What motivates me: "aiding project teams & organizations to achieve big, important goals!"29 years running my own company, Quest Systems Inc., a Nevada S-corp (1994 to present)23 year employee for General Motors Corporation as an automotive engineer, project manager and program manager (1969-1989, 1991-1994); then an additional 29 plus years as a supplier of project management services and special studies. Program Manager for GM's Ultralite Concept Car, a four passenger sedan which achieved 100 mpg at highway speeds.37 plus years in professional Motorsports programs (1984 - present): NHRA sport compact, SCORE, SODA, CORR, IMSA and Grand-AM series; now in Best in the Desert off road programs, in positions of Project Manager, Program Manager, Business Manager and consultant, and Team Manager.Project Team member on military vehicle programs for Lockheed Martin, MillenWorks, GM Military Trucks,TACOM and ERIM. Provided vehicle development expertise, QFD application & process coaching, field testing support and customer requirements analysis. Participant in several high level military vehicle proposals, such as FCS, ITV & COMBATT.Project Teams have won BAJA 1000 three times, 24 hours of Daytona, championships in numerous road racing programs and off-road programs.Special Projects with GM Defense, Lockheed Martin, TACOM, MillenWorks, US Border Patrol and others.Assisted small business owners and entrepreneurs with developing successful business plans and ongoing strategic advice.Specialties: Proven Project and Program Manager experienceParticipant in DoD Proposal Teams with Tier I DoD suppliersautomotive and motorsports vehicle development engineerProfessional Motorsports Team Management experienceHired Gun for editing and writing formal Business Plans for entrepreneurs and small business owners
Listed skills include Automotive, Vehicles, Program Management, Automotive Engineering, and 41 others.