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Greenville, South Carolina, Us

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

-Managed local application design and launch of Electric Power Steering system in US for global premier automotive manufacturer;. System was new technology for NA facility-Managed 3 projects for Japanese premier automotive manufacturer for Electric Power Steering system including local application design, launch, and VA/VE activities-Managed local application design and launch of Electric Power Steering system in Mexico for global premier automotive manufacturer;. System was new technology for Mexico facility

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Led the successful program management and launch on assigned power steering column projects. Assumed additional accountability serving on the Steering Column Business Pursuit Team.• Led project management and launch of next generation Corvette steering column in Saginaw, MI plant ensuring all quality and timing objectives were met. • Led launch of low cost column in Bangalore India for new local customer bringing the project in ahead of schedule• Managed project and launch of fully contented steering column assembly in Suzhou China • Launched column assembly cell for local EPS column in Suzhou China• Launched column assembly cell for low volume local supplier in Suzhou China• Developed global manufacturing costs and provided expertise as the manufacturing engineering member of strategic planning team for all potential customer steering column programs. Efforts were instrumental in winning 6 programs totaling $1.8 Billion in life time revenue

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Led the successful global program management and launch on assigned wheel brake and brake apply assembly projects. Responsible for all capital cost estimating for global drum brake projects as well as global drum brake assembly consulting for divisional assembly projects. • Launched new lean global assembly cell footprint for vacuum booster and power brake assembly. o New lean cell reduced capital expenditures by 66 percent and was capable of multiple product families with minimal changeover. o Multinational coordination of large project encompassing 5 countries.• Led capacity increase project for wheel cylinder machining in Shanghai China. o Project included new machining equipment to augment existing capacity.• Increased capacity in wheel cylinder machining by 20% through tooling improvements freeing up costly capital for future projects• Launched three new drum brake assembly lines in Dayton Ohio. o Assembly system exceeded output expectations by 15% and met or surpassed all FTQ requirements.• Launched new parking brake assembly process in Shanghai China.o Project timing was condensed from 18 months to 6 months due to customer timing change. o On time delivery included training of local staff and workers. o Project exceeded FTQ goals by 75% and met or surpassed production output goals.• Launched new manufacturing assembly process for Drum Brake and Parking Brake assemblies at Greenfield site in Chihuahua, Mexico. o Responsible for training of Chihuahua organization in fundamentals of drum brake and parking brake assembly process as well as specification, procurement, and installation of equipment. o Project met all customer timing milestones and met or exceeded all quality and production requirements.

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Led APQP process for multiple project teams within the Wheel Bearing and Wheel Brake product teams ensuring projects produced flawless launch.• Developed deep dive Process Flow Diagram to include hidden factory elements. New process flow diagram form was escalated from a divisional requirement to a corporate requirement.• Trained manufacturing engineers in Dayton and Sandusky Ohio and Shanghai China on key APQP activities including Process Flow Diagram, Gate Charts, PFMEA’s, KCDS, Machine Qualifications.• Appointed by Chief Engineer to serve as Single Point of Contact for manufacturing engineering in Wheel Brake and Base Brake product line ensuring resolution of all APQP issues.• Trained project teams and lead the development of new Characteristic Verification Matrix which links Customer Requirements through Product Design, Process Design, and Process Control for drum brakes, calipers and wheel bearings

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Provided daily production support and led continuous improvement activities in wheel cylinder and drum brake assembly plant.• Developed and launched lean wheel cylinder assembly cell. o Assembly cell exceeded output requirements by 10% and FTQ requirements by 50%

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Cross-functional experience including product engineering, manufacturing engineering, design and validation Thesis Published: “Investigation and Design of Modular Brake Apply System”