Michelle Filias is Director ME Body – Global Stamping Center at General Motors. Prior to that, she was Manager of the Studio Stamping Architects at General Motors, leading the team knowledgeable in sheet metal design solutions that enable global stamping strategies and exciting vehicle design in the Advance Vehicle Development phase. Michelle and her team were responsible to create and mature Global stamping manufacturing criteria. Michelle has had a prestigious career at General Motors, holding positions such as Engineering Group Manager – Die Engineering where she lead a team of tool and die processing and formability engineers responsible for the manufacturability of core body stampings in all program development and launch regions.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at University of Michigan and earned a Masters of Business Administration at Wayne State University.