Summary
Michael Hegel is a product platform leader and engineering manager with over two decades in automotive electronics, currently directing product platform strategy for HARMAN’s Digital Cockpit SBU. He combines deep technical expertise in embedded systems, RF, power semiconductors and electro-mechanical products with a strong track record of winning business, delivering first-to-market vehicle features (including the first production Apple CarPlay implementation), and driving cost-reduction through platform strategies. Comfortable at the intersection of engineering and commercial decision-making, he has led large cross-functional teams and multi-million dollar R&D budgets while introducing agile development and feature-tracking practices. An MBA and MS in Electrical Engineering underpin his ability to translate technical roadmaps into compelling business cases, and his background building algorithms for safety-critical motor controls hints at a practical, systems-level approach to robustness that informs his product leadership.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Business, MBA, Business at North Park University
MS, Electrical Engineering, MS, Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University