• Coordinate and direct the design, planning, construction and alteration of processes, equipment and facilities• Planning, executing and tracking projects (MS Project) within the assigned budget• Provided engineering excellence for new Ford programs, handling all launch phases from equipment planning to production• Effectively utilized risk mitigation strategies to conduct the engineering changes• Implemented automation techniques (robots/cobots, automated barcode scanners, automated conveyors and RFID Read-Write heads) to reduce the Need-To-Run, control excessive build ups and enhancing customer satisfaction• Established Gold level in Total Productive/Preventative Maintenance, inferred plant achieving 90% OEE

• Performed line balancing utilizing MOST technique (direct and indirect labor) and conducted downtime analysis to enhance production rate• Developed and document program specific requirements and RFQ for equipment purchasing• Modified and validated seat complete testing requirements (including Seat Occupancy Detection)• Worked with Controls engineering and integrators to implement the process control methods and poke yokes• Reconfigured 6,000 sq. ft on JIT rear seat assembly line by implementing slide-line manufacturing, reclaiming 2,200 sq. ft space, resulted in faster information flow and in improved material handling• Redesigned the JIT cushion line to accommodate continuous build with buffers using slide line concept, resulted in achieving 48 JPH from 42 JPH when program derated to 1 shift at Ford-Flat Rock Assembly Plant• Upheld quality standards that assisted plant in earning ISO/TS and IATF 16949

• Examined current processes of Chevrolet truck line, validated Operations DescriptionSheet (ODS) and aligned it with current process to generate Process Failure Mode and EffectAnalysis (PFMEA)• Optimized workspace area by implementing Kitting bin and replacing workstation racks• Assisted plant to increase the throughput from 6 JPH to 8 JPH on truck line by changing the Continuous supply system of assembly parts to Set Part Supply system (Kitting system)