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Arlington, Virginia, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

Doraville, GA, US

• Head of North American Manufacturing Equipment Excellence / Engineering, Technology and Maintenance with fiscal responsibility of $20M+
• Delivered cost savings of $7M+ in efficiency, safety, reliability and quality improvements throughout the manufacturing process
• Led the strategic planning / execution of the technology roadmap including new capital equipment / technologies such as augmented reality, quality gates, vision inspection systems, robotics, additive manufacturing.
• Partnered with / regularly presented to the executive management (SVP to C-Suite)
• Led the hiring, deployment, mentorship, training, knowledge transfer and management of multiple full-time / contract employees (Project Managers, Engineers, Technicians and other SMEs)
• Created / led the cross-silo Manufacturing Innovation Team that worked to use new technology, market analysis / strategic partnerships to design new manufacturing methods / guide future capital investments to improve.

Doraville, GA, US

• Head of Manufacturing Equipment Engineering / Technology
• Owned the relationship with all equipment builders / led the selection, planning, purchase, runoff, validation, commissioning and acceptance of various pieces of manufacturing automation and equipment
• Partnered with strategic sourcing to negotiate w/ OEM / Equipment suppliers
• Worked with plant, OEM and corporate operations management to improve network equipment reliability / OEE and created training programs for operators / maintenance technicians
• Traveled 80% to manufacturing / OEM sites to assist in installations, troubleshooting, training and pilots
• Managed operations / manufacturing improvement projects throughout the US & Canada

Doraville, GA, US

• Head of new portfolio program manufacturing ramp-up, equipment development and deployment for the PMO.
• Led the capacity planning / deployment / validation of equipment across ‘22’ sites
• Owned the relationship with R&D / Marketing in the development of new portfolio products
• Created the project plan, equipment / manufacturing capacity models used for network wide equipment purchases / planning
• Created factory installation / improvement drawings and 3D models with AutoCAD / Solidworks
• Created work instructions for operators using Solidworks Composer

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Project management / launch engineering support brought in to deal with OEM quality, runoff, acceptance, and commercial issues with Laser Cutting / Welding Systems. Project Manager on conveyors / vision systems for.
• Ran weekly progress meetings and coordinated projects with corporate / plant management / OEMs to ensure that corrective actions were correctly recorded / completed in a timely manner
• Successfully delivered / launched COGNEX based vision system on-time & under budget and designed vision over conveyor structure, hood and lighting mounts using Solidworks

Norcross, GA, US

• Led engineering for disassembly, machining, assembly, testing and painting that produced 4k engines annually.
• Introduced / Implemented Lean Manufacturing practices such as Rapid Improvement Events, Value Stream Mapping and other workflow improvements.
• Develop processes to increase production capacity by 31% by performing time studies / balancing assembly work, reorganizing workstations and creating standardized work

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Led a 5-person team of engineers / technicians responsible for rotor manufacturing of superchargers (included: 13-machining centers,4-subassembly / fabrication cells, and 2-coating lines). Supporting 6-global automakers.
• Led a 6-month project team between plant operations / R&D / product development to create a new high performance supercharger rotor coating process resulting in the on-time delivery of a PPAP approved process for the.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Coordinated a multi-company cross functional team responsible for the design, procurement, runoff and installation of retooled / new automation, ABB robotic cells, conveyor extensions, manual workstations for the.
• Received Six Sigma Green Belt for designing / implementing a new automated flywheel / timing process that reduced headcount by ‘6’ / removed waste; saving $275K Y1 & $1M per year post Y1
• Led a team tasked with updating Ford’s PFMEA management systems resulting in the successful implementation of a more efficient web-based system rolled out across Ford Powertrain Operations
• Received Ford Extraordinary Effort / Performance award for delivering the18MY 5.0L V8 F150 / Mustang engine assembly line retool ahead of schedule with zero production loss
• Used Teamcenter PLM / SolidWorks to design Robotic EOAT modifications for 5.0L V8 Fuel Rail tester
• Led design of 5.0L V8 Variable Cam Timing (VCT) sprocket and cam installation station

London, England, GB

• Provided mechanical design / engineering production support for engine machining / assembly producing 400k engines annually, supporting FANUC robots, manual / automated assembly cells, fastening systems and TOYADA /.
• Helped launch the Tigershark I4 engine assembly line from equipment install to run at rate
• Provided 2nd shift production support for the Pentastar V6 CNC machining / assembly
• Designed new tooling for main bearing cap installation, cylinder head alignment / installation and piston installation / storage using SolidWorks
• Used GoPro cameras inside of CNCs to improve G-Code / Cylinder Head machining time by 22%

Oslo, Oslo, NO

• Designed / implemented process improvements. Participated in the APQP process. Developed / maintained process control plans / PFMEAs. Performed quality control audits / conducted trials for new products.
• Supported the installation of a FANUC robot used for HVAC packaging
• Thermal analysis / modeling of aluminum extrusion process
• Developed new coating mixtures for aluminum brazing
• Created parameters for KEYANCE vision systems to detect surface defects on aluminum

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

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