• Managed a team of engineers and technicians responsible for driveshaft and CV joint machining and assembly.• Lead US Technical Requirements for all equipment, tooling, and plant processes. • Coordinated capital equipment and tooling timelines essential to the critical path of an entire plant relocation. • Contributed to annual department budget planning, optimization, and implementation for the Engineering group. • Oversaw global standardization of PFMEA via migration to Plato E1ns; Document control development. • Developed plant capacity analyses for chief-level management and customer presentations.• Facilitated employee growth via goal setting, performance reviews, bi-weekly 1 on 1s, and training.• Established KPIs for the team and aligned individual goals to support plant wide KPIs. • Negotiated both salary increases and reductions in force due to rightsizing of the company.• Additional responsibilities: standardized plant layout process, plant relocation support tasks, engineering change management tasks, plant capacity tracking sheet development, standard equipment purchasing, TÜV/VDA/IATF/AIAG audit support.

• Lead all plant custom equipment and tooling design, negotiations, and acceptance; Approximate project totals: $15M.• Developed optimized equipment and tooling budgets and process flows for all new customer platforms.• Built all production system routings, rate calculations, and back-end functionality in SAP; troubleshot system errors.• Evaluated and approved US product drawings from global R&D teams for production.• Supported production engineers as a technical resource and for machine modifications to improve productivity.• Negotiated the elimination of unexpected costs during implementation phase of business critical equipment modifications while maintaining customer timeline and preserving vendor relationship.

• Launched all new General Motors and Mercedes-Benz C-Class driveshaft platforms and supported ramp up and PPAP.• Addressed manufacturability concerns with friction welding, component assembly, dynamic balancing, and painting.• Achieved scrap reduction through process troubleshooting and supplier optimization; top single event savings: $300K • Optimized productivity, scrap, and OEE through PFMEA ownership, process documentation, and coordination of interdisciplinary problem-solving groups; Supported new machine acceptance and training.

• Experimented with PVA film via ARAMIS metrology 3D imaging to understand material stress and strain properties.• Designed tooling and fixtures to increase PVA film yields in production and reduce scrap using data from experiments.• Tested final tooling designs, presented results to management, and implemented changes in production.

• Designed, built, and integrated hardware into a combined 3D map generating tracking system, combining knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. Conducted laboratory and field testing of fully integrated system.

• Developed fixturing for a super resolution camera’s sub-components to be integrated into the primary system.