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Work with clients to turnaround and restructure their business operations. Use a pragmatic and collaborative approach, working with key members of our client’s staff to ensure, that regardless of the starting point, we leave behind a team that will thrive.Conduct supplier readiness reviews on site at manufacturing locations and implement changes to improve processes, delivery timing, and product quality.Work with manufacturing plant operations to streamline process, increase output, and improve quality.

Plymouth, Mi

Orchestrated multiple cross functional teams, located in the USA, Germany, Mexico and China, in the successful development and launch of BMW and Daimler’s Mercedes Benz joint venture automotive seat structure and mechanism projects.Served as primary contact to client team and leadership for project status and issue resolution. Mobilized course correction as necessary.Responsible for resource management, goal setting and mentoring of direct reports and extended team.Managed profit & loss of large project portfolio to meet financial targets while ensuring on time, quality deliveries.

Plymouth, Mi; Melbourne, Australia; Rayong, Thailand

Planned, organized and directed multiple cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of new and existing automotive seat projects for Ford Motor Company to meet timing, budget and quality targets. Extensive international experience managing teams, vendors and clients globally, both on-site and remotely in USA, Mexico, Turkey, China, Thailand, South Africa and Argentina. Completed overseas assignment in Australia (2008 – 2010) and Thailand (2011) to develop and launch the Johnson Control’s first global seating project for the Ford Ranger.Ensured strict compliance with all company policies, processes and procedures, in addition to establishing and implementing new processes to meet changing project and client requirements.Managed profit & loss of project portfolio to meet targets.

Dearborn, Mi

Effectively managed cross-functional project teams to ensure delivery of high-quality products and services on time, on budget and within scope to Ford Motor Company for automotive seats, interiors and electrical systems.Created an efficient, cohesive, and highly profitable work environment that emphasized teamwork.Closely monitored project financial performance to ensure compliance with profitability and cost reduction roadmaps and targets.

Dearborn, Mi

Planned, scheduled and managed the work of an Engineering and Cost Estimating Team tasked with developing and implementing cost effective tooling, equipment, and manufacturing processes for the automotive industry.Set the foundation for continued improvement in systems as well as in team quality and performance. Defined standard operating procedures focused on enhancing systems performance. Established and enforced all team goals.

Houston, Tx

Guided efforts of a team tasked with collecting, processing and delivering real-time positional data on board a global traveling seismic surveying vessel.Demonstrated skills in technology management, database management and contract management as well as in training and development.

Bs, Industrial & Operations Engineering

Ms, Engineering Management