Douglas Sleep has over 31 years of experience as a project manager at General Motors, where he has managed over $100 million worth of capital improvement projects involving construction, equipment installation, retooling of production lines, and decommissioning of facilities. His background includes extensive experience in project management, estimating, commissioning, construction management, and systems qualification across multiple GM plants in Lansing, Michigan. He retired from GM in 2016 after managing numerous projects to expand and upgrade production capabilities.
1. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC Douglas E Sleep,Jr, MBA
Manager/Project Engineering
Curriculum Vitae
Education
MBA, Masters of Business Administration, Northwood University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
ProfessionalCertifications
PMP – PMI Project Management Professional
ProfessionalAssociations
ASME, member since 2005
SAE International since 2008
Experience
Mr. Sleep has over 31 years of experience that has focused on the design and delivery of a wide variety of
capital improvement projects in commercial and industrial settings. His technical background includes
project management of both construction and design projects as well as estimating, commissioning,
construction management, and systems qualification/validation. Area of expertise is concurrent with
management of multiple capital improvement projects from concept through final product delivery,
reflecting PMP industries best practices.
Experience (cont’d)
1984 – November
Hired into General Motors Facility Engineering
1985 – $900K
Apprentice, Oldsmobile V8 Motor line Retooling
Project, New tooling to replace out dated
Machinery, GM Plant 1 Building 33, Lansing,
MI
1986 - $1.1MM
Apprentice, BOC V6 Motor line New
Installation Project, GM Plant 1 Building 36,
Lansing, MI
1987 - $850K
Apprentice, Final Assembly Retooling Project,
New installation of DVT test pit equipment and
controllers, GM Plant 1 Building 90, Lansing,
MI
1988 - $1.2MM
Apprentice, Decommission Plating Process, all
equipment and processes removed.
Environmentally cleaned and disposed of per
MIOSIHA requirements. Site prep for new press
metal line, GM Plant 3 Building 301, Lansing,
MI
1989 - $1.9MM
Journeyman, Press Metal Line Installation,
Foundation prep, Base Steel work, Press Install,
GM Plant 3 Building 301, Lansing, MI
1990 - $1.2MM
Journeyman, Press Metal Line Installation, Final
equipment and processes installed for start up,
GM Plant 3 Building 301, Lansing, MI
$800K - Journeyman, Relocation of Press Line,
Decommission existing Pres Line for install and
operation at Plant 3, Plant 1 Bldg 56 to Plant 3
Bldg 405, Lansing, MI
1991 - $1.3MM
Journeyman, New 100K plus CFM HVAC air
handling systems, installation for existing
building ventilation and future project works. 10
roof top mounted self contained module systems.
Steel fabrication and install per site/module.
Helicopter lift and set in place, steel support
structure and then HVAC modules after.
1992- $4.5MM
2. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC Douglas E Sleep,Jr, MBA
Manager/Project Engineering
Team Leader, SMC Mix Room and Press Line
Manufacturing Project, GM Plant 1, Building 46,
Lansing, MI
1993 - $2.1MM
Team Leader, Building 66 Additions and
Renovation Project- New site for Engineering,
Training and Management, Plant 1, Lansing, MI
1994 – $2.1MM Continued
Team Leader, Building 66 Additions and
Renovation Project- New site for Engineering,
Training and Management, Plant 1, Lansing, MI
1995 – $1.6MM
Team Leader, Decommission and Salvage of
Capital Equipment from Motor Plant Facility, 1
Million Square Feet- for New GM Facility LGR
on site of Plant 1, Lansing, MI
1996 - $800K
Team Leader, Decommission High Voltage
13KV Substations and power transfers (4
Locations). Reroute power supplies to new
locations for future use and Salvage of Capital
Equipment, Motor Plant Facility. GM Plant 1,
Lansing, MI
1997 - $1.0MM
Team Leader, Decommission, Salvage of Capital
Equipment, and Engineering Buildings 62/64-
for New GM Facility LGR on site of Plant 1,
Lansing, MI
1998 - $900K
Team Leader, Decommission Building 40,
Relocate Tool Room Facility and Equipment to
offsite at Demmer Fabrication Center, Lansing,
MI
1999 - $1.5MM
Team Leader, Underground water sewer project,
tank farm project, part of plant 1 decommission
project. Per E.P.A. regulations, new installation
of drain lines to divert direct lines leading into
The Grand River from GM property. Redirecting
all ground and street water through a processing
facility first to prevent any contaminants
reaching the river. Plant 1, Lansing, MI
2000 - $2.3MM
Group Leader, Tank farm project continued to
run exiting assembly plant and new assembly
plant LGR under construction. Plant 1, Lansing,
MI
2001 -$900K
Group Leader, Building and grounds renovation
project for New GM Facility LGR on site of
Plant 1. Ground water drains and parking lots
2002 - $950K
Group Leader, Decommission and salvage of
remaining buildings and site management,
Electric and Gas shut downs and stabilized.
MIOSHA and EPA requirements upheld for
Plant 1, Lansing, MI
2003 - $1.4MM
Group Leader, Decommission and Salvage of
Capital Equipment. Building and site
management per MIOSHA and EPA
requirements, at Fisher Body Plant 6, Lansing,
MI
2004 - $1.5MM
Group Leader, Relocating GM Skill Trades
Construction Crew Facility and Equipment from
Plant 1 to Plant 4 site, New Paint ventilation
system installed at Plant 4, Lansing, MI
2005 - $1.4MM
Project Engineer, Decommission of Plant 3 Press
Metal Fabrication Center, salvage of capital
equipment, building and site management per
MIOSHA and EPA requirements, Plant 3,
Lansing, MI
2006 - $2.6MM
Project Engineer, LGR Body Plant, building
expansion 200K Sq Ft, new utilities and new
capital equipment installation, Lansing, MI
2007 - $1.1MM
Project Engineer, LGR Body plant retooling and
salvage project of old equipment. New
equipment and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2008 - $1.2MM
Project Engineer, LGR Paint plant retooling and
salvage project of old equipment. New
equipment and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2009 - $1.4MM
3. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC Douglas E Sleep,Jr, MBA
Manager/Project Engineering
Project Engineer, LGR (GA) General Assembly,
retooling and salvage of old equipment, new
equipment and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2010 - $1.1MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR GA,
retooling and salvage project of old equipment.
New equipment and processes installed. Lansing,
MI
2011 - $2.1MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR Body
Plant, new commercial building expansion, new
capital equipment, and processes installed,
retooling for Alpha Project. Lansing, MI
2012 - $1.3MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR Body
Plant, A1LL Project. Retooling and salvage
project of old capital equipment. New robots,
tooling and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2013 - $1.0MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR Body
Plant, A1BL Project. Retooling and salvage
project of old equipment. New robots, tooling
and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2014 - $2.2MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR GA,
Camaro Product Line Project. Integration of new
Camaro line to existing Cadillac line. Retooling
and salvage project of old equipment. New
equipment and processes installed. Lansing, MI
2015 - $3.0MM
Project Manager/Project Engineer, LGR GA,
Continuation of Camaro Product Line
Integration Project. New equipment & processes
installed along with infrastructure updates- LAN
& WAN. Lansing, MI
2016 – Retired from General Motors, LLC