EW #422 has over 35 years practical engineering experience in automotive occupant protection, crashworthiness and seating systems. Expert witness, discovery assistance, accident investigation and product liability analysis.

Child & Infant Safety Seats
Rear Impact Performance
Automotive Interior Occupant Protection
Restraint Systems
Seating System Design & Performance
Test Data Analysis
Historical Automotive Safety Performance
Familiar with FMVSS Requirements
Automotive Vehicle Certification
Van & Vehicle Conversions

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ed D - Doctorate Educational Leadership, 1985 Western Michigan University
MA - Master of Arts in Management & Supervision, 1981 Central Michigan University
BSME - Bachelor Science Mechanical Engineering, 1970 Wayne State University
PE - Registered Professional Engineer - State of Michigan

WORK EXPERIENCE
PRESIDENT & CEO - , Inc.
(December 1989 - Present)
* Technical, Engineering, Administrative & Management contract services.
* Engineering and design of seat systems, occupant protection, mechanical components and door hardware.
* Engineering analysis and consulting.

CONSULTANT - General Motors Legal Staff
(February 1994 to October 1996)
Coordinate legal discovery for defense of product litigation cases primarily related to seating systems, recliners, occupant restraint and body crashworthiness. Historical development of seating and occupant restraint systems, including expert witness, court hearings and depositions.

ENGINEER CONSULTANT
*Assisted in value analysis/value engineering of JCI Traxxis Power Seat Adjuster.
* Coordinated ISO 9000 quality procedures at Lexington, Tennessee assembly plant.
*Proposed and implemented JCI WITS 6-way power seat track to improve warranty and reduce cost.
* Provided engineering support for JCI New Generation Ford and Honda power tracks.
-Traxis system
-Crimped torsion tube technology patent

TEAM Resources, Inc.
(June 1990 to February 1992)
*New Generation 6-way power track design-under contract the Johnson Controls, Inc.
*1994 GM E-K seat system - Delphi Automotive Systems
*Rockwell Automotive anti-squeeze door window - regulator system
*Rockwell Automotive Navigator System - packaging and instrument panel mounting assembly
*GM linear power seat back recliner - Delphi Automotive

PROGRAM MANAGER - GM - Delphi/Modern Engineering - CDI
(June 1988 - December 1989)
* Engineering Project Center Management for Delphi (IFG), GMC - Power and Manual Seat Adjusters.
* Production Design and Development of new automotive modular power seat adjuster and seat frame for the 1992 E-K program.

ENGINEERING GROUP MANAGER - Inland Fisher Guide Division - GMC
(September 1984 - May 1988)
* Administrator of Engineering Management Systems and Product Specifications.
* Manager New Product Development.
* Chairman, General Motors, Fisher Body Reorganization Implementation Team.

ENGINEERING GROUP MANAGER - Fisher Body Division - GMC
(January 1971 - September 1984)
* Occupant protection and safety systems (1980-1984).
- Active and passive restraint design.
* Product performance department (1971-1980).
- Structural analysis of automotive body systems.
- Crashworthiness and performance validation.
- Mass and cost analysis.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER - Fisher Body Division - GMC
* Product Research and Safety Department (1964-1971).
- Seat and restraint systems design.
- Development of FMVSS performance criteria.
- Child seat development.
- Vehicle packaging and seating arrangement.
- Body Structure development.

SUPERVISOR & DESIGN ENGINEER - Chrysler Corp./Space Division
New Orleans, LA. (May 1962 - June 1964)
* Responsible for design & layout of thrust structure assembly & instrumentation components for the Saturn Booster Rocket.

ENGINEER & DESIGNER - Chrysler Corp./Defense Operations
Warren, MI.(April 1956 - April 1962)
* Engineering and design of military vehicle systems and components
U.S. ARMY - Fort Hood, Texas & Seoul, South Korea
(August 1959 - April 1962)
* Assigned as instructor at U.S. Army General Drafting School.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* Instructor (Part-time evenings) at Central Michigan University - Troy Center.
- Industrial Management Classes for Masters Program, 1986 to present.
* EW #422  Associates - Engineering/Consulting Services
* TEAM Academy - School of Mechanical Design
- Registered and licensed - State of Michigan

ORGANIZATIONS
* Society of Automotive Engineers and American Society of Body Engineers
* Engineering Society of Detroit
* Pi Sigma Tau National Honorary Mechanical Engineers Fraternity
* Sigma Iota Epsilon Professional Management Fraternity