Kathy O. Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Retired!

Testing of all exterior lighting. Compliance (IIHS/NHTSA) and Regulations (FMVSS, CMVSS, ECE). Exterior related features such as emergency braking, head lamp leveling and auto beams.

Develop the test schedule and create the Master Development Test Plan and budget for PT, SOP and continuous improvement vehicles.  Program Manager for Nissan’s electric vehicle, the Leaf. Successfully managed a very dynamic program schedule for the 13My Leaf. This was an entirely new vehicle for the US test groups that required new methods of testing. Championed bi-weekly meetings with test and design engineers to resolve NTI issues. Provided Sr. Management with weekly progress reports On going management activities include: budget estimates, fleet reviews, project schedules and master development test plans

Sales, listing, and rental of residential properties in a large, dynamic real estate office, specializing in foreclosed and distressed properties. Managed properties primarily for a family-owned business with four rentals in portfolio.  Performed tenant screening, rent collection, general management, contractual and legal issues.  Listed and sold several homes through conventional sales as well as land contract and lease options.

Primarily responsible for establishing a new business zone for Johnson Controls. Developed a business strategy and sub-supplier alliances for entrance into a new supplier niche. Member of a new product strategy ”ideation” team. Developed and implemented a series of gateways and metrics for new idea feasibility, profitability and development.

Responsible for setting new vehicle performance targets, working with design engineers on new design ideas and making marketability judgments as the “voice of the customer”. Performed competitive vehicle evaluation in challenging environments and rigorous market expectations. Utilized J.D. Powers reports, media reports, customer comments/clinics and studies of the competitive field.

Warrendale, Pa, Us

Provided concept-and-feature direction in the areas of design, styling, marketability and testing. Directed the study of new features for future model year incorporation as well as market evaluation and competitive analysis.  Held regular meetings with Ford regarding the Villager contractual obligations, negotiating weight, cost, performance, styling and manufacturing.  Held weekly meetings with design engineers to track progress of weight, cost and design issues, communicating open issues and assignments.  Participated in monthly teleconferences with Japan regarding regulatory issues. Performed competitive vehicle evaluation in challenging environments and rigorous market expectations. Utilized J.D. Powers reports, media reports, customer comments/clinics and studies of the competitive field. Director of Student Engineer Day - SAE

Developed Nissan’s first membrane horn switch for the ‘99MY Quest. Served as release engineer for the Quest and Frontier crash sensors and the Quest and Altima steering wheels.

Module and Inflator Engineering - Primary responsibilities involved design and development of the passenger side module and inflator assembly from prototype to production. Tailored ballistic and ignition train performance to customer requirements. Developed production specifications for supplier base. Exclusive task force team member.

Exclusive task force team member with primary responsibilities in design and development of the passenger side module and inflator assembly from prototype to production.  Tailored ballistic and ignition train performance to customer requirements.  Developed production specifications for supplier base.

Contractor to Chrysler. Sled and crash test analysis for passenger side air bags using Hybrid III test dummies.

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Electrical Engineering

Education record