{"id":2912,"date":"2024-08-21T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:39:48","slug":"vp-director-engineering-271140-bsme-multi-plant-engineering-leader-tier-1-oem-automotive-manufacturing-automation-welding-assembly-operations-will-relo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/engineering\/vp-director-engineering-271140-bsme-multi-plant-engineering-leader-tier-1-oem-automotive-manufacturing-automation-welding-assembly-operations-will-relo\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Director Engineering (271140) BSME \/ Multi-plant Engineering Leader \/ Tier 1, OEM Automotive Manufacturing \/ Automation, Welding, Assembly Operations \/ Will Relo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Engineering Leader and visionary professional<\/strong> with the ability to develop a strong succession plan by growing and developing an engineering team of dedicated professionals. He is a BSME who has held progressive engineering roles culminating leading engineering across 6 plant locations for a Tier 1.<\/strong> He is a collaborative team player with high emotional intelligence and the ability to oversee product engineering and ensure that manufacturing processes meet end-customer requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Game Changer has a strong communicator and change agent with a sharp power of observation, able to manage engineering staff and resources to support operations. He is skilled in pulling substantial labor cost out of operations through automation of processes. He has a proactive mindset and a strong work ethic, and is known to follow through on commitments with an appropriate sense of urgency. He is a “Get It Done \/ Go To” leader who will raise the bar on your operations<\/strong>. He was recently caught up in a downsizing due to cutbacks in OEM contracts, and is actively seeking a new leadership opportunity! Don’t snooze or you will miss out on the opportunity to put this exceptional Engineering Leader to work for you! His notable experience includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Established a foundation for success as Industrialization Manager for FCM-NAO through oversight of staffing, development, and enforcement of PMS disciplines.
\u2022 Plant automation projects achieved a 20% reduction in headcount across all 6 plants.
\u2022 My group has never been over budget while I was in this role.<\/strong>
? Delivered transformative innovation to enable material, labor, and manufacturing costs
o $3.2M total below budget for North America Region, 2019 for all 6 plants.<\/strong>
\u2022 Ensured OTD internal and external milestones by enabling zero missed delivery of critical internal\/external milestones for Ford, GM, FCA, and NAI customers from 2016 to 2018.
\u2022 Captured substantial gains in efficiency and productivity by managing the launch of all LVE Muffler product between 2013 and 2015
\u2022 Leveraged experience and skill to achieve 100% OTD all plant launch targets for scrap, labor, budget and gate deliverables.<\/strong>
\u2022 Champion of multiple SMED workshops resulting in reduced change over timing and stock room inventory
\u2022 Created a \u201cBest Practice\u201d structure for Equipment and Tooling preventative maintenance and storage
o Reduced tooling by commonizing tool numbers and reduced inventory by 50%. Achieved cost avoidance of $200k
o This reduced changeover time by 20%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tier 1, Tier 2 Automotive
\u2022 Multi-plant Engineering Leadership \u2013 6 plants
\u2022 8 D Problem Solving
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\u2022 Process Engineering
\u2022 Program Management
\u2022 Continuous Improvement
\u2022 5S
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 Production Planning
\u2022 Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
\u2022 Change Management
\u2022 Total Quality Management (TQM)
\u2022 Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
\u2022 Minimizing Scrap \/ Rework
\u2022 Reducing Cycle Times
\u2022 Six Sigma
\u2022 Ford Q1
\u2022 Chrysler EBSC
\u2022 GM QSB+
\u2022 IATF16949 \/ TS16949
\u2022 ISO9001
\u2022 AS9100
\u2022 PPAP
\u2022 Leading APQP Activities
\u2022 Providing Technical Leadership
\u2022 Product Engineering
\u2022 Product Launch Activities
\u2022 Engineering Management
\u2022 6S Experience
\u2022 Achieving Cost Reduction
\u2022 Conducting Design Reviews
\u2022 Continuous Improvement Goals
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Plant Automation
\u2022 Reducing Plant Labor Through Automation Implementation
\u2022 Automation Projects for Welding and Assembly
\u2022 Ensuring We Are On Time and On Budget
\u2022 Process Flows
\u2022 Material Handling Automation
\u2022 Fanuc Robotics
\u2022 Siemens Controls
\u2022 Motoman Robots
\u2022 Automatic Loading Stations
\u2022 Fanuc Controls
\u2022 Machine Control
\u2022 Machining Data Collection
\u2022 CIMNET DNC Professional Controller
\u2022 Hydraulic Fixturing
\u2022 CNC Laser Cutter
\u2022 Improving Jigs \/ Fixtures
\u2022 Pneumatic Fixturing
\u2022 Taking Corrective Action
\u2022 Machine Design
\u2022 Design \/ Layout
\u2022 Cost Reduction
\u2022 DOE
\u2022 FIFO Staging
\u2022 Gage R&R
\u2022 Control Plans
\u2022 Developing Work Instructions
\u2022 GD&T
\u2022 Leading Design Reviews
\u2022 Best Practices for Product Design
\u2022 Line Layout
\u2022 Implementing Continuous Improvement
\u2022 Running Kaizen Events
\u2022 Running Kanbans
\u2022 Managing Multiple Projects
\u2022 Manufacturing BOM
\u2022 Process Capability Index (Cpk)
\u2022 Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
\u2022 Process Manufacturing Improvements
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 Providing Technical Support
\u2022 Implementing Six Sigma Methods
\u2022 Designing Standard Work
\u2022 Supervising Multi-discipline Teams
\u2022 Troubleshooting
\u2022 Value Stream Mapping
\u2022 Visual Factory Systems
\u2022 VA\/VE
\u2022 Lean Manufacturing
\u2022 Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project)
\u2022 Minitab
\u2022 SAP
\u2022 FeatureCAM
\u2022 PRO-Engineer
\u2022 Process Control
\u2022 Process Methods Development
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 Reducing Equipment Down Time
\u2022 Lock Out \/ Tag Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology \/ Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
\u2022 Product Quality Training \/ Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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