Direct core program team in the development & launch of new automotive products on a global basis. Managing the creation of manufacturing concept & quote & successfully launching the execution of productsManaging New Product Launch process & manufacturing plant teams for Project Targets completion, ensuring team members follow Body & Security PLC New Project Launch procedures; evaluating previous steps, defining containment actions & setting next steps; daily communication with NPLM-Plant at different plant locations WW; managing activities for new process tech introduction with new & potential suppliers/integratorsManaging quotation activities for new business, defining manufacturing concepts, evaluating costs; financial analysis for manufacturing linesResponsible for leading manufacturing plant project core team for a flawless launch of new productsManage new product launch including interacting with design teams (mechanical & electrical engineering) & manufacturing guidelines application, design reviews & corrections, design guidelines & rules application for new processes, lead manufacturing team, quality, process, testing,Hw & Mech engineering, manage manufacturing team for a new line capacity analysis, establishing standard times & defining necessary equipment to meet customer award volumesManage equipment specs & work with equipment providers on specifications & buy offs of equipment, responsible for managing Launch Status Report meetings with manufacturing team & making decisions on new project overall launching status & actions definition, creating Operational Equipment List & defining invest for new production lines. Manager responsible for DFM actions, implementation & closing before Design Freeze milestoneManage quotes for new projects based on customer requirements & responsible for guiding Manufacturing Team in new process tech introduction & define process tech to be used in a new project development

Management of all project related items in the location under the needs of location, Business Unit and customer; managing the internal project plan for the project introduction in agreement with the BUAssigning specific goals to project team members; performance evaluation of the project team members; managing the needed communication channels between the location, the BU and the local project teamManaging the necessary strategies to assure the continuity of production; interviewing potential project team candidates; hiring personnel; distributing and assigning project activitiesDirecting communication meetings with the BU and analysis of technical information received from the BU to be implemented in productionManaging all internal areas of the location and satisfying the specific needs for customers and business division during the introduction of a project and series production activities, interface for the customer, and the business division and manufacturing location, defined the budget and project team, supervised Manufacturing Planner, Quality Planner, Product Engineers, Logistics Analyst, Production Supervisor, Process Engineer, Test EngineerManaged process development and new products/lines/machines/equipment installation, release and production run for mechanical and electrical processes, managed new product launch at production locations and interacted with the BU, managed process performance indicators, managed Engineering Changes, budgetary quotes for engineering changes, cost collection and reimbursementAccess to sensitive, confidential information as decisions regarding investments for manufacturing equipment, design specifications, product design, test specifications, manufacturing concepts, new technologies for manufacturing, financial analysis, customer requirements, potential new business, customer automotive trends, raw material cost, labor cost, equipment quotation, budget information

Management of Electronics Suppliers. Quality concerns, quality and process audits.Suppliers evaluation program.

Responsible for Product Quality Assurance department for Power Train and Safety and Chassis ABS.Hire quality engineers and quality technicians.Resposible to answer customer claims, manufacturing quality metrics and define quality strategy for the department.Quality engineers training and evalaution.