Lora Vedder

Lead a cross-functional engineering organization focused on high-priority vehicle performance and customer quality issues.

Key Achievements

• Directed 40+ engineers in root cause analysis, corrective action execution, validation, and recovery planning to enhance vehicle performance.
• Coordinated engineering, suppliers, quality, and manufacturing teams to resolve complex technical issues, improving customer quality.
• Led executive reviews and launched critical recovery actions to address high-priority vehicle performance issues.

Lead a global engineering organization of 130+ professionals across North America, EMEA, China, IAP, and LATAM responsible for development, integration, validation, launch execution, and in-market performance of premium electrical and electronic vehicle systems.

Key Achievements

• Aligned technical strategies across engineering, architecture, validation, quality, manufacturing, purchasing, suppliers, and program leadership for cohesive project execution.
• Direct global execution of complex vehicle hardware and software systems supporting multiple vehicle platforms.
• Conducted launch readiness reviews, managed technical risks, escalated issues, and assessed executive milestones to ensure project timelines.
• Support vehicle integration and platform execution through structured governance and technical reviews.
• Resolved complex system-level issues that impacted vehicle launches and enhanced overall customer experience.

Led global engineering execution for electrical and electronic systems including audio systems, antennas, microphones, media hubs, wireless charging, and consumer device integration.

Key Achievements

• Managed development, sourcing, validation, and launch support for multiple EE systems, ensuring alignment with global vehicle program objectives.
• Established validation strategies and execution plans that facilitated seamless vehicle integration.
• Led supplier technical reviews and resolved issues across globally distributed teams, enhancing collaboration and project outcomes.

Led design, release, supplier management, validation, and technical execution activities for customer-facing EE systems.

Managed technical requirements, aligned sourcing, ensured validation readiness, and executed product launch.

• Coordinated engineering teams, suppliers, and program leadership to meet timing, cost, quality, and performance targets.
• Supported vehicle integration and resolved issues throughout development cycles to maintain project momentum.
• Key Achievements

Led end-to-end electrical systems execution for the Jeep Compass vehicle program.

Key Achievements

• Directed electrical architecture execution, integration readiness, launch support, and technical risk management to ensure project alignment and success.
• Coordinated engineering, validation, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and program teams to achieve timely delivery of program objectives.
• Supported pilot builds through production buyoff and launch readiness activities.
• Delivered executive program reviews and technical status updates to inform stakeholders of project progress and challenges.

Led electrical system validation strategy and execution for a global vehicle program.

Key Achievements

• Developed DVP&R strategies, validation plans, and prototype readiness activities to ensure alignment with project milestones.
• Managed test assets including Plywood Bucks, System Benches, Vehicle HILs, and validation fleets for comprehensive system evaluation.
• Coordinated vehicle ordering, build readiness, and prototype planning to streamline test execution and support project timelines.
• Supported system integration and launch readiness across multiple engineering organizations.

• Managed $100M+ engineering budgets to support validation, reliability, fleet operations, and future vehicle programs.
• Ensured smooth daily operations to meet team objectives.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.

Recovered more than $10M in supplier-responsible warranty costs.

• Led initiatives for supplier performance improvement and warranty recovery, enhancing vehicle program support.
• Developed analytical tools that facilitated quality improvements and informed executive decision-making.