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Kirkland, Washington, United States

Primary liaison between ConMet and our customer - responsible for establishing, maintaining and enhancing key relationships with PACCAR* Build deep customer relationships to gain insight into how ConMet can best meet the customers’ needs* Seek new business opportunities and communicate information with sales and corporate management team* Develop and communicate engineering proposals, presenting at varying levels of the organization, both internal at ConMet and with the customer* Support sales growth initiatives – Works with all departments at the customer’s facility to support and quickly respond to customer requests* Act as lead on all quoting opportunities (parts, equipment and tooling) for new and existing programs* Lead cross-functional initiatives to drive cost out of product portfolio* Lead customer driven VA/VE and cost management programs* Work with engineering team on landed programs, involved from concept through completion

Kirkland, Wa

Manage all aspects of new business & current production support for PACCAR & Kenworth Truck Company account. Instrumental in securing and launching the interior program for KW T680 and T880 vehicle, approximately $40M in annual sales. The T680 program consisted of Instrument Panel, Sleeper Storage System, Overhead Console, and exterior Rocker Panels - well over 100 tools. I reside on site at the customer, interfacing with all levels - senior management, program management, industrial design, sales, marketing, and engineering.Skilled in the following:* Customer relationship & development* Oral and written communication* Account management* Program management* Plastic part design* Injection mold tooling* Geometric dimensioning & tolerancing

Seattle, Wa

Managed all aspects of projects, "womb to tomb" for high profile customers at Vaupell.Major Projects Included:-- Airbus A340-500/600 PSU Panels & Interior (Goodrich Hella Aerospace) * 1.5mm wall thickness * Gas Assist technology - first at Vaupell * Mold-in-Color resin - Solvay Radel PPSU * No fasteners - all snap-fit assembly * Overseas tooling-- Rockwell Collins Handset * first IMD (In Mold Decoration) project at Vaupell* Worked up front with customer on part design* Quoted assemblies* Managed tool builds* Oversaw tool tryouts domestic and abroad* Implemented into production

Responsible for disposition of discrepant materials, root cause analysis, and corrective action. Performed incoming and final inspection in addition to in process inspection on molding floor