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Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

• Orchestrated a vertical integration strategy for plastic commodities, yielding annual procurement cost savings and a Return on Investment of ~25%.
• Directed the annual Policy Deployment Matrix (Hoshin Kanri), leveraging deep market insights, competitor analysis, and innovation gap assessments to formulate a roadmap for 2024.
• Enabled strategic, data-driven decision-making by monitoring Total Available Market (TAM), customer strategy, competitor landscape, suppliers, and through… Show more
• Enabled strategic, data-driven decision-making by monitoring Total Available Market (TAM), customer strategy, competitor landscape, suppliers, and through broader market analysis, ensuring a robust foundation for key.
• Currently developing a Generative AI roadmap for the business unit, focusing on identifying potential business processes that could provide a competitive edge in our operational environment
• Facilitate cohesive leadership engagement, securing buy-in, and maintaining a high-level overview of the business. Act as a pivotal liaison to the BU management, offering strategic advice and insights, contributing to.

United States

• Strategically managed the high-growth EV product group by monitoring the US EV market and developing key customer relationships with major automakers like GM, Ford, Stellantis, Rivian, Canoo, Tesla, and Tier-1 system.
• Enhanced product visibility by collaborating with Sales and Engineering teams, hosting Tech Days, marketing through media channels, and proactively engaging with potential customers.
• Crafted and executed a comprehensive Go-To-Market strategy that aligned… Show more
• Crafted and executed a comprehensive Go-To-Market strategy that aligned product offerings with customer needs, successfully expanding market penetration across the region.
• Exceeded the annual target for the North American product line by over 20% in 2021. Show less

South Haven, Michigan

• Lead a global remote working acquisition team to gain substantial business with General Motors on BEV3 and BT1 platforms.
• Initiated and led various innovation projects in collaboration with external technology partners to cater to wide range of market demands foreseen for electric vehicles.
• Fostered the professional growth of junior colleagues through impactful mentorship, cultivating a culture of continuous learning and development within the team

Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Led a multinational cross-functional acquisition team across Germany, China, India, and Brazil, resulting in annual sales of more than $10M, setting up the organization for continued success at the VW Group.

Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Managed the planning, execution, and successful launch of multiple product launches (>€20M/yr.), exceeding agreed cost targets, quality, and timing for customer Ford Europe.
• Improved contribution margin throughout the project lifecycle by managing the global launch of multiple projects.
• Orchestrated seamless coordination and communication among internal teams (Sales, Purchasing, Logistics, SCM, and Manufacturing) and external partners throughout the project life cycle as the… Show more
• Orchestrated seamless coordination and communication among internal teams (Sales, Purchasing, Logistics, SCM, and Manufacturing) and external partners throughout the project life cycle as the single point of contact.

Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Department: Quality Management in Manufacturing Unit, Breuberg
• Implemented an organization wide project to optimize and standardize the SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) processes by analyzing European plants and establishing a standard procedure for leaner changeovers.
• Accomplished a correlation between subjective perception of start stop vibrations and objective measurements by implementing statistical algorithms on measurement… Show more Department: Quality Management in.
• Accomplished a correlation between subjective perception of start stop vibrations and objective measurements by implementing statistical algorithms on measurement data Department: Product Development, Weinheim
• Developed and tuned multi-stage electric semi-active motor mounts to support the customer R&D project at AUDI and Porsche
• Regularly presented results to acoustic experts at the customer for feedback into development iterations Show less

Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Compiled findings through literature research on mechatronic systems, cybertronic systems and cyber physical systems, supporting the setup of a standard literature databank as a part of the MecPro2 funded by the German.
• Collaborated with PhD candidates to support research activities in the Industry 4.0 project.

Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Conducted literature research and market analysis in to recognize future technology needs in the commercial vehicle sector.
• Translated documents from German to English including the speeches of the Minister of the State of Rhineland and acted as a language interpreter for foreign delegations attending CVC events and conferences.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Boosted the car plant annual capacity to 110k/yr. by overseeing the planning, installation and commissioning of powertrain and chassis assembly setup.
• Improved the operational efficiency in a greenfield plant by conducting comprehensive business process mapping, eliminating workarounds and streamlining interactions across the organization.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Created the automation roadmap for the Body-in-White assembly fixtures to accomplish cycle time reduction and enhanced ergonomic process on the 2 and 4-door Xenon pick-up truck body line

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Identified major quality issues using Six-sigma methodology and reduced overall scrap rate due to failure at air leakage check.
• Achieved 30% higher production volume through the implementation of an improved assembly layout and fixture design of air cleaning station.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science - Ms, Commercial Vehicle Technology

Activities and Societies: Student Representative and board member at the Graduate School of Commercial Vehicle Technology

Engineering, Production Engineering