Larry Shell Email & Phone Number

Farmington Hills, Mi

Responsible for design, engineering and release of engine side and interior Acoustic and Carpet systems. Act as the main engineering & program liaison between Rieter Automotive and General Motors & Ford Motor Company.• Conduct design, development and continuous improvement of Engine Side/Interior Dash Mats, Hood Blankets, Trunk Trim, Carpets & Mastic Dampers. • Prepare and release all General Motors & Ford program documentation including, but not limited to, Engineering Work Orders (EWO’s), Concern/Alert/Notice documents, Interface Confirmation Documents (ICD’s) & Testing and Validation documents.• Organize and manage Product Development Team (PDT) meetings and open issues with interfacing component suppliers and GM & Ford Team Leaders. • Prepare and manage pay-gate directives for each program milestone (Peer Reviews). • Prepare Engineering Design and Development (ED&D) Quotes and Cost Sheets for new and existing programs.• Develop group engineering, design and test budgets for upcoming calendar year.• PROGRAMS: GMT345/355 (Colorado/H3), D471/2 (Ford Flex), D219 (Ford Freestyle), S197 (Ford Mustang), D385 (Lincoln MKX), U377 (Escape/Mariner)

Troy, Michigan

Responsible for the design, engineering, and management of Garnish Trim and Sun Visor programs from concept to production and provide on going program support. • Conduct design, development and continuous improvement of injection molded Interior Garnish Trim (A Pillar, B Pillar, C Pillar, Floor Sills, Cowl Panels). • Conduct design, development and continuous improvement of Sun Visors and related components (Clamshell, Arm, Detent, Bracket, Mirror Bezel & Door).• Responsible for set up, execution and follow up of RRAB, SABIC and HIC testing of Garnish components. • Responsible for tracking program open issues including root cause, solution and solution implementation phase. • Responsible for tracking program budgets including design, tooling, testing and part orders.• Responsible for preparing engineering documentation for Lear/Customer Program Gate Reviews. • PROGRAMS: DR (Dodge Ram) & GMX 222 (Buick Lucerne)

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Supervisor of the Tonneau Cover and Barrier Net Group.• Manage the day to day activities of (5) Engineers in the Tonneau Cover and Barrier Net group. Included work load allocation, program management, creation of group budgets, open issue follow up and chair person of group design reviews. • Responsible for the management and implementation of advanced development and research projects. • Generate, support and implement cost savings initiatives for the Tonneau Cover and Barrier Net Group as well as for the Overhead and Flooring Groups. • Prepare and present customer quote packages and product information presentations.• Act as main liaison between Irvin Corporate Engineering and Irvin manufacturing facilities. • Extensive experience with Japanese OEM’s. Traveled to Asia on numerous occasions for design/concept reviews and business development meetings.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Responsible for the design and engineering of interior trim products (Tonneau Covers, Separator Nets, Sun Shades and Sun Visors) from concept to production and provide on going program support.• Conduct design and development of injection molded components, including exposure to tool design.• Exposure to numerous tooling techniques including roll forming steel, extrusions, die cutting, casting and dielectric welding. • Developed and implemented numerous manufacturing and design cost savings initiatives resulting in OEM product savings of roughly $3 million.• PROGRAMS: CT120 (Ford Escort), UN150/U152 (Ford Explorer), WK (Grand Cherokee), Toyota 120N (Sequoia), Honda MD & HP (Acura MDX & Honda Pilot), Nissan WQW (Xterra), Mitsubishi PSU (Endeavor), GMT 315 (Saturn VUE).

Troy, Michigan

Responsible for the engineering and development of sheet molding composite (SMC) engine components, body panels and structural components. • Conduct SMC part design and development (Cam Covers, Skids Plates, Deck Lids)• Conduct pre-quote feasibility studies.• Address and remedy specific quality control issues for SMC engine components. • Developed and implemented TCM engineering changes for Ford Motor Company resulting in $2 million piece price reduction.• Developed tool shop evaluation form to assess supplier quality, cost and delivery performance.• PROGRAMS: Ford 4.8l - V8 Engine, Ford M205 (Thunder Bird), Plymouth Prowler.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering/Industrial Management