Detroit Chassis is pleased to announce that new talent has been added to the Engineering and Operations Departments. Today, we want to highlight Richard Bott, Electrical Controls Engineer, Paul Grech, Engineer and Maurice Turner, Production Lead in Operations.
Richard Bott, Electrical Controls Engineer came aboard early last month and brings a wealth of knowledge from his 34+ years in automotive manufacturing. He has a history in not only controls and electrical but also mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, business management and supervision. He is looking forward to working with this team and appreciates our family environment. He likes interaction so stop him and introduce yourself when he walks by. Richard is interested in solving problems and we anticipate he will be instrumental in assisting the company to address controls issues with EOL testing. This will decrease downtime and increase throughput.
Paul Grech, Engineer, attended Eastern Michigan University. Throughout his career he has enhanced various manufacturing processes and coordinated the construction of several facilities. Paul has experience in extensive machine repair, design and improvements, and building construction. He also served as the maintenance/facilities supervisor.
He is a family man, who enjoys spending time with his wife Sara, their twin girls Julia and Layla and their son Joseph. In his spare time, he works on home improvement and redesign projects.
Maurice Turner, Production Lead is the father of (3) and a native of Flint, Michigan. Maurice attended Flint Southwestern Academy where he was a stand-out in track and field and won the National Outstanding Student Athlete Award. He was named to All State as a Honorable Mention, All Conference, and All City. His achievements academically and athletically earned him a scholarship to Michigan State University.
It was at Michigan State University that he would develop his passion for working and motivating people. He would earn a Bachelors degree in Human Resources and minor in Psychology with a concentration in business; all while working summers in the supervisor development program for an OEM.
After working in other industries, Maurice returned to Michigan and made the decision to return to the automotive industry this time working for an OEM as a Unit Leader. He was tasked with Business Unit Leader roles and the chassis department for his crew. His Kaizens and continuous improvement projects were responsible for the hard savings of approximately $500,000 in one years’ time.
In his spare time, Maurice coaches basketball for Atherton High School and does some individual training. In addition to the full-time responsibility of his recovering father, he is also a fan of the Cinema, riding motorcycles, playing basketball and restoring automobiles with his pride being a 1980 Oldsmobile 98.
Richard, Paul and Maurice are excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Detroit Chassis Family.
We look forward to your contributions.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Linda Ratliff-Watkins
Contact: Linda Ratliff, 313-571-2100 x 506, lratliff@detroitchassis.com