URSULA HARRIS-JOHNSON

19350 Centralia
Redford, MI. 48240
uh7dace6@westpost.net
313-387-1645 home
313-477-1599 cell

EDUCATION:
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY : Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering Aug.1996
CONCORDIA COLLEGE : Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering. May 1996
Masters of Mechanical Engineering, Dec. 2008
EXPERIENCE
Oct 2008 -Present Stryker Instruments - Kalamazoo, MI
Sr. Staff Advanced Quality Mechanical Engineer
* Responsible for the development and implementation of quality assurance practi
ces and controls in new product development
* Provide guidance to product design development teams as to the required delive
rables to ensure compliance throughout design development cycle.
* Provide guidance on design control and standards to the development teams.
* Review, assess and approve design milestones and deliverables throughout desig
n development cycle to ensure compliance.
* Participate in development of specifications including definition of user need
s.
* Develop test strategies, and participate in design verification and validation
tests.
* Generate metrics for assessing quality and evaluate results.
* Participate in critical analysis, design, and change review meetings.
* Supplier Development responsible for ensuring suppliers comply with the Qualit
y System but not limited to developing PFMEA, Sampling plans, Control plans, and
process flows.
* Facilitate and approving suppliers PPAP submission for production ready compon
ents.
* Developing SPC requirements for new product.
* Responsible for root-causing issues associated to complaints received (in-hous
e and at the supplier base).
* Responsible for supplier audits of new products.
* Responsible for educating and development of supplier for PPAP, PSO, GR&R, cap
ability, and APQP.
* Responsible for Validation and Verification at supplier base for new product.
* Assist engineers/operational quality/compliance representatives to identify co
mpliance/quality risks during the design development cycle.
* Contribute to process improvements by developing and/or updating written compa
ny or departmental procedures related to design development.
* Oversee design requirement management process, configuration management proces
s and defect tracking process.
* Support outsourced vendor audits and qualifications, assist in product acquisi
tions.

March 2008 - June 2008 SALEEN INC. Troy, MI.

Title: Sr. Body Design Engineer
* Designed grilles, fascia, rear bumpers, front bumpers, body side moldings, whe
el liners, side rockers, badges and appliques for aftermarket customers.
* Designed B-side attachment of body kits for aftermarket installation.
* Worked directly with Design Studio for design feasibility.
* Supervised contractor work internationally and domestically.
* Procured mechanical parts needed for car and minivan exterior installations.
* Created and updated drawings, trees and models by CATIA V5.
* Feased out studio design for product compliance to customers and industry engi
neering standards.
* Interacted with Automotive suppliers and Tier 1's for mechanical and appearanc
e approval.
* Performed Material Specification for plastic parts, rubber parts, and paint fo
r aftermarket customers.
* Performed Analytical analysis, DOE's, Quality Control, and Root C
ause
Analysis.
* Created and maintained engineering documents to meet quality system requiremen
ts for DFMEA, PFMEA and design review documents.
* Proficient in writing compliance reports for exterior components to
government regulations.
* Performed chalk studies, modeling studies, RSS (Root of the Sum of Squares) st
udies, and stackups.
* Wrote compliance reports for exterior components to government regulations.
* Responsible for choosing correct plastic materials for components
* Responsible for design and repeatability of tooling for plastic components.
* Oversee all aspects of the program i.e. budget, timing, tooling, testing, mode
ls and prototype parts.
October 2002- March 2008 RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Troy, MI
Title: Product/Release Engineer for Exterior Systems: (On contra
ct to DaimlerChrysler).
* Designed grilles, brackets (fascia, grille, sensor, license plate), hood shiel
ds, badging, lighting (headlamps, tail lamps, CHMSL, license plate), fascia, rea
r bumpers, front bumpers, step supports, body side moldings, wheel liners, splas
h shields, spats, appliques and or any exterior systems for domestic and interna
tional markets.
* Designed wire harnesses and rear back up sensors for rear fascias and bumpers.
* Designed washers systems for front fascias.
* Supervised contractor work internationally and domestically.
* Procured mechanical parts needed for Truck and Jeep exterior installations.
* Updated drawings, trees and models by CATIA V-4
* Interacted with Automotive suppliers for mechanical and appearance approval.
* Performed as Liaison for Germany to interact in the American market place for
the Sprinter vehicle.
* Provided GD&T application to automotive models.
* Performed Material Specification for plastic parts, rubber parts, and paint fo
r DCX.
* Performed Documentation Specification for internal and external customers in E
nglish and German
* Supervised required labs for DCX's mechanical testing specifications.
* Worked directly with supplier's release engineer to get models into the DCX sy
stem.
* Released drawings in both Catia and VPM format.
* Preformed PPAP, PSO's, PER's, DFEMA's, and QS-9000 procedures.
* Performed Analytical analysis, DOE's, Quality Control, and Root Cause Analysis
.
* Performed chalk studies, modeling studies, RSS (Root of the Sum of Squares) st
udies, and stackups.
* Completed assignment as MCM (cost savings) lead for the lighting and grille gr
oup.
* Completed assignment as MCM (cost savings) team member for wipers and mirrors.
* MCM (cost savings) team member for Front and Rear Bumper, Grilles, Fascias, an
d Exterior Ornamentation
* Oversee all aspects of the program i.e. budget, timing, tooling, testing, mode
ls and sample parts.
* Proficient in writing business cases to support cost saving ideas.
* Proficient in writing compliance reports for exterior components to government
regulations.
November 2000 - October 2002 HARMAN/BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, Farmington Hills
, MI
Title: Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer:
* Designed navigation radios and bezels for domestic and international markets.
* Designed lighting piping, faceplates, fans and switches for navigation radios
in the domestic and international markets.
* Performed paint studies for appearance requirements.
* Supervised contractor work internationally and domestically.
* Procured mechanical parts needed for radio installations.
* Updated drawings by CATIA V-4/PRO-E.
* Interacted with Automotive Customers for mechanical and appearance approval.
* Performed as Liaison for Germany to interact in the American market place.
* Provide GD&T application to radio models.
* Perform as Data Acquisition and interpretation for Root cause analysis.
* Performed Material Specification for plastic parts, aluminum parts, rubber par
ts, paint and fans for OEM's and aftermarket.
* Perform Documentation Specification for internal and external customers.
* Complete Drawing conversions.
* Supervised required labs for OEM's mechanical testing specifications from cust
omer.
* Worked directly with customers release engineer to get drawings into the DCX s
ystem.
* Released drawings in both Catia V-4 and VPM format.
* Released in different areas (ie. Mailbox or directly into the system).
* Utilize PPAP, DFEMA's, and QS-9000 procedures.
* Perform Analytical analysis, DOE's, Quality Control, and Root Cause Analysis.
* Perform chalk studies, modeling studies, RSS (Root of the Sum of Squares) stud
ies, and stackups.
July 2000 - September 2000 FORD MOTOR COMPANY GLOBAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, Dearborn,
MI
Title: Dimensional Control Engineer:
* Provided staff support to dimensional control departments for DVA.
* Performed as Liaison for dimensional control departments to craftsmanship for
ecstatic requirements.
* Oversaw software requirements for DVA and global craftsmanship.
* Oversaw carline managers for all cars and trucks that required DVA.
* Oversaw budget for studies, software and GD&T applications.
October 1998 - July 2000 EAI, Southfield, MI
Title: Dimensional Management Engineer: (On loan to DaimlerChrysler).
* Provided staff support to plant Supervisors, QA Managers, Steering Committees,
and others in the application of Dimensional Control and SPC methods.
* Performed Analytical analysis, DOE's, Quality Control, and Root Cause Analysis
.
* Provided CAD support in Catia.
* Provided GD&T application and 3-D Variation Analysis on the instrument panel,
HVAC unit, underbody hoses, steering column support, compressors, air ducts, doo
rs, interior trim in Catia.
* Performed chalk studies, modeling studies, RSS (Root of the Sum of Squares) st
udies, stackups.
* Oversaw gage studies with suppliers.
* Created and managed templates data analysis in Catia.
* Provided VPM and Catia Management.
* Built Objective Management.
* Performed Data Acquisition and interpretation.
August 1996 - October 1998 OWENS ILLINOIS, Toledo, OH
Title: (12/97-10/98) Statistical Process Control Coordinator (SPC Coordinator):
* Provided staff support to plant SPC Supervisors, QA Managers, SPC Steering Com
mittees, and others in the application of SPC methods.
* Assisted Customer Service Engineers and Sales personnel in the presentation of
SPC information to customers.
* Conducted in-plant training at Owens-Brockway and TA plants in gauge usage, SP
C computer program usage, and application of data.
* Assisted and developed new applications for SPC techniques.
(8/96-12/97) Project Engineer:
* Designed electrostatic precipitators for domestic and international glass plan
ts.
* Provided water-balancing surveys for domestic and international glass plants.
* Designed forehearths, refiners, alcoves and combustion skids for glass plant.
* Designed fans for stack and cooling wind applications.
* Designed cooling towers for domestic and international glass plants.
* Supervised contractor work.
* Procured mechanical parts needed for machine installations.
* Updated drawings by utilizing MicroStation.
* Developed team work ethics.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Knowledge of Plastics: ABS, Polycarbonate, PC-ABS, TPO, PC/Acrylic Alloy, PC/PBT
Alloy, TPE, Polypropylene, Polyurethanes, and HDPE (High Density Polyethylene).
12 years Experience.
Knowledge of Molding Processes: Injection molding (including 2 shot), Blow Mold
ing, Vacuum Forming, and Extrusion. 12 Years experience
7 years experience in CatiaV4, Trained in V5.
FORTRAN, Basic, Unix, Minitab, AutoCad, Catia V-5, PRO-E, VPM, Visio,
CADCAM, GD&T, Excel, Lotus 1, 2, 3, PowerPoint, AmiPro, Word, Internet,
And the German language