Don Hoffmann Email & Phone Number

Auburn Hills, Mi

Responsible to develop and mentor a team of Design Engineers and Designers on multiple programs from cradle to grave for various closure system door modules• Functional and disciplinary supervision of up to 8 engineers (salary, hourly, off-shore)• Build and maintain customer relations with Ford Motor Company, FCA, and Tesla• Coached team in design disciplines including product development process, static analysis, tolerance stack, and problem solving • Maintain global communication and coordination with Germany, India, China, Brazil• Established budgets, workload, and priorities• Emphasized empowerment and ownership of tasks to staffLead Instructor - Technical Product Design (TPD)• Development of the TPD Michigan Advanced Technician Training (MAT2) program• Coach and lead instructors and apprentices with enriched training methods and plans• Achieved first graduates of international design standard (IHK / PAL) exam in USA

Support all phases of the Product Design and Development Process. •Design – D/PFMEA coaching and development with robustness linkages.•Prototype - Design and Assembly assistance. •Test – DVP&R creation, review, or population with applicable statistics.•Launch Support – On-site representation with plant interface.•Quality Services – Product containment/certification for continuous production.Contract resources available for in-depth CAD design, FEA, Rapid Prototype, Campaign Prevention, and Test Management.

 Responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of the engineering department for all North American applications covering various automotive hinge systems including category III (safety), and power systems.• Supervision of up to 20 engineers (salary, hourly, and contract).• Exposed to all OEM manufactures (Honda, Nissan, Ford, GM, Chrysler).• Developed a matrix organization consisting of customer (platform) and commodity roles.• Coached team in engineering disciplines including problem solving and conflict resolution.• Established budgets, workload, and priorities.• Provided engineers an identity with their programs. Supervised test lab design and development.• Created layout of lab and flow of workload.• Assessed equipment needs and procured accordingly.• Hired and developed staff.

Responsible to build and maintain customer relations for GM and Chrysler for new and existing window regulator programs.Design Engineering Manager, 7/03 - 3/07 Responsible to develop and mentor a team of engineers and designers on multiple programs for Ford Motor Company from cradle to grave for various closure mechanisms, including category III (safety) latches.Acting Manager / Lead Engineer, 1/02 - 7/03Acting Lead Engineer / Senior Engineer, 7/00 - 1/02Project / Product Engineer, 5/98– 7/00

• Machinist - Responsible for reading prints and making tools.• Bench Hand - Die Repairman, liable for the maintenance of tools.• Draftsman - Responsible to make prints on paper and operate CAD.

• Purchasing, Quality, Development, and Test Assistant

• Machinist - Responsible for reading prints and making tools.• Bench Hand - Die Repairman, liable for the maintenance of tools.• Draftsman - Responsible to make prints on paper and operate CAD.

Ms, Engineering Management

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Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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