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Adrian, Michigan, United States

Charlotte, Michigan, United States

• Developed business process, modeled after lessons learned, to drive operational efficiency and improvement
• Partnered with cross-functional teams in development of go-to-market strategy for new product line and technology
• Authored various project status reports, allowed team members and leadership to make informed business decisions
• Collaborated with key stake holders in development of project launch activities and timing with milestones
• Managed changes in project scope, identified potential risks, and developed / implemented contingency plans

Grass Lake, Michigan, United States

• Cultivated creditable reputation among customer group, asked for by name to manage flagship platform program.
• Established and managed product development, validation, and industrialization timeline per customer milestones.
• Chaired Advanced Product Quality Planning meetings with customer, reviewed program and product development.
• Outstanding leader, proven ability to motivate and grow cross-functional teams for successful program completion.
• Performance metric driver, ensures team uses data to make smart decisions to achieve program profitability goals.

Marshall, Michigan, United States

• Maintained a safe work environment through compliance of all Tenneco Environmental Health and Safety policies.
• Championed for implementation of the Clean Air Management System (CAMS) concept throughout Focus Factory.
• Ensured Focus Factory product manufacturing meets customer key performance indicators and delivered on time.
• Managed all financial aspects of the Focus Factory to include AOP, capital, scrap, and MRO to meet plant metrics.

Grass Lake, Michigan, United States

• Mastered organizational skills and time management, successfully launched 8 major programs simultaneously.
• Directed change management, utilized tools to align customer and internal processes for on time implementation.
• Created monthly reports for key stakeholders on program status compared to established performance metrics.
• Chaired root cause workshops to address program issues and risks to ensure successful program completion.

Grass Lake, Michigan

• Liaison between Tenneco and customer, ensured alignment between companies throughout life of program.
• Outstanding leader, proven ability to motivate and grow cross-functional teams for successful program completion.
• Effective manager of capital resources, drives team to make smart decisions to achieve program profitability goals.
• Coordinated multiple agencies to install welding, tube forming and manufacturing equipment at production facility.

Marshall, Michigan

• Direct the planning, organization, control, integration and completion of plant based activities for new programs.
• Lead cross-functional teams for successful launch of programs while adhering to all customer / company standards.
• Manage customer expectations through weekly meetings to cover overall program status and opportunities.
• Ensure program spending remains within planned budget and author high level spending requests for equipment.

Marshall, Michigan

• Managed 12 manufacturing cells for a tier one supplier of automotive parts which also serve other customer groups.
• Utilized lean manufacturing and Six Sigma practices to increase operational effectiveness and problem solving.
• Product launch group team member, tasked with developing processes to take future product into full production.
• Coordinated ordering of materials, production of goods, and the shipping of product through effective scheduling.

Bristol, Indiana

• Member of Six Sigma work group to apply measurement based process business improvement to current practices.
• Conducts audits on various aspects of manufacturing to ensure work practices meet ISO / TS 16949 standards.
• Manage foundry operations responsible for producing safety critical automotive parts from raw materials.
• Instruct hands on training for new employees to ensure they can efficiently complete tasks per written guidance.
• Coordinate resources and support from other agencies to ensure department can meet customer demand.

Three Rivers Michigan

• Applied lean manufacturing process to maintain high production output with minimal overhead to increase profit.
• Utilized root cause analysis to provide effective solution for customer reported quality concerns and demands.
• Provided continuous improvement ideas like scheduled maintenance based on data trends to increase effectiveness.
• Managed four tier one automotive production lines that carried out assembly and machining processes.

Multiple Locations Worldwide

• Tracked aircraft performance indicators to resolve pending failures before they occurred causing major downtime.
• Interpreted schematics, technical diagrams, wiring diagrams, theory of operation and fault trees to repair the armament system on 4 different aircraft 3 years B-52, 1 year A-10, 3 years F-16, 12 years F-15E.
• Managed F-15E aircraft parts and supply transactions/logistical movements worth $724 million annually providing positive accounting plus ensured combat readiness.
• Coordinated and directed numerous logistical movements of people, equipment, and assets to / from locations worldwide as part of the Advanced Echelon (ADVON) team.
• Used digital voltage meters, oscilloscopes, and other aircraft specific calibrated test equipment to conduct scheduled system verification checks and troubleshoot analog, digital, and hybrid electrical systems.
• Planned and executed annual flying hour program consisting of 3,100 combat training missions and totaling 5,300 hours for 25 F-15E Strike Eagles valued at $1.4 billion in order to maintain aircrew proficiency.

Bachelor’S Degree, Homeland Security, 3.79

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Associate'S Degree, Systems Technical Aircraft Armament

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