Dave Coke Email & Phone Number

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Novi, Michigan, United States

Program Management and customer interface responsibility for all Harman Infotainment systems delivered to Stellantis- Implementation of the full array of leading infotainment technology for global markets including navigation, voice recognition, satellite and terrestrial radio and video, and connected services- Successful delivery and launch of the R1 radio for all markets worldwide for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo vehicle lines- Full product lifecycle responsibility, from kickoff through end of service life- Program Management team: 8 direct reports- Distributed global development team of 400+ located in USA, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, S. Korea, China, and Brazil- Validation in USA, Italy, Germany, India, Mexico, Japan, Korea, China, and Brazil- Harman manufacturing located in Mexico, China, and Hungary supporting 19 different customer vehicle production plants worldwide

Novi, Mi

Direct responsibility for Program Management and Software Lead program development activities, Fiat-Chrysler UConnect VP3/VP4 radios, 6.5" Fiat programs worldwide. - Multimedia Infotainment - Phone connections and functions, Bluetooth connectivity - Embedded modem connected services, Telematics, Streaming audio, Apps - Navigation - DAB, SXM Radio

Designing and building electric guitars based on patented "Backbone"(TM) semi-hollow body construction. http://www.DCguitars.comU.S. Patent # 7,507,885

Auburn Hills, Mi

Automotive Instrument Clusters and Displays• Oversight and coordination of international development teams based in USA, Mexico, Germany, China, Australia, and Brazil.• Production locations in Mexico, China, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, and Romania.• Customer plants in USA, Canada, Korea, China, Thailand, and Brazil.

• Senior Project Manager, Instrumentation and Displays• Expert and regional owner for all PM-related procedures, methods and tools. • Training for PM-related procedures.• Mentoring for Project Managers.• Project Status metrics.• Kickoff workshops for all N.A. Projects within the Business Unit.

• Supplier Quality Assurance along the complete process chain for all purchased parts.• Total Cost of Ownership approach.

GMT265 Radio for Cadillac CTS and SRX• Development Team in Troy, Michigan (15 people, indirect) with main PCB production in Guadalajara, Mexico and full radio assembly in Wetzlar, Germany.Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) Receiver • Three control interface variations; Class2 (J1850), GMLAN (Low speed CAN), and MOST (optical bus).• Scheduled rollout to 21 North American OEM vehicle platforms between MY'03 to MY'05 (encompassing 37 nameplates)• Software development and customer support in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Hardware development in Regensburg, Germany, production launch in Guadalajara, Mexico.• Results: All hardware and software milestones and deliveries met on time, and under budget. Full PPAP approval and Run-at-Rate milestones approvals achieved with customer. Project cancelled by customer 2 months prior to start of production (due to immaturity of DAB market in Canada).Navigation Systems• Dealer-installed Navigation System for the BMW E36 3 Series.• Mercedes Benz Aftermarket Navigation system for the M-Class, E-Class, and S-Class.• Software release logistics for North America nav systems. • U.S. navigation systems testing.• Telematics concept development; roadside and emergency services, server-based turn-by-turn navigation with traffic information.• SAE ITS Safety and Human Factors Committee "Driver Distraction".

• Program Manager for the ’97 C/K airbag sensing system.• Release Engineer for airbag sensing systems for the C/K and GMT800 platforms.• Technical representative on World Wide Purchasing team for airbag electronics.• Chairman, Corporate S.I.R. Electronics Coordination Committee.• 2-year International Service assignment to assist Opel Engineering in airbag introduction (Russelsheim, Germany).• Release Engineer for the first ever application of single point sensing system for airbags for General Motors (GM10 platforms).• Developed airbag design countermeasures for out-of-position drivers. (U.S. patent: #4,903,988).• Colwell Merit Award and Siegel Award for SAE paper 9023324.• Cadillac airbag development for the 1990 E/K vehicles.

Masters, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

National Merit Scholar, Regents Scholar, Mich. Society of Professional Engineers Scholar