Jeff Sailor

Experience

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  Stoneridge

  May 1993 - Dec 2003

  Senior Product & Technical Sales Engineer

  Engineered, packaged, customer supported, and sold various switch, Hall Effect sensor, and electro-mechanical linear & rotary actuator products from cradle to grave with Ford Motor Company. Implemented cross company teams to utilize engineering and business disciplines for the development of various vehicle systems components including the 2005 Ford GT instrument cluster, message center, and control module. Provided engineering and commercial support for customer pre-production builds, vehicle launch, and continuous improvement activities during the product life cycle. Show less

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  Henniges Automotive

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Senior Product Engineer & Program Manager

  Utilized engineering and business disciplines to develop and program manage extruded rubber contact sensor devices for perimeter obstacle detection and door sealing systems for various OEMs. Lead the design, development, and product launch of seven sensor programs across multiple customers. Developed an innovative alternative for sensor attachment and assembly to reduce component complexity and cost. Incorporated value added features like environment temperature sensing into the sensor device.

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  Stellantis

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2023

  Lead the development of the first LED head lamp application for FCA US LLC (2017 Jeep Wrangler-JK). Responsible for the day-to-day management of current model exterior lighting systems for 22 active NAFTA vehicle lines. Manage the supply base to meet vehicle line requirements, achieve component quality targets, continuous improvements, and cost reduction initiatives. Maintain yearly regulatory compliance requirements for exterior lighting systems. Results achieved by being a positive role model leading and mentoring my engineering team. Show less

  • Supervisor - Body Exterior Forward Lighting (Development Lead)

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2023

  • Project Manager - Body Electro-Mechanical - Jeep Wrangler (JL) (Project Chief)

    Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Supervisor - Body Exterior Lighting (Development Lead)

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Design & Release Engineer - Body Exterior Vision

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2013
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  Scout Motors Inc.

  Oct 2023 - now

  Manager, Exterior Accessories Engineering

  Lead the engineering design, development, validation, and implementation of an exterior accessories’ portfolio developed internally and with supplier partners to make each Scout vehicle unique to each customer’s specific appearance, functionality, and performance needs.