Luis Arturo Nápoles Pacheco

• Create high-quality Class A surfaces that meets design intent, manufacturability for different materials (metal stamping, injection molding, additive manufacturing, carbon fiber, fabrics) and functionality (ergonomics, aerodynamics or hydrodynamics).
• Develop robust math data structure that is resistant to change by using different modeling techniques (surface, solid modeling, parametric, etc) in a congruent time frame.
• Execute 3D CAD construction from scans, sketches, sections criteria, verbal exchange, for different vehicle platforms such as Personal Watercraft (PWC), Pontoon boats, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV), Side-by-side (SxS) and product accessories per each vehicle.
• Understand user needs based on product experimentation and tests, connect engineering and design teams to capture needs and requirements and by having a user-centric approach influence the design and product engineering with innovative solutions.
• Lead CAD design for aerobuck, ergo buck, glass case and coordinate model build to support design teams (industrial, vehicle, CMF, ergo) for decision making.
• Propose the usage of novel design techniques like topology optimization, generative design and parametric design in new vehicles advanced concepts.

• Develop Class A surfaces for seats systems and plastics from sketches or scan data in 3DExperience, Catia V5/V6.
• Conduct packaging feasibility and provide technical criteria by 3D sections for class A surface development.
• Collaborate with different teams (foam, trim, metals, wires, comfort, among others) to robust packaging feasibility.
• Ensure products meets functional OEM customer requirements, international safety regulations and comfort rules under aesthetics appeal and design intent.
• Stay updated with surfacing techniques tools like Fusion 360 for weight reduction, Autodesk Alias, Siemens NX WAVEs, RAMSIS.
• Contribute with knowledge to local teams for strengthen engineering office.

3D Printing services company, focusing into design and fabrication of personalized corporative awards, this allowed me to acquire management skills and introduces me into technology tends such as topology optimization and generative design.

• Strengthened company reputation by consistently meeting with customers showing them design and manufacturing capabilities aligned with FDM machines.
• Managed financial operations to ensure fiscal responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Design, develop and manufacture awards in FDM diverse materials products to satisfy customers expectations.

• Develop Automotive Complete Seat Systems that meets performance specifications, international safety regulations and cost range.
• Perform decision-making matrix for components, materials and subsystems selection.
• Ensuring full integration of seats components (frames, foam and trim) by performing stack up analysis considering DFAM (Design For Assembly and Manufacturing) best practices and tolerances.
• Develop 3D CAD assembly and component models and its 2D technical drawings for assembly and manufacturing according ASME Y14.5 M and GD&T standards.
• Manage large CAD assemblies and its BOMs for new releasing or Engineering changes in PLM Teamcenter.
• Conduct root cause analysis and problem solving techniques for product problem solutions like 8Ds and 5 Whys, beyond others.
• Provided technical support to assembly line teams, enabling them to take corrective actions.

During this period of time, since I was the only Power Sport Racing, Aftermarket and Service OEM Product Engineer, I had the opportunity to work with several clients (Ford, GM, Stellantis, Mopar, Nissan, AM General, Volvo, Daimler, CNH, John Deere) and my responsibilities and deliveries grown in parallel:

Activities in Aftermarket Transmissions, Service OEM & Heavy-Duty OEM gear box components.

• Execute failure analysis of transmission and/or components issues presented in field, communicate customer about problem solving activities to find root cause, implement contention and long term engineering solutions in collaboration with clients and update design if required.
• Coordinate 8D root cause analysis, on & off problem, stack ups, prototypes builds, laboratory and vehicle tests to find solution of a problem and perform solution validation and verification.
• Lead Product Engineering changes, analyze the product impact of those changes in other family products, apply blueprint design updates, manage BOM replacements in PLM, provide technical support to sales and production departments and coordinate implementation in plant in collaboration with manufacturing, industrial and quality engineering teams.
• Create and keep up to date of DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) of the transmission components after a new engineering change or a problem solving activity.
• Analyze the impact of product deviations or non conformance product from internal and external manufacturing suppliers and be the responsible to its approval.
• Analyze wide variety of transmission components PPAPs from internal or external manufacturer suppliers, such as forging, electronic sensors, CNC machining parts, sand cast and die cast aluminum castings, tempering controlled steels, sintered metals.
• Submitting of engineering changes in different OEM customer portals.
• Create and submit Material Data Sheets within the IMDS portal for customer approvals.

• Enhanced student understanding by showing real life product solution examples, focusing in FEA numeric method applied for static structural and thermal analysis.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, resulting in clear subject matter discussion with students.
• Create design challenges to promote work team and raise awareness that designing has no only one solution.

• Technical Benchmark analysis of a 2010 458 Ferrari DCT Parking Lock Transmission, the project consisted in characterize the parking lock behavior to obtain design insights for the new DCT transmission Tremec was about to develop.