Summary
John Chin is a business-focused IT consultant and former Ford technology executive with 9+ years in consulting and over two decades leading global IT programs across manufacturing, supply chain and telecommunications. He blends strategic vision and hands-on delivery—having led 200+ person teams, driven multi-million dollar platform migrations and generated measurable cost savings while improving uptime and delivery performance. His background in manufacturing engineering and an MBA enables rapid translation of complex operational needs into data-driven technology roadmaps and scalable solutions. As a founder of a real estate venture in Thailand he also navigated foreign investment rules and built local teams, revealing a knack for cross-cultural execution beyond IT. Known for building talent and operational discipline, he created programs like a global Plant Floor University to upskill hundreds of specialists. Based in Plymouth, Michigan, he brings a rare combination of engineering depth, enterprise IT leadership and entrepreneurial pragmatism.
9 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, MBA at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
A. Eng, A. Eng at Wentworth Institute of Technology
MS Eng, MS Eng at University of Michigan
BS Eng, BS Eng at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston Latin School