Rohan Smith Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Global team coordination and program Director for the design and launch of a seat system for a vehicle to be manufactured in Thailand and South Africa. The role involves managing the coordination of the engineering design team in India, the commercial team in China and the lead manufacturing, quality and sales teams located in Thailand and South Africa.

Melbourne, Australia

• Key Responsibilities
• Leadership of complex global programs within the Futuris business.
• Responsible specialist technical services, engineering systems and processes across the global business.Key Achievements
• Launch leadership of the seating system for the Tesla Model X electric SUV in California (fly-in fly-out). The project involved the use of many light weight, high strength materials and advanced manufacturing.
• Launch leadership of the seating system for the Tesla Model X electric SUV in California (fly-in fly-out). The project involved the use of many light weight, high strength materials and advanced manufacturing.
• Delivered a major complex engineering project involving separate engineering teams in Thailand, Australia, North America and China for the Ford Motor Company that required significant global and complex coordination.

• Key Responsibilities
• Provided the engineering leadership to create a new business in Thailand for seating and interiors, including a purpose built factory employing 1000 people.
• Oversaw and held regular reviews of the engineering programs for the seating businesses in China, Australia, Thailand and North America.Key Achievements
• Extensive travel to Thailand and Brazil to foster key relationships with customers, suppliers and plant; successfully delivered programs by and… Show more Key Responsibilities
• Extensive travel to Thailand and Brazil to foster key relationships with customers, suppliers and plant; successfully delivered programs by and represented Futuris in customer Senior Management product reviews.
• Lead the business unit, program management group and purchasing to ensure delivery of quality, cost efficient design and engineering solutions, by the various engineering and manufacturing teams. Key programs delivered.

Port Melbourne

• Key Responsibilities
• Oversaw approximately 35 people with a diverse range of skills from engineers, computer aided engineering specialists, designers, trim engineers, testing laboratory technicians and engineering system administrators..
• Introduced key performance indicators across the group and introduced a process for tracking these for the functional groups.
• Significantly improved engineering service delivery for internal business stakeholders through… Show more Key Responsibilities
• Significantly improved engineering service delivery for internal business stakeholders through standardized procedures and processes across diverse functional teams. Show less

Port Melbourne

Responsibility for business profit & loss (annual sales of approximately $50m) on current production and engineering development for all future vehicle models on the Ford Falcon Platform. Leadership of the successful conquest of the Ford Orion program.

Program managed the design, development and launch of seat systems for various automotive seating programs for Ford including BA FPV, BA LWB, BA Vehicle personalisation, BA series II, Copperhead as well as Territory Launch support.

Ballarat, Australia

Responsible for managing engineering testing group and noise and vibration analysis group.

Ballarat, Australia

Responsible for managing the engineering testing (R&D, laboratory and vehicle test track), the associated data analysis and presentation; and the consequent product design refinement in terms of brake friction characterisation, wear, durability and noise and vibration.

Clayton, Victoria

Reported directly to the Executive Director. Key responsibilities included management of Centre’s research reporting, market research, strategic planning, protection of intellectual property and marketing.

Clayton, Victoria

Provided consulting services, together with Associate Professor Len Koss, in noise and vibration principally in the automotive and building industries. Key clients included Bostik, Autoliv, TriTex, INC and Embelton.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Department Of Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Engineering Science, Department Of Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Honours