About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1919660
ENGINEERING MANAGER | PRODUCT DESIGN, TOOLING & DFM | AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
Core Expertise
- Engineering leadership overseeing product design, requirements, and validation teams for automotive launches.
- Tooling stewardship for plastic injection molds, die-cast components, and sheet-metal stampings.
- Managed approximately 380 molds, stamping dies, and die-cast tools across programs.
- Established annual budgeting for mechanical engineering including capital, R&D, and compensation.
- Directed skill development from entry-level engineers to lead and principal engineering roles.
Project Background
- Led multi-year product development for camera-to-display automotive systems from concept to production.
- Designed scalable, corporately owned platforms deployable across multiple OEMs with minimal retooling.
- Resolved manufacturing issues and drove validation to meet customer specifications and regulatory testing.
- Implemented DFM practices for in-house and supplier processes including injection molding and stamping.
- Developed workload balancing, project forecasting, and quoting tools to improve program predictability.
Key Skills
- CATIA | CAD modeling | 3D surfacing for complex exterior and interior components
- Injection molding | Die casting | Stamping | Tooling design and mold/die management
- Design for Manufacturing | Tolerance analysis | Assembly and manufacturability reviews
- Requirements Engineering | Product requirements definition | Validation and testing protocols
- Toyota Production System | Kaizen | Continuous improvement and production troubleshooting
- Project forecasting | Quoting | Workload balancing | Budgeting for mechanical engineering
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering — Michigan Technological University
Why Interview this Candidate?
They are a seasoned engineering manager with 16 years driving automotive product design, tooling, and launch execution, including oversight of hundreds of molds and dies. They led development of camera-to-display systems and scalable platforms from concept through validation and production. With deep CATIA proficiency, DFM expertise, and TPS-driven continuous improvement, they improve program predictability and team capability—an immediate fit for lead product engineer or engineering management roles.
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