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North Fort Myers, FL, US

United States

• Sourced/selected by executive teams to lead targeted performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate all on-site activities at the working level and present weekly updates to the executive steering committee.
• Execute project work that generally spans 12-24 weeks, using an approach that delivers sustainable operational and profitability gains with tangible ROIs within a predefined, accelerated timeframe.

Global

Managed a 6-person team of experienced Independent Consultants at a major defense contractor that supplies products to the U.S. government. This assignment focuses on a Lean Manufacturing business transformation and encompasses seven unique workstreams: Culture of Mutual Respect, Adherence to Schedule, Material Management, Team Concept, Support the.

Global

Co-facilitated a series of 1-week Kaizen workshops that focused on Enterprise Tool Management, Shift Turnover Efficiency, and Complex Process Improvements. The deliverables included a current state process map, a future state process map, a comprehensive action plan, a quantifiable savings summary, an executive report-out package, and an A3.

Moreno Valley, CA

Responsible for delivering a $3.2M cost & profit improvement task in 2019 and met that challenge within 8 months. Recruited internally and trained a team tasked with optimizing efficiency by identifying the 8 forms of waste, propose & implement solutions, calculate cycle times, and reengineer processes, with the objective of doubling the output by.

Moreno Valley, CA

Led and mentored a 10-person manufacturing and electrical engineering team; Engaged in strategic planning involving design development and validation activities for the next generation 2.0 Revero; Responsible for all equipment, tooling, and assembly processes within the General Assembly area.

Moreno Valley, CA

Newark, CA

Executed a supply agreement change on the Model X seating program. Decommissioned and transferred $3M+ of capital equipment and tooling. Lead launch support for Model X structure assembly area throughout acceleration. Liaised with on-site Tesla management to streamline new supply chain processes and achieve desired thru-put capacity. Engaged with.

Long Beach, CA

Provided regional oversight as company expanded its local product portfolio. Collaborated with program management to fulfill quote requests from existing customers. Negotiated directly with purchasing departments on operations-related projects. Coordinated internally and externally to reprogram MES system architecture and enable option-based ordering..

Fremont, CA

First full-time Futuris employee in the U.S. to support Tesla Model S. Successfully integrated a seat assembly system within their general assembly area based on a cohabitation arrangement. Supplied sequenced seat assemblies directly lineside to the point of install utilizing Futuris employees.

Troy, MI

Deployed Six Sigma initiative for the North American seating division. Completed PC&L inventory-management project in Fountain Inn, SC with confirmed savings of $450k annually.

Sterling Heights, MI

Participated in senior management turn-around campaign to improve profitability of an underperforming JIT seat assembly operation. Was responsible for all facilities, industrial and manufacturing engineering activities, as well as I.T. and maintenance support functions.

Southfield, MI

Provided launch assistance and direction to plants throughout North America. Forecasted capital, tooling, and labor estimates for future programs. Collaborated with sales, program management, and product engineering teams to verify manufacturing feasibility. Created and managed project budgets. Negotiated capital supplier pricing. Acted as liaison between.