Wayne State University

Michigan State University

Director of Mobility & Innovation at Pratt & Miller Engineering

MUSIC SPIRITS LLC

Co-Founder

★ Play a key role within all aspects of the company's mobility business unit, including strategy development, market analysis, lead identification, contract capture, project execution and customer satisfaction.

★ Expertly develop strategic plans for OEM, automotive, tier 1, commercial vehicles, mobility, power sports, robotics, and related markets, including sales forecasting, budget allocation and related requirements.

★ Identify and engage with aerospace & new innovation partners to develop creative solutions for new and challenging frontiers.  

★ Engage in market analysis to identify strategic partnerships, key programs, customers, investment and funding sources.

★ Identify, establish and maintain long-term key customer relationships, and capture/execute new business opportunities.

★ Determine market segmentation, targeting and positions for the engineering services business, and develop SWOT analysis to identify key competitive advantages.

★ Collaborate with the management team to identify capability gaps and plan for capacity building.

★ Generate value selling opportunities, creative marketing growth plans, and product market insights

Pratt & Miller Engineering

Director of Mobility Business Development 

★ Managed all facets of an advanced product and technology development, with a focus on market and customer alignment for automotive cockpit design and manufacture, with target verticals that include connected vehicles, Intelligent transportation systems, V2X (DSRC), and automated and autonomous solutions.

★ Consistently met consumer needs in a rapidly evolving industry; anticipated market needs and consumer preferences to build proactive strategies to secure top market share.

★ Supervised teams around the world, leveraging Agile methodologies to develop and deliver next-generation mobility solutions for automotive manufacturers.

★ Influenced the approval of development efforts for new products by building and submitting investment proposals to the Investment Management Committee, as well as business cases and commercialization strategies.

★ Won a multimillion dollar Domain Controller program; provided services on a digital dashboard product used by Motorsports industry

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ABOUT VISTEON CORPORATION

Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers. Visteon is a leading provider of driver information and controls, audio and infotainment, and domain controllers; its brands include Lightscape®, OpenAir® and SmartCore™.

Visteon Corporation

Leader of Emerging Technologies

★ Oversaw business development and advanced product development for cockpit electronics to serve the needs of multiple OEM clients.

★ Worked on co-development projects with clients and industry stakeholders; established strong relationships throughout all levels of the organization, leveraging a winning combination of technical expertise and business sense.

★ Directed the efforts of business development teams operating out of North America, South America, APAC, and Europe; advocated the use of Challenger sales methodologies, leading training for business development leaders and product groups.

★ Landed a larger development contract with a key OEM client to build a system to upgrade automotive firmware over the air (FOTA), which then led to the capture of a addtional production programs in 2015 & 2016.

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ABOUT VISTEON CORPORATION

Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers.

Senior Level Global Business Development and Strategy Manager

Computer Controlled color changing lighting system. Custom LED lights, custom app. with color wheel controllers for home and commerical landscape applications. Electrical and Mechanical designs, and Software development for leading edge market solution.

Khroma Light

President Operations 

★ Effectively managed engineering product development and program management for multiple product lines driving $600MM in annual revenue.

★ Avoided quality issues and supply chain disruption across multiple products, manufacturing facilities, and client sites during global crisis events.

★ Led the design and production of products that won JD Powers awards for quality in audio products on two occasions.

★ Supervised 30 electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, validation engineers, and CAD personnel operating across the United States, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and China.

★ Developed and led a cross-car product strategy that improved quality by 30%, and increased profits by 15% by leveraging globalization and the re-use of infotainment product lines.

★ Reviewed Bills of Material to identify opportunities to use less expensive components or redesign parts to lower the Total Cost of Manufacture.

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ABOUT VISTEON CORPORATION

Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers.

Senior Level Engineering and Program Management

★ Secured agreements with automotive OEM clients for audio, multimedia, infotainment, navigation, driver information, cluster, combi-meters, body modules, powertrain control modules, lighting, engine management, and air induction systems.

★ Managed Business Development teams in the United States, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and China, building hundreds of millions of dollars in new business.

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ABOUT VISTEON CORPORATION

Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers.

Senior Manager Technical Sales and Business Development

★ Responsible for product development and program management for audio, multimedia, infotainment, driver information, and body modules.

★ Successfully lowered engineering spend by 20% without compromising quality standards or deliverables.

★ Directed Total Quality Cost Management efforts that increased profit margins by 9%.

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ABOUT VISTEON CORPORATION

Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers.

★ Led advanced multimedia quote teams to multiple OEM’s, Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, BMW, VW, Sony.

★ Developed, designed and released first DVD player and video systems for automotive application on Chrysler, GM, and Honda programs (North America & Europe).

Senior Electrical and Systems Engineer

Business plan development, launch and operations of Gourmet Food, Fresh Produce, Catering, and Specialty Beer Wine operations

Brick and Motor location in Michigan of Gourmet Food, Fresh Produce, Catering, and Specialty Beer Wine operations

Marketing, advertising, corporate sales division for catering developed and implemented

Centre Street Market Corp.

President

Founded Stages Multimedia Services in 1986 and led the company to the status of preferred supplier with major advertising agencies and media production companies throughout United States and Europe.

In 1989 expanded the company from primarily a media service company into: program management, multimedia facility design, acoustic design, pro audio/video sales, systems design, software, and repair services. 

•	Business Unit Management 

•	Managed profit and loss, engineering, design, investment, pricing, sales, account payables, long term strategy. 

•	Clients included Time Warner, CBS, RCA, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, BMG, Virgin Records, Ford Motor Company, Daimler Chrysler, General Dynamics, General Motors, Volvo Motors, Dow Chemical, Ryder Trucks, Ziebart International, BBDO, JWT, McCann, Y&R 

•	Production services with Grammy, RIAA & IFPI artists (producer/engineer/artist) 

•	Engineering services at leading facilities throughout North America & Europe 

•	USA (Detroit, Nashville, LA, New York), Europe (England, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain)

Multimedia facilities design, engineering, sales, integration and technical services including but not limited to:

•	Professional recording studios and video suites, Digital and Analog Audio/Video Systems, System Integration and application engineering, Acoustic design and audio isolation environment (HVAC, STC), Human factors engineering, ergonomics & HMI, Acoustic listening systems- stereo, Dolby Surround, THX, Dolby Digital, DVD, 5.1 and 7.1

Christopher Andrews