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Dublin, IE

Responsible for leading the PM&A business unit of 4 global manufacturing locations and 450+ employees. Functional areas include commercial, innovation, supply chain, operations, and technical services.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Coordinated the development and execution of the PM&A business strategy.
• Partnered with commercial and operations to develop a market-driven standard equipment portfolio.
• Initiated innovation projects to address portfolio gaps and market needs.
• Transformed our operating model to increase efficiency and expand manufacturing capacity.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Led the cross-functional development of the enterprise-wide Operational Excellence strategy.
• Enabled the execution of high-impact initiatives that resulted in record YOY productivity gains of $450MM
• Coordinated the development of systems, processes, and tools to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Fostered leadership development across the organization, including a team of five direct reports.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Partnered with divisional leadership to develop and execute the Operational Excellence strategy.
• Led divisional and local OpEx resources to drive business results, including $10MM in annual cost savings.
• Supported 16 manufacturing sites in driving efficiency gains by leveraging process improvement.
• Completed a margin enhancement initiative that improved profitability for our top customer account.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Facilitated the deployment of the Operational Excellence System at 4 manufacturing locations.
• Led widescale, cross-functional projects that delivered >$2MM in annual cost savings.
• Provide training and coaching on Lean / Six Sigma methodology and tools.
• Built a sustainable culture of employee engagement in continuous improvement.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Led a team of six engineers responsible for ensuring the quality of all exterior vehicle components
• Effectively implemented short-term and long-term countermeasures for acute and chronic quality issues.
• Developed and implemented new cross-departmental process to improve J.D. Power results.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Responsible for the quality of over 300 stamped and welded vehicle components.
• Collaborated with suppliers and internal production departments to resolve quality issues.
• Reduced a top plant-wide parts-related defect by >75% through A3 problem-solving.
• Coordinated over 25 cross-departmental running process and engineering changes.
• Worked with counterparts in Japan to prepare for the 2018 Camry model production.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Designed stamping die face for new model vehicles meeting quality, cost, and delivery targets
• Improved material yield % on Camry hinge die by 20%, resulting in $300k model life savings
• Developed an innovative method for predicting stamping defect severity. Project selected as the top North American project for the 2013 Toyota Innovation Showcase in Japan

Cleveland, OH, US

• Designed compression molds and coordinated in-house CNC manufacturing processes
• Expanded internal tooling production capacity to reduce lead times and save over $200K/year
• Led multiple process improvement projects to reduce scrap by over 25%
• Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Schenectady, NY, US

• Applied Lean methods and tools to improve manufacturing processes
• Analyzed production data and developed KPI reports for plant leadership

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics

Associate Of Science - As, Engineering Science