Daniel (Gil) G.
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical Project Manager
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 7 monthsSeville, Spain
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical Project Manager
Freelancer
- Engineering and CAD development of fixtures for aerospace projects
- Project management of acquisition processes in plastic design projects
- Key Challenges: scope, quoting, and resource management
May 2022 - Mar 2023
11 monthsHelmond, Netherlands
Technical Project Manager Vehicle Interior
Lightyear
- Coordination of concept phase for interior development (full interior trim, seats, overhead console), including activities like high-level time planning, section book, styling reviews, cost estimation, and supplier coordination (LY2 project)
- Key Challenges: developing a comprehensive project plan including phases, tooling strategy, and resource allocation
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year 2 monthsSindelfingen, Germany
Lead Engineer at Lightyear (LY0 Project)
AKKA GmbH
- Coordination of interior development: headliner, overhead console, pillar and trunk trim, carpet, and equipment integration
- Studio design engineer (styling coordination) for exterior
- Key Challenges: developing complex modules under tight deadlines while implementing processes (milestone definition, PLM, release and change management) in a startup environment
- Achievement: developed and brought 130 parts to market readiness (Lightyear 0 interior)
- Role: project lead for development
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
5 monthsSindelfingen, Germany
Technical Project Manager / Lead CAD Engineer (BTV Seating System Development for Grammer)
AKKA GmbH
- Coordination of CAD engineers and customer management in developing backrest and armrest for industrial vehicles (metal structure, plastic parts, electromechanics)
- Coordination of internal teams: tolerance analysis, simulation, DMU, PMO
- Key Challenges: creating a detailed schedule in a very tight timeframe with ongoing optimization requests
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
1 yearSindelfingen, Germany
Technical Project Manager Interior/Exterior (Ineos Grenadier)
AKKA GmbH
- Technical coordination of exterior modules development: bumpers, grille, trims, seals, accessories
- Technical coordination of interior modules development: cockpit, seats, HVAC, trims, steering wheel, pedals
- Key Challenges: capacity and resource management in fast-growing teams (from 3 to 16 engineers in one year)
- Achievement: finalized concept from scratch for interior and exterior development (Ineos Grenadier)
- Role: project lead for development
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
1 yearSindelfingen, Germany
Lead Exterior CAD Engineer (Ineos Grenadier)
AKKA GmbH
- 3D design of exterior modules (plastic and metal parts) in the concept phase: bumpers, grille, lighting integration, exterior trim. CAD tool: Catia V5
Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
1 year 9 monthsSindelfingen, Germany
CAD Engineer at Bosch (Porsche Cluster)
AKKA GmbH
- Development (3D, 2D, property definition) of cluster components from concept to series production: plastic parts, heat sinks, speaker integration, PCBs, glass. CAD tool: Catia V5
- Achievement: system development to series production (Porsche cluster with Bosch)
- Role: lead engineer and project manager for component development
Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years 4 monthsHolzgerlingen, Germany
Lead CAD Engineer
Southco
- Development of latching and positioning systems (Fiat, Iveco, Maserati, Audi...) from concept to series production: glove box, center console, multimedia mounts. CAD tools: NX & Catia V5
- Technical analysis: tolerance calculation, FMEA, FEA, Moldflow...
- Development of the test plan, tracking the first off-tool parts
- Achievement: developed innovative latching and positioning systems with Southco
- Role: lead engineer and project manager for component development
Jan 2012 - Aug 2013
1 year 8 monthsWeissach, Germany
CAD Engineer
Gotech
- 3D design of interior parts (plastic and sheet metal) for Porsche: integration of infotainment systems, wiring harness elements, charging station for electric cars. CAD tool: Catia V5
Summary
Mechanical engineer with 14 years of experience developing interior and exterior parts, with a strong ability to lead international teams from concept phase to series production. Solid knowledge of agile and waterfall methods, risk management, and stakeholder coordination. Skilled in CAD (Catia V5/V6, NX) and PLM tools (Teamcenter, 3DX)
Languages
Spanish
NativeGerman
AdvancedEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Sep 2001 - Mar 2011
University of Seville
Industrial Engineer · Mechanical Engineering · Seville, Spain
Certifications & licenses
Agile Project Management with Scrum
PMP Certificate
PMI
PSM I (Scrum Master)
Srum.org
PSPO I (Product Owner)
Srum.org
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