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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Top Secret ClearanceDirected quality across Boeing’s array of Weapons programs throughout the life cycle including development, production and sustainment at multiple sites across Boeing. Led quality across new developments & proprietary programs at Boeing Phantom Works covering the full portfolio of BDS products (fixed wing, vertical lift, weapons, space, technology developments and others).Drove proactive quality, lean & strong quality management system performance to significantly improve quality and business results.

Arlington, Va, Us

Directed development & implementation of AS9145 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) throughout Boeing to accelerate proactive quality across the company. Led integration of APQP into Boeing processes, partnered across the entire organization to drive quality up front and to identify & mitigate risks. Led APQP engagements externally with FAA & supplier partners to amplify the benefits and increase velocity of improvement actions.

Arlington, Va, Us

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Leader working closely with Engineering to drive proactive quality & standardize use of AS9145 tools.

Consulting in new technology development, business transformation, complex problem solving, business development and due diligence with clients including Corning, Inc. and others.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Led cost attack teams of 400 people on all Ford North American programs to achieve best-ever design cost reductions of ~$500 million in calendar year savings. Leveraged technical skills, business acumen, analytics, collaboration and leadership to identify & swiftly execute hard savings. Additional key roles of this position included championing resolution of tough choice decisions, developing new cost-saving approaches, conducting monthly reviews with VP and C-Suite executives, leading weekly executive review forums, working with marketing to identify product realignment opportunities and driving progress with key partners across the business. In addition to primary job functions, additional global roles included:• Business Redesign & Fitness Leader – Led business redesign activities to streamline engineering issue closure globally by 80%. Additionally, led process reengineering to reduce part trials by 85+% globally.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Ensured the virtual compatibility (geometric, attribute, manufacturing, & service) of the design of all systems on North American vehicle programs. This role enabled Ford programs to compress development timing and reduce costs by using hard tools for design validation while improving design quality and on-time delivery. In addition to primary job functions, additional global roles added to responsibilities included:• Troy Design & Manufacturing Champion – Strategic direction, business accountability & revitalization to ensure the success of TDM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford.• Business Redesign & Fitness Leader – Led business redesign activities to merge global compatibility organizations & streamline processes resulting in over 200 people being redeployed into the business.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for the delivery of all program & functional requirements across body exterior on truck programs including structures (steel & aluminum), closures, mechanisms, lighting and exterior ornamentation throughout all phases of program development. This position was instrumental in the on-time delivery of the all-new F150, Super Duty, Expedition & Navigator programs for Ford, accounting for over 100% of global Ford profits.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Assigned the largest body exterior manager position within Ford, accounting for over $1.6 billion in annual purchases in North America alone, and managed a global team of over 125 engineers across eight engineering centers. Led the global design, development & manufacturing of best-in-world body exterior mechatronics (electrical-mechanical) for open roof architectures; handles, locks & latching; movable glazing systems & power closures, including Lincoln brand signature features (e-handle, panoramic roof systems). Additional responsibilities included innovating new architectures, developing engineering standards, monitoring regulatory compliance & certification, developing control systems and ensuring global design & release quality.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

In this strategic position in Advanced Product Creation, led the initial engineering & development of architectural elements of systems on all future vehicles. The position leveraged engineering & manufacturing knowledge, business acumen & extensive product planning. • Developed the vehicle & systems architecture of all new programs globally.• Led strategic studies to achieve breakthrough improvements in satisfaction, fuel economy & efficiency.• Conducted rapid feasibility studies in support of key strategic initiatives. • Led business, process, program & technology reviews with senior management.• Led the development of engineering processes with Mazda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Ford globally.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Led the engineering, development, manufacturing, launch and ongoing engineering of airbags, steering wheels, seat belts, sensors and restraint control modules & software on nine vehicle platforms at 14 vehicle assembly plants and 22 supplier plants representing more than $500 million in purchases on 2.4 million vehicles annually.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Managed a cross-functional team that improved product quality and resolved product & process production issues to achieve best-ever first time through (FTT) on the Mustang vehicle line at the Dearborn Assembly Plant.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Managed engineering & development of bumpers, lighting, step bars, roof racks and ornamentation across all sport utility vehicles.• Re-engineered the PD process using Value Stream Mapping for a 40% reduction in development time.• Developed innovative products that enhanced customer satisfaction, differentiation and profitability.• Received awards from the Society for Plastics Engineers for the PET GOR and from Automotive News PACE Awards for the No Boundaries Roof Rack.• Conducted media drives with journalists and achieved magazine cover photo.• Created & led the body engineering material cost reduction team & process across all North America.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Led the engineering of all body systems globally for Escape, Escape Hybrid, Mazda Tribute & Mercury Mariner. Led the launch of the all-new 2001 Escape - Tribute at assembly plants in Kansas City, Missouri and Hofu, Japan.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

International assignment in Hiroshima, Japan at Mazda’s engineering center to develop a new SUV platform.Led the co-development of vehicle attributes & body systems with Mazda to deliver brand differentiated vehicles.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Manufacturing consultant specializing in cellular manufacturing.

Architecture & Systems Engineering Certificate Program, Systems Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Innovation

Masters Eng., Industrial & Management Engineering

Bachelors Of Science, Industrial & Management Engineering

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Industrial And Systems Engineering

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