Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Ms. Jill Phillips Ortega

Jill Phillips Ortega - 2012 Distinguished Alumnus, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 1997

Launch Manager/Operations – Global Front Wheel Drive Transmission (GF6), GM Powertrain, Toledo, OH

Ms. Jill Phillips Ortega has been an employee of GM Powertrain since her graduation in 1997. Between 2005 and 2007, Jill was appointed to serve as the quality manager for the Allison 1000 heavy duty transmission and also launch quality manager for the 2-mode Hybrid transmission in Baltimore, Maryland. Jill currently supervises over 700 production and skilled workers that build 2,400 of the world’s best front wheel drive transmissions every day. Jill also works with GM’s sister sites in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Yantai, China and Boryeong, South Korea on continuous improvement projects. She is responsible for the effective implementation of nearly $500M in new advanced manufacturing facilities in the GM plant in Toledo

Last Updated: 6/27/22