Christopher Renaud Email & Phone Number

Gardena, California

• Accountable for the manufacturability of the vehicle interior, 12 V, closures and exterior components to ensure the vehicle can be assembled easily and efficiently.
• Work with the engineering team to simultaneously design the manufacturing process as the development of the vehicle evolves.
• Define the proper tolerances and datum schemes with the engineering team and GD&T team to ensure that the vehicle can be easily assembled and ensure proper fit and finish.
• Collaborate with equipment engineers and ergonomics team to determine what equipment and tooling is needed to develop a safe and efficient production process.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers, design responsible engineers, quality, safety, ergonomics, industrial engineering, value added engineers and plant personnel to implement a successful process.
• Create documentation for the process flow, design for manufacturing checklists, PFMEA, layout, open issues and error proofing.

Auburn Hills, MI

• Manage the implementation of the complete manufacturing process for the Ford P558 Program in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Develop the complete production system including the plant layout, equipment and tooling, plant utilities, material and information flow analysis, supply chain definition and line balance in accordance with all of.
• The main interface between the Corporate Manufacturing Engineering Team, the Program Core Team and the Plant Engineering Team.
• Track and forecast all expenses against the capital and tooling budgets.
• Report all program highlights and concerns to upper management while ensuring that the manufacturing milestones are passed successfully within the program timeline.
• Ensure the manufacturing feasibility and assess all engineering change requests from the product engineers and the customer.

Auburn Hills, MI

• Lead Manufacturing Engineer in the JIT Complete Seats Division responsible for the development and implementation of all new assembly equipment in North America which included all assembly lines, workstations, function.
• Standardized the equipment launch process by generating all of the necessary procedures and identifying all necessary documents for a successful launch.
• Standardized generic equipment with the manufacturing expert team located in Paris, France to develop Faurecia global manufacturing best practices.
• Collaborated with the Program Manufacturing Leaders (PML’s) to define the production process and defined the equipment necessary to assemble the products.

Troy, MI

• Managed the implementation of the manufacturing process for the GM Epsilon II Frames Program in San Luis Potosi, Mexico and Bradford, Ontario.
• Analyzed and studied the production plan for the GM Epsilon II Frames project and implemented a 5th additional capacity line in San Luis Potosi to optimize operating and logistic costs.
• Managed all run at rates leading up through the production ramp-up.
• Lead the manufacturing team to develop a robust manufacturing process that met the customer requirements while ensuring quality principles and maintaining spending requirements.

Troy, MI

• Responsible for the concept, design, build, installation and launch of an assembly process for the GM Epsilon II, VW Beetle, VW Passat and VW Jetta programs all launched in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
• Acted as a liaison between suppliers, program management, quality, safety, ergonomics, industrial engineering and plant personnel to ensure successful integration of the assembly line.
• Responsible for MTM studies, standard operating procedures, line balancing, layouts, poka yoke documentation and manage the suppliers to develop equipment in budget, to SPEC and within the timeline.