Jeff Doering
5.0
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Engineering leadership coach: From Technical Expert to Trusted Leader
Studied at Stanford Center for Professional Development
Works at Ford Motor Company
Successful clients at
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Jeff's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $89/hr
Get help with AI Automation, AI Fundamentals, and .
Jeff’s Leadership Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Manager
10+ people coached for Leadership Coaching
Jeff has helped clients get into these companies:
I work with new managers and engineers looking to grow in influencing without authority and leading peers. I help engineering leaders lead effective discussions—small and large—where team strengths shine, constructive conflict is welcomed, and difficult conversations move innovation forward. With over three decades of corporate engineering leadership, I have honed my leadership of people, teams and projects. My background (Ph.D. in engineering, over 300 U.S. Patents, a career growing others and delivering projects, and experience with Functional Safety and Robustness) gives me a solid foundation to guide others. Let's discuss your current leadership challenges and whether my approach fits your goals.
Jeff can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Strategy
Change Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Diversity and Inclusion
Emotional Intelligence
Ethical Leadership
Innovation and Creativity
Problem Solving
Team AI Upskilling
Time Management
About Jeff
In my 30+ year corporate career, I have been a successful innovator, solving significant technical challenges and helping develop important technological advances. There was a time when the number of patents in production was a key metric for me. As I led larger teams and projects, I realized the team needed more than my skill as an individual contributor. I learned how to prompt difficult conversations that led to constructive outcomes. The team needed a purposeful vision, supported by a clear, flexible and robust plan. I am passionate about unlocking the abilities and contributions of the people around me. My mission is to develop systems, ask powerful questions and create aligned vision that improves things that matter. I am excited to write the next chapters on my journey from answer guy to wise advisor. I can help you improve your leadership, team alignment and decision quality.
Why do I coach?
From reading, training and personal experience, my calling is to unlock the potential in others and help them have more 'aha' moments. I have spent years studying and practicing engineering leadership, requiring significant changes in how I see myself and the people around me. I want to help you have success in difficult conversations, increase alignment and grow in influence without authority. Being deeply heard is becoming rarer in the world, yet no less powerful. I believe that you deserve the space, safety and structure to move toward your best self, one conversation at a time.
Work Experience
Technical Architect
Ford Motor Company
June 2023 - Present
• Leading Model-based Functional Safety and Failure Mode Avoidance for Vehicle Controls related to Propulsion, Braking, and Steering at Ford Motor Company. • Coordinating multiple cross-functional teams to analyze and design the system through the lenses of Functional Safety and Failure Mode Avoidance with effective integration of safety measures into vehicle control systems. • Collaborated with ADAS and Vehicle Controls teams to develop our next generation architecture • Developed and implemented innovative strategies to ensure vehicle controls met safety standards and avoided failure modes. Leadership Development Coaching, Cross-functional Team Leadership and +4 skills
Technical Leader
Ford Motor Company
October 2009 - Present
Leading research and development of engine, powertrain and vehicle control systems for hybrid and conventional vehicles for fuel economy and drivability. Areas of focus: parallel hybrid systems, engine start-stop controls, systems engineering and robustness. Presentation Skills
Controls Engineer
Ford Motor Company
July 1992 - Present
Presentation Skills
Education
Brain Academy
Certified Brain Coach
2025 - 2025
Michigan Technological University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering
1995 - 2000
Stanford Center for Professional Development
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering
1991 - 1992
4 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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