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Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Email: EMAIL AVAILABLESenior Program ManagerA versatile and performance-driven Global Engineering, Program Management, Automotive Industry Consultant professional with 20+ years of experience in automotive plastics. A self-starter with a history of diverse professionalism in management and multifaceted credentials, working with an evident business aptitude at the intersection of solid, tactical leadership and engineering expertise. Highly trained in evaluating industry dynamics, using next-generation technologies with business development experience in marketing campaigns, and creating an environment that promotes positive revenue generation.Recognized as a top performer who takes decisions that positively reflect on business efficiency, organizational well-being, and employee satisfaction, including leadership training of quality employees to facilitate professional development and organization loyalty. Possess repeated success in expanding into new markets, exceeding aggressive sales goals, and increasing market share. Highly skilled in controlling the entire life cycle of the project for multinational initiatives while initiating cost reduction measures, generating profitable results on time. Exceptionally engaging professional with exemplary communication, interpersonal, mentoring, and mediation skills.Effective team leader with active coaching, mentoring, and training skills and possess the multi-task capacity to work independently and in a team with the flexibility to meet shifting goals and tight deadlines. Possess excellent customer relationship management experience, recognized as an out-of-the-box thinker who generates innovative ideas to solve everyday problems. Exceptional leadership skills with the vision to drive the department can work under pressure in strict deadlines with excellent organizational, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, with extraordinary focus and follow-through abilities.Key Achievements:Eliminated the need for improvements in the design of global plastic injection tools by solving problems through root cause analysis throughout Asia and North America; preserved original program scheduling, avoiding loss of customer revenue of more than $10 million.Spearheaded procurement, using business links from its launch in Southeast North America to Mexico's implementation for a production take-over Capitol program.Directed 14+ various OEM projects from an award of business to production launch.Consistently supported recent business acquisitions through customer technical reviews in the RFQ stage to launch.Liaised with customers as the primary contact for timing, quality, and financial issues globally.Conducted in-depth analysis of open issues and tool line-up with program managers, the sales and purchasing teams, and customers to obtain program quality matrices for investment tooling, secondary equipment, and checking fixtures.Skill Areas: Outstanding Communication Skills Detail-Oriented multi-Tasking Results-Oriented Global KPI Development Executive Presentations PPAP, APQP, FEMA Methodologies Formal Gate Review Process Budget Control and Forecasting Team Development Plastic Injection Molding Mold Flow Analysis New Plant Start-Ups Six Sigma/ISO/Lean Kaizen GD&T.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEBCS-ABS Farmington Hills, MI (Feb 2022-Present)Senior Program ManagerResponsible for multiple program costs (EBIT)Managed all Engineering changes and established breakpoints with Customer.Created workflow plans for the Product development team.Ensured that all program software requirements were met buy having weekly reviews with software team.Communicated all plant requirements VS Customer requirements to Customer and PDT team to Ensure that Production processes were robust.WILLIAMSTON PRODUCTS INC Williamston, MI (Jan 2020-Jan 2021)Senior Program ManagerMonitored schedule timing, including milestones and deliverables for customers.Organized and coordinated meetings to advance program output to ensure cross-functional ownership, open communication lines, deliverables of the program.Managed total program budget and offset any scope creep.Managed ordering and issuing of pre-production supplies for all procurement specifications and aligned goals, and bridged interactions with suppliers to ensure smooth timing and cost of the program deliverables.Facilitated program product development team meetings covering PPAP requirements, open issues, assembly capital equipment install timing and early production part requirements.GATES CORPORATION Rochester Hills, MI (Aug 2017-Dec 2019)Director of Program Management North and South AmericaEvaluated program readiness monthly against KPI performance per program established baselines, reporting progress directly to the Executive Management Team.Accelerated the global launch process across 22 plants in the Americas by educating production facilities on program management practices that eliminated program risks and unplanned costs.Expertly trained a team of program managers via an ISO six sigma toolbox approach, mentoring them on company and customer processes, products, cost analysis, budget management, and overall program timing.Orchestrated VAVE activities, achieving $2M+ in savings for the company within a six-month period, which required global supplier resourcing, design changes, and assembly process changes.Re-established an APQP process with cross-functional team owners in the automotive segment of the business and initiated a formal global gate review process for all programs.Created engaging presentations, written reports, and work documentation to effectively communicate pertinent information to executive management, internal/external clients, and other stakeholders.Managed the overall project life cycle for numerous initiatives around the world, providing programs from the RFQ stage to the deployment of production.Maintained a master global program list showing R/Y/G risk assessments with financials and shared it bi-weekly with C suite management.HOPE GLOBAL Auburn Hills, MI (Jan 2016-Aug 2017)Senior Program ManagerPiloted the development and implementation of a new customer process for the new production facility. This required onsite process training and the creation of reference placards for in-mold grain process and quality targets.Engineering support for multiple Cut and Sew projects with multiple OEMs.Monitored program timing, including customer milestones and deliverables.Organized and conducted program production development meetings to ensure cross-functional ownership, open communication lines, program deliverables, and scope creep management.Coordinated recent business take-over, as well as transferred the capital assembly line equipment to support production start-up.YANFENG Harrison Township, MI (Mar 2014-Dec 2016)Senior Program ManagerControlled pre-production material ordering and issuance of all purchase requisitions.Aligned objectives and bridged communications with suppliers to ensure seamless deliverables of program timing and costs.Assessed and reported launch readiness to senior customer management weekly.Facilitated program product development team meetings covering PPAP requirements, open issues, assembly equipment install timing and early production part requirements.Supplied common sense approach to correct a quality issue that was an injection mold design problem in China and created a plan to ship mold and still meet original timing plan.Followed all capital equipment build, Install and debugging for a production floor hand-off.DRAEXLMAIER Automotive of America Detroit, MIProgram Manager GM XTS IP (Jan 2009Mar 2014)Provided first-time solutions to meet production requirements and avoided additional costs.Organized and facilitated program production Development team meetings.Tracked all tool timing to include injection tool molds, in-mold grain tooling and all secondary capital equipment.Created and followed DOEs for injection mold process to improve part quality and dimensions.Supported manufacturing plant for all issues, review process and modified, as necessary.Provided solid engineering direction for all cut and sew content.Led design of all B side surfaces and interfaces to meet all customer gaps/flush requirements.Managed all engineering changes.Provided engineering solutions for electric glovebox opening issues for customer design failures.Rendered hands-on technical support to various customers.Administered design direction for build issues.Responsible for IP assembly integration into customer facility.Supervised team in completing DFMEA and PFMEA.DRAEXLMAIER Automotive of America Detroit, MILead Engineer BMW X3 Console (Jan 2007-Jan 2009)Supported design team in Germany at customer Facility.Received and Executed hand-off of a global BMW Console design from Europe to be put in production in North America.Lead Integration of Console production design into a BMW US facility located in South Carolina.Participated in all design, APQP and FMEA activities.Responsible all changes from test and design failures during ADV testing.Communicated all design changes to suppliers and ensured timing plan was executed to meet program deliverables.Rendered Expert Engineering direction for assembly issues that resulted in a complete redesign prior to production in North America.Provided first-time solutions to meet production requirements and avoided additional costs.Organized and facilitated program production Development team meetings.Designed all B side surfaces and interfaces to meet all customer gaps/flush requirements, implementing all engineering changes, as necessary.EDAG IncLead Engineer GMX 322 (Jan 2004-Dec 2006)Rendered hands-on technical support to various customers by creating master bucks to demonstrate current product maturity, develop rework instructions for issue closers, and finalized design corrections for production.Administered a wide range of technical and engineering functions, worked in customer system as a lead engineer for issue resolution tracking (PRTS), created engineering work orders for design changes, supported customer manufacturing facilities as a manufacturing engineering to resolve build issues from ergonomics to flush and gap concerns.Created and managed master program schedule for internal and customer milestones.Executed hand-off of a global design from Europe; managed all changes from test failures and assembly issues resulting in a complete redesign prior to production in North America.Led all DFMEA, PPAP and process control plan requirements.Managed all engineering changes for first time solutions to avoid any additional costs and coordinated break points to receiving plants.Responsible for customers Tier .5 supplier assembly issues and the integration of cockpit module into customer facility.Contractor to General Motors Specialty VehiclesLead Engineer (Aug 1995-Jan 2004)Responsible for design and integration of multiple General Motors programs.Managed all PRTS issues within customer system.Managed suppliers with tooling concessions to ensure design integrity was not violated.Engineering responsible for interior hard and soft trim Cadillac Specialty Vehicles Group,Trained and supported plant personnel for multiple OEM product launches.Provided expert supervision to 100 skilled trades general assembly technicians in a prototype facility.Negotiated grievances with union steward.Managed production assembly of commercial heavy-duty chassis in a General Motors proto-type facility.Designed special tool to allow proper adjustment of rear wheel speed sensor that later became an essential tool within GM dealerships.Launched 14 programs into production during my tenure.Key projects included:Manufacturing lead of commercial chassis into General Motors Detroit Hamtramck facility.Design and release responsible for many exterior components not limited to front and rear fascia with new foglamps, rocker molding, new stamped front tie bar, front headlamp bracket, new RIM front fender and a thermal formed hood and decklid insulators. This project was a major refresh that was managed by a 4-man team inside of a12-month VDP.Managed manufacturing location move from one General Motors plant to another.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALSCertificationASE Nationally Certified and State Master Automotive Technician, Baker College, Flint, MIProject Management Professional (PMP)Six Sigma Green BeltPM Lean ProcessTrainingProgram ManagementConflict ManagementVolunteerismWorked on the water distribution team for Flint city residents.Worked at our church on many various committees in support of new membership.Technical SkillsMicrosoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project), EDS Net Frame, GMTKS E2, Clarizen, and SharePoint |
