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United States

Marne, MI, US

• Manage internal Marketing, Inside Sales, Customer Service, Cost Estimating, and External Sales Reps
• Account manager and C-Level liaison for key customers totaling nearly 40% of company business
• Document new sales process and train internal and external Sales team on the process
• Implement new CRM system for tracking business development with new and existing customers
• Develop new elevator pitch, company presentation, and website content
• Member of Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce Business Development Roundtable

Grandville, MI, US

Leads the procurement function of the company and the strategy for sourcing, supplier selection, purchasing, forecasting, inventory management and logistics as a competitive advantage. -Manager of a US-based team and a China-based team covering Logistics, Demand Planning, Purchasing, Forecasting, Inventory Control, and Supplier Selection-Liaison to.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Evaluated acquisition targets for alignment with Global Sourcing strategies and executed integration into Operations.
• Established new role for direct Sourcing support for Divisional merger and acquisition projects.
• Led engagement with leadership at acquisition target to develop contracts supporting continuity of supply through end of manufacturing service agreement.
• Led transfer of acquired products to strategic suppliers in line with global sourcing strategy.
• Consolidated supply chains of over 100 suppliers into 4 direct suppliers
• Supported Marketing, R&D, Operations, and Divisional Leadership with reports on status of legacy acquisition suppliers and transfer targets, including cost analysis, project timelines, and P&L analysis.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Set up a pilot New Product Sourcing department within the Kalamazoo Campus. Managed a team of up to 25 direct reports across 3 Division (Instruments, Medical, IMT), including Engineers and Sourcing Leads.
• Positioned Advanced Sourcing team to support all sourcing activities for more than 40 new product development projects throughout the Kalamazoo Campus.
• Set strategy for integrating Advanced Sourcing into R&D projects and linking supplier selection/development to the Global Sourcing strategic initiatives.
• Developed processes and tools to execute the Advanced Sourcing tasks as part of new product development.
• Worked with cross-functional managers to align strategies for multiple business unit NPD support, resulting in new product sourcing coverage for all 42 simultaneous R&D projects.
• Identified key strategic suppliers to support the new technology roadmap across all Kalamazoo new product development projects in alignment with Global Sourcing strategy.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Set up a new department of Supplier Development Engineering to support manufacturing process and validation related activities at suppliers. Managed a team of 10-14 experienced engineers (10 to 30 years experience per.
• Implemented a system for process validation at suppliers, increasing supplier validation competence from 50% to 100%.
• Developed reporting mechanisms for tracking progress on projects at suppliers with 100% project coverage.
• Created job descriptions, job specifications, and recruiting information for the SDE role resulting in 100% fill rate for all open employee requisitions.
• Positioned SDEs to work with both current commodity teams and advanced projects to ensure smooth product transfer from R&D to Operations, reducing post launch redesign work by 50%.
• Supported Value Proposition Improvement Team activities for NC Material Cost and PPV to increase plant operating income.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Process Engineer covering two manufacturing units in the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Site.Performed validations on process improvement activities addressing top non-conformances. Project Engineer managing projects for.
• Quickly addressed “line down” issues with minimal lost production time.
• CAPA process owner to implement long term solutions to systemic problems.
• Managed the requalification and revalidation of processes and equipment due for periodic review..

Talent, OR, US

• Set up lean manufacturing processes for building electric motorcycles in a startup company. Supervised production team, including production lead, material handlers, shipping and receiving, and operators. Ensured.
• Implemented a continuous improvement system for making positive changes in safety, quality, cost, velocity, people, and environment.
• Developed departmental budgets for facilities, manufacturing capital equipment, and operations.
• Managed other manufacturing engineers to mentor the team and provide a common focus for the manufacturing engineering department.
• Created and managed a customer service team which provided full roadside and customer site service for electric motorcycles.
• Used Solidworks PDM for managing EBOM to MBOM transitions and for document control and helped to coordinate transition to the ERP system (QAD).

US

• Set up manufacturing systems in a startup company for heated washer fluid systems. Promoted from Manufacturing Engineer to Manufacturing Engineering Manager within six months of start date. Served dual role as.
• Used lean manufacturing techniques to integrate new processes, tooling, fixtures, and machines to reduce downtime, increase production, and increase product quality.
• Implemented error-proofing and data collection on production lines to increase FTQ from 60% to 90% and reduce customer PPM.
• Updated production system to increase output from 600 pcs/shift to 4000 pcs/shift while minimizing capital expenditure.
• Supervised maintenance staff and direct projects in production area to reduce downtime and increase throughput.

Fraser, MI, US

One year contract engineering position at injection molding, painting, and assembly company. Member of System Support Team which implemented and updated quality systems and standardized processes for multiple plants in injections molding, painting, and assembly departments.

Venray, NL

Promoted from Quality Engineer to Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in December 2002. Managed multi-million dollar projects for new product integration and ensuring the projects were within all budget and timeline constraints.

Bs, Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing