Twenty-five individuals representing steel producing companies and automakers were recognized Nov. 5 at an awards ceremony sponsored by Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP). Representatives from the automotive and steel industries attended the Award of Excellence 2019 Winners’ Breakfast at the Skyline Club in Southfield. Direct company supervisors of the winners, A/SP project team leads and industry peers were all in attendance.
“The Excellence awards acknowledge those from our consortium who have demonstrated innovation through collaboration,” said John K. Catterall, Executive Director, Auto/Steel Partnership. “The award winners are leaders in their fields, and their contributions to the automotive and steel industry partnership have been outstanding. This recognition is much deserved.”
Award selections were based on A/SP project work conducted in 2018 and voted on by the Joint Policy Council of the Partnership. Criteria included demonstrating technical expertise necessary to execute or significantly contribute to project results with excellence and on time.
Certificates and trophies were awarded to:
Individual Category Adam Kotlarek, General Motors Company Yu-Wei Wang, AK Steel Corporation D.J. Zhou, FCA US LLC
Most Valuable Player Category Mai Huang, ArcelorMittal Dean Kanelos, Nucor Corporation Michael Karagoulis, General Motors Company
Project Team Category
Stamping Team, Project Team Members:
1) Jason Bigelow, Gestamp 2) Mai Huang, ArcelorMittal 3) Haoling Jia, AK Steel Corporation 4) Rick Johnson, FCA US LLC 5) Hokook Lee, POSCO America - Detroit Office 6) Evangelos Liasi, Ford Motor Company 7) Paul McKune, Martinrea International 8) Vincent Millioto, Gestamp 9) Dillon (Zhi-Guo) Qin, General Motors Company 10) Stuart Quinn, Ford Motor Company 11) Feng Ren, Ford Motor Company 12) Chris Roman, General Motors Company 13) Yinong Shen, Ford Motor Company 14) J.P. Singh, General Motors Company 15) Thomas Stoughton, General Motors Company 16) Weiping Sun, Nucor Corporation 17) Yu-Wei Wang, AK Steel Corporation 18) Hong Yao, ArcelorMittal 19) D.J. Zhou, FCA US LLC 20) Yongjun Zhou, FCA US LLC 21) Hong Zhu, ArcelorMittal
Key Collaborator Category Daniel Schaeffler, Engineering Quality Solutions Group, Inc.
Certificates and trophies were awarded to:
Individual Category Adam Kotlarek, General Motors Company Yu-Wei Wang, AK Steel Corporation D.J. Zhou, FCA US LLC
Most Valuable Player Category Mai Huang, ArcelorMittal Dean Kanelos, Nucor Corporation Michael Karagoulis, General Motors Company
Project Team Category
Stamping Team, Project Team Members:
1) Jason Bigelow, Gestamp 2) Mai Huang, ArcelorMittal 3) Haoling Jia, AK Steel Corporation 4) Rick Johnson, FCA US LLC 5) Hokook Lee, POSCO America - Detroit Office 6) Evangelos Liasi, Ford Motor Company 7) Paul McKune, Martinrea International 8) Vincent Millioto, Gestamp 9) Dillon (Zhi-Guo) Qin, General Motors Company 10) Stuart Quinn, Ford Motor Company 11) Feng Ren, Ford Motor Company 12) Chris Roman, General Motors Company 13) Yinong Shen, Ford Motor Company 14) J.P. Singh, General Motors Company 15) Thomas Stoughton, General Motors Company 16) Weiping Sun, Nucor Corporation 17) Yu-Wei Wang, AK Steel Corporation 18) Hong Yao, ArcelorMittal 19) D.J. Zhou, FCA US LLC 20) Yongjun Zhou, FCA US LLC 21) Hong Zhu, ArcelorMittal
Key Collaborator Category Daniel Schaeffler, Engineering Quality Solutions Group, Inc.
