Douglas — Program Manager for Wheels

October 2012 - Present 17515 W., Southfield, MI Program Manager for Wheels - Wanfeng Auto Wheel Manufacturer of Cast and Forged Aluminum Wheels for OEM Automotive Companies Program Manager for Steering Gears - Yubei Steering Manufacturer of Steering Systems for OEM Automotive applications Akebono Corporation Technical Program Manager

April 2011 - Present Farmington Hills, MI Navistar Inc Assoc Development Engr

2010 - 2011 (2 years) Link Test Labs. Senior Manager, Engineering Services

2005 - January 2008 (3 years 1 month) Automotive Components Holdings, LLC Manager

2000 - 2005 (6 years) Ford Motor Company Design Engineer

January 2008 - September 2009 (1 year 9 months) Manage a contract engineering test business Launched Biaxial Wheel Test machines ACH-LLC (Visteon Corporation) Manager - Steering Engineering

February 2005 - December 2007 (2 years 11 months) Supervise 5 engineers on multiple projects. Projects are applications of current pump designs to Ford and DCX vehicles. Responsible to meet budget and timing for all projects and run cost reduction efforts for the pump team. Visteon Corporation Manager

September 1998 - October 2005 (7 years 2 months) Manager of braking and corner modules for automotive applications. Supervision of 5 to 7 design engineers and design responsibility for $15,000,000 in business. Design, test, launch and budget responsibility. Visteon Automotive Systems Manager

September 1993 - July 1998 (4 years 11 months) Design engineer responsible for braking systems in the Advanced Vehicle Technology section. Team member of the Brake Health Chart Task Force responsible for decreasing Ford brake warranty by at least 30%. Member of the F150 Roughness Task Force that analyzed a roughness problem through scietivic methods and targeted testing to reduce F150 warranty by $5,000,000 for 1996 MY - awarded the President's Boomerang Award for the work on this task force as the team that saved the company the most money in warranty for 1996. I helped to lead the team and drove the organization that led to finding the root cause and fixing it by focusing the task force on the major types of brake roughness. Led the Brake Health Chart testing program and instituted the use of the AMS brake test for N. America which improved braking performance at Ford Motor Company by at least 20%. Varga North America (Kenmar Corporation) Manufacturer's Representative

May 1991 - September 1993 (2 years 5 months) Manufacturer's Representative for Kenmar Corporation representing Varga N. America. Active role as a salesman and as a engineering liaison to the Brazilian Company Varga Brakes. Extensive experience in customer interface with both purchasing and with engineering. Became proficient at interfacing with the Brazilian customer and the American auto company. Learned to create a flow of information between the Brazilian supplier and the American OEM which was beneficial to both companies. Varga received the TQM highest quality award given by Ford while I was at Varga. Varga saved Ford Motor Company millions of dollars and yet produced excellent profits for the company through the services provided by the Kenmar Team of which I was a part. AlliedSignal Project Engineer (Supervisor)

May 1984 - May 1991 (7 years 1 month) Supervision of 5 to 7 engineeers, technicians, and CAD designers responsible for design, development, release, and launch of rear drum brakes and rear disce brakes. Responsible for largest volume business at AlliedSignal with several 10's of millions of dollars in sales. Held section within budget. Consistently delivered products with lighter weight (1.0 to 2.5 lb./vehicle), lower cost ($1.00 - 5.00/vehicle), and lower warranty claims and costs

BSME, Mechanical Engineering (September 1968 - June 1973)