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Grosse Pointe, MI, US

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Charged with creating, implementing and driving robust Quality and new program launch processes to eliminate internal and external Quality issues for manufacturing plants in North America and Brazil regions. Develop strategy and vision to ensure adherence to internal and external customer expectations.

Imlay City, Michigan, United States

Auburn Hills, MI

Troy, MI

Responsible for planning and directing quality assurance activities in support of the company’s quality assurance operations at 8 plants in North America. Tasked with developing and executing the company’s process control and quality management systems to meet customer requirements.

Supply Chain liaison responsible for evaluating the Quality and Business Operating Systems of the supply base and their manufacturing capabilities to produce products that meet design specifications and BAE USCS business requirements.

Responsible for APQP, Production Part Approval and Launch Readiness for deck of suppliers on $109,000 electric sports car.

Leader of 14 direct-report QEs responsible for all Supplier Quality Functions – PPAP, Root Cause Analysis, Launch Readiness, Supplier Audits. Department charged with leading supplier assessments and evaluations for Advanced Purchasing Group.

Successfully managed supplier documentation and quality functions relating to Advanced Quality Planning, production part approval and vehicle launch of the Chevy SSR.