Robert Gray Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Shelby Township, Michigan, Us

Shelby Township, Michigan, Us

• Managed a team of 5 Manufacturing Engineers, 2 Plant Program Manager, 2 Advanced Quality Engineers and 1 lean manufacturing coordinator• Led team in development of Process Flow, PFMEA, & Control plans for C1YC (Chevy Traverse) and C1UH (Acadia Export)• Led plant wide effort to achieve BIQS certification (score of 86) including development of multiple processes. Gathered and organized supporting documentation for the 29 audit elements. Was the lead presenter to GM during the audit.• Developed Layered Process Audit procedure including development of process specific audits• Responsible for RPN reduction KPI and implementation of multiple improvements in error proofing (4% reduction in 2017, 6% 2018)• Responsible for source selection and process development for assembly equipment and tooling• Responsible for leading Ergonomics committee and implementation of ergonomic risk reduction• Reduced scrap plant wide from over 30% to under 2%• Managed all aspects of current production program management including: • Attending weekly GM PDT review meetings • Processing internal Engineering Change documentation • Creating and executing PPAP documentation • Working with the customer to seek engineering approval (EWO/TWO), creating DRBFM, VCD, ADVP&R, PSW and 3660 documentation •Ensuring test plans were executed on time •Managing all commercial aspects of the program• Executed multiple VA/VE initiatives focused on head count reduction by re-timing and consolidating work cells• Personally wrote and maintained a large % of all work instructions and First off/Last off documentation in use in the plant• Developed the detailed process flow including step by step cycle time estimation and capital and tooling estimates for quoting purposes on all new programs coming into the plant

• Key part of the management team to launch a $62 million exterior lighting production facility in Plymouth, Michigan• Successfully managed the insourcing of 35 molds from sister Magna facilities. Tasks including, management of timing, resolution of open issues, ensuring all axillary equipment is in place, ensuring staffing needs were met, ensuring material was available, ensuing product was validated and ensuring product launched successfully• Responsible for writing all Work Instructions, Part Handling Instructions, Packaging instructions for all internal processes (molding, painting, vacuum metalizing & assembly)• Responsible for all process related quality documentation including PFMEA, Control Plan, First off/Last Off, red rabbits, SPC tracking and quality inspection forms • Responsible for work cell layouts (5S) for molded, painted and metalized parts.• Resolve problems related to line speed, ergonomics, scrap, defect investigation and resolution. Tasks including maintaining pareto charts, line speed charts, and driving action items. • Managed the open issues and tooling deficiencies for C1UG related to all assembly, molding and coating operations.• Managed the onboarding of key MRO suppliers including negotiation of terms and pricing.• Interacted with the supply base to resolve supply and quality issues related to the C1UG program.• Attend GM PDT meetings and manage the EWO/TWO/ECR process changes at the plant• Develop APQP documentation and submitted into GM SQMS system• Assigned multiple fast response action items including development of PPSR, review with customer, implementation of corrective action and closure• Managed multiple Red-X projects to resolve internal quality issues reducing scrap and downtime• Responsible for tracking and reporting to Magna Corporate Launch Readiness including tracking and actions against 14 key measurable spanning quality, manufacturing, operations & maintenance tasks• Member of the safety committee

• Grew a startup wire harness operation to $14 Million per year in annual sales in four years• Focus on exterior lighting applications, major customers include Magna Autosystems, Ventra, Varroc, Denso, JST• Responsible for the development of components focused on exterior lighting applications including Direct Connect Sockets, Panel mount connectors, Wired sockets, clips, & grommets as well as various other electrical systems. Tasks include developing product standards, approving design, defining test plan, managing tooling sourcing and budgets, developing timelines, ensuring goals are achieved and seeking OEM approval• Managed operations in the U.S., China and Honduras including sales, engineering, customer service, order entry, warehousing, budgeting, accounting, profit/loss analysis, facilitating personnel decisions for both direct hires and outsourced workers, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction through improved quality and sales. • Oversaw the development of the company sales strategy, sales literature, website and trade show booths.• Responsible for all aspects of customer management including sales, product development, engineering change management and PPAP• Responsible for all aspects of engineering including product and process design and approval• Facilitate all legal and banking issues including filing for patents, establishing bank accounts, implementing non-disclosures and establishing employee contracts.• Led the U.S. facilities’ ISO9001/ISO14001 and TS16949 implementation process by establishing the quality policies, generating procedures, scheduling training seminars and working as the liaison between all company locations and the Registrar.• Established a lab in the Honduras location for validation testing while purchasing all U.S. based equipment. Oversaw ISO17025 certification. Lab capable of performing exterior lighting validation to USCAR-2, USCAR-15 and USCAR-21 standards

Troy, Mi, Us

•Directly responsible for the Program Management and Product Design teams. Managed 6 Program managers, 3 product designers and 2 Plastic injection mold designers, 4 Product Engineers and 4 Production Schedulers•Developed product design procedures to ensure the best possible product designs at the lowest possible costs.•Created product development standards while maintaining product design budgets for new products to ensure new products were developed and delivered at or below anticipated budgets at a higher quality.•Managed the product launches for over 70 products including automotive wire harnesses, connectors, sockets, and fasteners consisting of molded, stamped and rubber products. •Analyzed market trends, assessed competitor trends, and calculated ROI to develop products that insured continued growth.•Identified and qualified Chinese mold making sources in order to move from U.S. based mold makers to Chinese mold makers which subsequently resulted in an 80% reduction in mold costs.•Oversaw the entire Advanced Product Quality Planning process for both component and finished product development.•Created product standards to ensure high quality and continuous improvement were incorporated into every design.•Oversaw certification standards to USCAR-2, 15 and 21 including OEM approvals

Troy, Mi, Us

Responsible for overall customer management, issue resolution, commercial issue resolution, quoting, engineering, scheduling and job launch. Worked with company's largest customers including multiple automotive Tier I and Tier II suppliers and Lockheed Martin Systems Integration.

Troy, Mi, Us

Responsible for Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving and Production Scheduling Departments

Troy, Mi, Us

Responsible for scheduling production at Empire's manufacturing plant located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Work with customers to resolve material shortages and delivery issues.

East Lansing, Mi, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Quality Systems

B.A., Economics

B.A., Supply Chain Management