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Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

Joyson purchased Key Safety Systems in 2018.Lead a group of engineers & technicians responsible for the design & development of airbag inflators.Responsibility encompasses cold gas, pyrotechnic, & hybrid inflators.Supported assembly line transitions from former KSS facilities to JSS facilities in Mexico and Europe.Evaluated design and process changes to.

Engineering Manager for inflator applications (North America & Europe)Provide technical guidance to my counterparts in China. Lead a group of engineers and technicians responsible for the design and development of air bag inflators. Responsibility encompasses cold gas, pyrotechnic, and hybrid inflators.Supported Key Safety's first inflator plant in China..

Manage inflator programs from business award through start-of-production; manage teams across 3 continents and 6 facilities. Typically would manage 5-10 programs concurrently.Ensure program targets (cost, timing, performance) are met. Track and report program status to senior management.Launched Key Safety's first all gas inflators on time & within budget.

Breed Technologies is a manufacturer of airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels to the automobile industry. In this time frame Sales grew from $400M to $1B annually. Breed entered Chapt. 11 bankruptcy in 2001 and exited in 2003 and was renamed Key Safety SystemsI held the following roles during this timeframe:Manager of Manufacturing Stategy.Develop a.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Designed and developed both manual and power steering systems for high volume production.Promoted 3 times.My last position was as a Ride and Handling Engineer. Responsibilities included specifying and developing various steering system components in order to optimize performance, while minimizing cost, weight, noise & vibration.This was a 'hands on' role.