Michael Fink

- One full production car program per year for Toyota, Lexus, and Scion brands - 2O1O Production Car, Interior and Exterior final development models in full scale - Detail design of production parts in liaison with suppliers and engineering department - Development of design proposals in liaison with studio engineering, CAD and clay models - Design Research, branding awareness and storyboarding - Monitoring current transportation design student projects.

-Developed several design programs for production vehicles and show cars including interiors (BMW), steering wheels (VW), alloy wheels (VW & Peugeot) -2010 AUDI, Exterior Design Concept Proposal and New Package Layout Proposal -Monitoring current transportation design projects- show vehicles, airplane interiors, and farm tractors Mentoring, teaching and selection of transportation design students for internships -Working on company projects to further the reputation of the company

-Design research & branding awareness. -Helped to establish a new design studio for European target market vehicles and hire a team of 15+ new designers and modelers for clay and CAD development. -Supervised and organized the development of special motor show vehicles for both Hyundai & KIA at coachbuilder facilities in Italy, Germany, and France. -Negotiated show car build contracts with supplier. -Assisted in the creation of Exterior design proposals for various models from sketch to finish

-CLS Designer -Exterior design for the C, E, S-Class models as well as ML and GL-Class strategies. -Understanding aappreciation of the Mercedes-Benz brand values, history and models within wider automotive content and provide design input at all transport project reviews -Communication source between engineers and model making team -Travel to outside model making facility in Torino, Italy to develop design in production prototypes. -Represent the Design resources of Mercedes-Benz to the press.