Warn Automotive
Marcel de Hoog possesses extensive experience in the automotive and engineering sectors, currently serving as a Test Lab Vehicle Fitting Specialist at Warn Automotive since June 2018, with previous roles as a Quality Engineer and Continuous Improvement Technician. Prior to this, Marcel was the Production Manager at XZERES Corp from March 2015 to February 2018, and spent 17 years at Professional Service Industries, Inc. as the Test Engineering Department Manager, where expertise included testing consumer products and analyzing data. Earlier experience includes a position as a Test Engineering Technician at Warn Industries from 1991 to 1995, focusing on 4-wheel drive vehicle components. Marcel earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies from Oregon Institute of Technology and an Associate of Applied Science in the same field from Portland Community College, supplemented by a high school diploma from Lakeridge High School.
Warn Automotive
Warn Automotive can trace its beginning back to 1948, when Arthur Warn invented the first disconnecting four-wheel-drive hub for surplus WWII vehicles. Since that time, we’ve continued to lead the industry with a history of innovation in Powertrain Disconnect technology. Today, as Warn Automotive, we’re focused on developing products for OEMs around the world, enhancing the performance, traction and capability of their vehicles while reducing fuel consumption and emissions. And we will continue to focus on the needs of our customers to deliver solutions that enable our philosophy of creating a more mobile and efficient future. Operating from our headquarters and manufacturing facility in Milwaukie, Oregon – with additional customer support from our Technical Center in Livonia, Michigan – the Warn Automotive team applies our proven expertise to create the highest quality Powertrain Disconnect products in the world. You can find our products on vehicles ranging from heavy trucks and pickups to SUVs and passenger cars. Warn Automotive is proud to be a company of Vehicle Service Group (VSG) within the Engineered Systems segment of Dover Corporation. Warn Automotive, LLC is not affiliated with Warn Industries, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation.