Problem Solver
Judson Estes
I have been a problem solver and teacher at Daimler, Chrysler, McLaren, Mercedes Benz and almost 100 suppliers to these companies, for over 10 years. If it can go wrong with a car, truck or bus, I have probably seen it. I have learned a simple truth. Most problems come from not managing the Energy flow through a system. Energy that is not accounted for in the earliset design phases, has a twisted way over slipping in to cause problems of all sorts in the development and production phases. A simple energy map and a complete accounting of all energy sources, will provide more benefit than almost any tool, no matter how elaborate or complex. Simplicity is reliability.
Areas Judson Estes is Knowledgeable in:
Automotive applications.
This leads to all machining, welding and casting processes in almost every metal, Electronics from feedback control systems to radios and cell phones to bus architecture issues. The plastic part development process from design to production. Sewing leather, carpet and cloth. Rubber and tireds development. Gas flow from modeling to production series.
This leads to all machining, welding and casting processes in almost every metal, Electronics from feedback control systems to radios and cell phones to bus architecture issues. The plastic part development process from design to production. Sewing leather, carpet and cloth. Rubber and tireds development. Gas flow from modeling to production series.
Techniques Judson Estes Uses:
Energy Models, Flow and capacity tracing, Six Sigma, Shainin, Critical Thinking, DFSS, Taguchi, TRIZ, Quality tool suite
Judson Estes's Problem Solving Skills:
- Energy Exchange in Systems
- Testing. Designed experiments for a purpose.
- Automotive - Trucks - Buses - Race Car problem solving
- Information transformation, exchange and distribution
- Teaching complex ideas to people without previous exposure
- Materials development
- Transforming Metals by Machining, welding, stamping, casting, coating, painting, drilling....
- Software design and development
- Quality Management
- Statistics
Judson Estes's Problem Solving Experience:
- Designed system to schedule most effecient route for trucks delivering parts for next day production at Auto plants
- Designed and patented new gas-liquid seal that depends on material properties for burst pressure. New seal allows Fuel cell car in development 30% more range by increasing fuel pressure to aluminum limit.
- Created test plan for failure prevention in Kinetic Energy Recovery System debuting in 2009 McLaren F1 racer
- Patented system of problem solving combining six sigma techniques with Shainin techniques and Critical Thinking techniques
- Implemented system to teach Energy Transfer analysis in Automotive system in Detroit Michigan, Stuttgart Germany and Woking England
- Designed and built my own home, twice.
- Developed new material process for bonding Carbon Fiber to titanium
- Solved process of crash testing in passeneger cars to prevent occupant area collapse. Developed patented methods for measure car performance in crash tests using accelerometers, film and geometry progarmming
- Designed and specified a database cluster for tracking students in training, projects and reda across of solutions
- Developed positive feedback system for Engineering Changes in Global truck and bus applications