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Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

GM C1xx Platform Team

My primary goal as a "Generally Awesome Guy" is to brighten the day of pretty much everyone I meet, anywhere, anytime. My formula is simple: I'm too blessed to be stressed and hence bring that sunshine into every room I enter. My attitude, my choice.

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Southfield , Michigan, Us

• Successfully launched replacement facility and staff to support GM’s Arlington assembly plant in 14 days during labor negations – June, 2012.• Responsible for leading and training supervisors and assembly line workers on the most complex assembly in Lear’s current portfolio.• Member of GM truck seat engineering team, supporting 1M annual vehicle sales from four independent assembly plants in two countries, plus various Tier 2 staging facilities.• Ongoing production support including warranty claim research, analysis and resolution.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Corporate Leader of Global Competitive Benchmarking program.• Identified over $40M in cost savings on JCI’s core product line while decreasing mass 18%.• Conducted successful benchmarking workshops with international attendance that resulted in new global best-business standards.• Established win-win relationships as primary customer interface for Ford, GM, and Chrysler.• Lead cross-functional engineering teams from concept development through PPAP and successful production launch on multiple programs including Ford Focus, GM Hummer, Nissan Xterra, and Chrysler PT Cruiser.• Daily orchestration of the customer and JCI’s distinct internal support team including managing director, chief engineer, program manager, account financial manager, materials coordinator, FEA analyst, designers, engineers and off-shore engineering staff with the specific intent of issue resolution and the successful launch of new product lines.• Responsible for the daily management and annual 360° performance reviews for over a dozen direct reports.• Awarded JCI merit awards for customer satisfaction and leadership excellence.• US patent issued (#7581793) for engineering innovation in vehicle seating.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Primary customer interface for BMW.• Lead international program development team on the BMW X5 program with frequent trips to Teramo, Italy and Spartanburg, South Carolina.• Supported BMW Z3 program & handled customer quality concerns with independent trips throughout North America and Europe.• Successfully managed supplier bank builds, tooling changes & customer approvals for several in-cycle product enhancements including model year updates for Z3 and X5 interior systems.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Ownership of program specific products from conception through launch.• Successfully launched Chrysler PT-44 seating platform in North America and Europe.• Supported launches with over legions of trips to Toluca, Mexico & Graz, Austria.• Awarded JCI merit awards for customer satisfaction & employee ingenuity.

Stuttgart, De

• International liaison for technology transfer between Germany & US engineering.• Supported European and US operations with three solo visits to Stuttgart in 18 months.• Formulated over 25 complete dynamic engine cooling system comparisons for new product development customer presentations.• Actively presented results of comparisons to various customers including John Deere, Mack Trucks, and PACCAR.• Developed & executed annual North American benchmarking plan.

• Developed and released fuel system connectors for Opel customer.• Coordinated tube upsetting quality validation for Brazilian operations.

Certificate Of Completion, Leadership Training

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering