• Build and Lead the team to provide Full service Engineering Solutions (Product and Process) for clients while supporting $310M Tier 1 operation; Manufacturing, Tooling, Automation.• Full Vehicle Design & digital Validation• Proof of Concept Manufacturing• Process development and Digital Validation• VAVE • Manufacturing Engineering• $3M Annual Revenue/22% EBITDA

• Provide Servant Leadership necessary for the development and growth of the Automation Operations (grand Rapids) and Operation growth and alignment of Engineering Services (Rochester Hills). • Automation• Inherited $7M revenue, 18 person operations • Growth to $18M in revenue/18% EDITDA, 43 person operation• Average Automation awards grew from $250k to $2.5M• Major systems designed, executed and Installed in OE operations• Positioned operations for continued growth and value ($25M/20% EBITDA)• Engineering• Process Engineering team supporting client specific requirements• Fabrication Team producing products for external customers• Fabrication Team producing products for internal customers• $1.6M Annual Revenue/12% EBITDA

• Provide Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions for clients while supporting the operations of a $10M operation. (examples below)• Motor City Stamping, Inc. (Lean Manufacturing, Account Management, Estimating)• Amino North America (Program Management, Account Management, Product Design, Process Design) • Century Roll Forming (Program Management, Consulting)• Harley-Davidson (Process Design, Prototype tooling, Program Management, Consulting)• Commercial Metal Forming (Program Management, Product Design, Process Design, Estimating, Consulting)• Defiance Metal Products (Program Management, Product Design, Process Design, Estimating, Consulting)• Ricardo, Inc. (Program Management, Consultant)• University of Michigan (Manufacturing & Tooling Consulting, Marketing, Business Plan Development)• Navistar, Inc. (Design and Manufacture Assembly Body Shop for Low Volume Truck Cab)• ATC Transportation (Design and Manufacture of Saddle Assy to transport class 8 trucks from OE sites)

• Manage Engineering Projects ranging from Product Design to Launch• Responsible for CIW Dimensional Improvement Project at Freightliner Mt Holly, NC plant• Responsible for CIW Manufacturing Engineering Project at Freightliner Portland HQ• Responsible for BIW Manufacturing Engineering Project at DCX (Diesel Conversion of PM/MK)

• Manage all Engineering Activities• Responsible for: M&T Engineering ($4 million) in-client staffing, M&T Engineering - New Business Design Office on West Coast, and Engineering Services to our OEM Automotive Customers • Low Volume Vehicle Operations: Implement New Processes for New Programs• Manage all Estimating Activities• Review all new business opportunities (Aerospace, Automotive, Light Truck, Heavy Truck)• Perform all Technical Reviews with Customers• Perform all Product Feasibility studies, VAVE Studies• Review and Approve all quotes for Submission• Special Assignments including review of business purchases, New Technology investments (Sheetmetal Hydro-forming, Automation, etc.)• Develop Five Year Business Plan• Develop Low Volume Production Process

• Manage all Estimating Activities• Quote all new business opportunities (Automotive, Light Truck, Heavy Truck)• Perform all Technical Reviews with Customers• Perform all Product Feasibility studies, VAVE Studies• Review and Approve all quotes for Executive Management Review• Manage all Automotive Accounts• Responsible for: Current Business ($200 million), New Business, Product Feasibility, and Engineering Services to our OEM Automotive Customers including Quoting, Program Management, and Quality • Niche Vehicle Operations: Prowler, Ford GT, New Programs• Support Heavy Truck Business Units (Process improvement, Design objectives, Cost Improvements, etc.)• Special Assignments including review of business purchases, New Technology investments (SPF, Die Cast, Elasto-forming, Laser trimming, Laser welding, etc.)• Develop Five Year Business Plan • Responsible for: Financial Controls, Market Understanding, Customer Planning to ensure MVS Manufacturing and Engineering Operations are viable businesses.

• Manage GMT 800 Aluminum Liftgate program including: Stamping Feasibility, Hard Tooling, Assembly System including Aluminum Resistance Welding, DFM recommendations, DFA recommendations, Final Product Design Release with GM D.R.E. (Project consisted of $15 mil in tooling and $ 2 mil capital investment) from Feb. 99 – August 2001• Tooling Management – Tool Designs thru PPAP• Responsible for: Financial Controls, Quote Engineering Changes, Negotiation of Product Purchase Order, Exceeding all Engineering Functional Testing, PPAP • Manage Prowler Body Assembly Tooling Relocation ($4 m capital improvement) from Sept. 98 - Feb. 99• Responsible for: Financial Controls, Re-processing Assembly Process, re-PPAP of full body assembly.• Required tight management of inventory (build bank of BIW), Communication of Plan to Customer (Monthly Reviews), Quality System Compliance (Re-PPAP)• Manage implementation of new ERP system for a multi-site Corporation with annual sales over $350M ($6 m capital investment) from Nov. 97 - Sept. 98• Responsible for: Financial Controls, Hardware, Software, LAN and WAN requirements, System Configuration, All purchases necessary• Support Class 8 Cab manufacturing Processes (Paccar, Mack, Freightliner, E1, ITEC)

• Manage Prowler Body program including: Stamping Feasibility, Soft Tooling, Hard Tooling, Assembly System, Laser Trimming• Coordinate Engineering Changes to meet Product Performance Requirements with Chrysler Engineering including: GD&T, Impact Testing, Durability Testing• Manage build phases: pilot, pre-production through production launch including procurement of materials, soft tool management, Flexible Assembly Tooling (PATCO)• Manage over $3 million capital improvement program at two MVS facilities• Responsible for project budgets, quality systems, product logistics for high profile, low investment, niche vehicle, DFM recommendations, DFA recommendations• Program Profile: 1. 80% aluminum content (by weight)2. Self-piercing riveting and bonding with structural adhesives 3. High manual assembly process content4. Epoxy stamping tooling to reduce Tooling investment• Coordination of tooling produced in four countries (All Stamping Tooling, Assembly Tooling, Inspection Tooling, and Hem Tooling)

• Facilitate product design revisions to enhance manufacturability (DFM/DFA)• Facilitate product design to comply with Federal Safety Impact standards• Source tool orders required to produce over two hundred automotive aluminum and mild steel stampings based on Best Tooling Process and Best Quoted Pricing • Responsible for tools from design through PPAP• Responsible for tooling and raw material (blank size) budgets

• Implemented Synchronous Manufacturing ideals into workplace to create lean manufacturing environment• Oversaw selection, installation and buy-off of 2000 ton hydraulic press• Responsible to test and select for purchase two NdYAG robotic laser cells• Responsible for Process improvement, quoting new work, establishing standards, plant product flow including new equipment procurement• Mack Cab Improvement Project (design and corrosion performance) for CH, RD, DM

• Coordinate and plan all aspects of production operations (Production schedule, Overtime, Preventative Maintenance, Tool Tryout, etc.)• Responsible for in-sourcing, cost reductions, and through-put improvements• Developed new methods for floor reporting• Coordinate Tactical Planning and process improvement workshops

• Coordination of 59 Tool & Die Makers responsible for the refurbishment, maintenance, and repair of over 4,000 press tools (Class ‘A’, Bodysides, etc.)• Coordinated transfer of tooling for more than 350 part numbers to more than 20 different facilities• System Manager of computer Die Management System (DMS)

• Planned, designed and installed manufacturing equipment: robotic migwelder, material movement equipment, plant layout, model changeover experience.