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Troy, Michigan, United States

Account management and internal strategy for GM in the management of branding, content creation, and assets for GM’s Dealer Digital Solution platform.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Appointed as program leader to Dura's largest green field operationManaged capital and expense expenditures in excess of $60.7m for the development & launch of a new plant and EV battery trays for Daimler, BMW and VWControlled entire CAPEX and expense budget totaling $70m, acting as liaison between purchasing, finance, engineering, and quality departments to achieve program timing and milestonesIdentified over $1.5m of unreconciled items between plant books and corporate… Show more Appointed as program leader to Dura's largest green field operationManaged capital and expense expenditures in excess of $60.7m for the development & launch of a new plant and EV battery trays for Daimler, BMW and VWControlled entire CAPEX and expense budget totaling $70m, acting as liaison between purchasing, finance, engineering, and quality departments to achieve program timing and milestonesIdentified over $1.5m of unreconciled items between plant books and corporate books to align CAPEX actuals and accurately forecast CAPEX budget for 2022 and 2023Developed a tracking mechanism for all current and future monetary investments and expenditures, allowing me to quickly learning programs like PLEX, MLS, and QADResponsible for providing weekly updates to director and VP levels on CAPEX forecasted weekly and monthly spend, ensuring invoice payment by prioritizing critical equipment and suppliers based on program timing and business needsManaged critical vendor relationships by ensuring timely payment for invoices in excess of $100k+ in order to maintain good relations with key suppliers involved in the project Show less

Plymouth, Michigan, United States

Assisted program management team in two 5-phased program launches, from award to PPAP, for several Tier I automotive suppliersOverhauled company-wide document for program management performance metrics using advanced Excel knowledge to improve document’s efficacy and readabilityActed as a ‘superuser’ of complex business management system enterProj, trained 12+ new hires and program managers in its usage resulting in a seamless on-boarding processGenerated several… Show more Assisted program management team in two 5-phased program launches, from award to PPAP, for several Tier I automotive suppliersOverhauled company-wide document for program management performance metrics using advanced Excel knowledge to improve document’s efficacy and readabilityActed as a ‘superuser’ of complex business management system enterProj, trained 12+ new hires and program managers in its usage resulting in a seamless on-boarding processGenerated several high-level strategic monthly reports for the executive team to provide timing and delivery status updates on 20+ programs, resulting in increased visibility of company health Show less

Plymouth, Mi

Acted as coordinator and liaison of the engineering process between advanced engineering, program management, purchasing and quality to facilitate and execute new R&D programs and continuously improve existing programs.Executed and tracked all vendor quotes, work packages, requisitions and purchase orders as PO administrator through Shiloh requisition process, helping to launch dozens of new R&D programsMaintained vendor relations by ensuring vendors were kept up to date on… Show more Acted as coordinator and liaison of the engineering process between advanced engineering, program management, purchasing and quality to facilitate and execute new R&D programs and continuously improve existing programs.Executed and tracked all vendor quotes, work packages, requisitions and purchase orders as PO administrator through Shiloh requisition process, helping to launch dozens of new R&D programsMaintained vendor relations by ensuring vendors were kept up to date on project status and payment. All program/project invoices were received, signed, three-way matched and paid within terms. Developed and maintained extensive database of hundreds of technical and material standards to guarantee Shiloh is meeting product & process industry standards resulting in a 25% decrease in time spent by process engineers by cutting out the middleman of procuring the standard directly from supplier. Show less

Vesoul, France

Utilized games, educational exercises and intermittent evaluations to familiarize andincrease students' knowledge of American history and culture, resulting in improved Englishtest scores and noticeable ease for students in English phonetics, syntax and grammar. Provided after-school hours for high school seniors to practice English for graduate finalexam, revitalizing student morale and enhancing students' general English capabilitiesIdentified students' problem areas… Show more Utilized games, educational exercises and intermittent evaluations to familiarize andincrease students' knowledge of American history and culture, resulting in improved Englishtest scores and noticeable ease for students in English phonetics, syntax and grammar. Provided after-school hours for high school seniors to practice English for graduate finalexam, revitalizing student morale and enhancing students' general English capabilitiesIdentified students' problem areas and innovated targeted English lessons to restructure students' learning style, culminating a rejuvenated interest in English. Show less

Ann Arbor, Mi

Ann Arbor, Mi

Ann Arbor, Mi

Master Of Management - Mm

Bachelor’S Degree, French And Linguistics, Gpa: 3.5

Activities and Societies: Residential College (RC): A living-learning community that promotes discussion-based lectures.