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Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills

Responsible for development of business metrics and integration of business intelligence tools to identify system risk and measure organizational performance. I work with internal teams to develop data strategy for the organization to deliver actionable intelligence to all levels of the org.

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Prog. Mgr. I am resp. for managing Dodge Charger/Challenger program from a supplier quality standpoint. In this role I have also been responsible for next gen. RAM 1500 and the commercial van segment. My duties include:• Communicating program updates to senior leadership on supplier risks to drive immediate resolution of launch inhibitors.• Working with engineering project responsibles to identify program risks and developing risk mitigation plans to support successful vehicle production launches.• Providing eng. support at the plant during launch, coordinating part approval for running changes and managing the resolution of quality issues identified during the period.• Developing safe launch strategies and facilitating problem resolution reviews within the assy. plant and at the supplier facilities to ensure program readiness.• Executing early sourcing strategy and managing vehicle capacity increases to support successful execution of vehicle development timing.• Development of business metrics and integration of business intelligence tools to drive and measure organizational performance.

Auburn Hills

Greater Detroit Area

Commodities: Stampings, Castings, Suspension Components, Hydraulic and Mechanical Steering, Steering Linkage, Electronic Power Steering (EPS)In this role, I worked in the Steering and Suspension team. I was responsible for Electronic Power Steering, Hydraulic Power Steering, Suspension Links and Steering Linkage components. My responsibilities included:• Conducting advanced quality planning and developing risk mitigation strategies for supply base to ensure successful project launch at FCA plants.• Performing supplier eligibility assessments, process reviews and quality audits to support new product launches and drive sourcing initiatives.• Providing technical direction to mfg. facilities on root cause analysis, risk mitigation and establishing effective containment to maintain vehicle quality.• Working with Purchasing and Product Engineering to source best in class suppliers and developing commodity strategies to support FCA business/quality goals.• Employing advanced problem-solving expertise to correct unfavorable variances and implementing alternative measures to mitigate engineering, timing and/or financial issues.• Validating supplier corrective actions for effectiveness, establishing control procedures for sustainable parts quality, and developing support documentation such as PFMEAs to mitigate risk to FCA Plants.• Driving warranty resolution and improvement programs at supplier partners using returns data, failure trends & field narratives, to improve warranty performance and support FCA’s warranty goals

Burlington, On

Provided onsite Quality Engineering support for production at HCM Alliston, with the quality gate targeting 17 different assembly parts for Civic and CRV product lines• Established sustainable communication channels with Honda engineering to facilitate rapid and effective issue resolution on incoming quality problems, while also acting as “Voice of customer” to Marujun.• Performed root cause investigations on defective parts, collected thorough defect data for appropriate resolution and coordinated quality work force for immediate mitigation.• Conducted regular quality audits, developed project execution plans and worked with Honda engineering teams to establish onsite counter-measures to mitigate quality risks.• Formulated quality engineering reports and prepared standardized work procedures based on design requirements to conduct on-line repairs and quality gate inspections.

Waterloo, Ontario

This position was an engineering support role targeting multiple products, with specific focus on New Product Introduction (NPI) and the qualification of external manufacturing sites for volume production. • Performed root cause analysis of product and process level issues on Blackberry product line to support NPI launch initiatives in RIM manufacturing and external manufacturing sites• Participated in real time manufacturing simulations to evaluate manufacturing yields, performed capability & repeatability studies (GR&R) for manufacturing qualifications, and provided engineering support to production when necessary.• Supported multiple products portfolios through product development cycle with involvement in, quality planning, product design & development, process design & development and parts validation.• Worked with cross functional engineering groups to develop PFMEA and control plan documents for NPI products and new equipment installations. • Conducted customer level product reviews between different engineering teams to identify and mitigate any product risks after manufacturing builds as part of the quality assurance operation.• Managed and provided technical support for the engineering issue tracking system (MKS) for manufacturing supply chain organization.• Applied project management skills by leading a continuous improvement project, targeting a major supply chain process, translating in cost reductions of over $350,000 per year with a 92% improvement. • Drafted standardized work instructions and inspection criteria for assembly line operators based on the process requirements and design tolerance constraints.• Proved my written communication abilities by developing risk assessments, drafting project proposals and preparing business critical reports for manufacturing leadership on regular basis

Toronto

- Developed over 35 web solutions for different small businesses and web establishments.- Consulted clients on networking solutions and web systems integration with their business systems.

• Diagnosed different loopholes and bottlenecks involved in the IT infrastructure of the company.• Developed a scalable e-commerce solution to complement existing referral and supply chain system.• Contracted different projects to 3rd party professionals and managed the implementation of the approved system.

• Streamlined multiple subsystems into a consolidated and easily controllable secure web platform.• Implemented multiple techniques and technologies to improve the connectivity of manufacturing and administrative portions of the system by using web technologies.• Trained in office employees and administrators in efficient networking practices and the use of new web technologies.

Bachelor Of Applied Science And Engineering, Mechanical Engineering ( Mechatronics )

High School Diploma