Leading Manufacturing Engineeirng, Tool Design, Tool & Die, Controls, and Industrial Engineering functions.

Professional downtime to give my wife time for her professional pursuits giving me time to spend the summer with our son and extended out of town family.

North American Region Leader for BorgWarner' Emissions, Thermal and Turbo Systems in areas of Quality, Problem Solving and Operational Excellence.

Multiple roles is Operations Leadership- Continuous Improvement- Operations Management including Assembly, Precision Machining, and Material Handling- Leading teams of 225+ across 3 shifts- Responsible for leading the team through a 50% reduction of Salary staff in a 12 month period while improving direct labor output by 4%.

Decreased PPM from 850 in 2007 to 110 in 2014 through prompt response to customer issues, improved communication, and implementation of PCA.Reduced findings by external TS 16949 auditor from eleven in 2006 initial certification to three minor findings in 2009 recertification. Zero findings in previous Surveillance AuditImplemented electronic systems including Corrective Action, Deviations, Supplier Corrective Action, and Layered Process Audit.Provide leadership to 25+ Quality personnel including Supervisors, Engineers, and Technicians.Responsible for a budget of $2.4MM per year plus capital expenditures averaging $400k per yearServe as plant Quality representative to multi-plant Quality Leadership Team.Leading activities in Shipping process resulting in 15% OE inventory reduction.Achieved: ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence

Staff level reporting to Plant Manger. Responsibility for Test Engineering, Quality Systems and Engineering, EHS, and TS16949 /ISO 14001 certifications. Led activities leading to removal of the plant from Chrysler SIP within 3 months of start in this position.Led APQP/PPAP efforts for purchased part and post-SOP Supplier Quality support.Directed total staff of 25+ including Supervisors, Engineers, and Technicians.Maintained Customer PPM < 20.

Added responsibly to previous position including Tool & Die Shop and Facility TPM, Staff level reporting to Plant Manager.Justified capital expenditure of $250k to support cycle time improvements on tooling jobs and insourcing of precision component prototypes ($75k annual savings and shortened prototype lead time by 30%)Directed total staff of 20+ including Engineers, Technicians, Designers, and Tool & Die Machinists.Led cross-functional teams in TPM development/projects. Example cost savings include downtime savings on Makino machining centers of ~$40k per year. Successfully implemented TPM with technical responsibly but no dedicated resources, via establishment of matrix support teams.Developed and implemented performance and development objectives for all Tool & Die machinists. This was the first skilled trades performance evaluation in the facility.

Assigned as Manger of Engineering group, of which formerly a member. Led a team of 5 engineers and 3 technicians. Responsible for procurement and development of ~$1.5 MM of production and validation test equipment for new Ford and Chrysler transmission solenoid products.Developed standards for data collection and reporting, moving from Microsoft Access to a Microsoft SQL Server framework. Allowed for real time data be to be collected and view by corporate offices and other plants.Performed technical assessment of Engineering staff at BorgWarner's Sallisaw, Oklahoma facility. Over a 3 week period provided technical evaluation of Engineers and Technicians to develop and support of PC based test systems.

Responsible for decommissioning all Production and Validation Test Equipment at the Blytheville, Arkansas manufacturing facility, transfer, and startup at the Water Valley, Mississippi. Developed and supported test equipment for transmission solenoids, electronic modules, and engine throttle bodies. Proficient in PLC, Microsoft Visual languages, National Instruments hardware and software, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic design.Improved pass rates on a PC based air test equipment: 80% reduction in false failures resulting in $96k annual savingsImproved cycle time on hydraulic and air test equipment resulting in capital savings of $550k, improving ROI for volume uplifts with existing customers.Certified as TS16949 Internal Auditor.