MORE ABOUT ME
Tailor-Made Solutions / Angepasste Lösungen
After starting my working-life as a co-founder of my father's start-up engineering consulting firm (Tank Industry Consultants, Inc.), I joined Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan in 1989. In 1995 I moved to Ford of Europe in Cologne, Germany. After several different roles in Chassis Engineering, Vehicle Development and Program Launch, I had the opportunity to serve in Chief Engineer / Director roles:
Vehicle/Chassis/Quality Chief Engineer for Ford South America (Camaçari, Brazil)
Product Development Quality Director for Ford of Europe (Cologne, Germany)
Global Suspension and Frame Chief Engineer (based in Cologne, Germany)
In my last role at Ford (2011-2019), I was responsible for a global team of nearly 400 people scattered around the globe in 10 PD centers, who released parts worth $4.4 billion in annual turnover.
In 2019 I founded KNOY-CONSULTING to use my experience to help other companies, especially start-ups (whether entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial) with their strategies, product development and quality processes and leadership development.
Since then, I have consulted various automotive start-up OEMs and Suppliers on technical and management challenges. Most recently I was employed by Vinfast (an EV start-up in Vietnam) as Deputy CEO for the Vehicle Development Division, to lead nearly 600 team members responsible for the development of seven passenger cars, E-Scooters and E-Buses.
My goal is to serve automotive OEMs or Suppliers in establishing technical capability and feasibility for new products, either as a consultant or direct employee.
I speak German fluently and some Portuguese.
Ich spreche auch Deutsch, und würde mich über deutsche Kontakte freuen.