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Manage and direct staff priorities for the purposes of growing the minority-owned business footprint within manufacturing communities. This includes identifying and providing business development services which includes economic and workforce grant analyses. Monitor and develop strategies as the business landscape, government grants and regulations change which impact corporate and minority businesses alike.• Successfully led the team to grow the client and customer base of the project from 0 to nearly 350 in less than two-years.• Identified and created and managed strategies that allowed the project to exceed metrics six months ahead of schedule and on track to being one of the top performing MBDA Centers in the USA.

Manage and direct the work of staff for the purposes of growing the minority supplier footprint within the business community. Create and implement strategies for business, economic and workforce development geared toward increasing business, creating and retaining jobs for corporate and minority business entities. Analyze, monitor, and develop new strategies to meet changing federal, state, regional regulatory & legislative requirements which impact businesses and determine the potential effects on organization goals.• Analyzed and implemented strategies for a Federal project that was placed on a PIP 10/2017 resulting in full compliance and excellent standing by 01/2018.• Worked directly with staff, clients, consultants and management to exceed deliverables for six months ahead of schedule making Detroit one of the top performing MBDA Business Centers in the United States and on budget.

Implemented activities related to MEDC’s strategic plan for outreach to companies that are headquartered within the domestic U.S. that have operations in Michigan, as well as with the out-of-state decision influencer community.• Researched and identified opportunities and growth to address any potential business concerns related to economic climate, workforce availability, operating costs, etc.• Developed and strengthened relationships with executives, individuals and companies to communicate and promote the State of Michigan and support future expansion projects.

Developed, implemented and coordinated cross-functional team activities to meet compliance and Federal application requirements through effective communication (one-on-one meetings, checklists, etc.). Administered and maintained policies and objectives involving local, state and federal government affairs. Monitored legislative and regulatory activities and collaborated with the Director in writing reviews of new policies that affected corporate goals. Analyzed proposed legislative and compliance actions and determined the potential impact on the organization.- Managed and developed strategies for the full procurement cycle by planning, reviewing, soliciting, awarding, administering and closing out the contract to ensure seamless transition at all levels of procurement.- Successfully managed and lead over 300 contracts valued at $650M across 14 states.- Partnered with company business units, industry coalitions and trade associates to identify, monitor and implement new regulatory requirements as well as provide guidance to company business units on laws and regulations.

Lead the government proposal development process as well as planned, managed and executed new proposals and updated current programs including reporting and compliance requirements for federal, state and local government contracts for Magna and its subsidiaries.- Oversaw the full contract administration processes for over $100m in yearly service and material purchases.- Prepared compliance reports and disseminated them to upper management.

Launched and maintained multiple US Department of Energy Projects, specifically, manufacturing and R&D programs. Identified potential projects that would be eligible for government funding with approval and support from Magna's Corporate Office. Created, built, and maintained working relationships with federal agencies related to these programs.- Worked in conjunction with the Magna International Government Affairs office to implement strategic plans, schedules and assign tasks to meet project objectives within the given performance period and budget- Responded to government requirements and compliance issues including facilitating and managing various levels of dialogue and communication between the Department of Energy, Magna International, the Award Recipient and its Sub-Recipients- Participated in the development of the US DOE application as well as actively led and wrote the Statement of Project Objectives for the project application with the Project’s Program Manager

- Developed and implemented a standard operating procedure for purchase requisitions- Managed and monitored requisition status through its various approval levels- Interfaced daily with executive-level representatives and leads of the Finance, Purchasing & Supply, Engineering and supplier base. This included facilitating any Operations, Facilities and requisition challenges with the team’s Program Analyst

- Responsible for day-to-day program management activities including regular interface with the local, state, and federal government and five project leads, chairing monthly status meeting and developing the required reports to meet DOE deliverables including executive-level reports.- Managed four groups to construct an alternative energy fueling stations that complied with California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act compliance and deliverables.- Managed program risks, monitored program budget and tracked contract compliance

- Managed Crossfire deviation permits and changed request documentation- Supported quality initiatives and assisted with root cause analysis and corrective actions- Assisted with the completion of the Safety Office compliance report documentation- Participated in warranty return failure analysis as well as end-of-production deliverables

- Arranged and managed multiple executive-level meetings, schedules, travel itineraries, and projects- Communicated with customers at multiple levels- Office manager skills: word processing, requisition tracking, purchase data entry, filing, assisting in database creation and maintenance, copying documentation, training of new personnel in Chrysler systems as well as material control

- Managed material control - Managed purchase data entry - Receptionist skills and administrative duties: scheduling and arranging meetings, word processing and typing, filing, and maintaining customer communications - Chrysler in-house computer skills