Mike Hardie has responsibility for what may be one of the most challenging aspects building vehicles: Quality. Specifically, he develops the quality plan to drive quality processes and discipline throughout the design and production of Ford vehicles.

Read the chat that took place October 30, 2009, to see what Hardie had to say about quality, and what the team is doing to protect and improve quality at Ford.

During his career at Ford, Mike has held many positions in problem solving, reliability engineering and statistical applications.  Prior to working at Ford, Mike was in the aerospace business, developing aircraft simulation systems for military programs.

Hardie, a native of Salem, Oregon, holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, and a masters degree in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan.

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