Sales Manager

JEFFREY SAND

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Eastpointe, Michigan 48021

(H) 586-***-**** (M) 248-***-****

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SUMMARY

Direct experience spans over 25 years with both OEM and tier one major

automotive accounts offering complete sales, technical marketing and

management expertise which includes Europe and Japan as well as domestic

sales efforts to General Motors, Ford Motor Company Chrysler, Toyota,

Honda, Nissan, BMW, Daimler and tiered system integrator accounts in

various capacities.

Fundamental management and technical skills were derived and developed

through Fortune 50 Corporation training and experience through sales and

marketing in an automotive engineering disciplines to formulate technical

reports and to be conversant on design and application levels. Included are

all aspects of contract negotiations with purchasing departments. Knowledge

of necessary product validation required in order to bring a product to a

production stage in a sales engineering capacity including ;APQP, program

including management and root cause analysis

Involved in substantial activity with the Society of Automotive both as a

member and co-writer of technical papers. Numerous highly technical

products for top Fortune 30 corporations were developed as a proximate

result of in depth understanding of the technical market place. These

include:

? Fuel injection systems both multi and single point CFI throttle body,

HVAC systems

? Electronics, body computers, controller devices, sensors, closed loop

feedback and multiplexing systems,

discreet components, microprocessors, micro-controllers,

multi layer circuit boards

? Stampings and assembled welded stamped assemblies including body in

white, closure,structure, chassis

and suspension with e-coat, plating and over mold

? Stamped manual and automatic transmission assemblies including torque

converters torsional couplings, pressure plates and friction

materials.

? Capital equipment including arc welding robotics, modular assembly

equipment, feeders, and assembly

cells using ABB, Fanuc and Panasonic robots

? Stamping dies transfer, line, draw, progressive,check fixtures,

attribute gages

? Plastic injection molds and part interior cockpit soft and hard,

exterior fascia, custom compound,high heat

and under hood

WORK

HISTORY

1/05 to present Sankyo Division Japan Detroit, MI.

Vision Tool and Mold Ltd Dongguan, China

Technical Sales Manager,

OEM and Tier One Sales

Product line includes design and build of medium to large transfer, line,

and progressive stamping dies, fixtures, gages and assembly cells and large

stampings consisting of transfer, progressive and tandem parts with weld

and assembly.

Account Responsibilities: General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company,

Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Transplants, Talon Automotive Group, Lear

Group, Delphi Automotive, Magna International and others system integrators

Accomplishments: Initiated, developed, and managed engineering, sales and

manufacturing of production stampings, tooling and assembly equipment of

$20-30 million per year.

6/99 to 1/05 Allied Signal Corporation/Bendix, Southfield, MI

Sales Manager/Senior Account Manager

Product line includes multi-point sequential fuel injection systems,

electronic hardware logic and control.

Management and Account Responsibilities: Ford Motor Company, Chrysler

Corporation / JTE Account Sales Volume: $20 million dollars.

Accomplishments: Sales of Deka Injector Systems to Ford and Chrysler new

business 20 million dollars.

4/92 to 6/99 Borg Warner Corporation/ Borg and Beck Division,

Sterling Heights, MI

Senior Account Business Development Manager

OEM Automotive Product line included torque converters, torsional

couplings, lock up plate and clutches.

Account Responsibilities: Ford Motor Company, Allison and General Motors.

Sales Volume: $28 million.

Accomplishments: Initiated, developed and sold a torsional coupling for the

Ford ATX, AXOD Transmissions, Front Wheel Drive Vehicles. This Resulted in

new business to Borg and Beck of approximately $16 million.

4/86-4/92 Robert Bosch Corporation Farmington Hills, MI

Senior Account Manager

OEM Automotive Product line included: electronic and mechanical fuel

injection systems, oxygen sensors and closed loop feedback diagnostic

systems, turbo chargers, power train and drive train computers and DC

Motors.

Account Responsibility: Ford Motor Company

Account Sales Volume: $20 million.

Accomplishments: Assisted in the development and implementation of the Ford

Motor Company fuel injection applications

EDUCATION

BS Accounting, Economics Eastern Michigan University

3.5/4.0

BSEE Electrical Engineering University of Michigan

4.0/4.0

MBA Finance, Management Central Michigan University

3.7/4.0

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Society

Automotive Engineers

PERSONAL/HOBBIES

Karate, Fishing, Target Shooting, Sport car racing, Offshore racing, guitar

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