Profit and loss responsibility for 25 person business unit for Engineering & Design with a $15M/year budget. Guided the product design consisting of Complete Seating for four JIT Assembly Plants and eleven different platforms/programs. • Ensured that product launches were implemented utilizing a Product Delivery Process (PDP), on time and within metrics.• Utilized shared resources to achieve business plan budgets to an average saving of 32%.• Supervised cost reduction ideas and… Show more Profit and loss responsibility for 25 person business unit for Engineering & Design with a $15M/year budget. Guided the product design consisting of Complete Seating for four JIT Assembly Plants and eleven different platforms/programs. • Ensured that product launches were implemented utilizing a Product Delivery Process (PDP), on time and within metrics.• Utilized shared resources to achieve business plan budgets to an average saving of 32%.• Supervised cost reduction ideas and workshops to generate $10-13M per year by implementing alternate trim materials and optimizing the assembly processes.• Led program teams to improve TGW's, Warranty Cost, and JD Power, an example of CPU improvement last year of 25% across all business unit products. Show less

Managed two Directors, fourteen Engineering Managers, and total department staff of 330 personnel with profit and loss responsibility for the Complete Interiors Engineering & Design group with $40M/year revenue. • Ensured that strategic technologies were implemented into the product development for future designs. • Collaborated as technical member of new business team that was awarded new business from Ford and Honda totaling $75M per year in sales.• Positioned successful… Show more Managed two Directors, fourteen Engineering Managers, and total department staff of 330 personnel with profit and loss responsibility for the Complete Interiors Engineering & Design group with $40M/year revenue. • Ensured that strategic technologies were implemented into the product development for future designs. • Collaborated as technical member of new business team that was awarded new business from Ford and Honda totaling $75M per year in sales.• Positioned successful launch teams for six product launches at five manufacturing plants meeting timing, cost and quality metrics. Show less

Executive interface with General Motors management on ten Interior Supplier Integration (SI) Programs. • Negotiated with General Motors the Supplier Integration costing model which was utilized across all Integrators.• Quoted and awarded the SI Contracts totaling $67M for Integration Teams and $37M for Engineering, Design and Testing.• Launched two new building facilities totaling 155K square feet for the Integration Teams totaling at a maximum of 267 employees.

Lead and managed three complete Cadillac Vehicle Interior Teams, including resource allocation and staffing.• Awarded complete interior business for three platforms with sales of $357M/yr and $128M in tooling investment.• Achieved vehicle level cost balancing within each interior segment to meet a metrics that were based on deliverables per budget and timing.• Managed and staffed 65 engineers and designers with an Engineering, Design & Testing Budget of $78M.

Developed and managed Intier’s and General Motor’s first full interior integration program for the Cadillac CTS.• Facilitated the development team from clay feasibility to program launch.• Awarded complete interior business with sales of $150M/yr & $37M in tooling investment.• Manage and staffed 22 engineers and designers with an Engineering, Design & Testing Budget of $21.3M

Headed the product development of products, both seating and interior components.• Generated, reviewed and approved all engineering documents for successful product validation.• Provide personnel, facilities/services, and managed the Atoma Testing Group for a new building.