Delphi Automotive Systems Announces Three Engineering Appointments
22 February 2000
Delphi Automotive Systems Announces Three Engineering Appointments
FLINT, Mich., Feb. 22 -- Delphi Automotive Systems
today made three engineering appointments, according to Guy C.
Hachey, president of Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems.
Jeffrey M. Overly has been named director of manufacturing engineering for
Delphi Energy & Chassis, and reports to R. Scott Bailey, director of
engineering for Delphi Energy & Chassis. Henry A. Sullivan has been named
chief engineer for exhaust subsystems, and Thom E. Reddington has been named
chief engineer for ignitions at Delphi Energy & Chassis. Both report to Jose
A. Avila, chief engineer for engine management systems and products for Delphi
Energy & Chassis. These appointments are effective immediately.
Overly was previously plant manager for Delphi Chassis' Saginaw
operations. He began his career at General Motors as a cooperative student at
the former Delco Chassis Division in Kettering, Ohio. Following assignments
as a production supervisor and an industrial engineer, Overly was promoted to
senior buyer and production superintendent. He became a program manager at
Delphi Chassis divisional headquarters in 1991, followed by an assignment at
Delphi's Akebono Brake joint venture in Elizabethtown, Ky., in 1993. In 1995,
Overly was promoted to production manager at Delphi Chassis Saginaw operations
and became plant manager in 1998. He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial
engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1981 and a master's degree in
business administration from Central Michigan University in 1989.
Sullivan was formerly staff engineer for oxygen sensors at Delphi Energy &
Chassis Systems' Flint East operations. He replaces Linda M. Dinger, who was
recently named product line manager for exhaust modules, catalytic converters
and catalysts.
Sullivan joined General Motors in 1979 as a college graduate-in-training
for the former Rochester Products division in Rochester, N.Y. After
assignments as an associate engineer and project engineer, he was named senior
project engineer in 1984. Sullivan was appointed staff facilities engineer
for the former AC Rochester division's Flint operations in 1989. In 1993, he
took an assignment as central services manager at Flint East and was named
staff engineer for exhaust manifolds in 1994. He earned a bachelor's degree
in physics from Holy Cross College in 1979 and a master's in manufacturing
management from Kettering University in 1997.
Reddington was previously an assistant staff engineer in Anderson. He
joined General Motors in 1976 as a college cooperative student for the former
Delco Remy division in Anderson. He was named an associate plant engineer in
1980 and a plant engineer in 1981. Reddington was promoted to senior plant
engineer in 1985 and appointed a senior project engineer in 1986. He was
promoted to assistant staff engineer in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree
in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1980 and a master's degree
in business administration from Anderson University in 1997.
Delphi Automotive Systems, headquartered in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world
leader in transportation and mobile electronics components and systems
technology. Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety,
Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communication --
provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has
approximately 213,500 employees, and operates 175 wholly owned manufacturing
sites, 41 joint ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 27
technical centers in 38 countries. Regional headquarters are located in
Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Delphi can be found on the Internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com .