Experience
Yazaki North America, Inc.   January 2012 - Present
New Enterprise Forum   2010 - 2013
Pacific Insight Electronics   January 2011 - February 2012
AA Engineering Services, LLC   May 2009 - November 2011
Shifting Gears 3   2010 - 2010
IMRA America, Inc.   January 2009 - May 2009
TRW Automotive  February 2008 - October 2008
Visteon Corp.  2000 - 2007

Education
University of Michigan   1981 — 1984
BSEE, Electrical Engineering

Cass Tech   1964 — 1967
HS, S&A

Experience
PolyOne  December 2014 - April 2015
Severstal NA  June 2013 - December 2014
Pacific Insight Electronics   May 2012 - June 2013
LED Optical Solutions, LLC   November 2008 - June 2012
Visteon  September 2000 - November 2008
National Steel Corporation  1984 - 2000

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., New Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Mentoring, Business Planning, Employee Hiring, Negotiation, Contract Negotiations, Sales Management, Strategic Planning, Account Management, Team Building, Customer Relations, Strategy Development, Team Leadership, Contract Negotiation, Problem Solving, Automotive, Strategy, Project Planning, Sales, Management, Selling, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Forecasting, Process Improvement, Program Management, Product Development, Recruiting, Business Development, Training, Leadership, Six Sigma, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Inventory Management, Customer Service, Product Management, Start-ups, Purchasing, Pricing, Marketing Strategy, Lean Manufacturing

Education
Universidad Panamericana   2004 — 2004
Post Graduate Leadership Training, Executive Leadership

IESE Business School   2002 — 2002
Post Graduate Leadership Training, Executive Leadership

Duquesne University   1985 — 1987
MBA, Labor Relations

Michigan State University   1979 — 1983
BA, Materials & Logistics Management

Erasmus University Rotterdam   1982 — 1982
OverSeas Study Program/ MSU, International Business Law; Sales and Contract Law

Grosse Ile High School   1977 — 1979
High School

Experience
Ericsson  July 2014 - February 2015
UBC ECE Robotics and Control Lab - In-Vehicle Occupant Head Pose Tracking Group   January 2013 - August 2013
Pacific Insight Electronics   May 2012 - August 2012
Kiewit  September 2011 - December 2011
CanPacific Engineering   June 2010 - August 2010
West Coast Sign Services Ltd.   July 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Circuit Design, Solidworks, AutoCAD, C++, VHDL, Matlab, C, Testing, Robotics, PCB design, Simulations, Electronics, Simulink, SolidWorks

Education
The University of British Columbia / UBC   2009 — 2014
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical Engineering, 3.0

Experience
GM - Global Design & Management   October 2012 - July 2014
Pacific Insight Electronics   April 2012 - September 2012
TDM - Troy Design & Manufacturing (Div. of Ford Motor Co.)   November 2010 - October 2011
Ford Motor Company  November 2009 - February 2010
LED Optical Solutions LLC.   June 2008 - October 2009
Fleetwood Services   January 2002 - October 2009
Automoitve Lighting NA (Division of Magnetti Marelli)   March 2005 - May 2008

Skills
Project Coordination, Automotive, Product Development, Issues Management, Product Launch, Engineering, Manufacturing, Prototyping, Craftsmanship, Automotive Interiors, Stamping, SheetMetal - Body..., Lighting, Technical Liaison, Engineering Liaison, Suppliers Development, Clay Modeling, Styling, Technical Writing, Technical Specs, Continuous Improvement, Ambient Lighting..., Validation Test..., Catia, Vehicles, Six Sigma, Product Design, Product Management, Specifications, Supply Chain, Public Relations, Plastics, Clay Modelling, Injection Molding, FMEA, GD&T, APQP, Artisans, Design for Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Quality Management, MS Project, Engineering Management, Project Management, CAD, Process Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Components, Program Management, Testing

Education
ASQ - American Society of Quality - Toledo Chapter   2012 — 2012
CERTIFICATE of Training

Schoolcraft College   2012 — 2012
Professional Development - QM, Quality Management

Schoolcraft College   2012 — 2012
Professional Development, Statistics

Macomb Community College   2010 — 2010
Catia Surfacing

Lawrence Technological University   2002 — 2002
Graduate coursework, Project Management

Eastern Michigan University   1980 — 1989
Bachelor of Science, B.S.- Manufacturing Technology

Center for Creative Studies   1987 — 1988
CERTIFICATE, Automotive Clay Surface Modeling

PHILPOT AUTO DESIGN
1 year CERTIFICATE COURSE, AUTO BODY SURFACING AND STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUEs

Experience
Talisman Lighting   July 2009 - Present
Pacific Insight Electronics   March 2011 - April 2012
Shifting Gears   January 2009 - May 2009
Ford Motor Company  May 2001 - June 2007
Ford  2000 - 2007
Mitsubishi Motors  January 1998 - October 2000
Cosworth Engineering   January 1993 - January 1998
Sensors,Inc.   January 1990 - January 1993
University of Michigan Health Center   January 1986 - January 1988

Skills
Ambient Lighting, Project Engineering, Haptics, Statistics, Data Analysis, Minitab, Microsoft Office, Product Development, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, Research, Teamwork, Vendor Management, Customer Service, Change Management, PowerPoint, Documentation, RGB Lighting, Side Glow fiber optics, Software Documentation, ISO, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, APQP, FMEA, DFMEA, Design of Experiments, Automotive, Project Management, Testing, Strategy, Six Sigma, Management, Leadership, Product Design, Continuous Improvement, Design for Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis, Vehicles, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Electrical Engineering, Components, New Business Development, Project Planning, Electronics, CAD, Cross-functional Team...

Education
University of Michigan   1992 — 1994
BS

University of Michigan   1976 — 1980
BS

Experience
Pacific Insight Electronics   February 2011 - Present
Methode Electronics  March 2010 - December 2010
Product Development Corp   2008 - January 2010

Skills
Product Development, FMEA, GD&T, APQP, Lean Manufacturing, Engineering, PPAP, Manufacturing..., DFMEA, Manufacturing, Engineering Management, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Automotive, Root Cause Analysis, Injection Molding, SPC, Kaizen, Catia, 5S

Education
Lawrence Technological University
Master of Automotive Engineering

Lawrence Technological University
B.S.E.E.

Lawrence Technological University
B.S.M.E.

University of Detroit Mercy
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing and Economics

Experience
Williams International  January 2012 - Present
Pacific Insight Electronics   March 2011 - January 2012
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc.   2007 - 2011

Skills
Electronics, PCB design, Systems Engineering, Altium Designer, Circuit Design, Embedded Software, Program Management, EMC compliance, Environmental Testing, Power Control, Test Stand, HALT, Pro Engineer, PCB Design

Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn   2003 — 2008
BSEE/BSCE, Engineering

Experience
Deploy Technologies Inc.   March 2011 - Present
Angiotech  September 2010 - February 2011
Pacific Insight Electronics   January 2010 - July 2010
Eastman Kodak  January 1997 - May 2009
Dynapro Systems  July 1992 - December 1996

Skills
Engineering, Integration, Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, TCP/IP, Quality Assurance, RTOS, Automation, Process Improvement, Firmware, Microcontrollers, Hardware, Algorithms, Product Development, Electronics

Education
The University of British Columbia   1984 — 1988
B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering