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SummaryA seasoned Technical Leader with 27+ years of Manufacturing, Engineering & Operations experience in an automotive environment. Extensive focus on production & quality systems with metal assembly tooling. Experience with design, processing, execution and operations of assembly systems in both high & low volume production environments.Professional Experience• 15+ years in body systems execution at multiple manufacturing locations. Includes product, process & tool design, along with construction, installation, execution, and operations of metal assembly manufacturing systems at various sites in North America.• 12+ years in direct plant floor manufacturing operations across 3 different locations supporting production of mid-sized, luxury & sports cars. • Technical Execution Lead responsible for managing teams launching new products & programs in multiple manufacturing facilities.• Strong understanding of corporate Global Launch Processes & Manufacturing Systems• Effective communicator with everyone from Sr. Leadership to plant floor team members.• Cross-Functional international project design/development work.• Program Management for multi-year vehicle program launches.• Manage budgets in excess $20M for tooling, equipment & manpower services for new program launches.• Develop/update Statements of Requirements for strategic supplier/partner roles & responsibilities.• Subject Matter Expert for global corporate welding specifications and requirements• Co-authored multiple global corporate standards working directly with international stakeholders (Product Design for Weldability, Welding Equipment Design, Weld Manufacturing Acceptance Criteria & Repair Processes and Joining & Dispense Process Control plans)• Corporate Trainer – Process control methodologies (North America, Asia)• Championed the development of corporate factory information system for weld process monitoring.