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Panama City Beach, FL, US

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

Franklin, TN, US

Setting strategic direction, deploying Lean techniques and partnering with customers to improve customer experience and field impact.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

Set strategic direction for all supply chain quality activities (including Quality Planning, Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Operations Quality, ISO/Compliance, Advanced Quality Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Engineering Labs), partnered with customers to reduce field impact resulting in significant reductions in reship rates.

US

Set strategic direction and lead all global quality activities including Advanced Quality Planning, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering and Operations Quality supporting all global manufacturing sites, retail stores, global warehouses, and suppliers.

Fountain Valley, CA, US

Simultaneously launched Hyundai’s first US $1.7B assembly plant, Supplier Development Department, 10 key South Korean component suppliers along with 10 additional domestic suppliers supporting the Montgomery, AL site.

Farmington Hills, MI, US

Lead the Mfg Engineering Team, Supplier Quality Team, Lab Techs (CMM, Materials, Reliability & Calibration) as well as the Fuel Pump Module BU. Implemented Toyota Production System concepts and reduced equipment downtime, reduced customer PPM, drove significant annual cost savings and prepared OEM quotations (increased sales by 32%).

Southfield, Michigan, US

Oversaw all aspects of incoming quality and warranty impact of electronic, plastic, rubber, labels, springs, electro-mechanical, stamping, plating and fastener suppliers. Partnered with suppliers to improve their quality and delivery rating by applying the Toyota Production System techniques resulting in PPM reductions.