Patrick Linehan Email & Phone Number

Normal, Illinois, United States

•Manage a team of New Product Introduction (NPI) change technicians and change analysts on the drive unit line as the senior engineering change representative for propulsion in the company.• Integrate and drive results across cross-functional teams whilst acting as the voice of the manufacturing plant always ensuring that change is managed as such that manufacturing can consume it.• Facilitate Engineering Change Request meetings and Part Concession Reviews to understand the scope of change and determine the impact to production control based on the assessment of the change.•Lead various cross-functional Program and Manufacturing Build Change Management Readiness forums to obtain all the data required to execute the change. Provide clear updates on status and recovery plans as necessary at both working and executive level.•Create and deliver multiple reports on a weekly basis to senior management to drive progress on the prototype Ascent Drive Unit.•Lead the change readiness work stream, working closely with the change analyst team to ensure that all downstream parties are aware and prepared for the change.•Manage change from end to end for 3 Drive Unit launches from the earliest prototype builds to serial production and eventually end of life phase out.•Work split between on-site at the Illinois plant, and on-site at the Michigan prototype facility, collaborating with and managing both teams.•Manage part readiness and risk for all builds at the Michigan Drive Unit prototype facility as the primary point of responsibility.•Coordinate launch of the Ascent Drive Unit at the Normal plant while managing ramp down of the Origin Drive Unit.•Improve the NPI and change management process ensuring 100% execution accuracy of changes under my responsibility.•Covered Enduro Drive Unit as NPI change manager for Q1 2023 in addition to my Origin and Ascent duties while supporting coverage was out of office.

Normal, Illinois, United States

•Led a team of NPI change technicians on the Drive Unit Line.•Championed change management through Rivian’s production facilities.•Provided a platform for change readiness reviews and environment that ensures all downstream parties are prepared for the change or newly to be introduced product.•Supported the end-to-end process of change for all propulsion systems; ensuring material, system and plant readiness.•Collaborated with supply chain, operations, manufacturing engineering, launch, and vehicle line teams to ensure the readiness status for the product introduction.•Validated data sets within ERP and MES systems and clearly communicate department/program change status from operations to executive level.•Developed metrics and KPIs to manage and evaluate readiness for change and overall performance.•Developed tools for propulsion and battery teams which improve the change management process.•Managed data flows from PLM to ERP and ERP to MES, and react to metrics which identify misalignment of data and/or project content.•Covered Enduro Drive Unit as NPI change manager for Q1 2023 in addition to my Origin and Ascent duties while supporting coverage was out of office.

Normal, Illinois, United States

•Managed and analyzed vehicle master data especially related to the bill of materials and change management.•Developed and implemented processes to reduce lead times and correct line-down issues.•Triaged system and build issues, fixing root causes and liaising with affected parties.•Provided direction and training to colleagues based on a deep understanding of Rivian’s systems and processes.•Managed engineering data from design to manufacture, ensuring accuracy between expected and observed information within systems.•Solved complex and novel technical problems that arose during manufacturing.•Aligned with cross functional partners in Purchasing, Design, Finance, Service and Manufacturing.•Supported the work of the Product Development Systems department as one of 2 department members working full time at the Normal Plant.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

•Restructured and consolidated records for 60K employees spanning more than a century through Excel programming.•Coordinated with senior management to obtain and assess human resources information.•Developed lookup and verification functions to identify data quality issues and prepare files to outsource the organization’s pension system.•Consulted on other company projects with similar data and technical requirements.