and debugged software abnormalities found during verification and validation activities.
- Designed and deployed an environmental test bench by integrating system components within a thermal chamber to validate performance under hot and cold conditions.
- Resolved a complex, long-standing customer service issue through direct customer interaction, data analysis, and experimentation, resulting in a $1 million per month reduction in warranty costs.
- Verified collision mitigation system integration with the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) through scenario-based testing, delivering the correct CAN/XCP bus communication feedback and system behavior.
- Led design review processes, oversaw allocation of vehicle test track assets, wrote system requirements, and ensured comprehensive test coverage aligned with system requirements.
- Developed the C++ base software for seamless, low-latency integration of an external collision mitigation system with a heavy duty automated transmission system.
C++ CAN Bus MATLAB / Simulink CANape CANalyzer HIL / MIL Vehicle Validation
Electrical Systems Engineer III
- Led the planning and execution of system projects to ensure sustained, reliable performance of nuclear reactor systems, consistently providing clear and concise communication of system issues and project milestones to all organizational levels.
- Developed and maintained system monitoring parameters, utilizing instrumentation calibration data and trend analysis to proactively identify and mitigate potential failures in critical nuclear components.
I&C Engineering System Monitoring Trend Analysis Project Coordination Data Analysis
Quality Assurance Engineer
- Analyzed reported customer complaints and issues to identify and report on significant product trends.
- Evaluated patient safety risks and ensured compliance with FDA reportability standards.
- Resolved production challenges by identifying root causes and executing targeted corrective measures, encompassing both design modifications and process enhancements.
CAPA FDA Compliance Risk Assessment Medical Devices
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Senior design project: Developed a lithium battery charger and monitoring system to manage an A123 Systems lithium cell.
MATLAB C++ Microprocessors LTspice Power Systems