Your Minority Partner,

Your Minority Partner, Both

Today and For the Future…..

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A 21st century Renaissance man leads Diversified Solutions Group. Meet

Frederick E. Darris II – proven executive, visionary entrepreneur, scholar, and

athlete – a man driven to achieve excellence in disciplines as varied as electrical

engineering, wrestling, football and even holds a single digit golf handicap.

Frederick E. Darris II

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While attending the University of Missouri on a full-ride academic scholarship,

Fred, the 155 LB State Wresting Champion, continued to participate in the sport of

wrestling while he earned his BS in Electrical Engineering. He joined General

Motors after five years of working for them during the summers in an elite

internship program.

While attending the University of Missouri on a full-ride academic scholarship,

Fred, the 155 LB State Wresting Champion, continued to participate in the sport of

wrestling while he earned his BS in Electrical Engineering. He joined General

Motors after five years of working for them during the summers in an elite

internship program.

With a ‘no excuses’ attitude inherited from his career military and journey

electrician father, Fred distinguished himself at GM by rising from an Associate

Engineer to an Executive in a five-year time span while simultaneously being the

youngest recipient and graduate of the Sloan Fellows Program at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Armed with his newly acquired MIT Master of Science in Management, his MBA

from Lindenwood University, and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the

University of Missouri-Columbia, Fred used his innate ability to build teams and

generate enthusiasm to guide his division to a first place JD Power and

Associates ranking all while improving the bottom line and obtaining record

market share for the Commercial Vans segment.

No matter what General Motors assigned to Fred the task was achieved. In the

fifteen years that he reported to GM he rose quickly up the ranks until he had

complete responsibility for five vehicle lines. He began his career in

administration by managing 25 engineers at one plant, moved on to direct the

automation of twelve truck assembly plants in North America and finally oversaw

the entire engineering, manufacturing, and marketing processes for the

Commercial Trucks & Vans, wherein he was accountable for profit and loss,

quality and development of new product models.


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But Fred’s expertise isn’t limited to the automotive segment. When Fred moved

on to Jabil Circuit, the 3rd largest electronics manufacturer in the world, as their

Global Business Unit Manager, he used his skills to develop new prototypes for

the Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines so vital to the international

healthcare industry. Then, as President of Esys Defense, an engineering and

manufacturing service company, he created an entire division focused solely on

meeting the United States Department of Defense’s needs. He secured work

and competed for research and development contracts while building

relationships with military and political leaders involved in the process.

From his days playing middle linebacker for his high school state championship

football team to his Chairman of the Board of the Pontiac Chamber of

Commerce, Fred has been singled out by those who know—he has it, that “X-

factor”, that rare combination of intrinsic qualities that inspire others to achieve

more than they thought they could; he converts opposition to optimism. That’s

what General Motors saw when they awarded him the Sloan Fellowship, that’s

what Esys saw when they assigned him their entire government and defense

division, and that’s what Diversified Solutions Group’s clients see when they

turn their problems over to Frederick E. Darris II.


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Ernest Industries

Providing Quality Stampings, Tube Bending, and Welded Assemblies

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• DSG

– Established 2004

– $4.3 Million Revenue 2008

– Program/Project Management

– 2 Locations - 30,000 Square Feet

– Certified Minority Business Enterprise

• Ernest Industries– Established 1968

– $11M in Revenue 2009

– 50,000 Square Foot Production and Warehouse FacilityLocated in Westland, Michigan

– Specializing in Low and High Volume Production Runs for the Class 8 Truck & Automotive Markets

– TS16949, ISO9001, and ISO14001 Certified


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• Equipment List

– 25 Presses Ranging in Size from 110 – 600 Tons

– Three Robotic MIG Welders

– Four 100-250 KVA Spot Welders

– Two 400 amp Arc Welders

– Pines CNC Automated Tube Bender

– Coil Cradles, Feeders and Straighteners


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ERNEST INDUSTRIES

Capabilities with Both Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Materials

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ERNEST INDUSTRIES

Commercial Truck and Automotive Customer

Base

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Contact:

Diversified Solutions Group

1259 Doris Road

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

(248) 413-4031

Name E-Mail

Fred Darris - President [email protected]

Tom Wood – Account Executive [email protected]

Douglas Brown – Account Manager [email protected]

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