Daniel Hildebrand
Retired at Ford Motor Company
Milford Charter Township, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Hildebrand is a seasoned engineering leader who spent over three decades at Ford Motor Company, rising from a Ford College Graduate in 1972 to manager of torque converters, miscellaneous mechanical components, and transmission fluids/materials. He led complex, global programs—overseeing electro-hydraulic components and a multi-continent 5R55 transmission assembly system—balancing product design, release, and supply-chain coordination. After retiring in 2007 he returned as a supplemental employee to drive manual transmission quality improvements, finally retiring again in 2018. He combines deep technical expertise in powertrain systems with an MBA from the University of Michigan and advanced engineering degrees from Purdue. Comfortable managing high-stakes, cross-functional teams, he also applies his analytical and operational skills to real estate rental and investment management. A lifelong problem-solver, he favors hands-on, challenging assignments that bridge engineering detail and program-level strategy.
10 years of coding experience
46 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business with focus on Finance and Marketing Strategy, A, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business with focus on Finance and Marketing Strategy, A at University of MichiganMaster's Degree, Aeronautics, Astronautics and Engineering Sciences, A, Master's Degree, Aeronautics, Astronautics and Engineering Sciences, A at Purdue UniversityGithub contributions (5)
PUT-PTM/STMNono
May 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:1 release, 6 pushes, 1 tag in 11 days
Guziec94/GuziecSIM
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 9 pushes in 9 days
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