Vice President of Ford Motor Company (automobile manufacturer) and Vice President, Powertrain Operations effective November 2005; Executive Director - Small FWD and RWD Vehicles of Ford Motor Company 2002 to October 2005; Chief Engineer for the Automatic Transmission Engineering Operations of Ford from 2000 to 2002; Quality Director for the Small and Medium Vehicle Center of the European operations of Ford from 1999 to 2000; Chief Program Engineer for F650/F750 Ford trucks from 1998 to 1999; previously held various positions in the Powertrain division of Ford from 1990 to 1998. Prior to joining Ford, Ms. Samardzich held various engineering, sales and marketing positions in the Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation from 1981 to 1990. |