Accountable for the deliverables to ensure the success of the project. Responsible for the detailed scheduling and budgeting of activities, with support of Department Manager / Metier Team Leader. Manage a group of engineers / technicians Metier. Especially leads the group by managing their activities. Face to face interaction with the customer.• Product Development in plastic automotive exterior lighting products.• Intimate knowledge of plastic injection molding, G,D,&T, assembly processes, optical, and legal functionality of lamp assemblies. Experience with GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Toyota.• Comply with Métiers processes and Design Rules, including planning, monitoring, and controlling activities according to Metier PD of his/her PG/PL following CPM (CLEAN Project Management).• In charge of the robust design / validation in line with the economic targets.• Review internal requirements, Customer Requirements, Specifications.• Perform or support design calculations / simulations / coding / associated acceptance tests.• Apply Standardization rules, exceptionally will request DE standardizations based on justifications.• Report and escalate to the Product Technical Manager/Leader/Eng.• Contribute to the identification of the needs in terms of resources, equipment, investments.• Establish detail breakdown of the activities to meet the milestones.• Follow activities and spending of his scope to meet his allowed budget and timing.• Designed and developed exterior lighting products that are on GM, Ford and Toyota vehicles today.• Patent Award Valeo: BUS2464; our ref: 478518us; Title: Alignment of warped parts.

Product Development Execution - Plans, schedules, coordinates, Design and executes the activities involved in developing a product to a respectively aligned hierarchy of requirements and technical profiles. Drove results and consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances. Communicated effectively, including developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.• Solved product problems using process that protects customer; determines assignable cause; implemented data-based solutions; and identified systemic root causes and recommended actions to prevent problem reoccurrence.• Made sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. • Led the design decision making in the areas of component and subsystem design concept selection, concept optimization, and design specifications that impact customers targeted to be served by a given Product Preceding Technology, (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI), or Value Package Change Request (VPCR) initiative.

Responsible for the detailed scheduling and budgeting of activities, with support of Department Manager / Metier Team Leader. Managed group of engineers / technicians Metier. Especially leads the group by managing their activities. Handled Product Development in plastic automotive exterior lighting products. Leveraged intimate knowledge of plastic injection molding, G,D,&T, assembly processes, optical, and legal functionality of lamp assemblies. • Designed and developed exterior lighting products that are on GM, Ford and Toyota vehicles today.• Patent Award Valeo: BUS2464; ref: 478518us; Title: Alignment of warped parts

Led cross-functional Product Development Project Teams to develop, maintain and improve product design. Coordinated Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis for new/revised product. Created/updated timelines for completion of new/revised product and communicates status to appropriate personnel. Assisted in generating Design Verification Plan and Reports for new/revised product. Communicated with Sales & Marketing personnel on project requirements. Executed the NPI process.• Created bills of materials, costs, and designs for new product as needed.• Worked with internal and external customers on product design issues.• Ensured and maintains the quality guidelines, procedures, and standards are consistently followed throughout the manufacturing operation.• Coordinated new product designs and ensured all associated documentation is completed.

Managing ten design engineers including contract designers in product development plastic automotive exterior lighting products. Time management deadlines, balance of work load, employee evaluations, design guide lines, budgeting, mentoring design engineers with my experience. P2 projects design and developing of LED light piping, thick lenses, light guides and development of design rules/standards.

Product Development in plastic automotive exterior lighting products. Managing design engineers, interfacing with Asian designers. Face to face interaction with the customer. Intimate knowledge of plastic injection molding, G,D,&T, assembly processes, optical, and legal functionality of lamp assemblies. Experience with GM, and Toyota.Worked in GM styling studio in advance development of headlamps through production, to warranty issues.Significant accomplishments:• Designed and developed exterior lighting products with some of the latest LED technologies that are on many OEM vehicles today.

Led cross-functional Product Development Project Teams to develop, maintain and improve product design. Coordinated Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis for new/revised product. Created/updated timelines for completion of new/revised product and communicates status to appropriate personnel. Assisted in generating Design Verification Plan and Reports for new/revised product. Communicated with Sales & Marketing personnel on project requirements. Executed the NPI process.• Created bills of materials, costs, and designs for new product as needed.• Worked with internal and external customers on product design issues.• Ensured and maintains the quality guidelines, procedures, and standards are consistently followed throughout the manufacturing operation.• Coordinated new product designs and ensured all associated documentation is completed.