• Develops New Product Introduction (NPI) scheduling and planning for the launch of new products• Provides mechanical engineering and manufacturing experience into the accomplishment of tasks• Facilitates multi-disciplined teams in the scheduling, planning and launch of new products and new engineering facilities projects• Creates schedules for design and design verification efforts for new products• Provides competent experience in regard to manufacturing planning and scheduling related to new product introduction• Creates detailed project schedules for the processes involved in the design, testing, manufacture, assembly, Final Acceptance Testing and mass production of new complex mechanical equipment products• Creates project schedules and facilitates multi-discipline teams in the process of launching new products or new engineering facility projects on schedule and on budget• Effectively diagnoses threats to on-time and on-budget objectives and steers team members to take appropriate actions to bring a project back on target• Creates and makes professional project presentations to upper management• Handles multiple complex tasks on a daily basis and performs them according to their appropriate priorities and accomplish them on time and on budget• Facilitates teams in the process of performing Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)• Facilitates teams to produce cost studies, gross margin studies and sales forecasts• Estimates project costs and project schedules including lead times for long lead purchased items• Facilitates a team in the evaluation of capacity, manning and technology needs relating to the addition of new products into the manufacturing stream• Motivates team members to stay on time and on budget• Assists in the interpretation of marketing forecasts relating to new product growth objectives

Accountable to lead new Customer programs and to identify, engage and leverage management as necessary to ensure proper support from the appropriate resources in the company.Ensure adherence to program milestones, engineering changes and schedules through the development and monitoring of master project plans. Communicate progress against program milestones to customer and WII stakeholders by leading the APQP Team.Responsible to ensure thorough review of prints, specs, customer specific requirements and conducting deep dive analysis of manufacturing feasibility with a cross functional team using “Lessons Learned” from previous launches for similar products to ensure action plans are in place and executed in a timely fashion to avoid repeating launch issues.Monitor program launch activities of suppliers and their adherence to the requirements/specifications outlined at kick off as required in co-operation with purchasing, tooling/technical and supplier quality resources.Develop and maintain the Customer milestones and communicate the necessary updates as required to the Customer in conjunction with the responsible account manager. Responsible to manage the Statement of Work for customer owned tooling to be purchased and account for the cost vs. customer recovery of tooling dollars. Facilitates Cost Management Programs and VE/VA activities by leading and implementing the recommended improvements with the goal of offsetting all productivity or market driven price reductions.

Managed, directed and coordinated 200 plus program activities by means of cross functional Product Development System teams through all phases of the program life cycle to include creation, development, prototype, production, and launch. Operated as a single point of contact for program information and communications to business unit leadership and other stakeholders with a detailed, accurate, and meaningful flow of information. Communicated vital program information through presentations, utilizing open issues matrices and detailed project time lines, to OEM and internal customers.Delegated tasks and obtained commitments from team members to resolve customer specific issues and obtain a minimum efficiency rating of 95%.Ensured continuous improvement of products and processes throughout the life of the program through support of the VA/VE, DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP and ISO-9001/TS-16949 practices.Established and maintained program activities within accounting system to ensure that OEM customer cost and timing requirements were achieved.Coordinated cross-functional resources to achieve desired results balancing competing objectives and overcoming constraints to successfully deliver results and services to meet the needs of the organization. Initiated and maintained program documentation, managed program budgets ranging from $250,000 to $16,000,000 and providing timely updates on resource consumption and expenditures compared to original approved estimates. Effective at building relationships with all business and functional units to develop alignment with key stakeholders. Worked with internal and external consultants and subject matter experts to ensure the program objectives were met. Reviewed supplier and plant inputs with Cost Estimating to ensure accuracy and maintenance of an acceptable level of profitability for new products and design changes.