Mark Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Hudsonville, MI, US

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Reporting to the CEO, responsible for all technical aspects of Manufacturing Engineering, Program Management, and Tooling & Process Development.

Zeeland, Michigan, United States

Zeeland, Michigan

Holland, Michigan

Responsible for the Yanfeng Testing Lab in Holland, Michigan. The lab consisted of 34 validation engineers and lab technicians. Responsible for leading the Yanfeng CAE team that included a manager, CAE analyst, and 8 offshore resources.Special assignment working on the successful launch of the 2019 BMW X5 Instrument Panel and Floor Console in Fountain Inn.

Holland, Michigan

Director of the quoting team on all requests for quotes from our customers. Responsible for manufacturing strategy, capital budget, labor estimate, and launch cost. Optimized for lowest cost manufacturing process through capital reuse, labor savings utilizing automation, and predictive MODAPTS labor.

Holland, Michigan

Lead the North American AME team (five managers and a total department of 55 people) for Assembly and Cut/Sew/Wrap Products. Responsible for the manufacturing launch providing manufacturing requirements to the design, development of the manufacturing value stream, equipment build, though the start of production at our manufacturing sites.

Neuss, Germany

Successfully lead and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Team on a global project that launched in 4 different countries around the world (Germany, United States, China, and South Africa) for the Mercedes C Class vehicle. Products included door panels, instrument panels, glove box, and cockpit assembly. Responsible for a global capital budget over $250.

Holland, Michigan

Directed an engineering department that designed and developed door trim products for most of the major vehicle manufacturers. Responsible for an annual engineering budget of over $20 million dollars and a department of six managers and 60 people. Lead my team that improved the Product Validation first time pass key measure from a 73% yearly average to a.

Holland, Michigan

Successfully managed engineering groups that designed and developed door panels for Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler

Holland, Michigan

Ford Business Unit - Lincoln LS Door Panel - Responsible for product cost, quality, program timing

Holland, Michigan

Started with Prince Corporation prior to the Johnson Controls acquisition. Lead project engineer for the design and development of the Lincoln LS Door Panel

Ford Utica Trim Plant - Utica, Michigan

Contract Engineer at the Ford - Utica Trim Plant. Process Development Engineer working on Low Pressure Injection Molding for Door Panels on the 1996 Taurus/Sable Door Panels

Master'S Of Science (Ms), Engineering Management

Bachelor'S Of Science In Mechanical Engineering (Bsme), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - President 1992-1993