Director
Current
Oct 2009 - Present
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John Ring Email & Phone Number
Director at Tesla
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Tesla
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1 phone found area 888
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Director at Tesla
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
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John Ring is listed as Director at Tesla at Tesla, based in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at tesla.com, phone signal with area code 888, and a matched LinkedIn profile for John Ring.
John Ring previously worked as Director at Tesla and Sr Engineering Manager Vehicle Exteriors and Lighting Systems at Tesla. John Ring holds Onc And Hnc, Manufacturing And Production Engineering Technology from University Of East London.
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Joined Tesla 2009. promoted to Director of Engineering, Vehicle Exteriors, Closures and Lighting (Aug 2020) Leading a strong team of 60 talented Engineers and Engineering leaders, developing Vehicle Exteriors, Closures and Lighting systems for all Tesla vehicles, new and current programs. Supporting development from Studio concept to Full production. Including Manufacturing engineering for internal plastic parts, State of the art vehicle lighting systems. LED, Laser, OLED, Matrix, and DMD. Along with full Exteriors Plastic development Including Front and rear Fascias. Closures team includes closures in white, Mechanisms, wiper systems, Seals, brights, Door systems and glazing.35+ years of Automotive experience including 25 years exterior lighting, High Profile Lighting Systems Include all Tesla Vehicles, the Ford GT, Cadillac XLR Roadster.Working for Ford, GM, Nissan, and of course Tesla as an Engineering leader, as well as working with some of the top automotive suppliers. 14 years with Ford UK/Europe Stamping Engineering, Product design Tool Design and manufacture.
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Sr Engineering Manager Vehicle Exteriors And Lighting Systems
Oct 2009 - Jul 2020
Senior Engineering Manager Vehicle Lighting And Switch Systems
Responsible for all Vehicle Lighting and Switch development at Tesla.Leading Model 3 full vehicle Lighting and Switch development. While maintaining and improving X and S. Joined Tesla in Oct 2009, Ground zero (one man team). Successfully developed and delivered the lighting system for Model S (13 all new lamps) Reflecting Tesla Styling image and vision.
Oct 2009 - Jun 2018
Senior Engineer Automotive Lighting North America
Responsible for full Vehicle Lighting development of Ford Lincoln and GM Cadillac programs.Including: Feasibility and Studio support right through to the Production Launch at Oakville Assembly plant. control of the Design development of full vehicle lighting system, AFS Headlamps, Tail lamps with white LED back-up function Rear Appliqué, using LED & light.
Sep 2004 - Sep 2009
Senior Engineer Lighting
Guide Corporation
Responsible for full Vehicle Lighting development from clay feasibility to full production of the Cadillac XLR roadster and the Ford GT. Responsibilities: Clay Feasibility Studio through to the Production Launch at Bowling Green Assembly plant. Duties included the control of all Design development with Guide Corporation, also as GM DRE part validation and.
Oct 1999 - Sep 2004
Principal Engineer Lighting
Responsible for full Vehicle Lighting development of the Nissan Teranno I I Release of the Exterior lighting System (include development of new reflector optic headlamps & wash system with ECE leveling) for Nissan Terrano II project, from concept clay Design feasibility to Production launch. Liaising with the Design studio in Munich. On completion of.
Jan 1996 - Nov 1999
Lead Design Engineer Headlamps
Osram Sylvania
Responsible for complete design and Feasibility of new Headlamp development of the Ford Contour/ Mercury Mystique Projects from concept Clay to production drawings. Co-ordination of work for 3 designers also Liaising with Engineering support in United States and Design staff engineers in Ford Merkenich Germany.
Aug 1994 - May 1996
Lead Design Engineer
Osram Sylvania
Responsible for feasibility and design development of CT-120 2DR Rear Combination Lamps, both Ford and Mercury versions to S1 level. Providing all studies and assembly layouts to Ford and Mazda. CT-120 Design changes on the station wagon RR Combi Lmp and the 4DR Ford Appliqué
Jul 1993 - Jun 1994
Owner
Circuitcraft Ltd
Started a Design and Engineering services company, providing Cad design and engineering for automotive product design, working on several contacts worldwide.Including: Feasibility Liaison Engineer (Instrument Panel) KIA Motors Seoul South Korea (Nov 89 to Feb 91) Clay Feasibility Liaison Engineer on I/P and center console (3 months in Korea). Returned to.
Sep 1986 - Jun 1994
Body Stamping Design Engineer
Ford Motor Company Ltd England/Germany (Sept 73 to Sept 86) included (4 year Technical Automotive Engineering Apprenticeship). Qualified as Press Toolmaker, Promotion to Die Design draftsman (4yrs) Manual Design Double action draw dies to small progression tools, May 82 Design Liaison Engineer. Responsible for outside Tool design SuppliersCAD Trained May.
Sep 1973 - Sep 1986
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John Ring education
Onc And Hnc, Manufacturing And Production Engineering Technology
University Of East London
Ford Automotive Technical Apprenticeship Certificate, Automotive Engineering
Ford Motor Company Technical Apprentice School
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John Ring works for Tesla.
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John Ring is based in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States while working with Tesla.
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John Ring has worked for Tesla, Magneti Marelli, Guide Corporation, Nissan Motor Corporation, and Osram Sylvania.
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John Ring holds Onc And Hnc, Manufacturing And Production Engineering Technology from University Of East London.
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