Jonathan Cotton

(208) 771-1052 898 N Almon St. #4 Moscow, Idaho 83843 Personal E-Mail: joncot@hotmail.com Portfolio: joncotton@weebly.com

Professional Profile

Diverse intern experience in the automotive industry.

Professional Accomplishments

CAD: CATIA, Solidworks, Alibre Redering: Keyshot, PhotoView 3D Programming: TK Solver, VBA, C++ Specialty: Mechanics fatigue analysis Data Aq: LMS, A.R.CO, Sendev

Suspension kinematics/dynamics Engine tuning/calibrating Welding/fabrication Discrete Event simulation analysis Mild circuitry experience

Chrysler Chassis Dynamics

Steering based warranty evaluation and NVH to comfort correlations. Derived equations for predicting steering torque based on vehicle and tire characteristics. Recorded and evaluated steering torque and chassis vibrations. Produced correlation between NVH measurements and subjective comfort.

Chrysler SRT Dynamics

Tested and tuned track/limit handling functionality of the SRT fleet. Trusted to handle all SRT vehicles on and of the facility. On facility testing of Viper mules. Off facility shakedown support. Thorough understanding of vehicle dynamics.

Manning Applied Technologies

Complete design of electronic TEC soil sampler from concept to prototype. Heavy use of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and electronics. Complete CAD design using Alibre, Solidworks, and Keyshot. Introduced to small technology business practices such as part ordering and presenting updates to stakeholders.

Abarth Vehicle Integration

Lead early development of B-Spec race car. Designed objective performance metric for the Super Sporty seat segment. Participated/supported 24 hours at Nelson Ledges shakedown. Exposed to all the aspects of proper market integration of a vehicle from concept to production.

Hobby Driver/Builder
Built a 98 Neon R/T. 2.4 swap, turbo, nitrous, EMS. All done by myself. 2.2 DOHC VTEC swapped Accord. Track purposed suspension, brakes, and all other supporting modifications. Mild limit handling experience. Comfortable working at vehicles limit.

Work History

May 2013 August 2013 Chassis Dynamics Intern, Chrysler LLC, Chelsea, MI May 2012 August 2012 SRT Dynamics Intern, Chrysler LLC, Chelsea, MI September 2011 May 2012 CAD Designer/Engineer, Manning Applied Technologies, Troy, ID May 2011 August 2011 Abarth Vehicle Integration Intern, Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI

Education

Mechanical Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, ID May 16, 2014 [References are available upon request.]

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