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Manager, Global Work Sharing 2009Identified and implemented opportunities to coordinate work between global manufacturing engineering sites.* Led global team evaluating and implementing opportunities to centralize development of processes and designs. Reduced global manufacturing budget 30% for future program.Engineering Group Manager, Body Execution 2003 – 2009Managed Body Shop manufacturing engineering activities and launches for eight vehicles.* Creatively… Show more Manager, Global Work Sharing 2009Identified and implemented opportunities to coordinate work between global manufacturing engineering sites.* Led global team evaluating and implementing opportunities to centralize development of processes and designs. Reduced global manufacturing budget 30% for future program.Engineering Group Manager, Body Execution 2003 – 2009Managed Body Shop manufacturing engineering activities and launches for eight vehicles.* Creatively expedited design, build and delivery of body tooling, working with a global team, to avert a four-month program delay.* Generated manufacturing input during development of a new vehicle that reduced time to market by six months and reduced tooling costs by 75%.* Managed body manufacturing activity for successful launch of new vehicle and received Chairman’s Honors Award.* Facilitated and utilized new manufacturing practices to change global business processes. * Coached global partners to resolve issues working in unfamiliar regions of the world. This was in anticipation of upcoming difficulties, which would jeopardize program timing. Show less

Developed and implemented processes to schedule vehicles in Body Shops.* Led multi-disciplined team to develop a corporate common process for scheduling and tracking vehicles through the vehicle assembly process. This clearly delineated unique requirements and decreased use of multiple processes and equipment.* Engineered and documented process to build vehicles independent of a strict build schedule. This allowed late changes to orders and reduced a week out of the time to get a… Show more Developed and implemented processes to schedule vehicles in Body Shops.* Led multi-disciplined team to develop a corporate common process for scheduling and tracking vehicles through the vehicle assembly process. This clearly delineated unique requirements and decreased use of multiple processes and equipment.* Engineered and documented process to build vehicles independent of a strict build schedule. This allowed late changes to orders and reduced a week out of the time to get a custom-ordered vehicle to the dealer.* Provided methods of scheduling plant floor build systems to engineers, approved the implementations and communicated operational requirements to plant personnel. Show less

Managed plant floor launch activities for GM’s new plant in Shanghai. Responsible for the design, build and installation of the Body Shop conveyor systems.* Successfully launched first new vehicle built by the Shanghai - General Motors Company. The practices used and the experience allowed the new engineers to develop into the managers of today’s company.* Led specifications, design and installation of Body Shop conveyors. This system was flexible enough to support all future… Show more Managed plant floor launch activities for GM’s new plant in Shanghai. Responsible for the design, build and installation of the Body Shop conveyor systems.* Successfully launched first new vehicle built by the Shanghai - General Motors Company. The practices used and the experience allowed the new engineers to develop into the managers of today’s company.* Led specifications, design and installation of Body Shop conveyors. This system was flexible enough to support all future products planned for the plant. Show less

Managed and controlled the implementation of plant information systems and their budgets in 27 assembly plants.* Evaluated utilization of Information Technology Systems in assembly, stamping and manufacturing plants. This led to consolidation of systems, reduction in support requirements and a 25% reduction in the assembly group’s IT budget.* Administered and reconciled budget for Assembly Plant Information Technology leading to a 30% annual budget reduction.

Directed the Corporate Subcommittee which was responsible for development of guidelines for driver vision and evaluation of future vehicle designs.* Assessed advanced information display technologies for applications in passenger vehicles. This led directly to use of night vision and heads-up displays on passenger vehicles.

Masters, Manufacturing Management

Bs, Industrial Engineering