Michael Puroll

Experience

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  Chrysler

  May 1998 - Aug 1998

  Summer Engineering Intern

  Summer Engineering Intern working in Organic Materials on corporate plastic standards.

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  Chrysler

  May 1999 - Aug 1999

  Summer Engineering Intern

  Summer engineering intern in Small Car Platform Durabilty Group working on 4 cylinder engine valvetrain.

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  DaimlerChrysler

  May 2000 - Apr 2005

  Design and development engineer for 5.7L crankshaft, timing ring, front pully and crank damper, and adaptation of oil pans and windage trays for 5 vehicle applications.-Led team of outside suppliers and internal support organizations to design and develop powertrain components.-Led launch crisis team which identified and put actions in place to resolve 3 unique root causes of failures on the same component.-Validated a new casting as a 7 dollar per vehicle cost savings in under 1 year. Show less Worked in a rotational program in 4 month assignments to vehicle synthsis, powertrain, chassis, manufacturing, and cost reduction.-Worked on a NVH absorber optimization strategy for Door Trim and Hard Trim on multiple vehicle lines.-Developed and packaged brake boosters with multiple suppliers prior to a source decision.-Performed root cause analysis on multiple vehicle issues during preproduction and initial production levels at Warren Truck Assembly Plant and Saint Louis North Assembly Plant. Trained and supervised Barganing Unit employees to identify noise issues in production vehicles.-Tested hybrid engine oiling system prototype level components to evaluate oil aeration.-Applied Kepner-Tregoe and Shainin problem solving skills to vehicle synthesis issues.-Released 5.7L engine windage tray, structrual dust covers, oil level indicator and oil level indicator tube drawings for preproduction pilot builds. Show less

  • Base Engine Design Engineer

    May 2002 - Apr 2005

  • Chrysler Institute Engineer

    May 2000 - May 2002
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  Chrysler

  Apr 2005 - Nov 2008

  Suspension Product Engineer

  Led team of outside suppliers and internal staff to design and develop different suspension components into an integrated system. Developed different solution proposals concurrently and analyzed function, weight, cost, and investment to select appropriate suppliers and designs. Optimized existing system and component designs to reduce cost.Managed work with multiple module and component suppliers simultaneously while working on many parts and vehicle lines. Organized and prioritized work appropriately to deliver timely results that were on budget and met all functional objectives. Performed process sign off at Tier 1 suppliers. Supported component, module, and OEM manufacturing plant builds with proper components and resolved build issues with pilot and production vehicles.Completed root cause analysis of component and system level warranty issues to improve customer quality and reduce warranty cost. Implemented a solution to a $1M warranty issue. Show less

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  HRU Technical Resources

  Sept 2009 - May 2010

  Advanced Programs Chassis Engineer

  Contracted as an Advanced Programs Chassis Engineer to AM General for chassis components for multiple light tactical wheeled vehicles.Acted as single point of contact between outside body supplier and internal team. Worked to integrate outside body solution to existing chassis components and designs.Developed specialized steering intermediate shaft for new survivable body solution.Identified chassis open issues for integration to new vehicle solution and managed resolution through design and process improvements prior to vehicle build.Managed component orders and provided kits for two entire vehicle chassis on a prototype vehicle build.Designed, procured, and installed custom ballast weights for test purposes in less than two weeks. Show less

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  AM General

  May 2010 - Feb 2013

  Advanced Programs Chassis Engineer

  Design engineer for chassis steering components for multiple versions of light tactical wheeled vehicles and trailer team leader and design engineer for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle EMD Phase.Led the Integrated Product Team for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Trailer. Had primary responsibility for the design of the trailer to meet the requirements of the Performance Description for the JLTV EMD phase. Coordinated the JLTV Trailer team to ensure meeting all program goals.Was the Control Account Manager (CAM) for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Trailer, managing the trailer project, budget, schedule, and build. Used program management Basis Of Estimate, and Earned Value Management System tools to quote the trailer project and stay on schedule and budget during the program.Developed a custom brake system for the JLTV Trailer that met program and FMVSS requirements.Acted as single point of contact between outside body supplier and internal team. Worked to integrate outside body solution to existing components and designs.Identified trailer and steering open issues using FMEA, DVP&R, and FEA tools and managed resolution using 7D and Root Cause Analysis tools to make design and process improvements prior to vehicle build. Show less

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  CNH Industrial

  Feb 2013 - Aug 2018

  Managed the DVP test plan for the Precision Solutions and Telematics (PS&T) program. Full life cycle test planning includes bench testing and simulation, subsystem testing, full vehicle testing, and field test with validation engineers and customers.Coordinated test timing with product development and test engineers from vehicle platforms and component product development and systems engineering in PS&T.Planned test schedule and department budget and guided the work of over 20 test engineers to achieve set schedule and expenses by adapting to changes in hardware and software feature availability. Built SOW requirements, reviewed proposals and screened candidates for external support during times of heavy workload. Coordinated work activities with agency support to achieve results.Guided the development of specification based test procedures to support the test plan creating common work practices and tracking test cases that needed to be written.Facilitated generation, tracking, and closure of Problem Incident Reports (product issues found during test) to ensure quality product for launch.Active participant in DFMEA activities to reduce failure modes introduced into production solutions, including updated test plans for improved detection of failures, and revision of DFMEA when issues are discovered during test. Show less Approved product development milestones for quality related activities on multiple PS&T projects and coached team members on product development process to improve the completeness of deliverables for each milestone.Set quality and reliabilty targets for new projects in the PS&T group.Facilitated Risk Assessment, FMEA, Problem Resolution Boards to bring team to aligned goals for new programs and open item bug tracking.Engaged with product engineering and product validation to identify and resolve open issues and assisted with problem solving tools when needed.Worked with platform, engineering and test groups to develop Functional Block Diagrams, Project Scope, New Content Risk Indicies for new PS&T projects. Supported new product risk reduction through the generation and tracking ot the proactive activites plan using tools such as DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and new design analysis (Modeling and Simulation). Show less

  • Product Line Product Validation Precision Solutions & Telematics

    Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  • New Product Quality Specialist Precision Solutions & Telematics

    Feb 2013 - Feb 2016
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  AM General LLC

  Sept 2018 - now

  • Director Systems Architecture

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Chief Engineer - System Architect

    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Systems Product Engineer Architect

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2021