John S. Sofia

John S. Sofia
Vice President, Commercial Vehicle Business

John S. Sofia joined AAM in March 1994 as an Area Manager at Detroit Gear & Axle. He has served as Manufacturing Manager at Detroit Gear & Axle; Manager of the Current Production & Process Engineering Group; Director, Manufacturing Engineering; Plant Manager, Detroit Forge; Director, Advanced Quality Planning; and Vice President, Quality Assurance & Customer Satisfaction. Prior to assuming his current position, Sofia served as Vice President, Engineering & Product Development and Chief Technology Officer.

Sofia began his automotive career at the former Chrysler Corporation in 1984 as a college-student-in-training in the Stamping, Assembly & Diversified Operations Group. He progressed through a series of manufacturing/engineering positions including Production Supervisor, Product/Quality/Process Engineer and Engineering Design Team Leader.

Sofia holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology from Purdue University. He holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Detroit.