Automotive & Transportation Design Management, Design Director for EyesOn Design

Glen Durmisevich

Rochester Hills, MI

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Automobile/Transportation Chief Designer with experience in exterior, interior, concept and production vehicle design. Responsible for Navistar's International Brand and joint venture trucks, creation of GM Accessory Design Studio and vehicles like the Chevrolet SSR, Trailblazer SS, Envoy Denali and XUV, Oldsmobile Recon concept plus many other production cars.

Digital design champion with proficiency in Alias Sketching, Class"A" Surfacing and Animation. Utilized Alias to achieve very quick design development with and without physical models.

Interested in nurturing new designs and concepts from sketch to high quality, well executed production vehicles with the right brand and market focus.
Education
- BFA Industrial Design - Automotive
  
  College for Creative Studies
  
  1974 - 1977
Experience
- Chief Judge and Theme Director
  
  EyesOn Design
  
  1989 - Present (37 years)
  
  Chief Judge and Theme Director of Design, for the EyesOn Design charitable events benefiting the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. I coordinate the judging for all EyesOn Design events. Involved in all aspects of the show production from theme and vehicle selection to field layout and displays. Underwriting and sponsorship to public relations and marketing. Additionally, I was Chairman for the events in 2005 and coordinate judging for the vision impaired of one of the selected vehicle categories.
- Chief Designer
  
  Navistar
  
  May 2010 - Jun 2019 (9 years 1 month)
  
  Responsible for exterior design of all INTERNATIONAL brand trucks. 2013 Horizon Concept truck, LT On-Highway Tractor, HX Severe Service Trucks and joint venture truck programs.
- Adjunct Professor
  
  Lawrence Technological University
  
  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year 7 months)
- Design Manager
  
  General Motors
  
  Jun 1977 - Oct 2009 (32 years 4 months)
  
  Manager Design Appearance Quality
  - Cadillac including CTS Coupe and Wagon
  Design Manager GM Accessory Design Studio
  - Established offsite studio for GM Design
  - Designed accessories for all GM Divisions
  - Created globally aligned design process
  - Designed and developed SEMA vehicles
  Design Manager Mid-Sized Trucks
  - Chevrolet SSR, Trailblazer SS, Envoy Denali and XUV
  Design Concepts Branding and Development
  - Oldsmobile RECON Concept Vehicle
  Brand Character Design
  Holden Design
  Exterior and Interior Production Design
  - Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile
  Alias design, modeling and animation
Awards

2003 Business Week Industrial Design Award for SSR,

2000 EyesOn Design NAIAS Design Award for SSR,

General Motors Presidents Award
Industries
- Transportation
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