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Dr. Benninger served as Director of Technology Development from 1999 to 2005 by Magna International Inc. a $20+billion diversified auto parts supplier. In this capacity Dr. Benninger was responsible for identifying key new technologies as well as managing the design engineering and manufacturing launch of target products. During 1998 and 1999 Dr. Benninger was the Chief Operating Officer of the North American Operations of Becker Group a $1.5 billion privately held automotive interior systems supplier. Prior to joining Becker he was the Executive Vice President of Engineering and R&D at Magna and also served as Division General Manager and Vice President of Product Development. He has also worked for Ford Motor Company as an engineering manager and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a research scientist. Dr. Benninger received his B.S.(1964) M.S.(1965) and Ph.D. (1970) degrees all in physics at the West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia. | 