Sales and program management lead for a growing supplier to the automotive seating industry specializing in CNC wire forming. Acting as new product launch manager and voice of the customer. Responsible for prospecting, quoting, customer visits, APQP launch management, change management, and business growth. Implement improved business processes to drive growth and profitability.

Leader of a high-performing team of manufacturing engineers responsible for 200 machines on 20 assembly lines. Responsible for process quality, productivity, machine uptime, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced, safety critical environment. Technical problem solving through Shainin Red X and Rolling Top 5 methodologies.

Equipment downtime reductionMaintenance processesTPM process implementation (Total Productive Maintenance)

Lead Analyst of a $700 Million corporate Purchasing budget for a Top 50 Tier 1 automotive supplier; Identified cost reduction opportunities and generated reports for presentation to upper management; Coordinated Purchasing costing activity for customer quotes; managed new program launches; Identified cost avoidance opportunities during launch; purchased prototype components

Led corporate-wide automotive program launch/APQP activity and held departments accountable for progress; Evaluated manufacturability of product designs and recommended design improvements where applicable; Gathered cost data for new business quotes; Presented Quality, Cost and Delivery new launch metrics to senior management throughout program launch

Owned and operated a consulting business that provided backup engineering support and carried out outsourced projects for seven client companies.. Projects included industrial automation design, and generating operator instructions and inspection instructions for clients' machining operations, participated in clients’ lean manufacturing events, provided AutoCAD training, designed gauges, created emergency evacuation plans, many other responsibilities as requested.

Manufacturing engineering, process engineering, time studies, fixture design, AutoCAD

Manufacturing engineering, time studies, AutoCAD