Promoted rapidly with increasing leaving of responsibility. In charge of a 9-person team and 95 indirect reports tasked with supplying VW, Mercedes, and BMW with completed BIW assemblies. Led hiring, training, development, and performance management; accountable for budget and P&L. Ensures quality requirements are met based on department standards; reports any issues to the quality manager. ➤ Recognized by leadership with overall equipment effectiveness of 84% to a corporate goal of 78%.➤ Instrumental in the plant achieving an “A” VDA ranking after previously being a “C” rated supplier. ➤ Earned an IATF 16949 certification with only three minor notes (the best score within the company).➤ Active participant in internal and external audits related to ISO9001/IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and customer standards; led continuous improvement efforts based on multiple KPIs and factual data. ➤ Established and maintained quality documents, samples, customer contacts, supplier developments, product launches, and the correction of production variances and warrant analysis for three OEMs.➤ Maintained the quality control sampling system, procedures, APQP, PPAP, and IMDS activities.➤ Accountable for the daily safety of all staff, ensuring the following of all safety policies and guidelines.➤ Coordinates and leads regular production team meetings to communicate production goals and provide detailed feedback on the team’s recent performance. ➤ Spearheads the development and implementation of creative strategies to reach production targets and improve departmental efficiencies.

Earned an IATF 16949 certification with only three minor notes (the best score within the company).➤ Active participant in internal and external audits related to ISO9001/IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and customer standards; led continuous improvement efforts based on multiple KPIs and factual data. ➤ Established and maintained quality documents, samples, customer contacts, supplier developments, product launches, and the correction of production variances and warrant analysis for three OEMs.➤ Maintained the quality control sampling system, procedures, APQP, PPAP, and IMDS activities.

Oversaw and managed a 15-person engineering team; led all hiring, training, development, and performance management. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to perform comprehensive data analysis to identify root causes of problems and made recommendations for corrective actions to resolve. ➤ Spearheaded the launch and support of a new supplier interface for two different OEMs. ➤ Assisted in the development and roll-out of training material; documented multiple case studies.➤ Ensured part availability in early production builds; recommended best gauging methods.

Promoted to a unit manager to provide strategic direction, guidance, and support to nine direct reports and 165 indirect across two geographically dispersed facilities. Accountable for 16 stamping presses that ranged from 350-ton progressive to 1100-ton transfer. ➤ Coordinated and led all production personnel to increase productivity and improve efficiencies.