Shawn Quinn

Head of Engineering for all Automotive, Aerospace, and Defense programs. Responsible for program deliverables from ideation through production release.

Lead an Engineering, Design, and Program Management organization to manage various customer driven technical project deliverables from Industrial Design concept, through various prototype phases, and into full production release. • Responsible for business development, sales presentations, quoting, workload forecasting and management, and associated job profits and losses. • Developed Advanced Development Engineering Organization – Organized capital, staff, and facilities to deliver innovative OEM prototype properties from concept through high quality prototype deliverable. o Developed 6 studio theme to market research quality IP and console prototype properties in 35 days. o Executed a technology van, included 38 cutting edge technologies, from concept to vehicle integration build in 42 days. o Established a lean reconfigurable workspace and staffing solution to support small to extremely large project deliverables in a very short period of time. o Business development responsible – Developed 5 new customer accounts with >$8M in revenue. • Established “Ideation Bootcamp” Consulting Sessions – Assimilate customer product ideas and associated business case and develop a unique innovative product solution. The solution can include any or all phases of industrial design, surfacing, design and engineering, prototype builds, testing/validation, and production support. http://www.rcoeng.com/blog.html#!/blog/posts/RCO-Ideation-Bootcamp-Consulting-Sessions/8

Led a team of Design Release Engineers and Designers to execute engineering concepts, designs, the implementation of innovative solutions, prototype development, and production ready releases for fuel cells, large hood systems, vehicle interior components, seating systems, and autonomous vehicle architectures. • Design responsible for joint OEM Fuel Cell Non-Repeating Hardware and Stack Sense Board. Executed all design and math releases (8) on-time, built all prototype properties (41) and delivered each on-time. Mass was delivered 6.4% below target, cost was delivered at 13.1% below target, and the design met all required validation specifications. • Design responsible for JLTV hood, torque rod, and body closures system. All releases and components were delivered on time. System was 1.7% under mass, 2.2% under cost targets, and the design met all functional requirements including the tuning of the hood closing efforts. • Execution of full interior and seat design and development for an Automotive OEM from studio criteria surface release to complete architecture design release. Team met all release dates, cost, mass, and design performance targets.

Led a team of 14 Design Release Engineers to release unique GM Accessory Body / Exterior Trim items which include grilles, ground effects, spoilers, decals, hood louvers, body side moldings, windscreens, emblems, and sill plates. • Acquired 43 late engineering releases upon entering this team and developed a strategy to quickly close out each late item, maintained day to day business deliverables, and implemented an organizational value stream map to drive future efficient releases on time. Reduced late releases from 43 to 2 in 7 months. • Developed cross functional commodity strategy plans that align with the production Body SMT, defined a supply base, built cost models, developed program by program plans, established standard work, and also developed future proposals to grow each commodity. Saved $4.3M in capital and $21/grille over 3 Accessory grille programs. • Actively mentor employees around innovative thinking, three employees have filed Records of Inventions in 2015.

Led vehicle level cost reduction corporate strategic initiative for the Crossovers program team, SRX, Acadia, Traverse, and Enclave. Worked cross functionally between Program Management, Marketing, Purchasing, Finance, and each Engineering SMT, Body, Electrical, Chassis, HVAC, and Interiors, to identify, value, and execute cost reduction ideas. • Met all content targets ahead of schedule for MY14, 15 and 16. Avg savings for MY14 of $197/vehicle, MY15 of $328/vehicle, and MY16 of $337/vehicle. Total savings $296M. • Led idea generation workshop strategy which included the following cost reduction workshops, assembly plant, static vehicle reviews, Vehicle Integration, and also Auto Show benchmarking and vehicle content, packaging, and complexity reviews. • Supported and occasionally hosted weekly top level senior leadership meetings to review overall corporate MCO performance.

Led the engineering resolution of packaging conflicts between SMTs, Vehicle Integration, Manufacturing, and Design Studio supporting the C1XX programs. • Worked with R&D and the Consumer Research Team to develop customer based clinics used to derive 17 loss functions that support vehicle occupant spaciousness metrics.

• Developed Hardware – CAE vehicle integration correlation standard work and successfully integrated this process into the Program Vehicle Development Process. • Development of Value Stream Mapping for the Milford Proving Grounds Modal Lab and the Overall Body Systems CAE process. • Led Battery and Hybrid structures related specifications, test method development, root cause analysis, and CAE model correlation. Implemented a 100 channel LMS modal test system in the Warren Battery Lab. • Developed cross functional team, Body SMT, N&V, CAE, and Vehicle Integration, to develop engineering specifications for D-Ring stiffness and the invention of closures hardware to manage rear closures motion.

Supported largest SMT Global Group Executive Director, global staff >2000, for day to day operational needs. • Managed organization budget >$250,000,000, ended 2010 2.4% below budget. Responsibilities include managing headcount planning and on boarding (within 1% of forecast for 2010), coordinate weekly program team change request reviews and escalation, ILM, cell phone, and access control coordinator, global workload model development lead, and executive meeting facilitator. Led large scale personnel move, (~1200 people), and the design and construction of an infotainment development lab. • Coordinated the business plan for Chevrolet Volt prototype and production battery builds. Responsibilities include managing individual piece cost, investment, capital, bundled service, and prototype budget. Managed program budget >50,000,000, ended 2009 .1% below budget.

• Release responsibilities for several components of the Chevrolet VOLT RESS including cell support structure, cell cooling methods, packaging of internal electronics, cover, tray, and overall sealing requirements. • Release responsible for the vertical modules, shock absorbers, on the 2012 ATS. Developed a world class performing front and rear vertical module system which was 9.7% lighter and ~14% cheaper, with better overall damping characteristics vs. the BMW E46 3-series. • Engineering Lead for Shock Enhanced Creativity Team, focus on cost reductions while maintaining performance. Develop cross-functional team, Engineering and Purchasing, exceeded 2008 target of $12M by 29%.

• Program ride and handling development engineer for Cadillac STS, CTS, DTS, and SRX vehicles. Lead Engineer for GM active front steer tuning and tapered piston Magnetic Ride Control tuning. Motor Trend Review (7/2007) of 2008 Active Front Steer STS – “The hyper-power steering feels more natural then BMW’s, with none of the linearity problems” • Lead inventor of various chassis innovations that are used to define the chassis performance in Cadillac vehicles today. See pg 3 for chassis patents. • Milford Proving Grounds Level 1.5, B2 - Milford Road Course driving certification.

• Worked with Validation Technical Experts to develop correlated accelerated door slam durability testing, 48 hours vs. 2 weeks. • Developed correlation studies to improve GM’s CAE validation capabilities.

• Thesis - Design state of the art body pressure relief valve (PRV) technology with integrated acoustic damping system. Modular design that was used on GMT800/900, and K2 trucks. Yearly Piece Cost Savings ~$1.7M. • Complete three month rotations in the following areas: Vehicle Integration, Development, Body Test Labs, and Body Shop Welding Engineer. • Optimized a weld tip dresser cutter blade, savings $1.3M/plant/yr.

Using Catia, Unigraphics, and AutoCad, developed weld processing layouts for robogate, respot, and dimensional station bodyside welding processes for various General Motors programs.

Lean Manufacturing Concentration