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Portland, Oregon Area

Head of North American Operations with 10 sites / plants spread across USA and Mexico Spearheading strategies to steer the company’s future in a positive direction.Driving the company’s operating capabilities using robust Accountability process and business practices to surpass customer satisfaction and company goals.Controlling company costs, and.

Monterrey Area, Mexico

ConMet is a leading supplier of wheel ends, Aluminum castings and Interior / Exterior Plastic components for the Commercial vehicle industryKey responsibilities include* Implement aligned and efficient organization structure to manage Mexico business operations* Identify gaps and weak areas in the structure and address the gap and build a strong.

Mexico

We provide an array of executive management services including but not limited to Enterprise Strategy & Optimization, Interim Leadership, Turn-Around & Crisis Management, OpEx Training & Development, Valuations, Validations & Diagnostics, Leadership Development, Coaching & Mentoring, Project & Program ManagementOur commitment is to provide “optimal value”.

Aguascalientes Area, Mexico

Doiter Castings Mexico is an Exciting GREEN field start up in Aguascalientes which Manufactures Aluminum High pressure Die casting and Precision Machining products for the Automotive Industry

India, Czech Republic, Mexico

2016-17Operations Director responsible for turn around project of Monterrey Plant with annual sales of 350 Mil USD producing Automotive Lighting and Interiors for Major OEM's in North America including Chrysler, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Tesla & VW among others.Improved Plant level profitability from -5% to 12% and developed a road map to 20% return2015 Jul.

India / Thailand

The key Responsibilities are as follows:* Review feasibility and Develop business case to open an office in India and/or Thailand to support potential business opportunities in Asia region* Develop Strategy to build an all new local / regional team to support customer needs across Asia based on outcome from above reviews

Thailand

• Started the assignment as Country Business Head for ~100 Mil USD Interior / Electronics Business in Thailand with 2 Manufacturing sites.Lead the team to expand significantly into Honda Motor Cycles, GM and Mitsubishi.
• Provide Country Leadership to Thailand team, Customer Relationship management, Supply Chain Management, Plant Operations, P&L, Balance sheet and cash flow accountability
• Develop Thailand & ASEAN growth strategy and execute the strategy in alignment with Corporate and Regional LeadershipAwards: * Global award from Ford Motor Company for best support during the Thailand Floods Natural.

Pune

Head of Visteon Lighting plant in Pune supplying Head lamps and Tail lamps to several large automotive OEM's in the western region of IndiaPlant was originally started in 2007 and was a JV plant before Visteon took over operating control early 2010Lead the transformation of culture to Visteon way with significant improvements in Safety, Quality and.

Pune Area, India

Head of Visteon Pune Interiors Plant manufacturing Instrument panels, Consoles, Door Trims, Bumpers and other exterior trims for Automotive customers in the western region of India including M&M, Renault and Tata Motors.Shifted to Pune in July 2004 and lead the team to construct the plant, install and commission the equipments and launch the new plant.Led.

Chennai Area, India

Head of Starter Motor Manufacturing and India specific Product Development / Application Engineering.Visteon Powertrain plant in Chennai was the 2nd largest exporter in India at that point of time, Key customers were Ford of Europe, Mazda, Volvo and Visteon U.S.ASuccessfully lead the team to make Chennai one of the Global Centre of Excellence for Starter.

Chennai India, Genk Belgium, Ypsilanti Michigan

Asia task force Member of Global Starter Motor Engineering team which was led from Ypsilanti, Michigan with specific task of working with the LXB Starter Development team for Asia launch and 3.6Kw Diesel starter development team.As Core Member of the Ford Mondeo European launch team, successfully coordinated the Hassle free launch of the Starter and.

Chennai Area, India

Worked in Starter Motor Manufacturing team with specific responsibility of Armature assembly line.Member of Core team responsible to initiate and execute Lean manufacturing process in the Starter / Alternator plant.The team successfully transformed the plant to one of the best Lean facilities in Visteon

Chennai Area, India

Worked in Advanced Manufacturing group responsible for Drawring & BOM release and maintenance & Engineering changes.Core team member responsible for layout development, equipment and facilities development in the "CDG Cell project" and successfully introduced Cellular Manufacturing concept for the first time in the company.

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