Mike Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Mi

Demand/Project Portfolio Management Process

Auburn Hills, Mi

TREAD Reporting lead

Business project lead for web front-end to mission critical mainframe system. Lead responsible for vehicle weight management system business requirements and vehicle identification number guides and assignment. Key member of bill of material business team supporting global convergence. • Directed project resources to achieve short-term and long-term deliverables within budget and plan.• Facilitated requirement gathering, training, and application feedback sessions with differentiated customer groups in the US and Mexico. • Generated and maintained requirement documentation and communicated it to IT development lead. • Created test plans and performed exhaustive unit and user-acceptance testing.• Tracked, prioritized, and troubleshot application bugs and critical enhancements. • Led overall project planning including development direction, testing, pilot, communication and launch.• Developed data mapping strategies and process documentation for Fiat/Chrysler bill of material systems.• Issued vehicle identification number (VIN) guide updates based on vehicle configuration changes and ensured correct assignment of VINs to all assembled vehicles.Key Achievements:• Successfully launched a web application to over 8000 users globally• Led knowledge transfer of business and system processes to new offshore development team.• Chaired a cross-functional team of IT and business partners to brainstorm and reduce downstream vehicle order processing issues by implementing upstream data integrity checking.• Led rollout and verification process of new system launch that affected regulatory compliance reporting, brake testing, and vehicle suspension spring selection at all assembly plants.

Responsible for design and engineering activity of door trim panels, hard trim, and overhead systems for several vehicle programs from initial design studio theme through volume production launch.Key Achievements:•Interfaced with design office and engineering representatives of another OEM in Europe to ensure correct interpretation and implementation of design theme.•Directed suppliers and worked with other internal corporate groups to meet established program deliverables for functional objectives, timing, and cost.•Designed head impact and side impact countermeasures for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) compliance and performed post-test analysis to determine energy absorption effectiveness.•Developed packaging of air curtain advanced safety restraint system and verified design through system-level testing.

Engineering responsible for seating system frames, restraints, lumbar systems, electrical components, foam and trim components.Key Achievements:•Designed assembly aides and determined tooling direction in manufacturing environments to ensure final product quality.•Facilitated introduction of a new supplier for lumbar systems into the company and the OEM.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master Of Science, Computer Science

GPA 3.8/4.0

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Dean’s List all semesters, Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.65/4.00