Experience

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  Yura Corporation

  • Southfield, Michigan, United States

  • Director of North American Sales Office

    • Sep 2023 - Oct 2023
    • Southfield, Michigan, United States

    Managing project teams to sell components to automotive OEM in the North American area. Develop new areas of the business in electrical components and harnesses.

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  General Motors

  • Superintendent Fabrication

    • Feb 2002 - Jun 2023

    Managed (200) Salary UAW, Salary Supervisors, and UAW Skill trades in Metal Fabrication, Experimental Paint, Soft Trim and GM Historical Vehicles for GM Design. Our team fabricated over 40 Concept Vehicles used in GM Marketing Events and Auto Shows around the World.

  • General Superintendent

    • Jan 1999 - Feb 2002

    Lead (500) Salary and UAW skilled trades in the production of GM Truck prototype vehicles. These vehicles.were used for manufacturing and engineering test. The production process was used validate the manufacturing process. Over 2000 prototype vehicles were built annually.

  • Experimental Build Manager/Program Manager

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

    Manager to procurment of Experimental material for the build of Prototype vehicles in GM Engineering. Managed team of Salary and Contract Engineers to schedule and interface with the build site. I lead the team of engineers in program managing the builds.

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  GM Holden - Australia

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Special Assignment-Launch & GA Superintendent - GM Holden Division

    • Jun 2007 - Jan 2008
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Lead GM Holden Team in setting up the Manufacturing process on brown field site using used factory location. I lead the team in setting up the General Assembly process in the prototype build process in building 134 prototype vehicles. Utilized General Motors Manufacturing Process and Lean Manufacturing.