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.
• 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.

• 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