{"id":530,"date":"2020-08-25T12:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T16:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:43:15","slug":"engineering-director-175486-certified-value-engineer-black-belt-vave-automotive-will-relo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/engineering\/engineering-director-175486-certified-value-engineer-black-belt-vave-automotive-will-relo\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Director (175486) Certified Value Engineer \/ Black Belt \/ VAVE \/  Will Relo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We know an Engineering Director that can turn your manufacturing operation into a POWERHOUSE PROFIT CENTER<\/span><\/strong>!&nbsp; He is an entrepreneurial growth-oriented team builder with extensive experience in Global Product Development, Project Execution, and New Business Development. This customer-focused engineering professional who holds himself to high-performance standards and will raise the bar for your organization!&nbsp; <strong>Just one look at his track record will make you think &#8220;IMPRESSIVE!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us introduce you to this Exceptional Talent today!&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Call 724 814 3791 or email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bsweedar@mriomega.com\">bsweedar@mriomega.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Engineering Director (175486) Certified Value Engineer \/ Black Belt \/ VAVE \/ Automotive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drove process improvements and implementation of new technology; reducing cycle times and operating cost while increasing product yield and overall production throughput.<\/li>\n<li>Conducted continuous improvement programs that identified root causes, and implemented corrective actions for process and product variability and non-conformances.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed 367 VAVE projects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Starting with a small engineering and sales team, developed and implemented a strategy that resulted in increased booked sales of $30 million in 2012 with multiple new customers and growing from a small start-up to a fully capable automotive competence center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed and executed a deployment plan yielding 4 facilities running Six Sigma<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Achieving 42 projects launched worth $3.2M<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>19 Projects Completed Worth over $2M Audited (cash) Savings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>46 Green Belts, 15 Black Belts and 1 Master Black Belt trained in the first 18 months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Coached and Assisted the VE\/VA and Internal Cost Reduction Teams, achieved UTA\u2019s multi-million price and cost reduction goals utilizing Kaizen and VEVA techniques to eliminate waste and reduce cycle, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Core Competencies <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Six Sigma Certified Black Belt, Cost Reduction VAVE, World Class Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, QFD, DOE, DFM\/A, APQP.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Self-starter with strong work ethic and the ability to effectively achieve collaboration, establish goals, solve problems, make decisions, plan, coordinate and achieve results.<\/li>\n<li>Fluent in English and Spanish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CVE Certified Value Engineer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Six Sigma Black Belt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lean Certified<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Certified Toyota Production Sys.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementing VA\/VE Programs From Scratch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Managing Programs Across The Organization Using Influence<\/li>\n<li>Identifying Design to Value Projects<\/li>\n<li><strong>Managing Multiple VA\/VE Projects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VA\/VE Idea Generation\/Brainstorming<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VA\/VE Product Development<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Leading Cross Functional Teams<\/li>\n<li>Selecting Project Champions<\/li>\n<li>Tracking Metrics Ensure Timeline \/ Results<\/li>\n<li>Low \/ High voltage Electrical Systems,<\/li>\n<li>Change Agent<\/li>\n<li>Injection Molding,<\/li>\n<li>Metal Forming,<\/li>\n<li>Terminals, Connectors, Power Distribution<\/li>\n<li>Product Design<\/li>\n<li>Program Management<\/li>\n<li>Assembly and Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Experience<\/li>\n<li>Product Launch Experience<\/li>\n<li>Leading Benchmarking Events<\/li>\n<li>Competitive Cost Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Program Management Experience<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating Projects With Multiple Departments \/ Locations<\/li>\n<li>Complexity Costs<\/li>\n<li>Cost Analysis\/Optimization<\/li>\n<li>DFMEA\/PFMEA\/FEA<\/li>\n<li>GD&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate DFMA (Design for Manufacture &amp; Assembly) Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Tree Diagram<\/li>\n<li>Leading Engineering Teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Education<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bachelor of Science in Engineering<\/strong>, State University of New York, Buffalo NY<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leadership Training Program &#8211;<\/strong> University of Michigan MBA School, Dearborn MI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know an Engineering Director that can turn your manufacturing operation into a POWERHOUSE PROFIT CENTER!&nbsp; He is an entrepreneurial growth-oriented team builder with extensive experience in Global Product Development, Project Execution, and New Business Development. 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