•Lead the planning and implementation of project. Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.•Develop full scale project plans, track progress and report out to key stake holders•Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs, project evaluations and assessment of results.•Lead coordination of activities of mechanical, hardware, software and systems engineering teams to ensure on time delivery of all milestones•First point of contact to customer. •Lead customer and internal open issues meetings. •Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions •Key point of contact for customer quality, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics during the new program development, APQP launch readiness.•Lead, coordinate, maintain and submit all customer required documents (e.g. APQP, DFMEA, process flow, control plan, IMDS, etc.) at customer determined milestone dates. •Lead coordination with production facilities prepare for plant audits, open issue meetings, APQP meetings, launch readiness meetings and other customer on-site reviews.

• Lead Engineer for first in the industry Fire Truck full safety system upgrade – airbags and advanced seatbelt integrations, $3 million dollar contract• First line of contact to customer for all issues including program management, quality and sales and engineering• Coordinate prototype and production builds with plants located in Mexico• Results drive team leader of 5 people • Performed regular update presentation to upper management• Present sales training demos for fire truck customer’s sales team

• Guided future sales by identifying current Takata technologies that can be applied to potential non-traditional customer applications• Lead team for execution and design of the first-ever packaging and testing of airbags into a military vehicle• Design responsible for roof rail airbag for packaging and testing in the HMMWV 1151• Travel to prospective customer locations and to sales presentations for Takata technologies• Represented Takata at trade shows and conferences to market the Takata brand to potential industries and customers• Collaborated in the design and organization of a new Takata trade show display and product literature for Defense Industry trade shows• Assisted in writing proposals and white papers to the U.S. Government in response to new business requests for quotes• Run regular customer meetings• Influenced Spartan Motors in their decision of the first Fire Truck safety system upgrade through sales presentations and demos. Resulted in $3 million contract• Wrote statement of work document for fire truck program including safety targets for FMVSS regulations not yet required by the fire truck industry

• Design responsible engineer (DRE) for the Fisker Karma roof rail airbag and seat mounted side airbag • Coordinated global development activities from program award through launch (cradle to grave experience)• Managed global design changes between cross-functional Takata and customer facilities in Europe, the United States, and Mexico for Mercedes M/R/G class driver airbag and steering wheel. Required extensive travel to Mexican and German facilities• Collaborated with DCX design studio and seat supplier to package the CT (Chrysler Pacifica) seat-mounted side airbag (SAB)• Developed the CT SAB airbag• Successfully launched the 2006 HG (Chrysler Aspen) and 2005 NM (Mitsubishi Raider) driver air bag modules• Coordinated module testing to meet customer and NHTSA requirements, including Out of Position testing, sleds, and DV/PV testing • Satisfied customer requirements for deliverables such as DFMEA, DV/PV testing reports, gage development, pre-production builds, and launch support• Managed open issue meetings with customer and Takata plants• Collaborated with integration group to drive product improvements and verify compliance with government regulations• Supported customer events at both Takata and customer plants• Participated in weekly management presentation meetings

• Assisted product development engineers in the automotive sector, particularly in the areas of pillar post, air bag cover, fascia, and under-the-hood applications• Prepared product certification packages for domestic automakers • Developed proficiencies in the areas of compounding blends on 25 and 27mm twin screw extruders, and ISO/ASTM injection molding and physical testing (including flexural modulus, tensile, MAII, izod impact, HDT, and CLTE)• Participated in monthly product and technology review meetings where innovative personal projects and ideas are shared and discussed