Michael Crow Email & Phone Number

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Program Management lead for new electric mobility product line-Critical program for Gates future business-Coordination of global engineering, global supply chain and operations teams
• Successful risk management and delivery of financial, schedule, product, quality key process indicators-$160M Portfolio-Achieved 98% of KPI targets
• Mentor PMO team members through project life cycles

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Successful risk management and delivery of financial, schedule, product, quality key process indicators-$148M Portfolio-Achieved 97% of KPI targets
• Managed multiple local and global cross functional teams through 6 phase project gates to meet internal and customer milestones
• Developed and implemented Gates Program Management System (GPMS) and new program management tool GPMS Drive (Clarizen) throughout the corporation
• Developed and implemented new Technology and… Show more
• Developed and implemented new Technology and Innovation to diversify our product line portfolios, achieve higher sales margins and provide a road map to secure the future business for the Corporation -Program Manager.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Led Engineering teams through development and commercialization of new hardware product lines for Gates Global -Successfully launched alternator isolating device product line in Asia and North America -Successfully.
• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Operations to ensure successful execution of the Gates Advanced Part Quality Planning system
• Direct Engineering teams through concept… Show more
• Direct Engineering teams through concept, prototype, design validation and process validation to meet customer milestones
• Lead Problem Solving, Failure and Root Cause team meetings
• Coordinate efforts with Global supply base to ensure product quality during product development and commercialization gates Show less

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Optimized Inventory Management process and implemented Kan Ban loops from production to internal supermarket – Redeployed 3 indirect associates
• Implemented Standardized Work and productivity improvements on U6 assembly cell. Overall savings of 300K
• Lead Value Stream Mapping event focusing on Quick Change Over. Reduced Change over time by 35%
• Applied productivity improvement Best Practices on various Tensioners and Idler assembly cells. Overall savings of 500K
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• Implemented Chase the Rabbit assembly process to U4 assembly cell – Increased productivity by 20%

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Project manage, coordinate and commissioning of capital equipment - China - 2 new product lines. $1.5M capital investment - Brazil - 2 new product lines. $1M capital investment - India - 2 new product lines. $1M.
• Manufacturing lead for new plant startup – China, India… Show more
• Manufacturing lead for new plant startup – China, India and Turkey
• Manufacturing lead for new product launch – China, Brazil, India, Germany, Windsor, Turkey
• Provide technology transfer, manufacturing and advanced engineering support to all facilities
• Certified Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing Black Belt

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Improve Productivity and Efficiency with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods- Total savings (global and domestic) – $1.4M savings
• Develop and optimize line standards (cycle times)
• Create and modify line layouts and processes
• Organize and lead Process Flow and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis team meetings
• International and domestic customer visits to resolve quality concerns
• Create, maintain and improve TS16949 system- Process flow, Process FMEA… Show more

Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

• Satisfy APQP requirements for new product launch
• Co-ordinate efforts with Plant Engineering, Production, Maintenance, Quality, Tooling and Materials
• Develop pour patterns and formulations for parts to optimize RFT performance and cost - Reject reduction from 10% to 1.5%
• Monitor and respond to day-to-day product and process concerns
• Effectively managed a workforce of 20 unionized employees
• Ensure compliance to the Collective Agreement and Plant Rules and… Show more