Jack Little Email & Phone Number

Brighton, Michigan, United States

Brighton, Michigan, United States

Program Management for Ford Programs

Birmingham, Mi

- Responsible for major North American automotive accounts, including: -- Ford -- FCA -- Harley-Davidson -- Polaris -- Tier 1 Automotive Suppliers, including Panasonic, Harman, Visteon and others- Established Tier 1 status with FCA- Won first major North American service update program with FCA valued at $3M

30001 Cabot Dr., Novi Mi 48377

Senior Manager for Program Management, Ford infotainment systems. Managed 9 Ford Program Managers and three staff members for branded speaker and amplifier systems. Drove GPIRS compliance from 60% late to 97% on-time. Provided training throughout Harman to align SCCAF documents. Drove compliance for 29 Schedule A's to 100% on-time. Devised the system to ensure Schedule A and VPP consistency.

Novi, Mi

Program Manager for vehicle exhaust systems, dealing with Ford Motor Company programs, including Ford Escape, Edge, Focus and other platforms. Successfully launched the first Ford programs in North America.

Novi, Mi

Development of advanced electrical motors for the automotive industry, including start-stop motors, GM "Machine," electric steering and related systems.

Livonia, Mi

Successfully launched new electric vehicle systems for GM, electric/hybrid vehicle products such as DC-DC converters for Chevy Volt and High Power Charge Contactor (HPCC) for Chevy Spark.

Novi, Mi

Starting with a team of only 5 people, developed branded audio relationship with Ford Motor Company for virtually exclusive use of Sony brand in Ford vehicles. After successful vehicle launches, business grew to over $200 million in new audio systems for Ford Motor Company. Automotive Audio, Infotainment and Entertainment Products.

Successfully launched Ford's first on-board, embedded digital telematics system. Although at launch this system was already scheduled to be handed over to another supplier after one year it was a ground breaking product launch for Motorola and Ford.

Canton, Mi

Led in the development and delivery of electrical distribution systems and connector systems for Ford and Nissan vehicle programs. When other Ford programs were mired with cost issues and customer relationship problems my programs enjoyed double-digit gross margins, highest quality performance and best relationships with Ford. The Ford buyer commented on record, "Jack Little is the best program manager at Yazaki."

Chicago, Il

Assumed the OEM sales manager role for this company that produced loudspeakers for Chrysler and Ford. Worked closely with GM to bring Oxford into GM's supply base. Increased sales from $48 million annually to over $65 million over a two-year period. Managed the development of specialized loudspeakers for the aerospace industry, producing speakers for the MD80/90 and Boeing 777 aircraft, among others.

Dearborn, Mi

Sole Production Buyer for Audio Systems and Components for Ford Motor Company with an annual buy of over $200 million. Products included loudspeakers, radios, CD players, CD changers and antenna systems. Drove the alignment of awarded speaker business to suppliers by carline, greatly reducing cost and improving audio performance.

Soesterberg Air Base, The Netherlands And Other Locations

Command responsible for 130 assigned repair technicians and administrative responsibility for the entire F-15 maintenance complex of 720 people. Full G-Series orders command authority. Top Secret security clearance.

Ms, Technical Management, 3.52/4.0

Activities and Societies: Sigma Iota Epsilon Honors Fraternity Honor GraduateLogistics Management

Ba, Organizational Communications, 3.7/4.0

President's honor roll, Dean's honor roll, Magna cum Laude graduate.