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Gilbert, Az, Us

Tokyo, Jp

Gilbert, Arizona, Us

• Led Innovation, Vehicle Embedded Software, Energy Systems and Continued Engineering.• Program managed all development platforms and special projects; created a resource loaded schedule to identify bottlenecks• Led efforts to outsource internally produced commodities and key EV components

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Took care of aging parents, oversaw numerous medical procedures, consolidated estate and assets, etc.

Freehold, New Jersey, Us

• Led North, Central and South American Sales and Program Management.• Negotiated sales price increases of 30% with no content change.• Defined future product features (product roadmap) through market analysis, customer feedback and collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing.• Developed go-to-market strategies• Improved customer satisfaction by working with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing to resolve customer issues.• Program managed main North American program to implementation after 16 month delay.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Led end-to-end business (Sales, Engineering, Program Management, Finance, Quality and Manufacturing) with P&L responsibility for all EV startup OEMs.• Key successes included revamping the corporate program management system to meet the needs of customers and starting three greenfield plants based on a lean, agile manufacturing methodology including maintaining full production capability during the COVID pandemic.• Increased customer base and grew revenue from $42M to over $250M in 4 years.

Canton, Michigan, Us

Focused on North American ESG objectives. CO2/Energy/Water/Waste reduction, material replacement strategies, supply chain sustainability and environmental and regulation compliance.• Co-chair of the GASG (Global Automotive Steering Group) Steering Committee that approves the GADSL (Global Automotive Declarable Substances List) for reporting through the IMDS (International Material Data System).• GASG steering committee member for 7 years. GASG is comprised of OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and chemical companies from North America, EU, Japan and Korea.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Grew company from 80 associates to over 1000 by providing superior services at competitive market rates including design and construction of a new Mexican headquarters.• Sold services globally to all Yazaki locations based on price, performance and delivery. Services included electronics & instrumentation design and validation, electrical distribution system (EDS) design engineering, data management services, manufacturing, costing/quoting, indirect purchasing, human resources, logistics/supply chain management, IT development (.net/SAP), IT help desk (English/Spanish), environmental, health & safety and finance.

• Implemented global spend, best practices from NA strategy, regional sharing and new concepts and methods that saved $24M USD annually.• Implemented global security programs at all Yazaki locations that shipped to North America.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Developed and implemented an overall strategy that delivered a five-year NPV of $90M savings.• Strategy focused on integrated business planning and S&OP, transportation, distribution, packaging, customs, engineering change, manufacturing foot print and freight payment outsourcing.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Developed and implemented the company’s first compliance program including a company risk assessment, code of ethics, web-based training modules, all program processes, establishment of a third-party help line, an issue tracking system and quarterly reports to the Board of Directors.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Provided service and support of business, engineering and manufacturing solutions to approximately 2500 associates in over 50 locations in three countries.• Developed and implemented a North American IT strategy that achieved a $4M annual savings that included standardized desktops, servers and infrastructure.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Led a multi-national team [Japan, Europe, Mexico, USA] of management personnel to perform global process redesign and develop systems to improve all areas of the company.• Delivered a one-time savings of $15M and conservative ongoing savings of over $18M annually via six major proposals with one leading to the creation of a new organization – Global Purchasing Group.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Integrated advanced R&D concepts from Yazaki facilities worldwide, Tier 2 suppliers and other non-automotive companies to provide solutions to near-term vehicles (3-6 years) for GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan.

Canton, Michigan, Us

• Managed engineers that created vehicle schematics, new components, new technology integration into existing Chrysler vehicles

• Selected for the first global training program in Japan (6 spots) comprised of management personnel from all Yazaki locations worldwide.