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United States

Manage full lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations· Work directly with the sites around Material Handling equipment and Amazon Robotics· Development of the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver· Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics· Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions· Partner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources· Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order· Oversee gaps between teams, processes and systems, helping teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood or documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party solutions, security not considered, insufficient stakeholder review, etc.)· Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)· Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives· Develop, implement, and govern Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects· Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

o Work with the Vice President of Asset and Property Management to develop a Quality Assurance Program solution to be utilized across all sites within the REI portfolio. o Work with each Property/Facility Manager to customize a program for each facility. o Conduct property inspections to ensure facilities are being maintained at the highest standard through the Quality Assurance Program. o Manage predictive and preventive maintenance program, utilizing the work order management (CMMS) and lifecycle maintenance tools and practices. o Monitor building management systems and controls to identify potential operational issues and communicate to local maintenance teams to ensure issues are addressedo Create or review Capital or critical repair projects to ensure all details are adequately addressed in the scope of work prior to going out for bido Provide inspection during project and during final commissioning and acceptanceo Provide support and input to property managers for construction, and final acceptance o Provide critical input to capital budget planning, as well as operational budget planning for each property. o Provide support to property managers through recruitment of new employees, evaluation of existing maintenance technicians, and performance improvement planso Communicate efficiently with executive management and property managerso Coach and develop team members, ensuring the 'hands on' teams are positioned for success in managing their tools, equipment, software and responseso Provide technical support, mentoring, and training to team members o Coordinate and ensure compliance with regulatory authorities and city, county, and state agencieso Review vendor proposals; manage all outside service contracts, and preventative maintenance programs, along with other critical contracted services, to help ensure the best possible service and programs are in place

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

o Product Engineer responsible for numerous 9 speed transmission components.o Support Corporate Quality objectives/deliverables and communicate customer demands to all groups involved to ensure organizational success.o Collaborate and lead internal and external resources to maintain strong customer relationships with dedication to the program schedule.o Provide technical direction to employees regarding root cause analysis, issue resolution and establish corrective actions serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the manufacturing facility.o Interpret released engineering designs, specifications, materials and standards for hourly and salary personnel.o Lead teams to identify risks/hazards associated with product designs, processes, applications, applying lessons learned, and assist in the generation of FMEA's and associated Control Plans.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

o Lead all maintenance activities in 8 speed sub assembly, main assembly and dynamic test stand areas.o My team consisted of 4 Maintenance Leaders, 1 Maintenance Planner, 6 Maintenance Coordinators 40 Skilled Trades spanning 3 shifts 7 days.o Responsible for all Preventative Maintenance actively monitoring completion of existing and implementation of future countermeasures. o Lead all safety activities for assembly maintenance areas to achieve the highest level of safety awareness possible.o First maintenance department to achieve WCM (World Class Manufacturing) Safety Step 5.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

o Launched the 845RE 8 speed program on off shift for Aluminum, Gear Train, and Drive Train components achieving highest productivity metrics.o I managed a team that consisted of 5 Unit Leaders, 3 Maintenance Leaders, 13 Team Leaders, 120 Team Members, 35 Skilled Trades.o Achieved 300,000 845RE Transmissions during initial launch year from January 2013 to December 2013, fastest new program launch ever.o Provide leadership and coaching to newly hired Unit/Maintenance Leaders and Team Leaders in a high volume quality intense environment.o Initiated electronic principle training pilot program with WCM group for all team leaders and team members.o Coordinate all production, maintenance, quality, and logistics activities to maintain a seamless supply of product to Sub Assy/Main Assy.o Facilitate daily Safety Meeting with all Unit/Maintenance Leaders and Team Leaders.o Report out at daily Plant Meeting on Safety, Quality, Line Status to Assembly, down equipment and other critical metrics.

Kokomo, Indiana Area

o Areas of responsibility aluminum component machining for 4 and 6 speed transmissions.o Team consisted of 2 Tool Engineers, 1 Quality Engineer and 1 Electrical Engineer supporting a 7 day 3 shift high volume operation.o Assigned to Plant Safety Team, Plant Safety Lead for maintenance projects, non-standard non-routine safety board presenter.o Responsible for 11 WCM Pillar boards including AM, PM, FI, WO, Quality, Safety.o Coordinated advanced kaizen project with QE for a $1.4M cost savings on 590 Valve Body Anodizing directly impacting customer quality.o Coordinated major kaizen project with TE/Maintenance for a $1M cost savings on 704 Valve Body machining improvement.

Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Area

o Project manager to finish machine previously outsourced 22,000lb Mining Truck Axle Housings at Lafayette for Cat-Decatur Mining Center on unused machinery during economic decline.o Collectively saved company $4M in cost savings by manufacturing the 793, 795, and 797 Axle Housings at the Lafayette manufacturing facility.o Coordinated all areas of manufacturing, logistics, operations, quality, maintenance and safety. o Sr Manufacturing Engineer to develop machining process of Axle Housing with 3 Tooling Engineers working for me.o Created all instructions, job aids, quality documentation, loading procedures, gaging frequencies and safe job procedures.o Coordinated with Decatur Black Belts, Product Engineering, and Logistics as a temporary Axle Housing supplier.

Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Area

o Project Manager of $130M capital equipment installation for new C175 Engine Block Line.o Largest machine installation in Cat-Lafayette history, largest capital project in corporation 2006-2011.o Successfully installed 12 Waldrich Coburg 7-Axis Milling Machines with 500ft of pallet rail, 36 buffer stations, 7 load/assembly stations, a Finish Wash machine, conveyance, and $8M of foundation.o Coordinate Manufacturing Eng, Tooling Eng, Facilities Eng, Operations, Maintenance, Gaging, Tooling and Fixturing Suppliers, Contractors, Safety, NC Programming and CMM Programming.o Hedged Capital project for German machines and saved $5M in Euro to US$ exchange rate.o Traveled to Europe to conduct business meetings on machine project schedules, machine design, machine acceptance/excellence, uptime performance, new processes, maintenance, and training.o Work directly with Corporate Accounting/Purchasing on scheduling machine payments for hedge savings.o Manage all Purchase Orders to stay within project budget and track all invoices for accuracy.o Continuous Improvement through process optimization, cycle time reduction, applying technicians experience and input using Lean, 6-Sigma, and CPS (Caterpillar Production Systems) modeled after Toyota.

Lafayette Area, Indiana

o Coordinate Capital Installations to improve quality, add capacity and replace antiquated equipment.o Support all machining operations and quality initiatives to meet assembly demands.o Served as the Processing and Tooling Engineer to support all areas of manufacturing engineering.o Coordinated with the Remanufacturing Center in Mississippi to develop the Block Remanufacture process at Lafayette.o $3M in cost saving tooling projects through tooling improvements, cycle time reductions and tool regrind savings.

Marion, Indiana

o Maintain production flow in a high volume automotive facility with 150+ part numbers to 30 different customers.o Perform and make recommendations for process optimization and Kaizen improvements.o Communicate with suppliers and visit supplier facilities for problem solving purposes and cost saving proposals.o Implement necessary tooling changes per process application, monitor and recommend machine and fixture upgrades/modifications.o Communicate and work with division headquarters for new part programs.o DOE, PPAP, FMEA, APQP, QSA, Certified AIAG QSA/QS-9000 Internal Auditor.o Supervised approximately 25 people in multiple departments, off-shift support for CNC programming, DNC, engineering and supervision.

Muncie, Indiana

o Work with Design, Process, and Manufacturing Engineers to solve reoccurring problems and improve current processes.o Design fixtures in a solid modeling environment for manufacturing applications.o Maintain manufacturing process sheets and drawings, recommend and make process changes.

Kokomo, Indiana

Worked at DaimlerChrysler at the Kokomo Transmission plant in machining departments and heat treat as a temporary part time summer operator. Ran grinders, lathes, mills, washers, etc... In heat treat, I ran gas fired furnaces, austempers (salt quench) and induction heat treat.

Kokomo, Indiana

Worked in a high volume transmission assembly environment as a temporary part time summer operator. Gained a lot of first hand knowledge about assembly and machining in automotive.

Georgetown, Kentucky

Worked as a Manufacturing Co-Op in Powertrain on the axle/strut line. Investigated both machining and assembly lines and conducted numerous times studies and ergonomic studies. Excellant Co-Op program!!