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DESIGN MANAGER * NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA INC., SAN DIEGO * AGE 45
Education:
* B.S., transportation design, Center for Creative Studies
What your college professors didn't teach you: "The politics of design."
First automotive job: Staff designer at Nissan Design America in 1984
Most fun automotive job: "Being the design manager for the new 350Z, which debuted as a 2003 model. That was the real turning point for Nissan. It re-created the company's image. Designers were in the driver's seat. Nissan had been conservative and was looking for a shift."
Biggest mistake and what...