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Detroit, Mi, Us

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Korn Ferry contract roleLed plant startup-up for the assembly and testing of Wireless EV chargers. Transfer of intellectual property, processes and product of industrial wireless charging product line from R&D stage to full production.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Led USA plant Startup for the assembly and testing of EV chargers. Accomplishments: • Hired and developed core USA leadership team.• Operations teams, processes and work flows established • Full CSA/UL product certification within 3 months of hire• SOP launch for L2 EV chargers within 4 months of hire• Revenue stream established for US market within 5 months of hire• Currently driving towards full SOP for new 320kw DC fast charger - ULTRA

Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Led plant Startup for Department of Defense federal contract to support HMMWV program (direct sale to US Army - ABS brake system). Hired and developed all teams for operations, logistics, material management, quality and engineering. Led business strategy for infrastructure, quality systems, tooling, processes, logistics and customer interface. Emphasis on assembly Plant Start-up, Military vehicle systems, TARDEC, PPAP, Lean. Integrate processes and product from Design - Supplier - Manufacturing - Customer.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Led project management and sales support for Cummins diesel exhaust treatment (Sensors, SCR and DPF). Support new business acquisitions for Cummins Emissions Solutions utilizing Bosch diesel emissions product offerings.

Livonia, Michigan, United States

Led Trilogiq division and Turnaround for ETO (Engineer to Order) products and services. Led manufacturing, purchasing, materials, design and customer service teams. Led the manufacturing division for Trilogiq N.A. towards a common goal of profitability and reduced lead time. Successfully complete a lean transformation for the entire organization, to reduce lead time from 2 weeks to 3 days for majority of accounts.

New Hudson, Michigan

Led the Cummins Industrial Power-Unit division (CPP) with full P&L responsibility (engineering, assembly, purchasing, materials, R&D, design, validation, quality, sales and customer service teams). Managed full product line sold to Cummins Worldwide distribution network. Led all aspects of product pricing, recruitment, new product introduction, operations and marketing. Turned the organization from a money losing operation, into a profitable, organizationally stable world class leader. This was achieved by leading all employees towards a common goal of making the entire division “safer, faster, better and lean focused”.

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Reduced variation by utilizing Six Sigma tools, support Assembly operations, CARs, FMEAs, new product Introduction. Quality leadership for New Product Introduction, Assembly/Test operations, CARs, FMEAs, internal QS-9000 Audits, R&R studies and process documentation, coach operators on fundamental quality tools.Implemented automated process to alert management and maintenance personnel for line down emergencies Implemented automated process to audit test partially completed engines

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering