Steve Wickham Email & Phone Number

Professional Accomplishments -- Electrical Engineering:Employed at General Motors (1994 – current)Career path – design, manufacturing and management assignmentsRed X Problem Solving Journeyman – engineering certificationDesign Engineer for first Daytime Running Light sensor at GMLansing Area Manufacturing Partnership mentor – mentoring students interested in engineeringPrevious employers – IBM, Ford, MagneTekDesigned motor controllers for National Champion University of Michigan Solar Race CarsDesigned power steering motor for first GM electric vehicle – EV1Personal Profile / Accomplishments (Current)Board of Directors, Facilities Chair, Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan (8 years)Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan (house maintenance – 9 years)Chaperone, Laingsburg High School Foreign Exchange - Germany Trip ('13, '17, '19)Assistant Director – Red Cedar Youth Basketball League (15 years)Board of Directors, Mid-Michigan Mountain Biking Association (2 years)Website Creator & Administrator – redcedarhoops.com (17 years)Owner & Managing Director – Wickham Sports Services, LLC, founded 2015Website & Social Media Administrator – MountainBikeMichigan.com (4 years)Director of non-profit organization - EPIC Mountain Bike (4 years)Personal Profile / Accomplishments (Past)Laingsburg Schools Board of Education (12 years), President (4 years)Led 3 successful school millage elections – brought technology to the classroom & built schools!Laingsburg Educational Advancement Foundation (14 years), President (4 years)School Improvement Committee – Elementary (6 years)Assistant Varsity Track Coach - Laingsburg HS (high jump coach – 5 years, 10 state final qualifiers!)Business & Marketing Advisory Board, Laingsburg High School (6 years)Rolling Readers volunteer – Elementary (5 years)Member of Laingsburg Knights of Columbus (18 years)Member of Laingsburg Lions Club (6 years)Community basketball coordinator – Laingsburg Youth Basketball (14 years)Lector, St. Isidore Catholic Church (39 years)Youth sports coach – basketball (23 yrs), baseball (11 yrs), football (8 yrs), soccer (3 yrs)

Listed skills include Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Automotive, and 6 others.

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  Senior Vehicle Test Systems Engineer, Quality Engineer & Vehicle Alignment Coordinator

  General Motors

  Sep 1994 - May 2022 - Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant, Lansing, Michigan

  Retired from General Motors as Vehicle Electrical Systems Manager in May 2022.Senior Vehicle Test Systems Engineer – Lansing Delta Township Assembly PlantVehicle Test Systems Engineer since 2005 for the newest vehicle assembly plant inNorth America – responsible for all vehicle computer module programming, electrical systemtesting and dynamic drive test equipment. Responsible also for vehicle wheel alignment systems and headlamp aiming process, working with robotics and plant IT systems. Primary resource for vehicle diagnostics and electrical repair team. Lead engineer for end-of-line test equipment maintenance. Also served as Quality Engineer for all steering and suspension components and systems, working with suppliers to resolve quality issues.Prior General Motors positions:Engineering Manager, Trim Manufacturing Engineering – Lansing Car Assembly PlantManufacturing Planner and Lead Engineer, Chevrolet Malibu Launch – Lansing Car Assembly PlantManufacturing Supervisor – Lansing Car Assembly PlantManufacturing Reliability Engineer – Lansing Car Assembly PlantDesign Engineer, Vehicle Engineering – Lansing Automotive DivisionPrevious employers:MagneTek, Inc., Owosso, MI (1988 – 1994)Design Engineer, Advanced Development Group - Residential Fractional Horsepower MotorsFord Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (1987 – 1988)Electronic Systems Engineer - Car Product DevelopmentIBM Corporation, Boulder, CO and Tucson, AZ (1983 – 1985)Cooperative Education Engineering Assignments, High Speed Laser Printers - Research & Development