• Developed and executed the projects in the Engineering department directly supporting the company's strategic direction• Defined project scope and schedules, assessed technical risks, and derived projects to completion• Facilitated successful new product integrations into the company operations• Managed the Engineering resources (people & hard assets) effectively• Provided high-level engineering support to the team (mechanical, electronics, software/firmware) • Ensured that Engineering team provided the required levels of manufacturing, operations support.• Worked with suppliers to strengthen and de-risk our supply chain• Set and continually managed project expectations with team members and other stakeholders. • Effectively communicated expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. • Proactively managed changes identified potential challenges and formulated contingency plans. • Provided guidance and direction to fellow engineers and designers toward their professional development. • Contributed in monthly meetings to develop and incorporate evolutionary and revolutionary ideas, innovative technologies for better product quality and reduced operating costs.• Assisted in the establishment and ensuring compliance of the company’s goals (short-term & long-term) with overall corporate objectives. • Worked with customers, suppliers and internal partners for enhanced project coordination, implementation and production launch • Set clear project expectations and timelines required to deliver the outlined scope, coordinating with internal teams to ensure timelines can be met• Ensured cross functional team alignment & communication• Supported the engineering change process and ensure updates are implemented efficiently and correctly and communicated to all involved parties• Prepared, reviewed and updated part costing, estimates vs. actual and variations for improvement• Created and developed system and process improvements

• Managed, coordinated and facilitated various projects through planning, testing and implementation phase.• Analyzed key production processes/systems through process mapping and value stream mapping techniques for disconnect.• Operations/process and data analysis to support salient recommendations.• Coordinated, led, and facilitated team members to achieve higher production goals and to resolve operational issues and difficulties.• Provided support to the Sales & technical representatives, Repair personnel, Shop floor and Assembly areas on several projects from operational, financial and resource perspective.• Assisted in planning, staffing and supervising engineering & production activities.• Visited suppliers’ facilities to resolve quality issues and provided technical support ensuring team is maintaining a strong relation with customers and suppliers.• Ensured that all processing methods and equipment meet all health and safety requirements• Spearheaded the change in culture by bringing in “Participative Management” concept: o Utilizing employee ideas and opinions in production processes o Practicing "Kaizen" — striving for continuous improvement

• Coordinated various projects through designing, testing and implementation • Initiated continuous improvement activities for cycle time reduction, direct labour reduction, alternative materials and scrap reduction while maintaining the production data in MRP• Supported the quality of the end product by developing and implementing lean manufacturing tools to prevent the manufacture of defects• Initiated Engineering change request for all proposed process changes• Assisted with in-house training programs for fabrication, assembly personnel to learn new production parts and processes• Assisted in keeping plant personnel informed of quality, process and general product related issues for products assigned

• Worked in conjunction with the Design Team to develop and release new customer products through the proto-typing process (NPI) and ensure all quality tools are executed• Assisted in the development and release of all standard work instructions, process mapping and quality programs to support production builds• Participated in design and manufacturing meetings• Identified and designed jigs and fixtures while managing associated data base• Created drawings for manufacturing parts in Solidworks• Generated BOM’s in MRP system

• Advisory Board Team Lead for Canadian Manufacturing Week, Oct. 2010• Enhanced effectiveness of existing chapters• Mentored struggling chapters• Developed and promoted member engagement events• Established new senior chapters

• Lead and Motivate Chapter Officers• Member Retention and Recruitment• Lead Sponsorship and Professional Networking Committees• Strived to be the innovative forum for the exchange and enhancement of manufacturing knowledge and practices.• Provided and supported relevant training and mentoring to chapter members and the manufacturing community.• Boldly reached out to youth, educational institutions, government and society to assert the vital contribution of manufacturing to us all.• Took leadership in developing sustainable manufacturing to increase the quality of life for our future generations.

• Developed an Operational plan for the coming year• Chaired Committee to revise the long-range strategic plan• Responsible for Member Retention & Recruitment• Chaired Nomination Committee

• Reported to Engineering Manager & provided technical support to the shop production.• Developed Continuous Improvement programs to reduce parts cost, lead time and scrap.• Coordinated, Led and motivated team members to achieve higher production goals.• Provided technical support to the Product Development Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality and Process Engineering groups to effectively resolve problems & improve production techniques, tooling and fixtures.

• Performed quality checks on car seats for Air-Bag Safety• Operated OCS to check the product and recorded data of the test• Evaluated the performance of the final product by conducting several performance tests• Assembled the seats in final assembly department in a continuous assembly line• Analyzed and Discussed quality related issues with quality personnel