Dr.
Ashraf F. Sherif
42017 Joyce Lane
Novi, MI 48377
SUMMARY
Dynamic Executive who successfully integrated technical
and managerial skills to develop and optimize products for diverse
industries. Over 10 years successful
track record in engineering services, strategic planning, global business
development, P&L Responsibilities, and operations management.
·
Expert User of Commercial FEA Codes such as
Hyperworks, LS-Dyna, ABAQUS, and Nastran.
·
Excellent ability to analyze business requirements and
formulate effective plan of action.
·
Proven record in working with engineering and
manufacturing groups, developing employee’s skills, and managing changes
in business environments.
·
Solid leadership record of resolving urgent
situations, effective staff recruitment, and consensus building at multiple
management levels.
·
Strong ability in communications and leading geographically
dispersed teams
A visionary leader with extensive hands-on experience
and proven team building skills.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Operation Management
·
Developed and
Operated a Trans-Pacific, multi-site, Chinese office for timely development and
delivery of engineering offshoring services impacting company profitability by
over 100%.
·
Developed
competitive market entry strategies and leveraged existing relationships with
Multinational Corporations to win business in China.
·
Increased revenue
from China subsidiary from RMB 100,000 in ‘04 to RMB
2,400,000 in mid ‘06.
·
Formed and tasked
a corporate team to develop and standardize over 20 administrative procedures and technical methodology reducing project
breakdown from 20% to 0.
·
Managed
house-accounts for Johnson Controls Inc., TRW Automotive, and Textron
Automotive with revenues exceeding $3,500,000 annually.
Business Development
·
Negotiated and executed all aspects of new technology application, including sales, marketing,
technical, quality, and timing.
Prepared over 1000 proposals.
·
Supported over 50
automotive vehicle development programs for companies such as GM, Chrysler,
Ford, Toyota, and Honda.
·
Managed
house-accounts for Johnson Controls Inc., TRW Automotives, and Textron
Automotive with revenues exceeding $ 3,000,000 annually.
·
Represented
leading automotive suppliers as their Occupant Safety and Head Impact
Protection expert in over 40 negotiation and proposal bids with the OEMs.
·
Conducted
detailed country research and risk management analysis to explore Asian markets
for company’s offshoring and future market expansion that resulted in
100% increase in profitability.
·
Achieved Preferred Supplier status to Johnson Controls
Inc., delivering engineering development services to its global operations
increasing annual revenue by over $2,500,000.
Product Development
·
Collaborated with
leading Aerospace OEMS such as BE and Zodiac to develop affordable design and
compliance testing technologies tools securing $200,000 annually of new
business revenue.
·
Introduced
analytical driven design processes such as Parametric Solid Modeling, Design
Sensitivity Analysis (DSA), and Optimization into the medical device
development process reducing prototype testing by 80%, and expediting the
overall time to market by 33%.
·
Delivered an energy absorbing system that met Head Injury
Criteria in the Jeep Wrangler Roll Cage.
·
Led a design
development team to deliver a 25% lighter Gulf-stream seat to BE Aerospace that
met compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations and were retrofitted in 12
aircrafts.
Organizational
Management
·
Developed and
standardized new corporate performance evaluation procedures that energized a
deflating engineering staff, increasing efficiency by 85% and eliminated
absenteeism & turnover.
·
Established
incentive programs to
encourage managers to control quality and maintain timing, and maximize
profits. Improved employee productivity
by 30% and enhanced company morale.
·
Conducted
internal marketing within the company to ensure that employees have the
attitude, skills, and commitment to exceed customer expectations. Averaged 98%
customer satisfaction rate.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hoff and Associates Inc., Plymouth,
MI 1998
- 2006
Vice President (4 years)
Led
and managed company’s expansion into China, offering customers a cost effective offshore
solutions that exceeded the onshore productivity and quality, increasing
corporate revenues by 30%.
Director of
Engineering (2 years)
Adopted
the automotive industry’s Advanced Product Quality Planning procedures to
establish standards to ensure timely products are delivered with high quality
and to the customer’s satisfaction.
Engineering
Manager (2 years)
Partnered
with leading educational institutions to recruit senior engineering talent
through internships and co-ops programs. Developed
12 talented engineers that increased sales by $10,000,000 over 5 years.
Lead Engineer (2 years)
Delivered an energy absorbing system that reduced
the Head Injury Criteria in the Jeep Wrangler Roll Cage System, achieving
preferred supplier status to Textron increasing revenues by $500,000 a year.
FHWA/NHTSA
National Crash Analysis
Center, Leesburg, VA 1993
- 1997
Research Engineer
(4 years)
As part of the
originating staff of the Vehicle
Safety and Biomechanics research group, focused primarily on developing models geared towards understanding injury risk in
automotive crash.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. – Biomechanical Engineering - George Washington
University, Washington, DC.
MBA – Global Management – University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
M.S. – Structural Engineering - George
Washington University, Washington, DC.
B.S. – Engineering Science – University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.