Experienced manager of technical staff with a focus on leading and inspiring people to top performance. Very experienced in all phases of product design and development from concept to production for a variety of automotive electronic components. Product expertise includes batteries, electronic transmission shifters, LIN bus compatible window switches, LIN switch banks, LIN steering wheel switches, head lamp switches, transfer case switches, steering column control modules, CAN bus compatible steering angle sensors and clocksprings. Proficient in design of automotive luminaires for task and ambient lighting including RGB applications. Intimate knowledge of illumination simulation software such as SPEOS by OPTIS and ASAP by Breault Research. Very proficient with conducting audits of engineering technical centers and manufacturing plants around the globe including China, North America and European locations. Thesis author for Automotive Luminaire Design for Interior Lighting. U.S. patent holder for Automotive Brake Switch - Patent No. 5,889,246 and Automotive Capacitive Power Window Switch Control Patent No. 8,994,689.Recent experience in semiconductor design and development focused on secure supply chain assurance. Recent experience with green listing preferred parts for MCUs and Power ICs for edge ECUs with Stellantis. Interface with Infineon, NXP, Renesas, ST Microelectronics, and Texas Instruments subject matter expertsSpecialties: Efficient and organized manager of technical staff with a focus on transparency and integrity for both Systems & Components and Vehicle Engineering as a Program Manager.Corporate expert appointed by the Vice President of Electrical Engineering as the Center of Competence for in-vehicle tactile controls specification, measurement and validation.Corporate Center of Competence for Interior Lighting Design and Entry/Exit behavior model orchestration.
Listed skills include Automotive, Components, Engineering, Manufacturing, and 39 others.