Dorian Awards | 2023
Congratulations to our Winners & Finalists
The Dorian Awards
Throughout the year we guide you and your teams in developing your problem solving skills so you can solve any problem faster and more efficiently. Now it’s time to recognize your successes.
About the Awards
Every year, teams across the world complete problem solving projects worthy of recognition. The 2023 Dorian Awards honor problem solving teams, leaders, and companies who exemplified outstanding application of Shainin methods or leadership during the 2022 year.
These projects were of critical importance to our customers. They helped resolve long-standing issues, improve bottom lines, and enhance operations around the globe.
Announcing Dorian Award Winners
Award Categories, Winners, & Finalists
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination in 2022; we were impressed with the quality of nominations submitted. Following a lengthy and rigorous review process completed by our global review board, we’ve selected several simply exceptional teams and individuals as winners and finalists for the Dorian Awards.
Here are the 2023 Dorian Award Winners & Finalists for each category.
Company Awards
This category of awards is for companies who have successfully developed a Red X Program within a facility, division, region, or company and can demonstrate impactful improvements based on that development.
Bottom Line Improvement Award
Winners:
American Axle & Manufacturing
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Bosch India Limited
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
United Automotive Electronic Systems
- Shanghai, P.R. China
Eurotranciatura
- Querétaro, Mexico
Project of the year Awards
This category of awards is for project teams who have demonstrated outstanding application of Shainin methodologies in solving complex problems within their company.
Plant Manufacturing Project of the Year
Winner:
ZF – Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
- Team Leader: Michael O’Connor
- Team Member: Matthew Warmuth
Finalists:
Robert Bosch Elektronika Kft –Hatvan, Hungary
- Team Leader: Katalin Éva Szabóné Simon
- Team Members: Zsofia Flora Lednyiczki-Virag, Dániel Borbándi, Kálmán Pap, Tamás Steklovits
BSH Electrical Appliances – Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Team Leader: Dongmei Gao
- Team Members: Falong Chen, Bangmeng Xia, Zhen Kong, Wenjian Yu, Lei He, Sunil Bajaj
Bosch –Jihlava, Czech Republic
- Team Leader: Milan Heide
- Team Members: Milan Kusy, Luis Lopez, Martin Vlcek, Joerg Kulzer
TE Connectivity – Woert, Germany
- Team Leader: Patrick Barisch
- Team Member: Oliver Dalino
Field reliability project of the year
Winner:
Bosch – São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil
- Team Leader: Gilberto Mayer Junior
- Team Members: Rodrigo Medina and Thiago Perussi
Finalists:
Bosch Limited – Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Team Leader: Challa Ramyasree
- Team Members: Prakash Thangavel, Adesh Hegde, Sriharsha P R, Sriramakrishnan Jayaraman
Dana Incorporated – Essen, Germany
- Team Leader: Marc Schwarzbuerger
- Team Member: Cedric Sadlowski
Bosch Limited – Dong Nai, Vietnam
- Team Leader: Tran Thi Thao
- Team Members: Ophan Trong Vu, Tran Khac Bien, Lei Thi Kim Ngan, Bui Xuan Thinh, Le Quang Trung, Pham Duy Hau
Product Development project of the year
Winner:
Freudenberg FST GmbH – Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Team Leader: Robert Leins
- Team Member: Markus Hauck
Finalists:
Robert Bosch Tool de Mexico SA de CV – Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
- Team Leader: Manuel Adrian Lopez Ortiz
- Team Member: Gustavo Rubio Salgado
Dana Incorporated – Arzignano, Italy
- Team Leader: Francesco Savegnago
- Team Member: Luca Priante
Resilient engineering project of the year
Winner:
TE Connectivity – Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Team Leader: Harry Flotemersch
Transaxional business project of the year
Winner:
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC – Florence, Kentucky, USA
- Team Leader: Maria Wilson
- Team Member: Eric Miller
Finalists:
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC – Florence, Kentucky, USA
- Team Leader: Oscar Kawanishi
- Team Members: Dylan Polley and Thomas Napoli
Detroit Diesel – Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Team Leader: Brian Denney
- Team Member: Daniel Hannemann
Leadership Awards
This category of awards is for leaders who have increased the impact of problem solving using Shainin technologies within their organization.
Rolling Top 5 Leadership excellence
Winners:
László Gyetvai
- Robert Bosch Elektronika Kft.
- Hatvan, Heves, Hungary
Stefan Forbes
- Raytheon; Collins Aerospace
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Peter Liao
- BorgWarner Automotive Components Company
- Shanghai. P.R. China
Hassene Touhent
- Robert Bosch Sistemas Automotrices
- Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Red X Master of the Year
Winner:
José Fredy Hernández
- Nemak
- Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Finalists:
Juan Pacheco
- American Axle Manufacturing
- Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico
Kris Stark
- Aptiv Corporation
- Carmel, Indiana, USA
Luis Lopez
- Robert Bosch LLC
- Florence, Kentucky, USA
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Inquiries & Questions
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Past Recipients
The commitment, dedication, and innovation within problem solving is demonstrated by past recipients serving as models for others in the problem solving world.
