GREGORY M. KELLER, BSME

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248-***-****

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

absy9k@r.postjobfree.com

Over 30 years automotive experience in design, test, manufacturing and

quality engineering of sports cars, convertibles, luxury cars, limousines,

hearses, SUV's, pickups and commercial trucks. System and release

experience in areas of body, door, interior, sealing, electrical, crash

worthiness, FMVSS compliance, chassis, steering, brakes, suspension,

engines and powertrain. Worked direct for Ford, Chrysler and GM. Contract

consulting at DaimlerChrysler Fiat, Workhorse/Navistar and Accubuilt.

CONSULTING/MANAGEMENT/ENGINEERING/LAUNCH EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (Consultant for Aerotek)

5/2011-11/2012

Vehicle Cost Engineer-2013 VIPER

Manage, maintain and weekly report $60M program budget. Suggest cost save

opportunities. Track material economics and foreign exchange rate effects.

Daily review & approval of engineering change documents. Discovered many

double dip savings totaling over $3M investment. Prevented 4 supplier

invoice overcharges. Suggested many improvements to budget software.

K&H EQUIPMENT, Farmington, MI & Indianapolis, IN (CEO Vehicles &

Generators) 4/2009-4/2012

ACCUBUILT CORPORATION, Lima OH (Consultant for Applied Technologies, Inc.

ATI) 4/2008-1/2009

Engineering Consultant

Solved assembly and build issues, recommended and implemented cost

reductions and quality improvements on hearses and limousines. Advisor on

new hearse program.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, Auburn Hills, MI (Fee for Services Contract,

ATI) 11/2005-12/2007

Engineering Group Manager/Consultant, Wind Noise Audit Team

Managed team of engineers to audit vehicles and recommend ways to reduce

corporate wind noise and related warranty.

OXFORD GLOBAL RESOURCES, INC. Beverly, MA

8/2004-10/2005

Engineering Consultant/Program Manager assigned to Workhorse Custom

Chassis, Union City, IN

Managed and coordinated suppliers. Engineered and released new brake,

suspension, steering and front axle systems for a new commercial chassis

program. Responsible for FMVSS compliance. Integrated current components

with new technology.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Warren, MI 3/1985-

2/2004

Lead Vehicle Integration Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Integration

2001-2004

Managed concept/mule vehicle programs including budget, engineering, UG

design, and procurement. Designed interface parts between new and old

systems. Chaired program meetings. Directed build technicians and

functions. Programs launched: (1) new short box pick up, (4) diesel fuel

economy learning trucks, (2) displacement on demand vehicles, and (3)

corporate engine mount vehicles. All were on schedule and under budget.

Received two Recognition Awards & Suggestion Award in 2003.

Three Special Temporary Assignments:

Sr. Compartment Integration Engineer, Vehicle Architecture

2000-2001

Chaired Integration Meetings. Developed and organized vehicle design

criteria for 2003 Sunfire/Cavalier. Submitted designs to studio and

verified clay model compliance. Assisted transfer of engineering program

and UG math data to Mexico.

Engineering Chairman, Vehicle Engineering

1999-2000

Replaced Engineering Director (Total Vehicle Integration Engineer) on

Change Approval Board.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Warren, MI (Continued)

Sr. Cost Reduction Engineer, Vice President's Cost Reduction Team

1997-1999

Personally implemented $25/car savings and assisted team achieve goal of

$200/car savings in one year. Reported directly to the Vice President.

Received Chairman's Honor Award 1998 for cost savings.

Vehicle Integration Engineer/Sr. Project Engineer, Specialty Vehicles

1990-1997

Product Development Team Chairperson for 1995 Convertible. Invented

rolling deck lid hinge. Manager over convertible customizer, ASC, of door,

trunk, sealing, electrical and interior systems. Wrote quote specification

and complete ASC contract. Invented an infrared trunk obstruction detector

for use on 1994 convertibles. Received a Suggestion Award in 1995

Program Manager, Specialty Vehicle Activity

1985-1990

Managed production vehicle conversion programs, wrote contracts,

coordinated GM and non-GM engineering, testing, and manufacturing

resources. Successfully controlled program cost and timing. Trained

employees on personal computers. Invented a parabolic acting hinge.

Programs managed/launched: four vinyl roofs, two convertibles, a gold

ornamentation package, a fast back coupe, convertible passive restraints, a

high performance power train option, and a convertible electrical system.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Highland Park, MI 4/1984-

3/1985

Sr. Design and Development Engineer, Door and Window Systems, Body

Engineering

Responsible for solving all production and warranty problems on hinged

door/sealing systems for all truck and car lines, including new designs for

sealing systems, window mechanisms, door hinges, and latches. Resolved a

20% warranty failure rate on truck power window systems. Contributed to

the development of a new window motor and a door lock motor with zero

warranty defects. Invented a lower cost, double acting, lift gate hinge

with potential savings of $25,000/yr/carline.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI 4/1976-

4/1984

Product Design Engineer A, Special Mechanisms, Body Engineering

1982-1984

Responsible for all engineering phases of spare tire carriers, flip out

windows and federal compliance testing on all light and medium trucks.

Engineered and introduced a flip out/removable quarter window option that

was unique to the industry. Invented and developed new spare tire lock

that resulted in improved theft prevention and cost savings of $75,000/yr.

Saved $346,000/yr by redesigning spare tire support. Invented a new lock

open/close window latch that reduced warranty and break-ins, currently used

on all Ford truck products. Received two suggestion awards.

Product Design Engineer B, Ornamentation Department, Body Engineering

1979-1982

Responsible for tape stripes, luggage carriers, body side moldings,

tailgate moldings and air deflectors. Proposed $221,066/yr savings by

relocating body side molding that would also improve door ding protection.

Invented industry first plastic bolt-on molding retainer, with in improved

corrosion protection, reduced cost, and less complexity.

Ford Tractor Operations Troy, MI

1976-1979

Product Test & Development Engineer C, Fatigue & Hydraulic Laboratory

1977-1979

Supervised six technicians, designed test fixtures, scheduled testing and

wrote test reports on agricultural and industrial tractor equipment.

Promoted from Product Engineer to Product Development Engineer C five

months ahead of other trainees.

Sr. Liaison Engineer, Romeo Assembly Plant

1977-1978

Resident Engineer training at Romeo Assembly Plant.

Product Engineer, Ford Graduate Training Program.

1976-1977

EDUCATION & TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:

Bachelor of Science - Purdue University

Major: Mechanical Engineering Minor: Electrical

Engineering

Associate of Applied Science - Purdue University

Mechanical Engineering Technology Specialized in Hydraulic

and Fluid Systems

Undergraduate Honors & Achievements:

Dean's List Academic Approval Honorary

(four times)

Phi Eta Sigma - Scholastic Honorary Graduated in seven

semesters

CAREER RELATED TRAINING CLASSES

Vehicle and Power Train Integration Grounding &

Shielding Electronic Systems

Vehicle Architecture Criteria Overview Unigraphics Version

NX CAD Training

Product Vision Simulation with Design

Space

ISO/QS-9000 Training Synchronous Organization

Training

Dale Carnegie Training Business Finance

Dynamic Side Impact Technical Workshop Product Program

Management Process

Customer Problem Resolution First Level Management

Training

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Access Fundamentals of

Noise Control

Time Management (TSI) Geometric Tolerancing &

Symbols

Aircraft Pilot Training AFR & VFR Evelyn Wood Reading

Dynamics

Variation Simulation Analysis Design for Assembly

Quality Management Finite Element Analysis

Vehicle Dynamics Body Drafting Practices

Technical Report & Letter Writing Analysis of

Failures & Weibul Analysis

OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

A&M Cycle Sales - Suzuki motorcycle mechanic J. R. Ewing, Inc.-

Honda motorcycle mechanic

B.J.L. Inc.- Honda motorcycle mechanic Southside Cycle -

Kawasaki motorcycle mechanic

South Meridian Enco - auto mechanic and service pumps Inland

Container Corp.- assembly line worker

K&H Lawn Mower Repair - half owner and mechanic Sharp Ford - dealer

prep new cars

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