Brian Richardson

Experience

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  General Motors

  Aug 1999 - Apr 2000

  Product Design Engineer

  Responsible for the design of steering systems used on mid level and luxury vehicles.

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  Ford Motor Company

  Apr 2000 - now

  Responsible for delivering Where-To-Play/How-To-Win studies for global Electric Vehicles & leading Ford's 10-year future EV product planning; Integrating strategic studies, advanced planning, capital allocation & complexity. Responsible for future Truck BEV hardware integration and program delivery of advanced features required to meet program objectives. Responsible for ensuring underbody system requirement compatibility and developing optimized system solutions for Truck Battery Electric Vehicles (e-motor, battery, chassis, structure). Created module design process and led strategic development of Chassis Modules. Responsible for integration of Global chassis systems for the C-segment Platform. Responsibilities include interface management, delivery of functional design objectives, and vehicle launch. Responsible for chassis program management and leading new model vehicle launch. Developed and implemented design and process actions to improve quality, productivity and cost for vehicles manufactured at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant. Responsible for the design, development, and release of chassis components across a number of different vehicle lines. Managed the product development process from concept through launch across multiple vehicle platforms. 2.5 year rotational program. Positions included: - Design and Release of brake and steering system.- Marketing position responsible for strategic planning and volume forecasting.- Advanced Vehicle Dynamics position responsible for vehicle level testing and development.- Chassis Systems Engineering responsible for advanced chassis system design.- Design and Release of suspension system.

  • Global Technology Planning and Strategy Manager

    Apr 2025 - now

  • Electric Vehicle Strategy and Planning Leader

    Nov 2021 - Apr 2025

  • Advanced Hardware Integration Supervisor

    May 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Systems Engineering Supervisor

    Jun 2019 - May 2021

  • Chassis Strategy Manager

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Chassis Integration Supervisor

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Chassis Integration Engineer

    Oct 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Chassis Plant Quality Engineer

    Mar 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Product Design Engineer

    Jul 2002 - Mar 2008

  • Ford College Graduate Program

    Apr 2000 - Jul 2002