Keith Forest Email & Phone Number

Southfield, Mi, Us

Southfield, Mi, Us

Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Île-De-France, Fr

The technical team leader for current and upcoming Ford and Volkswagen programs.

Mississauga, On, Ca

• Focused on creating new products from concept to launch. Maintained timelines and remained under budget for all projects.• Product focus now is on sound absorbing materials for Woodbridge’s new NVH division.• I provide technical support on incoming RFQ’s, for future business and current business awards. I provide intel such as part design, material construction, and manufacturing process guidelines our plants should follow• I troubleshoot and root cause current and potential issues as they arise on current parts in production. By giving support at the plant level or taking on the task of testing and providing solutions to issues in a quick and timely matter

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for new business development, my current focus are Asian OEMS (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, & Subaru). Growing the interior carpet business, is my initial focus point.

Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Makes material recommendations to purchasing & production plants pertaining to material specifications and appropriate processes. Serves as technical expert on any fiber based products (carpet, inner dash, wheel arch liners, trunk trim, etc) materials properties & molding processes, testing and failure analysis. Contributes to material development, brings new material developments into application by working with purchasing and manufacturing engineering. Lead team on material properties evaluation and recommendation. Supports our manufacturing plants, in all aspects of plant engineering. Including: tooling lineup and kickoff, scrap reduction improvement, production process layout and feasibility

Developing the material construction and design of component parts at the concept stage based on the NVH targets set forth by the OEM which include Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Chrysler. Proficient in using NVH test equipment to study different attributes: Transmission Loss, Sound Absorption, Vibration Damping, full vehicle testing on a road courses, and using CAE software to predict sound performance. Actively participates in competitive vehicle benchmarking to stay current on market trends, to predict future customer needs, and identify new technology. Making formal and informal presentations of project results to customers and internally. Supports program builds events/ launches and production to ensure parts meet functional requirements.

Erlanger, Ky, Us

Material /Project Engineer - Toyota Boshoku America – Novi, MISupporting the design and development of automotive interior parts.Working simultaneously on three current vehicle platforms: Rav4, Sienna(Toyota) & Cadillac SRT (GM). Responsible for development, testing and production support for: door, seat, headliner, carpet, seat fabric, adhesives & foams. Strong project management skills. Set-up, run and reporting test results of evaluations. Review product failure analysis data to establish root cause. Window person to our suppliers for all material approvals and issues. Supporting purchasing dept. activities: evaluating parts and materials for cost reduction. Also auditing current and potential supplier facilities.

Improving corrosion resistance throughout the entire vehicle, from development to launch. Gathering, documenting and facilitating the data/issues to the different product teams. Supporting testing/evaluation/ analysis for technical advances and improvements in critical properties and other related developments. Developing new standards and procedures for testing. Supporting the development of the next issue database management system (e-CIMS). Managing the laboratory and personal.