Automotive Sales Engineer @ - Customer accounts: Ford , LEAR, TI Automotive - Responsible for providing plastic fasterner solutions to OEM/Tier 1 customers. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Account Manager @ - Sold plastic and metal fasteners to OEM / Tier 1 customers - Developed new business opportunities by working directly with customer decision makers - Used plastics & metals experience to enter new markets providing fastening systems solutions - Specialized in seating ( structures / recliners / adjusters) , interiors, exteriors, fuel/ brake bundles & electrical wire harness clips / cable channels - Serviced the following customers; GM, Ford, Chrysler, BMW, Lear, Fisher Dynamics, SRG Global, TI Auto, Cooper, Martinrea and AMI Industries From December 2003 to March 2013 (9 years 4 months) Sales Engineer @ - Provided new engineered fastening solutions to OEM / Tier 1 customers - Managed all commercial challenges for OEM/Tier 1 accounts - Created customer cost reductions via assembly line walks and vehicle system tear downs From December 2003 to October 2009 (5 years 11 months) Product Development Engineer @ - Developed new product plastic & metal fastening solutions for multiple customers. - Followed 30 + projects at any given time from cradle to grave. - Acted as liaison between customers / internal teams & provided design direction From December 2003 to September 2007 (3 years 10 months) Product Development Engineer - Interiors ( Doors & I/P's) @ - Responsibilities included design,engineering & tooling support to internal and external teams for interior class "A" products. - Used robotic work cells, direct backfoaming & nickel shell tooling technologies to produce PUR spray skin interior door panels and I/P's. From April 2002 to December 2003 (1 year 9 months) Product Engineer - Exterior Plastics & Metal Stampings @ - Provided engineering support for class A and non - class A surface products including; facias, rocker panels, wheel liners, energy absorbers and metal stampings - Coordinated and released color changes for multiple vehicle platforms. - Participated in OEM design reviews & tooling tryouts for new and existing products. From February 2001 to April 2002 (1 year 3 months) Program Engineer - Exterior Trim Products @ - Provided engineering direction for exterior trim plastic & metal class A surface products - Supported internal and external design / tooling teams - Facilitated VA/VE cross functional team workshops From July 1999 to February 2001 (1 year 8 months)

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management @ Northwood University From 2009 to 2012 Plastics Engineering Technology (A.A.S.), Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology @ Ferris State University From 1996 to 1998 Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician @ Ferris State University From 1992 to 1994 Marquette Senior High School Chad Tonkin is skilled in: Automotive, APQP, Plastics Engineering, Metals, Design for Assembly, Product Design, Process Engineering, Project Engineering, Plastics, Sales Presentations, Direct Sales, Contract Negotiation, International Sales, Global Business Development, Sales