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With over 20 years of automotive engineering experience, Mike has been working at a senior level on leading-edge automotive technology with major global companies such as Ford, Williams F1, Nissan, Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar, Liebherr and Magna.
Now leading his own automotive design company Hibra Design, Mike is able to bring the highest-calibre, innovative solutions to your vehicles.
Mike Keane - founder & CEO of Hibra Design has worked with many automotive businesses throughout his career. Having experience in automotive design over the last 20 years his expertise has been essential for companies such as...
"Mike was a member of the WAE senior leadership team with direct responsibility for the mechanical engineering design group. During his tenure Mike had significant responsibilities for various whole vehicle hybrid and EV projects with clients that included Nissan and JLR.
His complete vehicle understanding along with sound engineering process knowledge made Mike a valued contributor who was appreciated by staff and customers alike."
"Mike has a great breadth of general vehicle knowledge and is a very strong technical engineer with deep knowledge in key areas like powertrain (ICE and EV) and chassis engineering. In addition to this he can run vehicle programmes from concept through prototypes and development and deliver to production."
"Mike led the design team on the mechanical propulsion system during the first prototype phase (P1) of the Jaguar C-X75 project. During this time he demonstrated excellent technical skills and leadership abilities. In recognition of this, Mike was appointed to lead the overall vehicle design team on the second project phase (P2). As a result, I have no hesitation in recommending Mike Keane for any work in the field of automotive engineering."
"Mike showed a refreshingly optimistic and unfazed approach to challenges, with a willingness to appraise the objectives and develop the right approach, both resource and technical solution. Mike is also one of the most creative engineering leaders I have worked with and have been impressed with some of the innovative solutions he has presented, all backed-up by solid experience."
"I had the pleasure of personally knowing and working together with Mr. Keane for about three years. Beside being an engineer with top preparation and comprehensive design skills he is also a manager and project facilitator of top level."
"Having worked with Mike on a challenging engineering programme, I found him to be a talented and delivery-focused mechanical engineer, a humble and positive team player, and a great people manager. I would definitely want to work with Mike again as I value his input and have full confidence in his ability to deliver."
"I had the pleasure of working with Mike developing a PCM solution for a new advanced vehicle program. I was always impressed by the extent of Mike's technical knowledge. He understood the requirements and pushed to deliver a product that would not only meet the technical requirements but also the tight timeline. He didn't just look at the product he was delivering but made sure he understood the full system requirements to ensure that his product provided the best performance possible."
"The Ford 1.0L Ecoboost development in 2010 was a critical program for Ford at the time and only the best engineers were selected to work on it. Mike is instantly like-able, very professional and is able to present data and explain his opinion in a way that the team understand. Mike also led a team on friction optimisation/reduction. This led to significant improvements leading up to Job1 with the implementation of technology which was carried back across other Ford applications."
"I worked with Mike at Williams Advanced Engineering. Dependable, knowledgeable and personable; Mike develops long-term relationships with customers, solves their problems and has a track record of delivering complex engineering programmes managing multi-disciplined teams. Examples of his work include electric race motorcycles. He is very well respected by all he works with."
"I have worked with Michael at leadership level and have always found him to be a consummate professional with a dedicated focus on improving his people at all times.
As an engineer he brings a passion and vision for development that is entrepreneurial yet grounded in the commercial reality of needing to deliver on real objectives."
Mike Keane - founder & CEO of Hibra Design has worked with many automotive businesses throughout his career. Having experience in automotive design over the last 20 years his expertise has been essential for companies such as...
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"Mike was a member of the WAE senior leadership team with direct responsibility for the mechanical engineering design group. During his tenure Mike had significant responsibilities for various whole vehicle hybrid and EV projects with clients that included Nissan and JLR.
His complete vehicle understanding along with sound engineering process knowledge made Mike a valued contributor who was appreciated by staff and customers alike."
CEO | WAE
"Mike has a great breadth of general vehicle knowledge and is a very strong technical engineer with deep knowledge in key areas like powertrain (ICE and EV) and chassis engineering. In addition to this he can run vehicle programmes from concept through prototypes and development and deliver to production."
Operations Director | AVA Electrifi
"Mike led the design team on the mechanical propulsion system during the first prototype phase (P1) of the Jaguar C-X75 project. During this time he demonstrated excellent technical skills and leadership abilities. In recognition of this, Mike was appointed to lead the overall vehicle design team on the second project phase (P2). As a result, I have no hesitation in recommending Mike Keane for any work in the field of automotive engineering."
Principal Engineer |
Jaguar Cars
"Mike showed a refreshingly optimistic and unfazed approach to challenges, with a willingness to appraise the objectives and develop the right approach, both resource and technical solution. Mike is also one of the most creative engineering leaders I have worked with and have been impressed with some of the innovative solutions he has presented, all backed-up by solid experience."
Chief Product Officer |
EV Technology Group
"I had the pleasure of personally knowing and working together with Mr. Keane for about three years. Beside being an engineer with top preparation and comprehensive design skills he is also a manager and project facilitator of top level."
Principal Engineer |
Toyota Motorsport
"Having worked with Mike on a challenging engineering programme, I found him to be a talented and delivery-focused mechanical engineer, a humble and positive team player, and a great people manager. I would definitely want to work with Mike again as I value his input and have full confidence in his ability to deliver."
Director | Strategy Engineers
"I had the pleasure of working with Mike developing a PCM solution for a new advanced vehicle program. I was always impressed by the extent of Mike's technical knowledge. He understood the requirements and pushed to deliver a product that would not only meet the technical requirements but also the tight timeline. He didn't just look at the product he was delivering but made sure he understood the full system requirements to ensure that his product provided the best performance possible."
Senior Engineer |
Magna International
"The Ford 1.0L Ecoboost development in 2010 was a critical program for Ford at the time and only the best engineers were selected to work on it. Mike is instantly like-able, very professional and is able to present data and explain his opinion in a way that the team understand. Mike also led a team on friction optimisation/reduction. This led to significant improvements leading up to Job1 with the implementation of technology which was carried back across other Ford applications."
Vehicle Quality | Ford Motor Company
"I worked with Mike at Williams Advanced Engineering. Dependable, knowledgeable and personable; Mike develops long-term relationships with customers, solves their problems and has a track record of delivering complex engineering programmes managing multi-disciplined teams. Examples of his work include electric race motorcycles. He is very well respected by all he works with."
Development Director | Alvant
"I have worked with Michael at leadership level and have always found him to be a consummate professional with a dedicated focus on improving his people at all times.
As an engineer he brings a passion and vision for development that is entrepreneurial yet grounded in the commercial reality of needing to deliver on real objectives."
Managing Partner |
3SIXTY
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