Responsible for planning, directing, and controlling Class 1 and 3 commercial vehicle product development activities working with cross functional/industrial teams to ensure product planning, design, and development is consistent with established program objectives, product development strategy, technology roadmap, and company/division needs

*** Lead global team of engineers from the United States, Mexico, and China to develop and launch new Lincoln Nautilus in China market. Tasks involve design, release, supplier sourcing, prototyping, testing validation, part coordination, launch ramp-up.*** Lead global team of engineers from the United States and Mexico to maintain current production & 22MY new Ford Edge & Lincoln Nautilus in Oakville, Canada

• Prepared program budget request• Co-led PD team with overall design and development• Co-led sourcing (SOBA/CPA) process, and program change management• Co-chaired various review forums to provide in-time directions and ensure completion of deliverables for each gateway• Reviewed metrics, analyzed data, developed effective program recommendations, & managed and mitigated risks• Applied effective, robust PM processes, & proven best practices & lessons learned

*** Managed Ford Fiesta production & quality in Nanjing China plant, a multiple-partner joint venture plant*** Established and gain approval of annual quality improvement objects and budget*** Ensured proper staffing, level of experience, capable processes and tools, and employee training*** Provided engineering expertise to support to manufacturing & quality department to quickly identify root causes, containment(s), and permanent fixes and improvement thru daily Quality Start-up review, FCPA Audit, Sticker Reviews, By-PMT VRT reviews, weekly CTQs Walk, and Monthly internal plant VQR*** Provided guidance & prioritized external supplier visits to ensure issues identified before reaching our production plant*** Utilized Ford's Engineering & Manufacturing processes, and lesson learnt to ensure plant continuous improvement.*** Championed Change Control Management review*** Championed TVM team to identify ideas for cost improvement and efficiency

*** Ensured launch of a new Ford EcoSport in Chongqing, China on time, with quality and within allocated resources*** Championed daily part and material coordination to support prototype and pre-production builds*** Ledday to day build review, walk-around, white-board reviews, and chairing Hard Rock review to provide resolution / decision*** Co-chaired Issue review and resolution.*** Reviewed and signed off test plan, and monitored test progress.*** Ensured engineering disciplines applied; quickly identified design, supplier quality, and manufacturing proccess deficiency and developed countermeasures / containments*** Coached Europe & Brazilian members on work cultures /norms, as well as organizational & work culture of the JV partner

*** Ensuring launch of a new Global Small Sport Utility in Chongqing, China on time, with quality, within allocated budget.*** Overlooking China and India launch teams participating VP build in North America.*** Setting up China EcoSport Launch Team in Chongqing China, providing initial process trainings and Launch tips to China launch team.*** Championing daily part ordering / part shortage review to identify part availability and part pedigree issues, and help developing and approving containment plan.*** Co-chairing PCN Review and approving PCN Requests to support Homologation Build.*** Leading PD day to day build review, walk-around, white-board reviews, and chairing Hard Rock review to provide resolution / decision.*** Co-charing AIMS Issue review and resolution.*** Reviewing and signing off test plan, and monitoring test progress.*** Ensuring engineering disciplines are applied; quickly identifing design, supplier quality, and manufacturing proccess deficency and developing countermeasures / containments for implementation with quality on ontime while maintain sense of urgency.*** On going basis coaching engineers on launch processes from review & release design, to finding issues, resolving issue, to escalation for support.*** Coaching team on work cultures /norms, as well as organizational & work culture of the JV partner

Spent close to 10 yrs leading engineering and launch team on multiple high profile Mustang programs from Program Start to Production Launch involving design and development, prototyping and testing validation, supplier sourcing, change management, issue identification and resolution, and vehicle production launch of new products