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Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• This role led responsibility for Global warranty performance of Ranger and Everest Interior and Exterior product issues through 6 Sigma and structured problem solving techniques. This role included leading, coaching.
• Achieved Ford Ranger Warranty stretch targets to achieve best ever Global High Time in Service quality.
• Master Black Belt Accreditation.
• Co-delivered Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course.
• Led new competency development and training architecture for quality engineering teams.
• Led multiple process improvement projects based on Lean 6 Sigma principles to develop tools and standards for target development, reporting, automation and visualization of data. Similar principles used in service to.

Melbourne, Australia

• Led management of powertrain resource (headcount, contract budget, materials etc), estimation, target setting, budget delivery, expenditure and hiring management for all powertrain teams, (USA, AU, UK, Brazil)Key.
• Led global powertrain resourcing estimation and budget delivery for all new Ranger on time and within budget.

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

• Based in Nanjing China, I developed and led a team that had overall leadership for all aspects of global large and complex B size (small vehicle) Programs – Small Car, SUV and CUV. I was responsible for stakeholder.
• Successfully set up and trained all new program management team in China.
• All gateways successfully achieved within stretch investments targets.

Melbourne Area, Australia

• Leadership for Asia Pacific and Joint Venture program total engineering resourcing estimation, (Headcount, material and purchased services/ contracts funding and global distribution.)Development and delivery of.
• Developed and managed workforce plan and containability for est. 4000 employees across China, India, Australia, Thailand.
• Defined resourcing for Ford Bronco resulting in successful business case and subsequent product introduction.
• Asia Pacific lead and key stakeholder in developing new global workforce/ resourcing tool to enable a global snapshot of status and projection of demand for each

Shanghai China

• Based in Shanghai with leadership of Asia Pacific powertrain planning up to Program Start gateway. Development and delivery of strategy papers and recommendations for senior management decision based on technical.
• Successfully set up and trained a completely new planning organisation in China.
• Developed business cases, aligned with Joint Ventures and gained Global VP stakeholder approval for new manufacturing plants into China including 3 cylinder engine and 8 speed transmissions.
• Successful completion of business case and definition of new or major updates on Escort (new), Focus (new PT), Escape (new PT), Taurus (new), Edge (new PT), Mustang(new).

Melbourne, Australia

• Design/ integrate/ project manage key contracts/ releasing and quality management of Powertrain electrical controls into Asia Pacific Programs.Key Achievements:
• Designed powertrain electronics for all new 2011 Ranger using both in house and contracted supplier designers.
• Lead for powertrain prototype Ranger Truck builds whilst located in Japan with Mazda including successfully building and driving first fully representative prototype Rangers ever built.

London England

• Design/ project management/ releasing of all mid size vehicle current and future model clutch and actuation systems (Ford/ Mazda/ Volvo)
• Design of Transit clutch systems current and future model programs.
• Successful delivery of Transit FWD manuals new clutch system.Primary suppliers were FTE, Sachs and LUK

Melbourne, Australia

• Management of Quality Data Analysis team responsible for all Australia warranty/ quality analysis.
• Role involves supporting/ coaching/ training management and their teams in 6 Sigma, global 8D, and process re-engineering. Training included Global 8D x6, 6 Sigma Green Belt x 3.
• Leading weekly key metrics/ priorities reviews with senior management.

Geelong

• Led transmission systems quality issues using collaborative and structured problem solving methodologies to analyse data, provide containments, identify key inputs/ outputs, reproduce issues, identify root cause, and.
• Led successful approval of new manual transmission business for Ford Australia
• Identified noise pathway and developed new manual shifter to isolate transmission chatter noise.

Geelong

• Lead for post Job 1 Falcon, Territory and Ute engine & control systems issue resolution similar to transmission role above.Key Achievements:
• Led dedicated LPG engine and turbo engine production launch and field issue resolution.
• Led collaborative problem solving to identify root cause of hard to start engine issue with multiple factors to reproduce issue resulting in calibration change.

Melbourne, Australia

• Certified black belt – Formally trained, certified and dedicated to Six Sigma projects during this time. Six Sigma provides expertise in statistical analysis, lean process optimisation, root cause analysis and robust.
• Achieved Six Sigma certification in top 5% fastest time.
• Delivered efficiency projects in Ford manufacturing, supplier process, design and transactional.
• Delivered Green Belt training to 3 teams.

Geelong

• Developing test plans, scheduling and leading testing of interior and climate control systems.
• Benchmarking, target setting and related performance testing of prototypes.
• Led technicians to build climate control portion of attribute prototype fleet.
• Development of climate control airflow systems from concept to final delivery at J1, (as a black belt), resulting in best in class system.

Melbourne, Australia

• Led project team to deliver product to meet all cost/ timing/ quality targets
• Designed/ launched AU Falcon interior trims at J1, and designed Territory latching systems.
• Developed requirements, sourced parts, release system parts and drawings, BOM and related materials.

Geelong Stamping Plant

• Ford Graduate Program 1st Assignment
• Lean principles process improvement, (material, labour, cycle time) and safety enhancement facility projects.
• Lead for new and updates of major facilities, and subsequent implementation. (specification, justification, tendering, purchase, implementation and commissioning)

Education record

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Honours