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Mauricio Kurpjuweit (Germany)

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  Munich (Germany)  
  Concept Engineer Designer  
  02.1976 - 12.1987 High School – Major Sciences Colégio Assunção - São Paulo - SP - Brasil

03.1989 - 02.1994 University attended Escola Politécnica – University of São Paulo - USP Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - 5 Year’s course
Specialization: Project and Production
03.1991 - 06.1992 Project at IBM5080 graphic station with CATIA V3 software. Computer IBM 4381/ B7900
Mechanical Engineering Department USP and CCE (Centro de Computação Eletrônica USP)
External automotive body concept, using complex CAD functions and surfaces and aerodynamic and human factors concepts. Study of numerical programs applied to solve structures in finite element using Fortran77.

05.1992 - 12.1992 Scholarship from Brazilian research Council CNPq - University of São Paulo - USP
Type – Scientific Initiation
Area of study – Structural analysis in Finite Elements with a CAD project.

22.10.1992 Participation at the IX Scientific Initiation meeting on October the 22nd of 1992 in IME - Mathematics and Statistics Institute - USP with the 'Collapse Ways in Tubular Elements' work.

10.1996 - 06.1997 Masters of Transportation vehicles design - Scuola Politecnica di Design SPD - Milan - Italy
Majors: Gestalt Theory Story, Industrial Design Story, Industrial Design Theory, Anatomy and Physiology, Human Factors, Color, Design Technology, Software application 3Dstudio, Transport Design and Modeling.
Thesis: Expansive Collective Transport
 
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EDAG Engineering + Design AG - München

Department: Product Development
Period:15.September.2006 – 15.December.2006 Munich - Germany
Position: Concept Product Engineer
Softwares: Catia V5 R14 Models 3D Surfaces and Solide, Windows XP
15.09.2006 – 10.10.2006 Work inside BMWAG:
Experimental Automobile Speed – Side Panel and B-Pillar Concepts. Styling Proposals of side door lines.
Mini Colorado – Concept Middle Console with Arm Support Interior, several Proposals. Changing in more Plastic Parts.

Stief Personalmarketing GmbH - Ingolstadt

Department: Product Development
Period: 05.April.2006 – 07.September.2006 Munich - Germany
Position: Concept developer
Softwares: Catia V4 and V5 R14 Models 3D Surfaces and Solide, Windows XP, Office (Power Point, Excel, Word…), Outlook and Browser Internet Explorer.
05.04.2006 – 31.07.2006 Work for BMWAG together PSW Automotive Engineering GmbH:
Fuel Tank for Motobike Model GS Enduro.
BMW Simple Concepts – Body-in-White Engine Compartment Parts Concept, Chassis Rear Powertrain and Front End Structure.
11.08.2006 – 18.08.2006 Work for BMW AG E8x together with CSi Entwicklungstechnik GmbH:
Wheelhouse plastic cover front lower – Several modifications.

C-con Ingenieurgesellschaft GmbH - Munich

Department: Design
Period: 09.Januar.2006 – 30.March.2006. Munich – Germany
Position: Product Designer
Softwares: Catia V5 R14 3D Model Surfaces, Windows XP, Office (Power Point, Excel, Word…), Outlook and Browser Internet Explorer.
Work for and inside BMW AG:
Department Dingolfingen Perfect A-Class Sitz Design Styling Surfaces
Several Surface Modification in more EK – Body-in-White Parts for Methods Tool Production. BMW and Volvo XC90 side window frame for Kittel Supplier. Orientation about Photostudio and Rendering with materials. Drawings from Parts.

Hesys Technical Systems GmbH – Oberhaching – Munich

Department: Pre-Design
Period: 01.October.2005 – 02.December.2005. Ottobrunn – Munich – Germany at Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH OTNV
Position: Concept Engineer Designer NH90 Vehicle Predesign
Softwares: Catia V4 & V5 DMU, 4D-Navigator, Windows XP, Office (Power Point, Excel, Word...), MS-Picture Manager, WTP-Pro
Work inside Eurocopter with Helicopter NH-90 – After Series Dokumentation, Systeme Concept Design and Presentation. Examples: “Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank IAFT & Stretcher Installation” for Norwegian SAR (Rescue) Variants, “Geometrical Limit Landing with open Rear Ramp in horizontal position”, “Sniperbar handle Soldier Gun at open side Door” Proposals, Analyse Points, “Thermal Gyroscopic Imaging System” Concept, Modifications on Configuration of Document NH90 “Master Internal/External and Avionics Equipment Australian Army”, Technical Note “NH90 External Air Transport”.
Support to Colleague on making external Surface of Cockpit Fuselage from future Helicopter in CAD.

Zsi Zertz + Scheid Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH - Nürnberg

Department: Design
Period: 28.June.2005 – 12.August.2005. Moosburg at Isar - Munich – Germany Contract
Position: Product Designer & Development Engineer
Softwares: Catia V5 R12 3D Model and Drawings. Surfaces, Volume and Product, SAP, CDI, Windows XP, Office (Power Point, Excel, Word…), Outlook and Browser Internet Explorer.

Work inside Jungheinrich Moosburg GmbH - Department TG-E - Project Fork Lift EFG 550 Orion

Drawings Update of Rotation Seat System, Outer Surfaces of Steering Wheel Trim and Sheet Metal Parts Drawings. Several Design and A-Surfaces of Steering Wheel Pillar Trim, B-Faces, Fixing Points and Assembly Details. Several 3D Concepts, Design Presentations. 3D Model of Sealing Part at Steering Wheel Axle, Screw plastic Towers at Multiuse Box and several Production Parts small Drawings. Design Proposal of future exterior Fork Lift.

MSX International - Munich

Department: Project Design. Concept, Body-In-White, Exterior & Interior
Period: 02.November.1999 – 31.October.2004 Munich - Germany
Position: Product Designer & Development Engineer
Softwares: Catia V5 and V4 3D Model and Drawing, Conventional and Parametric Skin Functions, VPM, DMU-PSN, 4D Navigator and BMW Prisma. Catia V5 R10+ Freeform, Surfaces, Volume and Product, Windows, Power Point, Excel, Word and Browser Internet Explorer.
Work inside BMW AG - Projekt Common - Serie 5 2008 10.05.2004 – 28.09.2004
Body-in-white rear floor panels Module – Catia V5 parametric Surfaces.
Main Parts: Wheelhouse, Strut Spring Pot and Reinforcement, Trunk Floor panel middle rear and side, Battery support, Support Bushing, Support Thrust Rod, Reinf. Wheelhouse, Longitudinal sidemember, Crossmembers, Strut Tension and so on.

Work inside BMW AG Depart. EF-20 Engine Aggregates Components – X5 2005 15.09.2003 – 08.12.2003
Main Parts: Transversal Transmission Support, Motor Support, Motor Support Tube

Work for BMW AG – X5 Model 2005 KEX5 Mock-up 02.07.2003 – 12.09.2003
Side Panel, Steering Wheel Axle and Body-in-white rear Floor Panel Modules. Exterior Design Surface and Concept Parts
Main Parts: Side Panel front outer, Steering Positioning, Longitudinal sidemember, Support and Crossmember front.

Work for BMW AG – X5 Model 2005 E70 Concept Phase 01.02.2003 – 01.07.2003
Side Panel Module rear and Parts of D-Pillar at rear Lamp Area - Catia V5 advanced surfaces with linkage.
Main Parts: Side Panel inner rear, Reinforcement D-Pillar panel, B-Pillar inner panel and Prolongation lower, Canal and rear Lamp Panels.

Work inside BMW AG - Serie 6 Coupê '03 and Cabrio '04 E63/4 01.04.2001 - 18.12.2002
Body-in-white rear floor panels Module – Catia V4 parametric Freeform Skin
Main Parts: Wheelhouse, Extension Wheelhouse, Floor Panel rear, Longitudinal sidemember at middle and rear, Battery support, Reinforcements of Floor Panel, rear Crossmembers, Transverse Tubular structure, Structure reinforcement, Support rips, Filter supports.

Diverse Projects 01.03.2001 - 30.03.2001
Study of Door Mechanismus for Evo-Bus. Explo Drawing. Assembly Models with BMWORGDATEN Package Tools. Modifications and building of Wheels finished and unworked for Ronal supplier from DaimlerChrysler AG.

Work for BMW AG FIZ - Serie 1 '03 E8x 01.02.2001 - 28.02.2001
Diverse Mechanismus of rear Seat Blocking system.
Diverse 3D Concepts of Multipurpose office Box at rear middle Seat. Several types of Cover opening, drawer and smaller compartments for Cups, Books, Bottle, CD and Cans with also an office small Table. Models of objects in real scale like Champagne Bottle, Cigarette Package, Mobil telephone, Credit card, glasses, tissue Package and Pens. Positioning of the objects inside the compartments for use analysis.
Concepts of Open rear seat Mechanisms making a box at 60% of it expanding the Baggage area to have least 2 Golf Bags.

Project together Webasto for Volkswagen AG – Supplier of Roof Systems 02.11.1999 - 30.01.2001
Concept Prototypes of Roof Module System with new Material Technologies mounted cars - Lupo
Integrated Airbag, Roof Panel, Roof Trim inner Panel, Trim upper cover, Sun Roof, Sunblade and acessories.
Coordination of Typical Sections, concept, function and Feasibility. Assembly and Detail Drawings.
Interior Visualization Design Sketches of most important mounted parts as Presentation for Orientation the collegues in the project Group. Development and Smooth of Design Surfaces with solide structure and complex freeform faces for Rapid Prototyping and Control Points.
Main Parts and Systems: Outer Roof Panel, Roof Reinforcement Frame, Trim Roof Panel with integrated upper front Console Cover, Sunroof system, Pillars Covers structured in solide with fixing clips and reinforcements for Rapid Prototyping, side upper Trim Connection Pillar Cover, inner upper Tailgate Cover, upper side Airbag, Sealings, Environmental Lights Cover, Microphone Cover and accessories. Carry-over of Body-in-white Serie Parts like Sunblades and Handles. Roof Senotop sheet Panel with integrated PU reinforcement. Crossmembers and Supports.
Contour surface model for Tool Forming and further cutting Guide.
Material Technologies: Aluminium, SMC, SMC at Alu Roof glued, Plastic, Azdel, Senotop, PU, Lfi and Space Frame Structure.
Diverse Activities:
Skechtes of Construction and Assembly Parts at a Roof Module. Concepts: frontal and rear assembly Roof, integrated roof Frame, Alu profile Frame, soft Sheet, integrated Electrical Equipment at Roof, Complete technical Space Frame Roof. Diverse Sketches for Opel Presentation at Astra Touring. Integrated roof Crossmembers as glued Frame at Roof with modified Parts of Astra Sedan.

Rücker Star Design AG - Munich - BMW Projekt Partner

Department: Interior engineering design. Automobile Concept, Body-in-white, Interior Trim
Period: 03.August.1998 - 23.September.1999 Munich - Germany
Position: Product Designer & Entwicklungsingenieur
Softwares: Catia V4 3D Model and Drawing, Conventional Functions.

Project Range Rover L30 2002 – Studies and Concept Sections. Inner Trim D-Pillar Cover styling Surface.
Project BMW serie 3 coupé 2000 E46/2 for Supplier Fehrer. Back rear seat Pillar in foam and plastic.
Project BMW serie 3 Compact 2001 E46/5 – Concept and Series Phases
Style Faces and Skin for Stamping. Volumes and Solides for tooling. Development of styling surfaces for Pillar Cover and Trim Roof. Feasibility, Assembly and Mounting Concept Sections. Assembly and Details Models with complete Drawings. Main Parts developed: side upper Head Airbag for supplier Autoliv, inner Trim Pillars, Trim Roof Panel with and without Sunroof including fabric A-faces, inner offset and diverse outer offset thickness structured Material for forming in Stamping with together glued Poliretane and Glassfiber Model, Seat Belt Positioning System, Fixing and Sealing Parts, Roof Crossmembers, side Airbag support System. Proposals for Body-in-white changes according to interior Parts. Studies of roof Handle and roof Lights Supports, Sunblade Positions and Asm mounted Parts as ultrasonic alarm System.
Project BMW serie 3 Station Wagon 2001 E46/3
Trim Roof Panel with needs of supplier Industriale Sud. Models for ECE and US markts. Tolerance of Montage and measure FMK points. Studies and Development of roof Handles Supports and fixing supports for rear children seats.

VOLKSWAGEN DO BRASIL LTDA.

Department: Air-conditioning, Finish and Instrument panel engineering.
Period: 08.October.1997 - 20.July.1998 São Bernado do Campo - SP - Brazil
Position: Product Engineer
Softwares: Catia V4 Silicon Graphics Octane. 3D Solide and Free-form design.

Development of Instrument Panel and Climating Parts with supplier Behr and Denso for Project of Generation III Gol, Parati and Saveiro 1999 and Santana 2000 and Hot-Air Duct for inferior Foot region of Instrument Panel for Gol Family Platform to Europe exportation. Air insuflation Grilles Explo and Console measure points Drawings.
Trim front door panel concept section’s development of Polo notch back PQ-24 together with EBAV engineering department at VWAG in Wolfsburg - Germany. Participation in digital Mock-up DMU presentation at prototype department.

GENERAL MOTORS DO BRASIL LTDA.

Department: Product Engineering - Product Design
Period: 01.November.1994 - 03.October 1997 São Caetano - SP - Brazil
10 months with not payed license to realization of the Master Vehicles design course in Italy.
Position: Mechanical Engineer – Product Designer
Softwares: CGS V4.4.0 3D Cad HP 735/15 / Unigraphics V10 X-windows VUE, COE, Windows, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, PaintBrush, LotusNotes, PowerPoint, Scanner und plotter Calcomp

Projects: MONZA, KADETT (Instrument Panel), OMEGA, CORSA, PICK-UP CORSA, CORSA SEDAN, PICK-UP S10 all Models, BLAZER, VECTRA '96 and ASTRA '98.
Elaboration of 3D models studies, Lay-out, Study for access of screw fixing Tool at Tailgate inner Panel, technical assembly and detail drawings according to the tool implemented in production, Assembly project, Body-in-white and Plastic body parts, tapestry and electric systems plans. Parts as: outer and inner lower side Panel, Wheelhouse, Outside rocker panel, decklid, dash, Floor Panel, Reinforcements, Body-in-white Supports and Extensions, A-pillar trim cover.
Courses: 20 hours Production System course, 20 hours Administration Participative course, 8 hours Reengineering course and None Lost course.
Construction and analysis of trimmed surfaces to execute the tool and prototype. Proposal of incorporation of the upper lamp bracket to the roof crossmember in the CORSA SEDAN project to Mexico. Smooth of external surfaces of plastic parts as back seat mechanism cover of OMEGA, bow-ties, and emblems. Incorporation of an absorber impact foam at the A-pillar trim cover. Lay-outs of S10 pick-up head lamp movements in relation to the other parts. Color, assemblies and sub-assemblies table drawings and writing drawings.
Coordinator and Disseminator of the CAD file organization system DCS (Data Creation Standard) Single Part File of CGS CAD system projects to standardize the organization with common and optimized information to the corporation projects.
Assembly Package parts of the Blue-macaw (Celta) instrument panel project in base of CORSA parts to have a lower cost project together with the Design and Styling department, supplying external trimmed smoothly surfaces as proposal of instrument panel central console to make the Clay model and mock-up. Changes proposals of the heating blower air case, console trim cover part, air knobs and its housing controls, new ducts and assembly fixing. Participation in the internal procedures of the department to the ISO 9000 normalization.

JOHNSON CONTROLS

Department: Building Automation Graphic Design
Period: December 1994 - February 1995 São Paulo - SP - Brazil Free-Lancer
Softwares: Windows 3.1, Excel 4.0, Word 2.0, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Designer 3.1, PaintBrush, Autocad R.13

Graphic windows design and programing to the central controls system room supervising computer, including detection and fire, access, HVAC and illumination control systems. Buildings: FEMCO, AMÉRICA DO SUL-YASUDA BANK, BANDEIRANTES BANK headquarters, WTC building and SHOPPING OSASCO mall.

HONEYWELL DO BRASIL & CIA.

Department: 'Building System Division' in Operation Engineering
Period: January 1993 - March 1994 São Paulo - SP - Brazil Trainee
Softwares: Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Designer, PaintBrush, Autocad R.11 / 12.
Programming Softwares: XBS, GRAPHIC CENTRAL, EGC, CAE, CARE and CNAP
Digital Products: EXCEL5000, FS90 and W7600

Structure and Organization of the company project CAD area with drawings' library conception.
Commercial proposals with visual graphic architecture of fire, access, HVAC and security control systems to corporations, commercial buildings, hotels, malls, factories and to the Brasilia International Airport. Technical support to the marketing department.
Graphic control points programming, creation of supervision graphic windows in windows base software to computer systems operations. Graphic systems for EMBRATEL telecommunications, BNDES and C.E. VARIG commercial buildings.
Control system, equipments assembly and implementation projects for food factory NECHAR in São Paulo, EMBRATEL Telecommunications in Fortaleza and Campinas, BASF headquarters in São Paulo and CENTRO EMPRESARIAL VARIG in Brasilia.
Digital controllers programming projects using higher points per controller.
Project leader of the own building security control system implemented in the company building as demo-room.

Period: April 1994 - September 1994 São Paulo - SP – Brasilia – DF Brazil Free-Lancer
Supervision of integrated control system at the 68000m² C.E. VARIG headquarters project. Project leader for field installation, executive and functional projects, control programs, graphic supervision system windows, coordination of material and local human resources and all other subjects related to the project. The integrated supervising system includes 2 water chiller centrals, HVAC, smoke detection, access, internal circuit of TV, fire, energetic demand, generator group, illumination and reservatories and pumps' systems, integrated in a central room control. Architecture project of the comfortable building supervising central room.
Elaboration of budgets and commercial proposals to generate projects like the supervising system control architecture to the FUNCEF commercial building in Brasilia. Orientation to execute supervising windows so that it has quality and functionality at the system presentation.
 
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SOFTWARES

01. Autodesk Autocad R13 for Windows - Very Good Knowledge
02. Autodesk 3D Studio 3D Shapes & Rendering Very Good Knowledge
03. Alias Sketch Pro V2 Sketch & Rendering - Very Good Knowledge
04. Alias Studio V12 3D Shapes & Rendering - Basic Knowledge
05. CGS – Freeform Surfaces Profi
06. Unigraphics UG V10 - Basic Knowledge
07. 3D Catia V4 Freeform Surfaces, Solide & Parametric Skin - Profi
08. 3D Catia V5 R14 Freeform & Parametric Surfaces, Volume, Rendering & PhotoStudio - Profi
09. Designer - Very Good Knowledge
10. Photostudio - Good Knowledge
11. Windows Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel…) and others – all Versions
Very Good Knowledge
12. Internet Explorer & Netscape – all Versions
Very Good Knowledge
13. Corel Painter - Very Good Knowledge
14. Photoshop CS2 - Good Knowledge

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