George Finch

George Finch has a diverse work experience in the automotive industry. George started their career in 1996 at Superior Industries as a CAE Engineer, where they developed statistical charts to predict parts' performance and implemented FEA-based programs to optimize natural frequencies.

In 1998, George joined American Racing Equipment, Inc. as a CAE Engineer, where they played a significant role in implementing an FEA-based structural analysis system, reducing design validation cycles and cutting engineering development times.

George then moved up to the role of R&D Engineer at American Racing Equipment, Inc. and developed a computer-based casting thermal simulation package. This package was used to validate mold design configurations, resulting in a reduction in casting cycle times and an increase in foundry output.

In 2004, George was promoted to CAE/R&D Engineering Lead at American Racing Equipment, Inc. George provided technical and research support and integrated redundant design and development processes generated by the company's M&A activity. George also provided engineering and design support to the international automotive part supply base.

After leaving American Racing Equipment, Inc., George joined Exemplis LLC in 2008 as a Senior Product Design Engineer.

Finally, in 2009, George joined The Carlstar Group as the Global Product Engineering Manager - Wheels. In this role, they designed a wheel product portfolio map, established engineering and design standards, and worked directly with suppliers for product development and launch. George also implemented Solidworks Enterprise PDM (ePDM) and traveled internationally for supplier development and evaluation in China.

Overall, George Finch has a strong background in product engineering, research and development, and CAE analysis in the automotive industry.

George Finch completed their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona. George pursued this degree from 1992 to 1995.