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Troy, Mi

• Directed day-to-day operations for a team of Platform Directors, Program Managers, and Product Managers, in addition to the Packaging, Estimating, and TS/ISO departments. • Held full responsibility for both sales and program management across the North America region.• Led program margin development responsibilities, ensuring programs established corporate EBITDA / IRR targets through strategic initiatives across cost savings, process improvements, and resource optimization.• Spearheaded Siemens Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) development and execution, instituting a fully-functional PLM system for the organization.• Drove the development and execution of an internal Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool, working with stakeholders to identify an off-shore vendor to build a third-party tool; managed specifications and vendor communication to complete timeline deliverables. • Implementation led to a reduction in labor and administrative costs, in addition to positively impacting budget and business planning accuracy.• Successfully contributed to significant Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) growth since, enabling annual revenue growth.• Constructed and implemented an innovative closed loop engineering change process, designed to ensure profitability enhancements throughout programs.• The initiative successfully drove a reduction in processing time, and facilitated customer satisfaction improvements through quicker, more efficient quote processing time, and on-time submission to the client.• Provided onsite launch support across several plants, ensuring on-time PPAP and delivery excellence in alignment with customer and internal requirements.• Assigned Interim Plant Director role six months, successfully developing strategic improvements to drive increased employee morale, reduced turnover and enhancements to plant culture.

Rochester Hills, Mi

• Led a team, ranging from Program Managers and Product Managers, to Program Financial Analysts, in the day-to-day management of all program execution, launch coordination, in addition to purchasing and finance functions. • Held budgetary responsibility across operations and programs.• Frequently traveled to site locations to coordinate and lead project launches, overseeing new facility development and program deliverable execution, ensuring on-time and within-budget completion.• Directed all hiring and training for the department, designing advanced procedures to support more efficient onboarding protocols; managed performance evaluations and corrective action as needed.