Leading a cross-functional team in establishing & maintaining robust standards for automotive & stationary high-density lithium-ion pack design & manufacturing

-Architected & deployed JIRA/Confluence communication platform for efficient product-focused collaboration & workflow management: user-experience design, optimized value-streams, automated metrics-reporting-Facilitated Advanced Product Quality Planning activities for prototype to production ramp up-Bolstered inspection system creation, procedure and policy implementation, and inspection operations management

-Led New Product Introduction (NPI) team of 4 experienced engineers in becoming the conduit between designers &suppliers to facilitate design for manufacturability (DFM) & effective APQP-Designed & executed NPI program strategy to minimize cost of complexity/defects/delay through focused supplier discovery, facilitation of supplier-integrated DFM, & robust manufacturing support-Managed SpaceX Part Approval Program (SPAP) engineering team to accredit & equip 83 cross-commodity suppliers for "flight" product while reducing defects by 88%-Developed & implemented SPAP structure, policies, & procedures to encourage supplier manufacturing-control through Process Maps w/ PFMEA, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control & Measurement System Analysis w/ GR&R

-Spearheaded supplier selection, auditing & manufacturing-process development of fracture-critical components: valve-component & structural machining, edge & bimetallic welding, COPV composites-manufacturing-Achieved 40% defect-reduction for custom "flight" parts across 44 suppliers through root-cause/corrective action analysis & lean implementation for complex Al/SS/Ti/Inco machined components w/ threads & surface-treatments-Realized 75% variation-reduction in weld fittings via strategic supplier-consolidation & manufacturing overhaul

Capacity Management-Led ANPQP capacity evaluation and process analysis for comprehensive domestic and international powertrain supplier base of new V6 engine -Managed supplier tooling acquisition, operator training and production ramp up to ensure launch preparedness-Remedied supplier capacity crises in a cross-functional team through robust implementation of lean methodology, process improvement, and production management-Spearheaded ANPQP capacity evaluation and process analysis for the ‘FY14 Rogue’ launch for 7 domestic and 14 international critical component suppliers-Supported creation of and supplier training for ANPQP documentationTHaNKS Team-Facilitated Kaizen activities with North American suppliers to create cost savings proposals through process, technical and quality improvements-Collaborated with Nissan Process, Quality and Design engineers to determine feasibility and implementation of proposed improvements

-Reduced invoice payment process capacity requirement by 40% and cycle time by 67% while building in inherent quality-Reduced estimate entry and repair authorization cycle time by 81% and 40% respectively, while streamlining process for better quality and measurement capability-Implemented DMAIC methodology and effective change management at direction of COO and senior leadership team-Root cause analysis utilizing lean tools to identify opportunities for improvement and minimization of waste

-Conducted weekly instruction sessions and assisted in exam creation -Developed and implemented new grading technique to minimize grading variation and improve efficiency

-Developed and documented inspection, testing, and internal operations procedures for operator training -Implemented statistical quality control to save $10,000 in raw material cost and reduce production time -Analyzed supplier part quality data to classify new suppliers and reduce defective production and inspection time-Created and maintained unprocessed RGA and MAR databases in AS/400 and MS Access facilitating information access and enabling more efficient MRP

-Managed and created components of the Princeton Air Portal and Princeton Rotary Club Portal using MS SharePoint.-Utilized electronic tickets to organize sales data and reduce errors in order processing

-Designed Princeton Air commercial website in HTML-Collaborated with consulting services to optimize layout and introduce interactive forms for customer feedback