Joey Fordahl

Joey Fordahl

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Product Development Engineer at Bissell Homecare Inc.

  • Education

    • Michigan Technological University

      2011 - 2016
      Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering GPA 3.56

      Senior Capstone - Bobcat Track Installation and Removal Tool (Jan-Dec 2016) - Developed a tool that assists service technicians replace heavy and rigid tracks on loaders. - Performed all 3D modeling and FEA on the steel frame and support structures - Fabricated a working prototype and ran time trials on Bobcat’s largest track loader - Bobcat patented the design and plans to incorporate the tool into their service locations

    • Northern Michigan University

      2010 - 2011
      General Education
  • Experience

    • Michigan Technological University

      May 2013 - Dec 2016
      Security Clerk

      - Responsible for locking all buildings on campus and reporting misconduct - Worked 20 hours/week while maintaining full-time academic schedule - Coordinated scheduling for other security clerks

    • Bobcat Company

      May 2015 - Dec 2015
      Design Coop

      - Designed steel test fixtures used to analyze hydraulic hose routing and operation - Created prototype mounting plates for telematics controllers - Updated / created CAD drawings for a variety of loader components and assemblies

    • Yanfeng Automotive Interiors

      Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

      - Ensure product meets the requirements of the customer and internal development team - Provide dimensional analysis (GD&T) on internal and supplier components of the door panel - Create robust and sustainable corrective actions for customer issues - Executed test plan for BMW floor console program- Developed work orders and approved test reports- Managed outsourced testing to Germany, China, Canada, and the USOther programs included: GM, Ford, Mercedes, FCA Door Panels and Instrument Panels - Launched assembly equipment for the 2019 BMW X5 Instrument Panel- Created PFMEA’s for assembly stations identifying safety critical failure modes- Traveled to equipment suppliers for process debugging and part run-off - Researched injection molding machine barrel pressure loss factors- Completed systematic injection molding training

      • Product Engineer

        Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      • Validation Engineer

        Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
      • Assembly Manufacturing Engineer

        Apr 2017 - Aug 2017
      • Tooling Engineer

        Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
    • BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

      Jul 2019 - now
      Senior Product Development Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Systematic Injection Molding

    • General Industry Safety and Health (10-hour)

      Occupational Safety & Health Administration
      May 2014