James Troscinski Email & Phone Number

Wixom, Michigan, United States

Provide guidance to Project managers in achieving successful builds and launches of deburring equipment. Establish a corporate project management process. Build a structured purchasing process and group.

Greater Detroit Area

All commercial responsibilities related to providing best in class customer service and company profitability. Hired to 1) Protect and possibly expand the GM transmission business commercial aspects, 60% of profit, $150M sales 2) Help take the company to the next level through process development and driving decisions to lower levels.o Drastically improved.

Sourcing subject matter expert (SME). Developing and globally deploying new Advanced Sourcing process and computerized software tool. Eliminating missed parts for production by providing a sourcing plan for every part. Aligning plans with financial planning. o Implemented on 54 vehicle programso Standardizing best practices of the US, UK, Germany, Russia.

• Set up operations to plan, quote and win contracts to the U.S. Government for a $2.4 million warehouse storage solutions company. Dwindling sales were not sustaining the company. Used the mandatory small business quota.
• $1.3 million increase in sales within 6 months, $2.4 million after 2 years.
• Set up operational structure to support and win business via US Government EDI systems.
• Created supply chain documentation and processes.

• Originated operational planning and costs to seek venture capital funding for an electric vehicle start-up. Generated and maintained vehicle development, manufacturing, sales and distribution plans. Set up company.
• Authored US Dept of Energy Loan Application (Advanced Vehicle Technology and Manufacturing) for a $40 million loan guarantee.
• Created venture capital presentation information for $60 million in private equity funding.
• Developed Business, Product Development, Manufacturing, Manpower, Supply Chain and Sales Distribution Plans.

• Set up and fulfilled manufacturing, engineering, purchasing and finance duties for a $58 million metal and plastic start-up company. Created company business model and capacity plan. Instituted product development and.
• Set-up manufacturing operations in Canada (5 die sets, 6 Stamping Machines, 8 stage assembly cell)
• Prepared 5-year business, marketing, data storage and strategic plan to supply 3 million units a year.
• Contracted partners in the US, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Canada.
• Established procurement to supplier delivery supply chain, employee benefits program.
• Developed corporate identity and first stage of B2B website.

• Led profit and market share development, while managing risk, resources, time, and budget for a $120 million automotive / truck stamping company. Handled all commercial, sourcing, customer interaction and manufacturing.
• Developed $80 million in sales (127 dies sets, 26 assembly cells and 242 discrete parts).
• Streamlined product development process to meet QS9000.
• Saved $1.4 million with new operational excellence program targeting bid process, supply chain, and finance.
• Developed and implemented new financial reporting package to CEO and CFO.
• Developed and implemented new finance and purchasing system.

• Provided product development and program advice to core development team. Developed vehicle and component work plans. Produced presentations for Ford senior management. Instituted product development and quality.
• First Ford program to pass first three program gates in one attempt, in over 30 years.
• Vehicle won Motor Trend Car of the Year.
• Integrated surface development plan into vehicle plan, a Ford first.
• Implemented new functional build strategy with assembly plant (AAI) to reduce launch by 12 weeks.
• Built vehicle business case with recommendations to avoid $350 unit target cost.

• Designed and built a brick home addition
• 1200 sq ft above ground, with full basement 1800 sq ft
• Pulled all necessary permits for me and the rough in contractors
• Personally did all plumbing, electrical, mechanical, drywall, paint, finish carpentry, grading and landscaping

• Focused company’s assets and resources for customer satisfaction and increased profitability for a $180 million thermoset plastic interior and exterior automotive body parts manufacturer. Instituted product development.
• Managed all General Motors and Chrysler related business (20 product development and about 500 plant people), $80 million in sales, or 45% total division sales, and $25 million budget a year.
• Increased division profits from -12% (loss) to 8.3%, a $16.2 million swing (first profit in 25 years of existence).
• Increased throughput 30% and realized a $1.2 million savings through restructuring of a Cobourg, Ontario plant (350 people) using Six Sigma, Kan Ban and Kaizan.
• Increased market share opportunities at North Baltimore, Ohio plant by adding RRIM capability.
• Wrote QS9000 documentation for Program Management.

• Devised and implemented new business process plan. Plan included benchmarking every part and understanding design and manufacturing implications. Formed and trained management level teams to forecast product technology.
• Reduced NAO-wide structural costs $15 billion over two years.
• Controlled roughly 72% of listed product, over $26 billion annually purchased product.
• Led 39 subsystem leadership teams (195 manager level people) in providing technology and financial business cases in support of the vehicle portfolio, also subsystem technical specifications for best practices by.
• Planned all money, time and resources to implement vehicle bodies for all NAO vehicles over a ten year span.
• Saved $5 billion dollars in first year by devising and implementing new business process.

• Developed a new corporate-wide business process plan. Targeted technology, manpower and time usage to reduce structural costs and monitor cash flow. Brought customer driven design focus while reducing structural costs.
• Saved $400 million per vehicle model by reducing engineering development, changes and tooling revisions
• Developed leading edge virtual reality CAD system for marketing, design, engineering and customer decision making. Showed vehicles before making any physical models.
• Cut 19 months from process on C5 Corvette Program.
• Saved $130 million while introducing new technologies, processes and tools on C5 Corvette.
• Established the Portfolio Engineering and the Market Research Center with a budget of $38 million, a 200+ member group whose function is product integration of all GM initiatives.

• Led corporate product appearance development. Commercialized raw materials for mass production.
• Saved $40 million in first year by using Statement of Requirements contracts with 120 vendors.
• Saved an average $250,000 per vehicle line while shortening vendor delivery time three months.
• Saved $2 million by developing a database to identify build material requirements per platform.
• Saved $7 million in first year of introduction of “soft paint” by improving perceived quality.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biological Sciences / Biochemistry

Resreach at W.K. Kellogg Biological Research Station/MSU Program Management

Doctoral Studies (No Degree), Biochemistry

Won full stipend for doctoral studies Taught Freshman Biology Lab

Education record

Finance and Accounting for Managers

Education record

Social Media Business Consulting Lectured on Corporate Operations in a Large Start-up Company

Consultive Selling; Planning; General

Understanding Behavior Styles

Consultative Selling

Interpersonal Communication; Project Planning

Education record

Lean Manufacturing Systems : QS9000, TS16949, TPS, 6 Sigma, TQM, 8D, 5S, ERP, MRP, APQP, Kaizan, Kan Ban, Cellular Manufacturing, FIFO.