President -- Positive Concepts, Inc.
Greater Detroit Area
- Current
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- President at Positive Concepts, Inc.
- Past
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- Systems Development & Integration at SAIC
- Engineer at Additional Technical Support, Inc
- Executive Engineer at Automotive Products (USA) Inc
- Senior Engineer at Allied Automotive/Bendix Brake & Chassis Division
- Resident Engineer at LTV Aerospace and Defense Company
- Education
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- Lawrence Technological University
- Indiana University South Bend
- University of Notre Dame
- New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
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Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Summary
Certified Project Managment Professional (PMP)
Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Project Manager, with expertise in managing multifunctional project teams, special project teams, and geographically dispersed cross-functional project teams.
Instructor and Trainer in Manufacturing Systems, Business Process Reengineering, reading engineering drawings, and business presentations in Graduate Business School and Adult Continuing Education venues.
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Specialties:
Organization Development and Leadership
Team Development
Project Leadership
Team Leadership
Continuous Improvement
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Experience
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President
Positive Concepts, Inc.
(Management Consulting industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Organization Development and Leadership
Team Development
Project Leadership
Team Leadership
Continuous Improvement
Strategy Development -
Systems Development & Integration
SAIC
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
2002 — 2007 (5 years )
Organized and directed Cross Functional/Multi-Disciplinary geographically dispersed Project Working Groups.
Coordinated efforts of industry and government Team Members and Subject Matter Experts.
Managed, and provided leadership and direction to Cross-Functional, Geographically dispersed Project teams.
Responsible for oversight on Maturation of Critical Technologies.
Coordinated training classes for program personnel. -
Engineer
Additional Technical Support, Inc
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Contracted to General Dynamics, Land Systems Division on Future Combat Systems program.
Defined and developed System, and Sub-System, Requirements for “Manned Ground Vehicles”.
Coordinated, and chaired meetings between functional Working Groups and Integrated Product Teams. -
Executive Engineer
Automotive Products (USA) Inc
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Automotive industry)
1988 — 1995 (7 years )
Leadership and management to product engineering project team with five direct reports and five “Matrixed” reports.
Reduced Product Development time from 18-24 months, to successful completion in 10 months.
Principal technical contact with customer.
Increased profit margin on $2.6 million account by 3.8%.
Increased account size from $2.6 million to $7.5 million and 110,000 to 250,000 units.
Patented (U.S. & foreign) solutions to customer noise and vibration problems. -
Senior Engineer
Allied Automotive/Bendix Brake & Chassis Division
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Automotive industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years )
Generated three Patent Disclosures on Fast-Fill Dual-Bore Brake Master Cylinder.
Initiated 20% performance improvement and $200,000 annual cost savings on Drum Brake Shoes.
Developed brake systems for off-highway and on-highway applications.
Designed, analyzed and specified brake systems for specialized off-highway and on-highway applications.
Specified product certification programs.
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Resident Engineer
LTV Aerospace and Defense Company
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
1982 — 1986 (4 years )
Directed Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) Project, on Military 5-Ton Truck, with over $9 million in savings.
Managed eight member VA/VE Project Team, in a “Matrix Organization”.
Designed and analyzed military and commercial vehicle components and systems.
Provided continued engineering support to Customer, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Receiving Inspection, Quality Assurance and other functional departments.
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Education
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Lawrence Technological University
DBA , Business Administration , 2006 — 2010 (expected)
Enrolled in Doctor of Business Administration Program
Completed fifteen credit hours of coursework
Anticipate completion - 2010 -
Indiana University South Bend
MBA , Business Administration , 1982 — 1990
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University of Notre Dame
Mechanical Engineering 1981 — 1982
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New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
BS , Mechanical Engineering , 1972 — 1978
Additional Information
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Websites:
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Groups:
AI Consulting
Member – 2008
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Member – 2008
Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Member – 2008
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT
Member: – 2006 – Present
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Member – 2004 – Present
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Member – 1979 – Present
Southeast Michigan Section
Executive Committee -2001 – 2004
Vice-Chairman – 2002 – 2003
Program Coordinator – 2001-2004
St. Joseph Valley Section
Executive Committee –1984 – 1988
Chairman – 1987 – 1988
Vice-Chairman – 1986 – 1987
SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Member – 1979 – Present
Clutch Standards Committee – 1989 – 1998
Co-author: “Manual Transmission Clutch Systems”
(SAE Publication AE-17)
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Motor City Connect -
Appreciative Inquiry Consulting -
NYIT - Old Westbury -
I-O Practitioners Network -
Academy of Management Association -
Rochester Regional Chamber -
PDaPP -
Troy Chamber of Commerce - Michigan -
PMI Great Lakes Chapter - PMIGLC -
PM Toolbox -
Positive health and productivity
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Pink Rose Inspirational Foundation -
The INTRO Group -
Entrepreneurs and Education -
College of Management, Lawrence Tech University -
N5 Networking Group -
TEDxDetroit -
Project Management Mentor
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Detroit FastTrac Alumni -
Organizational Development, Change, and Effectiveness -
FastTrac New venture
Michael L Schwartz PE PMP’s Honors:
“Certificate of Appreciation” “… for efforts to the Future Combat Systems…” by Project Manager, Manned Systems Integration, Program Executive Office – November 2007
For “Outstanding Service Provided to the Southeastern Michigan Section during 2002 – 2003 Program Year”, by ASME International
For “Valued Services in Advancing the Engineering Profession” for 1987 – 1988 Program Year ASME, by Board of Governors
“In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement”, by Clark Equipment Company, for Cost Reduction efforts – 1981.
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