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Barb J. Samardzich

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Barb J. Samardzich, Vice President of Ford Motor Company (automotive manufacturer) and Vice President, Powertrain Engineering since 2005; Executive Director - Small FWD and RWD Vehicles of Ford from 2002 to 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; various engineering, sales and marketing positions in the Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation from 1981 to 1990.


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