Manager of Manufacturing

• Sep 2021 - Present

Plant Manager

• Jul 2020 - Sep 2021

Director Quality

• Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

Director Plant, Customer, Supplier, Incoming and launch Quality as well as Warranty, Meausurement and Metrology lab, and Quality Systems for large Tier 1 Automotive Supplier.

Quality Director

• Nov 2016 - Oct 2018

Director Plant, Customer, Supplier, Incoming and launch Quality as well as Warranty, Measurement and Metrology lab for large Tier 1 turbo manufacturing facility.

Manager, North American, Program Management

• Oct 2014 - Nov 2016

Management of Program Management Group for all of North American turbo plants responsible for Program launch and readiness for customers including: CAT, Navistar, John Deere, Ford, Chrysler, GM, Nissan, Aftermarket and others.

Operations Manager

• Jan 2012 - Oct 2014

Responsible for Manufacturing Operatons including: Safety, Cost, Quality, and Delivery of the Arden turbocharger plant for the Commercial diesel industry.Responsible for 6 production areas including: machining, assembly, warehouse, scheduling, lean CI and 400+ employees delivering over $300M in quality turbochargers to the worlds leading manufacturers of commercial diesel equipment.

Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

• Dec 2009 - Mar 2012

Lead the Supplier Quality organization and manage the Quality of over 130 suppliers on over $150M in spend around the world; resulting in reduction of Supplier PPM by 20%+ YOY. Responsible for Supplier: PPAP's, PPM, CPM's, Quality on program launches, and day to day Supplier Quality issues. Work with the Supply Chain Management group to create best practices, write procedures and policies, and lead efforts for continues improvement within the supply chain.Responsible for maintaining, reporting and setting Key Metrics for the quality group. Key player in Change Management, component design review, WAR audits, supplier risk assessment and Supplier development. Leader in APQP, PPAP approval to AIAG automotive standards, supplier quality scorecard management, and weekly global supplier quality metric report out and support.2010 champion of 1 of 5 cost savings team responsible for 11% cost savings in 2010. Current leader of global tooling board for the turbo division and key member of global warranty and global minority spend board.Responsible for budgeting, team development, and project recommendation to the AMT.Manage, mentor, evaluate and build the Supplier Quality personnel.Member of the Asheville Extended Management Team.Represented the Turbo Divisions on the BorgWarner Global Supplier Development Council.Accomplishements include:* Implemented the Electronic PPAP system.* Creation of PPAP tracking database used to ensure timeliness of PPAP delivery and approval.* Creation of supplier issue tracking database to keep projects on track.* Created Scrap Review Board.* Developed PPAP checkoff sheet to ensure compliance to AIAG requirements (Used as best practice across BorgWarner.)* Lead quality responsibilities for resourcing of $15M of supplier spend.* YOY Reduction of supplier PPM of 20%+ Show less

Advanced Supplier Engineer

• May 2007 - Dec 2009

Responsible for all Advanced Purchasing & SMT Engineering support for the 2010 new program launch on 6 platforms from design to SOP including: purchasing sign-off on all component design reviews to assure manufacturability and cost effectiveness, manage RFQ’s for all components of the BOM, supplier selection, contract negotiation including price and LTA agreements, tooling design approval, purchase order creation and delivery, PPAP tracking, and timing of over 800 components across 8 commodities.Accomplishments include: • Developed tooling database and documentation requirements to manage BW owned tooling around the world.• First ever “Flawless Launch” at BorgWarner Turbo divisions for major Fortune 100 company.• On time and under budget of all material cost and delivery for all 2010 new product launch programs.• Developed material cost-walk history tracking database to fully understand and document cost changes during program launch to include management and customer approval for any required changes.• Instrumental in the development of 3 new suppliers.• Managed the Purchasing group for two facilities during Manager’s medical leave.• Served on Global Minority Sourcing Board. Show less

Engineering Group Manager

• May 2004 - May 2007

Selected to lead the Engineering Group and focus the team on product improvement, design, validation, and manufacturability of new product offerings, improve quality of existing product lines, and support manufacturing, sales, purchasing, and Marketing. Leader of the design group, Compliance Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineers, Validation and Testing Engineers, and Engineering Coordinator. Responsible for budgeting, project approval and recommendation. Managed U/L compliance and all product designs, and approval of lighting lay-outs. Manage Supply Base design, quality, and new product launch including on-site audits and design exercises with low-cost country suppliers including several trips to Asia, Mexico, and Canada. Accomplishements include: • Improved product quality by introducing organization to product testing and validation including the purchase and justification of all testing equipment. • Managed the Engineering move to new facilities including the certification of the U/L client test data lab. • Created Quality Engineering team and quality requirement documentation for all supplied components. • Lead new product design, including first exposure to linear fluorescent, sports, and emergency lighting. • Worked with marketing, sales, manufacturing, and purchasing to identify and implement new products, cost savings, line efficiencies, and returned goods evaluation. • Developed new product offering and product change presentations for top management and ownership including: prototype modeling, cost analysis, supplier selection recommendations, Optical design verification, and application advantages. • Developed and lead product feature and application training for internal and distribution sales teams. • Design and validate new production line for linear flourescent product. Show less

Toolroom Manager

• Apr 1990 - Apr 2004

Toolroom Manager and Die-Casting Engineer (2000 — 2004) Managed the Toolroom with 47 Master Tool&Die makers, Engineer responsible for Die-Cast production area with 21 die cast machines, 63 production employees, and 6 Engineers. Manager over metal finishing area and Engineer responsible for all metal forming and plastic injection & compression excluding the die-cast area. (1997-1999) Manufacturing Engineering Assistant Die-cast area. Responsible for process, lean, and Statistical Capabilities for the die-cast and secondary press area. Responsible for Tool Maintenence scheduling, design changes, tooling runner and gating design, and purchased tooling run-off. Design and oversee internall tools and dies built internally. Reduced scrap and increased efficiency in the die cast area. Master Tool & Die Maker (1990-1993) Service, build, design, and repair: die-cast, sheetmetal, secondary, hydroform, plastic injection & compression, transfer, and other tools, dies, fixtures and specialized equipment. Show less