Bill May Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Recent client engagements include new product launch activities of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) assembly and battery manufacturing. Additionally, High Value Manufacturing's collaboration with manufacturing stakeholders (private equity, merger & acquisitions, investment bankers, and business agents) has led to more efficient operations and higher.

BBK/Performance Improvement LLC is an industry-leading business advisory and performance improvement firm that partners with clients to drive performance, spur growth, and increase profitability. BBK's business solutions solve complex financial challenges and improve operations through a strategic approach that is client-centered, process driven.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Responsible for the restart of the 6.9 million square foot manufacturing plant for the launch of a new engine (LGE) and vehicle (Equinox) at one of GM’s largest North American manufacturing facilities. Management.
• Managed an annual operating budget of $210 M with 350 salary (managers and engineers) and 1600 hourly employees.
• Hired 150 salary employees and over 800 hourly employees.
• Managed a $600M capital spending program to add new engine and restart vehicle assembly.
• Reduced Operating cost by establishing three 3rd party services contracts which required hiring an additional 150 employees.
• Maintained the day to day operations of an existing engine manufacturing operation, sheet metal stamping operation and injection molding operation while reducing Engine CPU (Cost Per Unit) by 8% yr to yr and Stamping.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Responsible for the start-up and implementation of new Powertrain plants and products which included engines, transmissions, and metal castings throughout the world.
• Managed a $1 billion annual capital budget.
• Managed 650 Managers and Engineers who were located in Europe, South America, Asia and North America.
• Established strategies for long term global sourcing of machinery and equipment and managed procurement and start-up of all powertrain programs.
• From 1999 to 2011 Started 14 new or retooled plants and launched 24 new products on a global basis.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Responsible for nine Joint Venture and wholly owned Powertrain plants (with 2 additional plants planned to start-up in 2010). Plants are located in Korea, China, Australia, India and Thailand. Responsibility includes.
• Manufacturing costs reductions offset all capital expenditures (approximately $750M) during this period.
• Reduced powertrain manufacturing cost CPU (less capital cost) by 31% during this period.
• Reduced powertrain manufacturing cost CPU (total cost) by 10% during this period.
• Lost Work Day (Safety) rate reduced by 99%.
• Vehicle Assembly Plant powertrain pull rate (Quality) reduced by 95%.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Responsible for the construction and start-up of 5 new engine manufacturing plants and the renovation of 4 existing plants. Annual operating budget of approximately $50,000,000 USD and an average annual capital budget of $400,000,000 USD during this six year period. I managed an engineering organization of approximately 275 people. I supported the.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Managed an engineering organization of approximately 200 people with an annual operating budget of $25,000,000 USD and an annual capital budget of approximately $100,000,000 USD. Supported the production activities of eight transmission manufacturing plants which produced nearly 5,000,000 units per year.

Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bs, Industrial Egineering