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Tones of Spring“Having direct access to
professionals who taught fromtheir daily experience was a
difference-maker.”
ers to recruit and train top talent through design
competitions, mentorship opportunities and
outreach programs to students as early as high
school. “Our classes were taught by working
automotive designers from the Big Three,” Man-
gan recalls. “Having direct access to profession-
als who taught from their daily experience was a
difference-maker.”
Getting a job with a manufacturer is not the
only mark of success in the design field, as many
students go on to work for some of the indus-
try’s largest suppliers. Graduates of CCS’s Color& Materials Design program, for example, have
found jobs with Haartz, which makes many of
the materials used in vehicle interiors, and BASF,
the chemical company that produces much of the
paint found on today’s cars.Other notable alumni: Ralph Gilles Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA),
head of design Darrell Behmer Ford Performance, chief designer
Bob Boniface Cadillac, former director of exterior design
Crystal Windham Cadillac, director of interior design
Earl Lucas Lincoln Motor Company, chief exterior designerROBBREPORT.COM 149
“Having direct access to
professionals who taught from
their daily experience was a
difference-maker.”
ers to recruit and train top talent through design
competitions, mentorship opportunities and
outreach programs to students as early as high
school. “Our classes were taught by working
automotive designers from the Big Three,” Man-
gan recalls. “Having direct access to profession-
als who taught from their daily experience was a
difference-maker.”
Getting a job with a manufacturer is not the
only mark of success in the design field, as many
students go on to work for some of the indus-
try’s largest suppliers. Graduates of CCS’s Color& Materials Design program, for example, have
found jobs with Haartz, which makes many of
the materials used in vehicle interiors, and BASF,
the chemical company that produces much of the
paint found on today’s cars.Other notable alumni: Ralph Gilles Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA),
head of design Darrell Behmer Ford Performance, chief designer
Bob Boniface Cadillac, former director of exterior design
Crystal Windham Cadillac, director of interior design
Earl Lucas Lincoln Motor Company, chief exterior designer