Experienced Director of Product Development, Validation, and Assembly with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Leadership, Electrified Trucks, Analytical Skills, Team Leadership, Program Management, Issue Resolution, and Design Engineering. A seasoned automotive and electric vehicle veteran with more than three decades of experience. Held a variety of engineering and managerial positions at General Motors (GM), including Advanced Vehicle Performance Manager for electric trucks (HUMMER EV, Chevrolet BEV pickup and BEV Escalade, as well as the Volt/Velite5 passenger car models). He also served for 4 years on international assignments in both Thailand and Japan as GM’s international Vehicle Chief Engineer of the Global Chevrolet Colorado and Trailblazer for the entire launch at the GM Rayong Plant in Thailand. Prior to that he was the Global Vehicle Performance, Validation & Quality Executive for the same program in a Joint Venture development with Isuzu Japan.
Dw Richards Enterprises
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Carpentry And Construction And DesignDw Richards EnterprisesSacramento, Ca, Us
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Director Of EngineeringRevo Powertrains Jun 2021 - Present
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Director Of Testing & ValidationWrightspeed Dec 2020 - Sep 2021Alameda, Ca, Us -
Advanced Vehicle Performance Manager – Electrified Trucks & Volt/Velite5General Motors Apr 2016 - Sep 2020Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Program Engineering Manager – Electrified ProgramsGeneral Motors Jul 2012 - Apr 2016Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Regional Vehicle Chief Engineer Global Mid-Size Asean & Asia PacificGeneral Motors Jul 2010 - Jul 2012Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Global Vehicle Performance & Validation – Isuzu Joint Venture JapanGeneral Motors Jul 2008 - Jul 2010Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Full Size Truck Program Validation ManagerGeneral Motors Mar 2005 - Jul 2008Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Executive Quality/Reliability/Durability (Qrd) Technical AssistantGeneral Motors Jan 2004 - Mar 2005Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Full Size Truck Structural Performance Integration Team LeaderGeneral Motors Mar 2001 - Jan 2004Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Vehicle Synthesis, Analysis & Simulation Development EnginGeneral Motors Mar 1999 - Mar 2001Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Advanced Design Release Engineer - Product Technology Development & DesignGeneral Motors Jul 1997 - Mar 1999Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Full Vehicle Testing Simulation & Validation EngineerGeneral Motors Jun 1996 - Jul 1997Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Truck Engineering Gmi Co-Op EnginGeneral Motors Oct 1991 - Jun 1996Detroit, Michigan, Us
Derek Richards Education Details
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Purdue UniversityMechanical Engineering -
Kettering UniversityMechanical Engineering
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Derek Richards attended Purdue University, Kettering University.
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