Fernando Rizzo

Design and Virtual Reality Engineering at Ford Motor Company

Cologne Bonn Region

About

Experienced Property Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Product Development, Virtual Reality, Virtual Prototyping, Product Lifecycle Management, Computer-Aided Design and Engineering Simulation in several different application areas. Strong engineering professional with a Technologist in Mechatronics focused in Industrial Mechatronics and Virtual Prototyping.

Experience

  • Design and Virtual Reality Engineering at Ford Motor Company
    Mar 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 4 mos

    - Development of Virtual Reality Applications and Methodology - Engineering Simulation - Basic Design and Studies

  • Designer at Valeo Lighting Systems
    Nov 2010 - Mar 2011 · 5 mos

    - VALEO Methodology Implementation - Co-design with several automakers - Design, development and analysis of plastic parts - Reference in CATIA V5 Application and development

  • Technical Support Coordinator at TECMES
    Jun 2009 - Nov 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

    - Responsible for customers engineering environment - Technical consulting and support - About 150 companies like: Embraer, Volkswagen, Daimler, Ford, Honda, Toyota, Bosch, Valeo, TRW, Altran, Pac-Edge, Catarina Yachts, Eleb, Marelli-Cofap International, Mwm, Iveco, among other. - CAD/CAM/CAE Instructor - Non-linear finite element analysis and finite element mesh generation (FEM) - Implementation for solid and surface modeling methodology, manufacturing applications in accordance with automotive industries norms (Daimler, Ford, VW, Renault, PSA, Iveco, Honda). - Surface Reconstruction & Shape Edition - Interior and exterior parts design (seats, automotive door panels), brake system, suspension system, stamping support parts, security parts, powertrain parts, wheel interior design, sheetmetal parts, layout design. - Full DMU Analysis, clash and clearance reports, functional kinematics analysis - Knowledge and optimization applications and reverse engineering - Virtual machining simulation and cnc program generation - 3D Assembly tutorials - Product Rendering - CATIA V5 Macro Development - CATIA V4/V5 Administration - Experience on AIX, HPUX, Solaris, Windows and Programming - Notions on CAA Applications like: 3DType, Q-Checker, Engineering Package, Reflection X, Dynavista.