JUPITER, Fla. – Multi Parts Supply (MPS) has announced that Chase Navarre was recently named director of engineering strategy. Navarre is the newest member of MPS’ U.S.-based engineering team. The team develops and refines critical engineering and manufacturing processes to ensure MPS auto care parts continue to set the bar high for quality and innovation. A member of MPS’ leadership team, Navarre is tasked with driving the strategic engineering and technology vision of the global auto care parts company. 
Stephen Trance, MPS vice president of global manufacturing, commented, “Chase is a great addition to our vision team. I’m particularly excited to have her research and development expertise on our side. The work she’ll do streamlining our already solid processes equals speed to market.”
MPS President Brian Cohn added, “Engineering excellence is where we separate ourselves from so-called competition. Chase increases our ability to remain ahead of industry innovation. Our pursuit of opportunity is about leading. Nowhere is this truth more essential than within our engineering team.”
Navarre brings experience, a diverse automotive background and a nearly 20-year track record of success with leading automakers Honda of America and General Motors. As an engineer in Honda Research and Development’s Auto Quality Innovation Division, she conducted new technology testing for design and manufacturing integrity, as well as failure root cause analysis and countermeasure implementation. At General Motors, she managed and contained all quality issues created by powertrain design, serving as the powertrain engineering representative for all new model builds.
Navarre holds a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering, machine design from Kettering University (formerly GMI Engineering and Management Institute). She is a professional test engineer, quality engineer, project coordinator and machine designer. Passionate about all things automotive, she also is an accomplished data engineer, race strategist and team manager who was recently profiled by CBS Films for her work in the male dominated world of racing.
