W. Scott Westermann
Mount Clemens
Summary
Qualified system engineer with solid background in leading product development and strategy execution with global teams. Successfully guided cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions aligned with business goals. Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management and agile methodologies.
Strong problem solving, data analysis and triage skills. Ability to coach engineers on design and implementation techniques to ensure alignment with strategic vision.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
MMOTA - Senior Product Owner - EVDD
Ford Motor Company
09.2021 - Current
- Led Team of system engineers to design, develop, launch and test cloud based Multi-Module Over-The-Air (MMOTA) technologies and provide ability to support service operations at dealerships
- Create and Implement Vision of OTA and service hardware and software updates for vehicles to support new features and code enhancements/fixes.
- Enhanced product quality by implementing agile methodologies and continuously refining backlog priorities.
- Develop and monitor operational metrics, supporting triage and long-term improvement efforts for KPIs and data analysis to ensure system operating optimally.
- Increased team efficiency by streamlining processes and optimizing workflows for cross-functional collaboration.
- Fostered innovation within the team through brainstorming sessions and collaborative problem-solving exercises.
- Coach team members on system engineering principles and requirements capture and development to meet project needs while aligning with long term vision.
- Developed detailed product roadmaps, providing clear direction for the development team and stakeholders.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure alignment on project objectives.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
MMOTA Cloud System Engineer
Ford Motor Company
04.2019 - 09.2021
- Develop solutions for cloud based tools to support additional capability for software update delivery system for both OTA and service deployments
- Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
- Resolved complex technical issues through effective problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
- Reduced downtime for critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance tasks.
- Provide SPOC for triaging software delivery issues, monitoring system performance to target metrics and design for improvement.
IVS/GIVIS/GVMS System Engineer
Ford Motor Company
05.2008 - 04.2019
- Design and deploy functional capabilities to support In-vehicle software (IVS) release to dealership service operations.
- Design and deploy Global In-Vehicle Information System (GIVIS) for collecting, monitoring and storing vehicle ECU operational states for over 30 million vehicles from assembly through the life of the vehicle.
- Provided expert support for end-users, ensuring optimal system performance and user satisfaction.
- Work with cross-organizational teams to ensure system provides business need to reflash ECUs significanly reducing warrantly costs.
- Anticipate and provide system capabilities to address future concerns as vehicle technologies and business services evolve.
- Triage and provide SPOC for cloud systems operation, triage and long-term improvement
- Maintain and improvement system capability over the course of over 10 years
- Write requirements/scope documents and review with develop teams to ensure optimization of design while minimizing development time.
6-Sigma Blackbelt - Electrical Warranty
Ford Motor Company
04.2005 - 05.2008
- Manage test and analysis lab for electrical components, ECUs and harnesses to determine root cause of design issues
- Design service solutions for reduce warranty costs to address vehicle service actions, recalls and technical service bulletins
- Manage team of Ford hourly personnel to perform part handling, delivery and review of warranty parts from dealerships in Ford on-site warehouse
- Work on PD warranty quarterback team to develop design requirements to reduce warranty costs by $3M annually over 3 years.
- Implement warranty charge backs for unnecessary and/or incorrect repair and attempted fraud.
- Manage recalled parts and analysis, provide expert analysis for supporting legal depositions based on findings.
- Work with various Ford labs for detailed parts inspection and analysis
- Manage design and release engineer requests for parts request and analysis with suppliers and Ford design teams.
6-Sigma Blackbelt - Plant Vehcile Team (PVT) DAP
Ford Motor Company
02.2003 - 04.2005
- Implement Weld-path optimization project to minimize underbody welding while providing high quality structural integrity - reducing cycle time by 3 seconds and usable across all Ford plants.
- Support PVT during launches at both Dearborn Assembly and Dearborn Truck plants.
- Implement current-based testing to ensure electrical system supports vehicle operation needs.
- Support in-plant flash to reduce content/complexity of onsite stock.
- Taught 6-sigma green belt course for UAW assembly teams to implement projects to reduce operational cycle and ensure high quality vehicle assembly.
Ranger/Explorer Electrical - PMT
Ford Motor Company
08.2001 - 04.2003
- Manage wire harness development and vehicle subsystem connectivity for 2001/2002 Ranger and Explorer programs.
- Perform circuit analysis on all electrical sub-systems for these programs
- Maintain and release drawings for harness releases.
- Perform type-1 and type-2 short circuit analysis for harnesses to ensure quality in the event of crash, assembly damage and/or water intrusion.
- Recommend changes to system and subsystem designs as needed.
System Behavioral Engineer
Ford Motor Company
06.1997 - 02.2001
- Develop interactive models of system/sub-system operation for validation of operational feature specifics
- Create library of component and feature models for team use.
- Create state machine models for feature operation and identify functional gaps with feature leaders.
- Develop interactive UI for engineering and consumers to test feature behavior based on specifications.
- Patent for Short-Drop window feature on Ranger and Mustang.
- Create test simulations for sets of environmental and operational variability to ensure feature robustness.
EDGS/Transcable Developer
Decision Consultants - Ford
07.1992 - 06.1997
- Develop software for Ford's Electrical Data Graphics System (EDGS) used to develop and analyze circuit design and wire harness optimization
- Port system from PrimeOS Lundy to UNIX based system.
- Debugged complex software issues, leading to a more stable product release.
- Coordinated quartley software releases with other Ford systems
- Support transition of Ford's system to off-the-shelf system.
- Enhance, optimize and test code while porting system to multiple hardwares.
Research Engineer
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
05.1989 - 06.1992
- Develop UNIX based Xwindow UI to support interface of partical synthetic aperature radar (PSAR) system response for users at National Reconnisance Laborty. (NRL)
- Develop code/optimized system operation for classified Department of Defense projects related to sensor technologies
- Support transitional for move to NOAA leveraging library of code routines for use with weather predicting utilities.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
Wayne State University - Ford EMMP Program
Dearborn MI, Detroit MIMaster of Science - Elecrtical And Computer Engineering
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Dearborn, MIBachelor of Science - Mathmatics And Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MISkills
- Problem Solving
- Strategic visioning
- Design thinking
- Data-driven decision making
- Data Analysis - 6 sigma black belt
- Software Systems Development
- Behavioral Modeling
- Vast cross-organizational experience
Timeline
MMOTA - Senior Product Owner - EVDD
Ford Motor Company
09.2021 - Current
MMOTA Cloud System Engineer
Ford Motor Company
04.2019 - 09.2021
IVS/GIVIS/GVMS System Engineer
Ford Motor Company
05.2008 - 04.2019
6-Sigma Blackbelt - Electrical Warranty
Ford Motor Company
04.2005 - 05.2008
6-Sigma Blackbelt - Plant Vehcile Team (PVT) DAP
Ford Motor Company
02.2003 - 04.2005
Ranger/Explorer Electrical - PMT
Ford Motor Company
08.2001 - 04.2003
System Behavioral Engineer
Ford Motor Company
06.1997 - 02.2001
EDGS/Transcable Developer
Decision Consultants - Ford
07.1992 - 06.1997
Research Engineer
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
05.1989 - 06.1992
Master of Science - Engineering Management
Wayne State University - Ford EMMP Program
Master of Science - Elecrtical And Computer Engineering
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Bachelor of Science - Mathmatics And Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University
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