Board Member - Tom Rose

Details

Last Updated: Monday, 07 February 2022 14:49

Employer info:   Delphi Chassis Systems, Dayton, Ohio   Service dates:   1969 - 2008   39 years

Brief Recent Work History

• Plant Manager at Delphi Thermal Plant in Dayton, Ohio – 1,600 employees.  Led final year of production and plant closure.
• Last job assignment was at Delphi Chassis Needmore Rd plant, Dayton, Ohio, helping with plant closure.

Brief Volunteer History

• Helping build a Wright B Flyer modern lookalike aircraft to flying status
• Youth baseball coach for 7 years
• Managed high school hockey team
• Swim/Tennis Club Board President (300 families)
• Coordinated volunteer efforts to help reelect DSRA ally Congressman Mike Turner in Dayton, Ohio
• Accepted multiple roles helping DSRA since 2009 to regain our pension:
  • Continuous coordination with Congressman Turner for 11 years
  • DSRA Fundraising
  • Coordinated various efforts for rally’s, Congressional hearings, including testifying at two Congressional hearings

Specific Skills

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Multiple leadership positions in U.S. Army and GM/Delphi
• Learned to manage things and lead people
• Good organizational and communications skills
• Willing to take on multiple roles as needed to help DSRA
• Will pull my fair share+ to accomplish DSRA mission

Other Qualifications

• Eagle Scout at age 13
• Graduated college with Mechanical Engineering Degree
• From ROTC, served two years in U.S. Army, including one year as platoon leader in a Combat Aviation Battalion in Vietnam
• Many different leadership positions in 39 year career with GM/Delphi