Jason Endress Email & Phone Number

Southfield, Michigan, Us

Represented LG Innotek for lighting - May 2012 through Dec 2021 ~$382M projected lifetime salesRepresented LG Innotek for Motors - May 2012 through Dec 2019 ~ $423M projected lifetime salesRepresented LG Innotek for Telematics and Bluetooth modules - May 2012 through December 2013Represented IDEUNTECH for roof rails and exterior components from June 2021Represented Sekonix for camera modules, camera & sensor lens stacks from May 2012Representing Sekonix for automotive lighting heatsinks and lenses from May 2020Building market presence for automotive component suppliersResearching of the product markets, prospecting, and presenting technologies to build marketUncover, understand, communicate and solve technical issues including mechanical, optical, electrical and thermal issues in order to develop opportunitiesManaging customer experience throughout program lifeLED modules include LG Innotek Nexlide Flexible lighting technology which I introduced to the North American market and brought LG Innotek from 0 to $70M in annual sales over the last 10 yearsMotors applications for EPS, ABS, and other powertrain applications. Built LG Innotek to $60M in annual sales over a 3 year period. Focus on Electric Power Steering motors. Powertrain applications included transfer case and transmission electromechanical and electohydraullic shifting and clutching motors. Automotive camera and sensor optical solutions for Sekonix including lens manufacturing for all interior and exterior applications

Lippstadt, De

• Developed LED street lighting module including researching market and testing requirements.• Technical expert for customer meetings for Area & Roadway Lighting module.• Quotation engineering expert for automotive lighting programs including LED and conventional lamps.

Lippstadt, De

• Foreign assignment in Lippstadt, Germany as lead engineer for LED forward lighting modules. • Development of Main beam and High Beam functions for the Audi A8 Full LED Headlamp.

Lippstadt, De

• Technical responsibility for automotive LED lighting.• Feasibility studies with light piping, indirect reflection lighting, and light curtain optical systems. • Customer point of contact for styling, validation, manufacturability and packaging issues.• International coordination of resources including manufacturing in Mexico and technical expertise from Germany.• Coordination of prototype and initial production of electronics, wiring harnesses, and mechanical components.• Use of CATIA v5 to create proposals and check designs.

Paris, Il, Us

•Design & engineering responsibility for exterior lighting including fog lamps and signal lighting.•Established standards for implementation of GM Corporate Projector Fog lamp. Coordinated the use this lamp is used across many GM vehicle lines.•Utilized Unigraphics and CATIA V5 to check designs and make design proposals.•Designed a proposal lamp benchmarking database utilizing MS Access

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

•Resolved quality & design issues at vehicle manufacturing site through launch.•Responsible for exterior components including a-pillar moldings & body side moldings requiring injection molding, insert molding, extruding, stamping, and roll forming technologies..

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Management