Donald E. Goodwin
Vice President - Scientific Laboratories and Proving Grounds
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
By Garland L. Thompson
Donald E. Goodwin is an auto engineer's engineer. From the day he completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, he has steadily marched through the ranks of the Detroit technocracy, beginning in diesel fuel system design, in 1971, and moving to supplier quality assurance, then brake system design, then design verification, sheet metal testing, emissions certification, and powertrain systems work.
In 1978, Goodwin earned a master's degree in management from Michigan's Dearborn campus, and his management responsibilities climbed. He joined Chrysler Corporation, in 1985, as manager of design feasibility and reliability assurance and continued his climb.
Today, he leads an organization with 2,250 people who participate in the development and verification of all vehicles designed, engineered, and produced by the Chrysler Group -- Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep. According to his superiors, Goodwin's is the largest group within the Vehicle Engineering division, measured by the number of people, the size of its budget, annual capital expenditures, and the number of employees represented by the United Auto Workers union. Goodwin is responsible for materials engineering, product test and development laboratories, DaimlerChrysler's proving grounds, and all engineering activities associated with DaimlerChrysler Canada, Inc.
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