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• Reporting to divisional VP for Air Cooled Applications in a matrixed organization supporting 3 GM’s and 3 Managing Directors with manufacturing footprint of 9 facilities in 7 countries with over $800M in sales and over.
• Leader of global manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing engineering, and industrial engineering
• Provide strategic input and direction for manufacturing decisions for division
• Provide global coordination for process equipment, tooling, and material standardization
• Global Oversight responsibility for Capital and Capacity planning
• Lead multi-plant, large scale optimization and product transfer projects to optimize footprint and asset utilization

Peoria, Illinois, United States

• Leader reporting to VP in Manufacturing Division for Caterpillar branded drivetrain, hydraulic, heavy structures, cab components, exhaust aftertreatment with a global footprint in 3 countries, over $3B in sales, and.
• Managed Divisional Global Processes for Capacity Planning, New Product Introduction, Program Management
• Delivered over $550M Cumulative Operating Profit over 10 years, with typical portfolio of 30 projects annually
• Increased divisional Cost of Sales by over $1B annually
• Successful Leader for 7 Facility Closures in France, Belgium, Italy, and U.S
• Managed Global Teams for installation and start-up of Value Streams in Mexico and China

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Led and developed long term (10-year plus) strategies for global footprint with machine divisions
• Led Sourcing and Transformation Projects ৹ New Facility Development ৹ Global Footprint Rationalization ৹ Capacity Expansion and Contraction ৹ Make vs. Buy Strategy and Analysis
• Leader of Global Production Network Process Projects - $1.9B Savings Identified
• Lead team member in development of Caterpillar data and network visualization platform
• Participated in Central America Site Selection for new facility start-up (Monterrey, MX)

Aurora, Illinois, United States

• Developed global manufacturing footprint and strategy for lower powertrain in support of prime product manufacturing and sourcing strategy. ৹ Developed strategy and business proposal for North American lower powertrain.
• Led project to identify simplifications in customer price list for machine lower powertrain options. Identified 49.03% improvement opportunity across entire product line (Reduction of 329 lower powertrain options).
• Led project to develop strategy for simplification of engineering bill-of-material for lower powertrain across enterprise to improve ease of manufacturing, traceability, inventory tracking, and transfer pricing between.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Chrysler St. Louis North Assembly Plant (Dodge Ram Trucks)
• Managed all Plant Industrial Engineering activities for current and future Model Year vehicles
• Direct report to Plant Manager with daily input into day-to-day decisions of plant operations
• Manage Resources of Industrial Engineering Department of 11 full time Industrial Engineers
• Achieved a 27.1% reduction in plant required to operate manning from 2005 through 2007
• Delivered Engineering labor content conversion rate of 94% of actual labor to a target of 82.5%

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

• Chrysler Technology CenterCorporate Manufacturing Action Process Team Member
• Identified and implemented re-occurring annual savings of over $8.7 million.
• Certified corporate facilitator for training of Chrysler corporate lean manufacturing concepts (SMART)
• Collaborate with plant management to identify and implement indirect labor improvements
• Provide assembly plants with methodologies and analysis of plant to recommend appropriate manning levels for skilled maintenance, material handling, quality operations, and other productive indirect operations.
• Perform competitive benchmarking of Chrysler assembly plants to identify operational improvements based on best corporate practices.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Chrysler Conner Avenue Assembly Plant (Dodge Viper)
• Plant Industrial Engineer for Engine, Trim, Chassis, Final, and Assessment
• Planned and implemented lean initiatives resulting in reduction of 17.5% of on-line operations from Chassis and Final areas, while increasing daily build volume by 27.27%.
• Planned and implemented launch of 2004 Viper Engine Assembly line resulting in 300% volume increase and 26.9% increase in operator efficiency.
• Reduced overall engine and vehicle assembly time by over 45 hours per delivered unit.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant (Jeep Grand Cherokee)
• Industrial Engineer for BIW, Paint, Assembly, and Indirect Labor
• Planned and implemented efficiencies resulting in re-occurring annual savings of over $11.1 million.
• Identified and implemented production material reductions of $495,094.
• Planned process and manning levels for Body-In-White and Paint Centers for 2005 and 2006 new model launches.

Bse, Industrial And Operations Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma