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Led a cross-functional team to deliver multiple complex projects simultaneously, maintaining project timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Current role: Hundreds of millions of dollars Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles prototype build.Developed and executed project plans, including risk management, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve issues, mitigate risks, and ensure successful project delivery.Implemented project management best practices and tools to improve project efficiency and effectiveness.Provided regular project status reports to senior management and stakeholders, including project timelines, budgets, risks, and issues.Managed project budgets and financial performance, including forecasting and tracking project expenses, managing vendor contracts, and negotiating contracts with suppliers.Developed and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders, including customers, vendors, and internal teams.

Coordinated prototype vehicle builds assessment that leads to increase production enhancement, monitoring, and strengthening the supply chain and material management that drives supplier on-time delivery and materials flow.Executed LEAN manufacturing strategy that streamlined processes and introduced process improvement that ultimately enhanced productivity and increased profitability.Implemented material and resource planning support, tracking, analysis, and reporting, using sound business acumen.Lead the transition to improved forecast and constraint management as well as supply chain and material management.

Directed projects from conception to completion, including coordination of progress control, site coordination, resource management, quality control, audit, and ISO standard compliance.Acted as the primary source of contact and company representative for clients, consultants, and on-site personnel.Spearheaded a multi-million dollar project at an off-site facility for a customer which was completed within the time frame specified in addition to using significantly less manpower than planned resulting in huge savings.Created a simplified method for budgeting, analysis, and reporting and managed all aspects of planning, tracking, analysis, reporting, and revenue reporting using sound business acumen.

Directed the day-to-day activities of associates, assigning tasks, managing shifts, and monitoring production on the assembly line.Supervised the assembly line, monitoring production, quality control, and inspection of first off and last off parts.Collaborated in the streamlining of processes and introduced process improvements that enhanced productivity. Received the Manpower Award for Excellence.