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Pontiac, Mi

• Created 100's of throughput simulation models• Developed throughput targets and process improvement plans• Developed tools and business processes to support model development

Lake Orion, Mi

• Discrete Event Simulation and Robotic Simulation• General Manufacturing Engineering: Floor Layout Concepts, Error proofing, Process Improvement, Value Stream Mapping• Project Quotations

Novi, Mi

• Guided the continuous improvement and daily production of 60 highly talented machinists• Reduced annual costs by $150,000 and increased capacity by 2,500 hours through process improvements• Developed comprehensive corporate lean policy deployment plan• Led the Autonomous Maintenance Pillar of Comau’s World Class Manufacturing operating system

• Developed strategic vision and direction and for division• Compiled financial updates for division’s $1B monthly operating costs• Tracked and analyzed volume forecasts and over 50 performance metrics• Maintained weekly cadence of executive meetings and presentations for those meetings

• Led programs totaling $300M supplying engine systems to GAZ in Russia for their Volga car• The successful relationship I created with the engine project led to the sale of the Sebring vehicle assets for projected profits of $200M• Led the commercial, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing activities leading to and resulting from the sale of the Sebring line• Conducted financial analyses, created business cases, and negotiated & wrote significant portions of supply… Show more • Led programs totaling $300M supplying engine systems to GAZ in Russia for their Volga car• The successful relationship I created with the engine project led to the sale of the Sebring vehicle assets for projected profits of $200M• Led the commercial, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing activities leading to and resulting from the sale of the Sebring line• Conducted financial analyses, created business cases, and negotiated & wrote significant portions of supply contracts for potential projects• Coordinated engine and transmission calibration development activities• Generated BOM's for customized engine systems for the entire vehicle BOM's for GAZ's versions of the Sebring• Designed oil pan, wire harness, & oil level indicator, gaining approvals for over $2M in tooling projects• Developed corporate processes to sell powertrains to outside companies• Led over 15 cross-functional teams to analyze & implement product modifications & capacity increases• Coordinated, released, tracked, and verified correct payment for weekly shipments of over $2M• Spent total of 12 weeks at GAZ’s engineering, production, sales, and service sites Show less

Rotated through 6 positions of 4 months each:• Quality Engineer• BIW Supervisor• Engine Machining• Stamping (Greenbelt Certification)• Paint Industrial Engineering• Plant Construction

Dexter, Mi

• Facilitated kaizens that reduced lead times, improved quality, saved over $3.2 million in annual labor costs, reduced floor space requirements by 12,600 sq. ft., decreased inventory levels by millions of dollars, and established a sustained culture of continuous improvement in several plants • Improved workplace organization, and created pull systems and U-Shaped cells, plant layouts, balanced lines to takt time, reduced setup times, and value stream maps• Trained over 300 people… Show more • Facilitated kaizens that reduced lead times, improved quality, saved over $3.2 million in annual labor costs, reduced floor space requirements by 12,600 sq. ft., decreased inventory levels by millions of dollars, and established a sustained culture of continuous improvement in several plants • Improved workplace organization, and created pull systems and U-Shaped cells, plant layouts, balanced lines to takt time, reduced setup times, and value stream maps• Trained over 300 people in lean manufacturing philosophies in the US, Europe, & Mexico• Developed guidelines for manufacturability of new product designs Show less

Master Of Science, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering