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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 ensure inflator performance was maintained & consistent with customer expectations.Site leader for the Engineering group in Lakeland, FL. Manage site expenses, salaries, & personnel. Provide key performance metrics to senior management demonstrating the value and viability of the Lakeland site.

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. Start of production achieved July, 2009. Launched Key Safety's next generation hybrid curtain inflator. Start of Production achieved March, 2014.Developed and launched a market leading, smaller & lighter single stage driver inflator. Start of Production achieved March, 2014.Developed and launched a smaller & lighter dual stage driver inflator. Start of Production achieved February, 2015.Developed and launched next generation hybrid curtain inflator (Euro mfg). SOP achieved July, 2016Developed and launched a pyro passenger inflator (single & dual). Start of Production achieved Nov, 2016This Engineering role overlapped the Program Manager responsibilities noted below.

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, sales of $52M annually.Launched Key Safety's first hybrid passenger inflator from concept to production in 18 months, sales of $12M annually.Launched Key Safety's first pyrotechnic frontal inflators in China, sales of $35M annually.Developed and launched Key Safety's first pyrotechnic actuator. Sales of $5M annually.Facilitated Lakeland plant growth from 6M to 9M units produced annually.Facilitated China plant growth from 0 to 7M units produced annually.Additional responsibilities include providing cost estimates in support of new business opportunities, capacity and financial analyses to justify capital expenditures.

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 manufacturing strategy for inflators. Determine the most cost effective use of capital, floor space, & resources.Review all quotations to insure appropriate manufacturing processes and locations are utilized.Breed's use of purchased inflators decreased 45% between 2002 and 2006 saving approximately $25M.Breed began manufacture of inflators in Europe in 2003, saving $3M annually.Product Launch Manager.Act as a single point of contact for the 'launch' status of all programs within the airbag division.Track and manage the available capacities within the plants to insure effective utilization of capital.Engineering Manager, inflator applications.Managed a group of 10 engineers and designers responsible for the design and development of Breed inflators.Responsibilities encompassed maintenance of existing Azide based inflators and the development and launch of Breed's first non-azide based inflator. Sales of this product reached $12M annually.Program Engineer, Advanced Products.Assist the Program Manager in executing program deliverables.Supported the launch of Breed's first locally produced airbag modules to Fiat.

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 involving driving and evaluating various prototype and pre-production vehicles for desired steering response and then providing design direction for required improvements.