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Plymouth, MI

Plymouth, MI

Ann Arbor, MI

• Successfully guided organization through TS and OSHA audits, and involved heavily in internal audits to drive organizational improvements. Led quality-related activities in Tech Center, including development of SOPs.
• Led team in addressing chronic bearing manufacturing quality and warranty issue.
• Provided guidance to all groups in resolving various high-profile customer-perceived quality issues.
• Managed company-wide technical training program, developing some programs personally (such as training courses on various engineering and quality topics); held responsibility for CAPEX and SG&A budgets.

Responsible for all engineering support functions (design, test, analysis, systems) for Automotive, Industrial, and Aftermarket businesses, with $5+ Million budget supporting $450+ Million in annual sales. Responsible for 29 person department (4 mgrs, 10 engineers, 12 techs, 3 designers). Significantly improved on-time rate of reports to customers via.

Marketing and Technical leadership for a $105 Million business segment, managing 15 person department (2 managers, 3 marketers, 10 applications engineers) and directing Sales group strategies for this segment. Increased initiation of new projects by 40% over 2005, and increased sales by 10% over 2005.

Led 37 person department supporting $300 Million automotive supplier business. Overall responsibility for technical support, product approvals, new project development, project leadership, project management, product strategies, product design, testing and development, warranty analysis, and quality problem resolution for all automotive customers in North.

In addition to providing technical guidance to department of 37 engineers, led cross-functional cost-reduction team including manufacturing, engineering, materials, purchasing, marketing, and sales.

Mba

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi officer, Pi Tau Sigma officer, intramurals