Carla Giovanardi

Experience

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  General Motors

  Apr 1996 - now

  Lead cross-functional team of designers and engineers through the preliminary design, integration, validation, execution and launch of the total side closures system of a major vehicle.Responsible for balancing vehicle imperatives related to this project - cost, mass, investment, timing Development of global strategies and technical specification for side closure greenhouse moldings and interior side closures garnish moldings. Development of global strategies and technical specifications related to side closures sheet metal execution.Identification of global supply base for specific side closure components.Facilitate global meetings between the GM North America GM Korea Lead cross-functional team of designers and engineers through the preliminary design, integration, validation, execution and launch of the total side closures system of a major vehicle. Responsible to engineer, source, integrate, release, validate and launch specific side closures components and systems including weatherstrips, mirrors and greenhouse moldings. Quality Engineer at Fairfax Vehicle Assembly Plant responsible for problem solving issues through the utilization of Red X and other problem solving methods. Specific areas of focus included vehicle wind noise and water leak issues as well as exterior component work.

  • Senior Technical Lead

    Apr 2018 - now

  • Senior Lead System Design Release Engineer

    Sept 2011 - Apr 2018

  • Senior Design Engineer - Global Strategies

    Jul 2009 - Sept 2011

  • Senior Design Engineer - Global Strategies

    Sept 2007 - Jul 2009

  • Senior Lead Design Release Engineer

    Sept 2004 - Sept 2007

  • Design Engineer

    Feb 1998 - Sept 2004

  • Reliability Engineer

    Apr 1996 - Feb 1998