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Vancouver, Wa

Oversee and manage seven Project Managers in charge of coordinating projects related to the design, development, tooling, and launch of heavy truck injection molded parts and assemblies. Projects range from $5K to $7M+ and involve the close collaboration with injection mold tooling engineers, design engineers, manufacturing engineers, plant engineers, purchasing, quality, customers and suppliers. ➣ Lead the Program Management Office (PMO); define and maintain project management procedures and report on active projects.➣ Successfully launched new plastic programs for Volvo, Mack, and Daimler trucks that included dashes, door panels, bumpers, hard trim, and chassis side fairings, resulting in $100M+ in sales.➣ Accountable for $50M+ tooling budget that included injection molds, assembly gauges, and purchase component tooling; projects were successful and completed under budget.➣ Spearheaded interviewing, hiring and ongoing training of team; provide additional hands-on mentoring and direction to new graduate hires. ➣ Conceptualized, developed and implemented a detail new training program for new hires that resulted in increased employee retention and promotions. ➣ Assist with the development of APQP tracking and reporting documents; review and approve budgets, budget changes and engineering changes.

Vancouver, Wa

Promoted to Onsite Project Engineer. Tasked with being the sole customer support contact for Daimler, working 3-4 days a week onsite. Actively sought new projects, managed RFQs, facilitated questions from the engineering group, and worked closely with the tooling group. ➣ Collaborated with Daimler engineering, purchasing, supplier quality and changeover groups regarding quoting and current/existing product launches. ➣ Coordinated feasibility meetings with injection mold tooling vendors and Daimler design engineers.➣ Created and presented customer requirements/milestones to internal teams; worked collaboratively to meet customer deliverables and tight deadlines. ➣ Participated in customer pre-production onsite builds and attended customer planning meetings.

Vancouver, Wa

Key member of Project Manager team. Supported the plastics group that designed and produced various interior plastic assemblies for Daimler Cascadia trucks, the Paccar 579, and the T600. Accountable for tracking purchased components as well as finding and sourcing suppliers.➣ Spearheaded the coordination of prototype development and production development; attended tool tryouts, prototype builds, and plant builds.➣ Worked closely with injection mold tooling vendors, created bill of materials and managed entire project from start to finish; typical projects lasted 2-3 years each.

Troy, Mi

Promoted to Sr. Project Engineer. Accountable for $17M of pedal business and worked directly with customers at General Motors and Nissan. In charge of designs, prototypes, validations, test reports, timelines, and overall program launch. ➣ Successfully led the accelerator cables and electronic throttle control programs from concept through production.

Troy, Mi

Worked in the General Motors business unit doing application engineering. Collaborated with multiple internal groups, including sales, drafting and prototype teams; helped with customer requirements.

Troy, Mi

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Materials Science Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Science | Engineering