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Birmingham, Mi, Us

Birmingham, Michigan Usa

Providing seasoned technical leadership experience, insight and strategic thinking to Senior / Executive Management of Engineering and Manufacturing organizations in Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial sectors.- Strategic Vision: development / deployment / realization- Systems Integration Engineering: function / expertise / organization structure - Quality Systems (TS16949 / ISO9001): process & procedure development- Organizational Structure & Optimization: adherence to good process- Six Sigma Black Belt: Statistical and structured technical problem solving- Design Validation Plan & Report (DVP&R): development and optimization

Madison Heights, Mi

RGBSI is a premier provider of best in class Vendor Management Solutions, staffing & recruiting services, Payroll Services, Technology services and Engineering Design Services to Global clients.Headquartered in Metro Detroit, Michigan, RGBSI has several offices in US, Canada, Germany, China and India. We offer global presence at the same time being local to our customers. RGBSI has seen consistent growth each year and is listed as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine (2009).RGBSI is a certified Minority Business Enterprise as well as certified ISO9001:2008 and AS9100: 2004 Rev B Quality Systems.

We are a client focused consulting service, with a combined set of tools (the Value Engineering Methodology and Structured Innovation/Creativity), to help our clients generate superior, cost effective solutions. The techniques used are applicable to any industry, and any problem requiring inventive solutions, ranging from technical, to manufacturing, to business processes/ business communications, and intellectual property enhancement.

Washington, Michigan

Global Engineering Director, Steering Systems Eng., May '08 – August '12Provide the technical “backbone” of tools and infrastructure to Steering System Engineering’s (SSE) R&D, Core, and Applications Product Design functions. Areas of responsibility include the following: • Quality: Initiated, organized and lead the Project Quality Assurance Engineering Department. - Apply manufacturing-like quality discipline using the 8D process for issues arising in complicated electric steering vehicle application projects. - Audit and coach team members for correct process conformance withTS-16949 and ISO-26262.• CI: Moved Steering Engineering into common use of Shainin Rolling Top-5 problem solving leadership methodology, Red-X technical problem solving toolkit, Green-Y design robustness methodology and Field Service Monitoring activity on early Electric Steering applications. - Lead the Six Sigma function for SSE and it associated $2.9M - $4.7M annual cost reduction budget with an organization of Master Black Belts, Black Belts and Green Belts.• Test & Validation: Oversee and coordinate to common operating process SSE’s seven durability test labs, managing $5M - $7M annual capital budget for new equipment. Assure conformance to customer and industry quality standards.• Prototype Manufacturing: Oversee and coordinate to common operating process into seven prototype manufacturing facilities. Leading a significant reorganization to implement manufacturing process discipline into these locations. • Technical Infrastructure: Introduced global common processes for product data management (PLM) including CAD systems, part number convention, change control and revision management. • Budget Development Process: Initiated and lead the department and process of” budget-by-project”.

Washington, Michigan

Director of Engineering & Sales, Linkage & Suspension B.U., 2005 – 2008Led the Product Design Engineering and Sales / Business Development function for this stand-alone $250M strategic business unit. Provided outstanding customer service by closely coordinated understanding and closure of technical and commercial issues. • Sales / Business Development – Achieved top-line revenue growth of ~ 15% during the 2.5 year engagement.• Engineering – Led Product & Process Engineering functions including Applications, Design, T&V, Materials Lab and Process Design. - Coordinated the identification and resolution of several serious field performance issues and negotiated a reasonable warranty settlement, avoiding $10M exposure.

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Responsible for Global Steering, Applications & Systems Engineering.