Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Experienced in product launch & industrialization, program management, design for manufacturability, problem solving, productivity & quality improvement for EV-EDU/EDM, electric hybrid, Automatic Transmission manufacturing systems.
Responsible for launching complete Electric Drive Unit including SMT circuit boards, PIM (Power inverter module), rotor, stator, gear box & EDU assembly & Test. Multiple product lines and customers.
Manage all plant activities as an additional responsibility
Led Tremec team to launch, improve production Throughput and quality. Led problem solving, product/process improvement, manufacturing System balancing, report & analysis.
Led team to quote, design, build & install Test equipment which includes EOL, in-process test, leak test for engines, transmissions, hybrids and ev. Won major OEM contracts - manage project. Contributing member for design of assembly system as well.
Acted as voice of ME at leadership meetings for program direction and product design Led resolution of all ME issues using Red-X, Op-Ex, lean six sigma, DFSS. Presented at Management Reviews, Gates and quality Reviews. Launched 2 sites with combined 4000./day capacity on a 7 months pull-ahead schedule • Coordinated model year changes & provide program cost estimates. • Managed program implementation conformance to program timing. • Spearheaded health check process to ensure design for manufacturability (MR). • Directed plant process changes to ensure common process, facilite problem resolution sharing.
Provided Assembly Bill of Process, Bill of Equipment. Transferred components and transmission calibration data throughout GM enterprise (MCVM). • Received Boss Kettering Award - GM’s highest • Developed GM first Selective Fit Valve Assembly Process. • Created GM Standard Procedures for: Equipment Run-off, Data cloud transfer, Bill of Process.
Managed project including SOR clarification, Simultaneuos Engineering activity, communications, prints, deviations, drawing request, run-off Equipment.