• Ensured all project requirements and objectives were correctly gathered, understood, and properly translated for execution.• Aligned program team to customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives, based on input from all functional areas and stakeholders within enterprise project.• Managed resource capacity and time tracking allocated to an enterprise-level project.• Performed financial management and analysis of costs for enterprise-level projects and programs, including Capital Expenditures Requests (CERs), travel, training, and resources allocation. • Served as interface with customers, vendors, stakeholders, and project sponsors. Drove relevant, concise, and effective communication through a variety of mediums.• Utilized SAP, Microsoft Teams, and Power BI to create and maintain project status indicators across different sites.• Managed customer expectations and maintained constant communication on project deliverables’ status.• Reviewed and addressed project changes, ensuring adequate resource coverage and developing new scope of work.• Coordinated efforts of team to develop integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate risks.• Recognized potential problem areas against plan and identified and implemented alternative solutions.• Increased margins to 30% on project by conducting financial analysis and leveraging contractors without affecting quality of deliverables.

• Led cross-functional team in development of process engineering and quality documents and procedures necessary for start of production of greenfield facility.• Developed launch timeline with multidisciplinary team inputs and program schedule to ensure milestones were met.• Drove project and program tasks to completion in accordance with project schedule.• Coordinated VAVE process with multidisciplinary group and followed up with customer for implementation.• Served as main contact with customer regarding all pre-production and engineering changes to deliverables and documentation approvals.• Served as interface between corporate and production plant, providing program status updates and tracking open finances.• Managed all engineering changes that affected program. • Collaborated with customer to create changes on components to improve design and process compliance with specifications and capability.• Increased margins to 15% on Fascia commodity by implementing assembled components to the paint line without affecting quality of paint and improving the harmony color match.

• Managed different suppliers for start of production. Followed up with each supplier on product deliveries’ status versus key dates and milestones.• Conducted different audits to supplier base of specific requirements.• Reviewed supplier documentation to ensure quality standards were met. • Conducted PPAP documentation review and distribution to each RD until approved.

• Led cross-functional team in development of documentation and procedures necessary for start of production of greenfield facility. • Developed and implemented different formats, including PPAP checklists, visual aids, quality alerts, and work instructions. • Conducted analysis and implementation of customer-specific requirements.• Maintained project health in customer supplier portal.• Reviewed and approved tooling and machinery to meet output expectation and customer requirements.• Created and released safe launch procedures needed for program start of production.• Managed customer expectations and followed PPAP deliverables until approval.

• Led project feasibility, quote proposal, and management of design changes.• Managed prototype materials inventory to ensure availability for testing and development purposes.• Conducted analysis and validation of real vs quoted data for labor and material usage.• Led teams to release PPAP deliverables, including process flow, process sheets, PFMEA, and control plan. • Developed and validated packaging solutions to optimize product protection and shipping efficiency.• Designed tooling and fixtures to optimize production time and control parameters.• Coordinated build events with cross-functional team to ensure smooth execution of production plans.• Prepared exit PPAP documentation and obtained customer approval for successful program launch.• Executed new product introduction to plant production.

· Collaborated with a cross-functional team in the launch of drivetrain components for automotive applications. · Participated in a cross-functional team for building, measuring, and controlling prototype manufacturing. · Ensured adherence to project milestones and budget. · Maintained an Open Issues list and resolved issues promptly.