Chris Michaels
Director Of Product Development at General Motors, Body Structures and Integrated Systems
- Role
- Director of Product Development, Vehicle Structure - Body and Chassis at General Motors
- Location
- Milford, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Michaels
Global leadership in Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations and Quality.Development of electric vehicle body structures, battery enclosures and charge system integration.Significant international experience leading cross-functional teams, implementing strategic change and turnaround, and consistently achieving business results.
Experience
Director of Product Development, Vehicle Structure - Body and Chassis
Feb 2026 — Present · US
Senior product engineering executive with 30+ years of leadership at General Motors spanning body structure, chassis, exteriors, battery systems, manufacturing and quality. Proven track record of leading global vehicle subsystem development, launching ICE and BEV architectures, delivering cost, mass and complexity reduction. Experienced in transforming regional engineering organizations into integrated global product development teams. Successful at combining deep technical fundamentals to inform disciplined business execution.
Education
Wayne State University
MS, Electrical Engineering
1985 — 1987
General Motors University
Professional Development Assignment - 2000, Global Manufacturing System
1980 — 1980
Wayne State University
MBA, Finance
1989 — 1992
Lawrence Technological University
BS, Electrical Engineering
1980 — 1984
Skills
- Fmea
- Vehicles
- Ppap
- Manufacturing Operations
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supplier Quality
- Delivering Results
- Apqp
- Spc
- Dfmea
- Technical Leadership
- Engineering Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Kaizen
- Product Development
- Value Stream Mapping
- Change Leadership
- Automotive
- Root Cause Analysis
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