Thomas Achatz
Product Development, Reliability, Testing and Educational Consultant
- Role
- Adjunct Faculty at Washtenaw Community College
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Achatz
Over 35 years proven experience in product development with emphasis on Design for Reliability principles applied to accelerated testing for vibration, thermal, electrical, mechanical, etc. Strong leadership experience responsible for global team of interdisciplinary engineers charged with on-time execution of test requirements, test development, test execution, and failure analyis for all battery, power electronics, and charging system components.Author and/or contributor/reviewer of numerous technical publications and textbooks related to vibration, accelerated testing, and mathematics.Over 25 years teaching experience.Licensed Professional Engineer.
Experience
Adjunct Faculty
Jan 1996 — Present · Ann Arbor, MI, US
Having taught over 75 sections of math courses including Statistics, Intermediate Algebra, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Developmental Math, and Nursing Math I have delivered high quality academic experiences to a broad range of students. Accomplishments include: Developed curricula for Certificate and Associate degree programs for HVAC technologists. Trained and experienced with in-person, virtual, and online teaching modalities. Wrote a textbook that is used around the world.
Education
University of Michigan College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Master of Science - MS, Management of Technology
University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Powertrain
- Lean Manufacturing
- Automotive Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Automotive
- Engineering
- Product Development
- Dfmea
- Hev
- Simulink
- Ppap
- Fmea
- Apqp
- Product Design
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