Michael So Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Took the Cybertruck from a concept to reality (and then to a highly manufacturable/scalable product)
• Launched Body Shop working with new technologies (stainless steel, giga castings, laser cutting/etching/welding, laser ablation/passivation)

Austin, Texas, US

• Joined General Assembly's NPI team as employee #1
• Commissioned the first production line in Giga Texas
• Built the first car, first customer deliveries, and scaled mass production
• Standardized change processes and created tools
• Built world-class teams and led new program launches

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Managed a wide cross-functional team from hardware (e.g. mechanical, thermal, and electrical) to software (e.g. applications, algorithms, SOC/SOH) design and development
• Developed technology roadmap and brought up multiple suppliers’ technical and manufacturing capabilities to bring new product to market

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Led systems and component hardware reliability engineering – from technical designs, development to execution including a suite of sensors, compute, CAN/Ethernet devices, and thermal cooling systems
• Set technical requirements, collaborated with suppliers, and evaluated designs, analysis, and validation work
• Defined program-level metrics and established a dashboard of KPI to track progress and overall program health
• Established lifecycle roadmaps, forecasted budget, and collaborated on special projects with Cruise Automation

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Launched Pre-Production Vehicles and led manufacturing issue resolution teams of 300+ engineers
• Provided decisions in system-level Design Review and Integration Review workgroups and signed off on critical milestones
• Facilitated cross-functional meetings between Engineering, Manufacturing, Design Studio, and Quality Engineering teams
• Recognized by CEO and Chairman, Mary Barra, in personal letter for “going above and beyond every day”

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Designed, developed, and ran CAE/FEA simulations on structures meeting all structural performance requirements (crashworthiness, durability, stiffness, modal, and N&V), manufacturability (formability, welding, and.
• Analyzed deformation modes using HyperMesh and LS-DYNA with NASTRAN/Opistruct processors
• Integrated and packaged with interfacing commodities in fuel systems, HVAC, interiors, chassis, and upper structures

London, England, GB

• Improved on manufacturing capabilities (EDM machining/Laser cutting) by calculating Gage R&R’s with Minitab
• Reprogrammed detection methods on Digital Comparator confirming design requirements (dimension and GD&T)
• Revised PFMEA’s detection score on Compressor Stators and flow path’s acceptable tolerances to improve efficiency

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering