Administrated sales and service account activity of SMC pneumatic and electric actuator automation products for the Northeast Indiana Territory.• Supported five automation and industrial supply distribution offices and many special machine builders and manufacturing plants providing product quotes, product selection by sizing analysis and utilization requirements, and determining products to replace the competitors. • Developed special product modifications by working with corporate design engineers to provide solutions for unique customer product applications and requirements.• Expedited delivery by recommending alternative product solutions and communicating how they could be incorporated into the existing design.• Generated sales and customers by supporting all account requirements and demonstrating the benefits of existing and new products.

Product Development Team Leader (PDTL) Power Train for Global Programs leading engineers to provide concepts, releases, cost, quality, DFMEA, FMEA, prototype, validation testing, trial builds and launch program deliverables consisting of engine, cooling, exhaust and transmission.• PDTL for Power Pack Eight Project replacing the alternator with a generator to supply 5 – 10kw power stored in supplier developed electronic system. The project required generator packaging, electronic packaging in chassis mounted battery box and system cooling utilizing the radiator.• PDTL for N09 Emissions Program replacing existing engine and adding SCR technology for truck builds in Mexico for the Brazil market.• PDTL for new Global Eagle cab over truck utilizing exhaust gas recirculation theory to meet European emissions requirement for the European market.• Ensured upper management and program team kept informed of program and program deliverable status, open issues and risks.• Held weekly meetings with designers to review project timeline, manage open issues list, and drive the team to make commitments promised to the program team.• Coordinated and documented design reviews with engineers and suppliers.• Kept a complete bill of material to track prototype and trial build part status, location, cost, tooling cost and weight.• Scheduled and monitored prototype builds, FEA test results, and communicated results to designers and program team for design change and resubmittal.• Monitored prototype builds and communicated issues and assisted designers for resolution.• Coordinated and documented designers group input to author DFMEA for Dura Star Clean Air System.

Quality Section Manager supervising one quality engineer, one CMM operator, eight Quality Associates for two shifts.• Cleared out backlogged launch PPAP’s by determining corrective actions and negotiating action plan and timing for resubmittals.• Reduced supplier sorts from daily to weekly by creating a more robust process to quickly communicate issue to supplier and expectations for corrective actions utilizing 5why/8D when necessary.• Reduced supplier response time 50% by leading the development of visual supplier tracking white board for daily quality meeting supported by team developed access software supplier tracking system.• Protected plant by quickly identifying supplier sort requirement, administrating sorts, determining product resupply requirement, issuing corrective action and realizing corrective action closure.• Drove post launch reduction of PPM from 12.2 to 1.0 by reducing supplier caused issues from 66% to 27% as documented in the plant monthly quality report.• Utilized Six Sigma to improve product quality and reduce cost as the author of the plant monthly quality report identifying cause, scrap, supplier return, calculated PPM and kaizen activity.• Improved, developed, and assessed suppliers by visiting for manufacturing best practices, corrective action implementation and confirmation, agreement of product quality conformance such as SPC, visual sample boards, determining production capability, and issuing supplier score cards.• Developed inspection standards, represented supplier quality for audits and performed department and supplier audits.• Lead daily quality and production associate meetings for quality.

Production Engineer for complete manual and automated production line development, procurement, setup, troubleshoot with maintenance assistance, launch, and kaizen supplying Toyota, and Ford with Steering Pad, 4 Wheel Drive Control, Defogger Timer, Seat Heater, Overhead Console, etc., interior switch products.• Assurance of production capability by determining tact time, line capacity, standard man hours, machine time, bottleneck time, line load rate, minimum and maximum number of associates required to meet assembly requirements• Assurance of quality through APQP and Six Sigma application with design team to develop process and assembly line identifying problems, countermeasures, and specifying countermeasures, mistake proofing and incorporating quality checks.• Assurance of assembly cost and profit for product bids by determining total assembly time and equipment cost.• Worked closely with the product designer, utilizing the DFMEA, historical data, and the team to create the process flow, PFMEA, control plan and work instruction documents.• Saved money and time by anticipating future product additions or changes and procured equipment to ensure its continued future use for nesting, fixtures, feed requirements, line support, electrical and PLC capability.• Reduced cost by identifying and determining the reutilizing of mothballed equipment.• Incorporated line flexibility and reduced downtime for multiple product variations implementing mechanical and electrical quick change over equipment such as nesting or sensors.• Presented to upper management, associates, customers, and machine builders the assembly line, inspection machine operation, mistake proofing methods, kaizen activity and achievement of cost and quality goals.• Developed plant equipment standard specifications and lead machine builder bid takeoff meetings.• Created PCR’s and modified lines for product changes, product additions, process changes or production volume increases.

On Contract Project Management and engineering for chassis and trim line for the conversion to the GMT800 Truck, trim line for the Fourth Door Addition Program, final line for the conversion to the 2001 Year Model Truck.• Coordinated with engineers and production the pull ahead work of contractors, millwrights, pipefitters, electricians and GM maintenance for installations of bridge systems, tooling rearrangement, new tooling and operational setups to take advantage of limited line downtime access for installation completion.• AutoCad design, bid package development, purchase, installation and troubleshooting for various programs, a variety of special tools such as instrument panel repair lift and material handling systems.• Facilities design and project management for Maintenance Safety Training building which included new classroom facilities, a crane system, fall protection training structure, audio visual equipment, and office furniture.• Design, purchase and installation of Paint Shop Hood Transfer System.• Developed plant standard bridge system air delivery filter/oiler including drawings, components list and sample display facilitating assembly and component replacement.

Administrated distributor’s automation product application, demonstration, and sales of Festo pneumatic products, and a variety of other air and electrical automation products for the Northern Indiana Territory.• Performed technical presentations utilizing product software and hardware to promote electric cylinders, motors and controllers, positioning systems, electric sensors, and pneumatic actuators, valves, and fittings and accessories.• Provided product application solutions for machine builders, design engineers, manufacturing engineers and test engineers.• Achieved 30%/year increased sales earning maximum commission bonus.

On Contract Process engineer for the launch of the FN74 program consisting of the hood, decklid, and right and left quarter panels supplying the Ford Wixom Plant new Lincoln Model launch assigned to Ford Wixom Plant as The Budd Company Supplier Representative.• Resolved dimension issues utilizing CMM data and trial results to adjust press tooling.• Supervised product trials and analyzed results to improve paint quality, panel bonding, panel contour, and product dimensions.• Eliminated issues such as missing hardware and missing or plugged drain holes by implementing mistake proofing and revising process flow, PFMEA, control plan, work instruction and creating visual samples.• Assigned to Ford Wixom Plant as the full-time Budd Company Onsite Supplier Representative for the FN74 Program to support builds, trials and complete The Job One Launch.• Met daily with Ford launch team to review product quality, assembly, delivery, new and open issues, implement 8D’s, and represent the company in the quality review meetings.• Corresponded daily with The Budd launch team providing the quality, build, scrap disposition, product in plant quantity, sort, product repair, critical issues, and program status.• Oversaw, reported and assisted to resolve results of teams of 5 associates on three shifts for major plant wide product assembly studies including resolution of hood cracking and various other campaigns such as fender and decklid damage and product damage due to dunnage design.• Saved over $50,000 by closely monitoring product damage cause and documenting accountability for negotiation of scrap count and determination of rework opportunity.

Administrated sales activity and managed various portions of the installation for high rise 65 story 312 Elm Project, KY Airport Project, IRS Northern KY office building, a variety of hospitals, office buildings, and parking garages consisting of traction and hydraulic elevators and escalators to $12 million.• Authored, clarified and consolidated bid proposals for product offering, specification and installation method exceptions, and schedule adherence by working with the office manager, installation supervisor, legal team and the customer to negotiate an acceptable contract.• Coordinated with the product engineer, architect, general contractor and the customer the installation and product design drawing approvals to meet design intent and the schedule.• Produced a 25% profit of change order, extra order, and maintenance repair by identifying customer preferences, persuading a customer agreement and procuring industry products such as cabs, floor lockout systems, and subcontractor services for a low price• Secured profitable after sale maintenance contracts with 95% of customers.• Increased customer base for new office by 100% per year by introducing the new Hydrodyne hydraulic elevator and Exceldyne variable voltage variable drive traction elevator to new customers and new markets while developing repeat business.

Engineering Development Program consisting of four months each in Engineering, Marketing, and Manufacturing selecting assignment as a Manufacturing Engineer.• Responsible for NEMA 1,2,3 size motor starter assembly lines for customer returns, PCR implementation, and cost reduction achieving a savings of $0.10/pc.• Assisted with the business case, procurement, layout and installation of Bruderer Stamping Press and Single Sided Decoiler roll feeder.• Managed the relocation of the new pressure switch assembly line to the Iowa plant.• Solved motor starter contactor shorting customer return issue for elevator applications during engineering department assignment.• Provided product application assistance and pricing to distributors and product catalog layout revisions to the corporate publications department during marketing assignment.

• Created and illustrated 200 page product conformance guide reducing scrap significantly.• Trained operators, performed audits, improved quality systems, determined scrap counts.• Completed SPC training and assisted implementation and monitoring.