Mike Danyo

Technical Specialist Vehicle Structures - Aluminum, Mechanical Joining, and Adhesives and Sealers

Role: Technical Specialist-aluminum Structures, Mechanical Joining, and Adhesives and Sealers at Ford Motor Company
Location: Trenton, MI, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Mike Danyo

Successful engineering leader with over 30 years of automotive engineering experience in sheetmetal (structures and closures). I am seeking a leadership position which will allow me to use my experiences (from the Ford Aluminum AIV\'s, through the Jaguar XJ, and culminating in the F150, Super Duty and Expedition/Navigator Aluminum structures) to assist others in the art of the lightweight structures and the implementation of the associated technologies.Experienced Design and Release supervisor for body structures (Super Duty). Design and Release Engineer in closures (front and rear closures) and body structure (Bodysides and Package Tray).Extensive experience in the development and implemention of new technologies (joining, adhesive, extrusions, casting, sheet, and fastening) for use in high volume aluminum structures. Technical Leader for the F150 all aluminum body for the structures and closures team. Henry Ford Technology Award winner for Non-Destructive Test for Aluminum Resistance Spot Welds and Adhesive.Specialties: Aluminum Structures, Aluminum Joining, Aluminum Fastening, Adhesives and Sealers

Experience

Technical Specialist-aluminum Structures, Mechanical Joining, and Adhesives and Sealers
Ford Motor Company
Oct 2020 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US
Leading Product Development Technical team consisting of 5 SME\'s in application of of aluminum, mechanical joining, Aluminum RSW, and mechanically attached fasteners in body structures and closures. Also have core engineering responsibilities for adhesives and sealers. Key player in developing and executing workplans in addressing aged materials and raw shortages for incoming aluminum, lubes, adhesives, and sealers. Working to deliver higher strength aluminum alloys with robust joining. Investigating new joining methods to advance multimaterial body structures. Responsible for core FMA documents for my areas of responsibilities.

Education

Wayne State University
MSME
1997 — 2000
Wayne State University
BSME
1983 — 1989

Skills

Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Root Cause Analysis
Dfmea
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Automotive Engineering
Gd&T
Fmea
Sheet Metal
Cae
Automotive Design
Manufacturing
Powertrain
Engineering
Apqp
Automotive
Manufacturing Engineering
Lean Manufacturing
Vehicles
Product Design
Six Sigma
Components
Spc
Testing
Catia
Ppap

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Current company

Ford Motor Company

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing · 185K employees · Dearborn, Michigan, United States

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