ENGINEERING & QUALITY MANAGERPROVIDING TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN COST, QUALITY, AND DELIVERYExtensive experience leading teams of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering professionals in various aspects of product design, including: manufacturing support, cost reduction, product improvements, warranty reduction and new product development. Serves as team lead for critical assignments, decisions, and direction. Adept at complex decision-making and problem solving. Effective communicator who builds successful relationships across all levels of the organization. Operates with a sense of urgency; adaptable to diverse work environments. Expertise includes: Team building  Structural design  Staff planning & recruitment  Design for manufacturing & assembly Design requirement definition  Cost optimization Validation planning  Root cause analysis