Manage the engineering department and tool room with 6 direct reports and 14 indirect. Direct team members activities, assign project ensuring customers objectives and product requirements are met. • Leadership team member focused on personnel safety, customer quality, and production requirements. Actively participate in SWOT analysis, providing strategic planning for increased production demands of 40% in 2021.• Member of Continual Improvement team member focused on improvement of processes, product, and personnel improvement.• Assign projects based on current work load of team members. All team members are familiar with each customer and their requirements.

Managed Advanced Manufacturing and Materials departments operations. Led 7 team members across material and product development, precision machining, automated assembly, robotic welding, and high pressure die casting. Reported to R&D senior leader.• Led project team of 15 through design and installation of new manufacturing lines for Li-Ion battery pack product in a new manufacturing facility. Managed make / buy analysis and coordination with contractors and external suppliers.• Achieved 15% cycle time reduction, 50% manpower reduction, and improved weld quality through development and installation of Fanuc robotic weld cell.• Achieved 150% reduction in annual software maintenance fees and significant reduction in reporting time through research and procurement of new die casting flow analysis software.• Managed acquisition of $1+ million in technical equipment for new state-of-the-art materials development and testing lab. Purchases included Scanning Electron Microscope w/ EDS, non-contact optical profiler, X-Ray / CT scanner, and mass spectrometer.• Served as corporate die casting subject matter expert (SME). Provided knowledge transfer, technical support and technical training on machine procurement and process capability, tool design, and optimal part shape and manufacturability.

Created custom part and tool and die designs. Procured and managed the build and sampling of new die cast tools.• Achieved 50% reduction in modeling time by implementing SolidWorks software for part and tool design.• Developed company tool and design quality standards. Ensured compliance with design software standards

Designed high pressure die cast tooling for customers such as Ford, GM, PACCAR, and Freightliner. Developed and maintained manufacturing processes for each component. Managed procurement of die cast tooling exceeding $1+ million annually.• Cradle to grave responsibility for all tooling from concept, part design, quotation, tool design, procurement, fabrication, shipping, sampling, inspection, PPAP, and production.• Averaged 15% profit center on all die cast tooling through negotiated pricing and lead times.• Reduced vendor manufacturing errors through creation of corporate die cast tooling standards.