Nissan Account

- Complete P&L responsibility for two sites- 150 headcount total- 100% of targets achieved for 2020

Responsible for the: Sales, Program Management, Project Engineering, Research and Development, Bench/Dyno Test, Vehicle Test, Finance, HR functions, and Facilities Management for North America.

Responsible for rear view mirrors, washer systems, shifter modules, park brake actuator and cable systems, telematics, and camera technologies for Ford account.Captured $23MM/yr in new business and $22MM/yr in repeat business ($45MM/yr) in 2016, helping set a record for business awards for Ficosa in a single year.

Program Manager and Overall Business Lead with responsibility for:- Transfer Cases for the Chrysler Group - Increased program EBIT from July 2012 to June 2013 - $128.3MM in Yearly Sales- Front Drive/Non-Drive Axles for the Chrysler Group - Significantly increased program EBIT from July 2012 to June 2013 - $45.6MM in Yearly Sales- Commercial tooling past due recoverable negotiations lead for Chrysler Programs – Recovered in full for 2012 Open Items- Complete responsibility for Program Profitability, Customer Relationship Management, Commercial Negotiations and Open Issues, Quoting, Quality, Volume Increases, and Operations.

PM for the purchasing production launch and cost reduction initiatives for the ProTec 50 BAE Caiman vehicle, ProTec 40 Navistar MXT Plus and MXT Upgrade, ProTec 30 BAE JLTV, Meritor Semi-Active Damping R&D projects, Oshkosh FMTV "upturn" supply chain management, miscellaneous NA and Global sourcing/resourcing/cost reduction initiatives for Defense, Off-Highway, and Specialty programs.

Program Manager for the Lockheed-Martin JLTV vehicle. (Suspension, Carriers, Wheelends, Brakes, Transfer Case, Drive Shafts)

• Process Flows• PFMEA• Process auditing• Gage design, sourcing, implementation• Gage R&Rs• Six Sigma Greenbelt trained - certification in process• Product deviation approval• Military program manufacturing launch. (5 simultaneous)• Have written work instructions, standard work, and shift start-up procedures• Process change teams - Champion• Design engineering resource/liaison in a manufacturing environment• Some Lean experience• Management of cross functional engineering, quality, and build teams• Material inspection• No-fault-forward initiatives champion• Control plan development based on process flow• ELDP liason

• New product development/optimization• Heavy customer/supplier interaction• Design reviews• DFMEA – DVP creation and member of company's standardization team• BOM structuring• GD&T 16hrs formal training• Tolerance stacks 16hrs formal training• Military and commercial prototype build coordination for true prototypes and pre-production parts• Product characteristic deviation approval• Design release approval• Maintenance/service manuals co-author• DOE and re-creation of field issues in a lab environment• Test design, supervision, and results interpretation• Design recommendations made from test results• Field data correlation to test targets and design targets• Product instrumentation for test• ITAR & EAR U.S. export control training• Negotiated significant supplier price increase with the global purchasing team • ELDP liaison for new ELDP’s• ARM co-op career day panelist, guest speaker• Product engineering support of new program launches

Specialty Products Engineering Group - Defense and Specialty Products

Miscellaneous balance engineering jobs. Balancing of Chrysler crankshafts. Assembly and balancing of NASCAR drivelines. Machining tools such as bridgeports, lathes, gages, and precision measurement. Etc.