Strong background in Management, Quality Assurance (ISO 9001, TS 16949, ISO 14001), Production, Metallurgy (engineering degree), and Process Control with thirty years of experience in the automotive industry including: • Experience with processes such as: hot stamping, stamping, machining, casting, heat treatment, aluminum extrusion, welding, assembly, forging and flow forming• New product launches (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA)• International experience (Greenfield operations in Canada and Europe)• Process improvements/cost reduction/problem solving• Lean manufacturing• Auditing• Customer satisfaction improvements• Supplier development • Managing production departments• Hiring/coaching/training/performance evaluationsSpecialties: Hot Stamping (PHS), Metallurgy, Heat Treatment (CQI-9), Continuous Improvement, International experience, Leadership, Problem Solving, Staff Mentoring, Operations, Lean Manufacturing.