Michael Claassen

About Michael Claassen

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Experience

1. President

   Camcar Innovations

   Nov 2015 — Present

   Part of global private European company, report to board / global CEO / owner revitalizing the global IP licensing business (see additional other role below). We license fastener intellectual property developed by ourselves or other companies to licensees around the world in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. To bring higher focus to the business, convinced board to separate department forming new company. Rebranded business to CAMCAR INNOVATIONS after spin-off. Following a marketing plan to promote the business and its products starting with the launch of a new website and including plans for ongoing on-line content creation, technical presentations at trade shows, and content in trade journals. Implemented a sophisticated brand protection system. In less than three years, we have reversed the flat revenue trend and grown 25%, improved service levels >50%, introduced new digital services with more in development, changed from a passive to active new business development model resulting in new contracts and unique new opportunities, re-negotiated key contracts, introduced multiple new products and created a pipeline of future products, all while managing several key employee retirements. Actively increased projects with new business partners and initiated research with overseas university. Upgraded our intellectual property management and legal department and replaced outside counsel with new firm resulting in lower costs and improved patent quality. We plan to be the biggest licensing business in our industry doubling sales with a flurry of new products that offer the broadest solution set to our licensing partners.

Education

• Kettering University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2022

• Kettering University

  BSME

Skills

• Continuous Improvement
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Business Development
• Gd&T
• Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
• Fmea
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Program Management
• Development of Employees
• Automotive
• Cross Functional Relationships
• Engineering Management
• Bearings
• Dfmea
• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Testing
• Team Leadership
• Creative Problem Solving
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Ppap
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Automotive Engineering
• Apqp
• New Business Development
• Cad
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering