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Dayton, OH, US

Warren, MI

Direct assistant to the VP of Global Manufacturing Engineering. Responsible for executing the vision & strategies of Global ME. Interfaced directly with the Manufacturing Engineering Executive staff to implement corporate initiatives and resolve engineering issues. Participated in operations planning, reviewed data for metrics to confirm performance for.

Warren, MI

Managed a team of 20 engineers responsible for ensuring the buildability of the interior and exterior components for over 30 of GM’s future vehicles (including GM's 1st autonomous vehicle). Interfaced with the Interior & Exterior Product Engineering Systems Management Team as the General Assembly Manufacturing lead. Developed and mentored team members.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Managed a team of 8 salary and over 100 hourly employees responsible for part of the Chevrolet Cruze’s assembly process. Ensured safety, quality and productivity goals are achieved along with analyzing performance variances in order to identify root cause and corrective action. Monitored quality metrics and develop problem-solving and continuous.

Worked on several vehicle product lines, ensuring their future designs could be manufactured safely, efficiently, and within allocated timeframes. From concept to market, worked with global teams in North America, Germany, Korea, and China to understand vehicle designs and communicated with plants globally to prevent and/or resolve potential launch issues.

Russelsheim, Germany

Promoted to take on a 2 year international work assignment for General Motor’s European Division (Opel/Vauxhall). Worked on a team that established and managed General Motor’s first full production assembly plant in St. Petersburg Russia. Formulated and presented purchase requisitions to executive leadership in order to gain funding for projects. Played an.

Lordstown, OH

Directly supervised 10 hourly employees, ensuring quality & throughput targets were met. Responsible for the development of engineering documentation required to manufacture and test the electrical details, assemblies, and systems. Collaborated with Supervisors and Project Managers in an effort to track and manage associated budgets and schedules.

Lordstown, OH

Served as a lead engineer for the installation of support software and electrical controls system integration for a new assembly facility. Also appointed as the department lead to work on a cross-functional team that changed the plant’s sequencing operation, reducing the supplier’s time allotment for delivering parts from 168 hours to 2 hours.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Robot Society