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California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Manage industry-leading exterior / interior lighting commodity, including the most advanced first-to-market automotive lighting technology: Micro Lens Array (MLA), advanced LED forward lighting, animated exterior lighting, highly stylized LED cross-car rear lighting, and customized interior lighting. Responsible for sourcing, savings, technology, and daily operations. Work closely with extremely talented cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Studio, Finance, Program Teams, Manufacturing, and Legal Staff. Lead lighting engineering change initiatives with engineers and program teams; drive savings with cross functional engineering, studio, product marketing, program team, and finance collaboration. Drove significant recent savings: $31.77 per vehicle on current Lucid Air lighting and $104 per vehicle on future Lucid Gravity. Manage Supply Strategy, Lighting Technology, and Daily Operations• Work closely with engineering, program teams, and studio to drive first-to-market lighting technologies (both exterior and interior lighting) - advanced Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology and advanced LED exterior and interior technology.• Manage 6 core industry leading global suppliers (plus engaging +10 new low cost suppliers on future programs) to drive technology, cost savings, and performance to timing / cost deliverables.• Execute cost savings initiatives in conjunction with engineering, product marketing, and program teams, generating savings of $0.7M on Lucid Air Sedan (lifetime) and $5.4M on Lucid Gravity SUV (per year).Sourcing Advanced Future Programs• Work closely with engineering and program teams to engage suppliers in future program's Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotation (RFQ). • Negotiate pricing, tooling, engineering development, current savings, and timing with the world's best lighting suppliers.• Manage contracts from cradle to grave, ensuring compliance, terms and conditions, and supplier / program deliverables.

Greater Detroit Area

Executed product development gate requirements and ongoing product improvements with strong cross-functional team, including Marketing, Engineering, Finance, and Program Teams. Headed leadership steering committees with customer insights, product framing, key issue, and business case status. Drove customer-focused development of $85B North American portfolio as key member of small, high-profile team. Cross-Functional Leadership and Product Management• Drove multiple vehicle programs through the product development cycle, from initial advanced program charter status through program execution gates and leadership reviews• Partnered with Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Product Research, and Product teams to develop a new powertrain across multiple car lines to improve overall vehicle performance and emissions.• Accelerated and captured buy-in of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC VPs for product initiatives through comprehensive customer needs assessment and communication of cost and performance.• Executed annual North America and Global Chevrolet Portfolio Sufficiency with input from cross-functional groups, worldwide regions, key markets, and senior leaders.Profitability Contribution – Future and Current Products• Maintained strong target profitability for key programs as they progressed through the product cycle • Advanced program manager for Corvette Stingray, working closely with engineering, marketing, finance, and manufacturing, developing powertrains, trims, pricing, rollout strategy, and business case.• Generated $16M in profits with only $1.2M in resources deploying innovative trim strategies to an existing car platform, achieving ROIC of well over 100%.Cost Savings• Reduced resource spending from $60M to $2.75M for project involving introduction of Corvette to new markets by balancing individual country/consumer requirements with available resources. • Saved $24M over 2016 and 2017 through strategic improvements to program powertrains.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Promoted to complex role, leading forecasting group and product research group for Chevrolet Europe, GM Israel, and Cadillac Europe. Built 5-person team, monitored economic, industry, and vehicle segment trends, and reported monthly to GM International President. Member of high profile, cross-functional restructuring team tasked with securing European profitability, ultimately leading to decision to exit Chevrolet mainstream vehicles from Europe.• Forged 10-year long-term vehicle volume and powertrain forecasts by carline and country. Performed volume updates as future vehicles moved through the product cycle and performed ad-hoc volume scenarios for new powertrain / propulsion additions to aid program teams in decision making.• Executed product research events (18-21 research events / year) to support Program team with actionable, voice of the customer insights on design, content, options, vehicle specifications, and pricing.• Created viability plans with multiple go-to-market and operating scenarios with M&A group, President, and CFO that resulted in refocus of resources to more profitable global initiatives.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Supported Chairman, CEO, and European VPs, delivered GM Board of Directors and executive presentations, championed revenue-generating projects focused on infotainment, telematics, and electric vehicles, coordinated $20B annual budget process with Sales, Finance, and Forecasting, and played key role in GM Europe restructuring during 2009 financial crisis, managing information to investors and governments as well as due diligence process.• Gathered data and collaborated with business leaders to craft recommendation for sale of European operations 7 years prior to sale execution, which could have forestalled roughly $6B-$7B in losses.• Liaison for internal functional leaders and outside investors for due diligence inquiries while managing data flow of over 9K highly sensitive due diligence documents through a secure on-line data room and participating in the disclosure/warranty process.

Frankfurt Area, Germany (2004-2007) And Greater Detroit Area (2001-2004)

Led global procurement activities of complex Exterior Lighting commodity and achieved sourcing and savings targets. +$1B annual spend with 8 Global Buyer direct reports. 2007 Chairman’s Honor Award and team made the front page of Automotive News.• Met aggressive cost-saving targets through supplier negotiations, logistics savings, packaging savings, footprint optimization, global sourcing, and technical savings (working in lockstep with engineering and supplier quality). Significantly grew GM business with 2 key suppliers who achieved GM Supplier of the Year awards.• Supplier Exit Project: Selected to spearhead all aspects of critical GM subsidized supplier exit project including leadership of 50-person team and tailored re-sourcing of $300M in business, resulting in annualized subsidy savings of $235M plus the prevention of billions in future supplier R&D expenditures. • By resourcing $300 Million worth of business, we grew our spend with the best global lighting suppliers, two of which became GM Supplier of the Year. We were also first to market with new technology on the Escalade headlamp.• Team recognized with Chairman’s Honor Award and our results made the front page of Automotive News (https://www.autonews.com/article/20061030/SUB/61027017/4-vie-for-gm-lighting-business).

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Material Manager at 27 years old for GM’s largest assembly plant; 600,000 vehicles per year, 2 plants under one roof, each at 70 JPH or 140 total JPH (2200 vehicles produced per day, 600,000 vehicles per year with OT), 6 direct GM reports and 20+ contract reports.• Manage supplier performance to schedule, transportation network, lead logistics supplier, engineering changes and breakpoints, majors, while reducing premium transportation to lowest levels in corporation.

Flint, Michigan

• Supervised over twenty UAW-represented Material Handlers in the Trim Department• Supported production, resolved inventory issues, and maintained safe working practices

Greater Chicago Area

• Promoted to Production and Shipping Manager after six months as a Production Supervisor• Managed over forty IBEW-represented production and shipping employees and three salaried employees

Greater Chicago Area

• Promoted to Material Manager after eight months as Production Supervisor• Managed over thirty Material Handlers in a high volume domestic cellular manufacturing plant

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Internship focused on material management at the Lafayette, IN Large Engine Center

Master’S Degree, Operations Management

Master’S Degree, Manufacturing Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Management

Certified In Production And Inventory Management (Cpim Certification)

Education record