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• Facilitated the development and implementation of 300+ Product Engineering, Program Management, Purchasing, and Manufacturing best practices driving necessary “concurrency” to achieve product development cycle time reductions and defect free product launches. • Working as Product Engineering Chief of Staff, facilitated development and execution of annual budget process, achieving corporate financial goals while expanding new product development efforts.• Provide guidance and leadership to program teams, enabling the successful development and launch of major new product programs.• Working with Purchasing and key suppliers, enabled significant annual cost saving by developing and leveraging “should cost” methods/models for major new product components.• Served as mentor to “emerging leaders” within the Engineering organization• Developed and facilitated execution of purchasing commodity strategies targeted at reducing supply chain risk and achieving significant cost saving/returns on investment.

Provide strategic guidance and establish/monitor performance objectives for the Hartland Consolidated School District.

Provide strategic guidance and establish/monitor performance objectives for the Colin Powell Academy, a charter school system located within the Detroit Public School system.

• Lead global team of automotive market analysts responsible for developing vehicle sub-system production volume forecasts and analyzing product/vehicle technology trends.• Reversed 3 year revenue decline trend and achieved 60% annual revenue growth by refocusing organizations business development efforts, enhancing the product value proposition and expanding global coverage• Assist global OEM and supplier clients in short and long term business/product/technology planning, strategic business targeting, strategic sourcing (low cost country)

• Lead commercial, technical, and quality teams to develop marketing strategies, secure new product programs, and resolve product/program issues.• Drive increased customer satisfaction by working closely with customer engine plants and manufacturing operations, resolving open quality and delivery concerns.• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for new business and other commercial issues.• Developed and implemented a problem solving and root cause analysis training program to assist the corporate quality team in driving rapid, complete resolution of critical customer issues.

• Lead International Operations team to establish production operations and launch new products.• Lead Program Management staff and cross functional teams responsible for delivering all new product programs ($750+ million) at timing, investment, cost/profit, quality, and performance targets.• Lead New Business Development group responsible for generating new product designs, manufacturing processes, and commercial proposals to achieve business plan objectives.• Manage strategic customer relationships and direct negotiations for pricing recovery of program scope changes and cancellation claims.

• Lead staff of Engineering and Program Managers in US/Europe responsible for securing and delivering approximately $200 million in new powertrain product programs for European OEM’s.• Established and staffed Engineering facilities and organizations in U.K. and Germany. Participated in manufacturing site selection and grant/incentive processes.• Successfully launched new product programs exceeding profit and quality objectives, with additional new products developed which integrate mechanical and electrical systems to set technology and weight benchmarks.• Responsible for corporate “intellectual property” process and liaison with outside legal counsel.• Transitioned design process at all locations from drafting boards to 3-D solids and predictive engineering, implemented “lean” principles reducing product design cycle time and program expenses by 45% and improving first-time-capability by more than 30%. • Directed multi-location design, development, information systems, and financial teams including $20 million prototype manufacturing and assembly operation.• Successfully executed annual departmental business plan including a 5 year business strategy, $40 million operating budget, $20 million capital budgets, and $50 million cost reduction targets.• Working closely with local UAW leadership, successfully resolved numerous outstanding labor issues prior to contract negotiations including outsourcing concerns.• As part of corporate human resource team, facilitated managing change training initiative across all locations and including salaried, salaried represented, and union leadership.

• Direct activities of Plant Product Engineering, Customer Plant Contact, and Reliability Lab staffs to drive root cause analysis of manufacturing concerns and smooth production launches.• Lead DFM/DFA activities to insure new product designs and current product changes are manufacturable and cost effective.• Member of divisional leadership committee responsible for rollout of training initiatives emphasizing individual empowerment, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

• Managed construction, engineering, and start-up completion of assigned plant systems for the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.• Working with divisional engineering and program planning staffs, identify and resolve critical engineering and timing issues.• Recognized by senior Consumers Power and Bechtel management for completion and acceptance of first project critical start-up system.

M.S, Information Systems

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Activities and Societies: Honors Scholar, Travel Soccer Team (2 year starter)