Regional Maintenance Coordinator - North America

• Mar 2022 - Present

Supplier Development Specialist

• Jun 2018 - May 2022

• Responsible to prepare, deliver, and revise as necessary – the supplier on-boarding/evaluation process, involving cross functional (maintenance, investment purchasing, industrial engineering, and other technical functions) initiatives• Reduce overall cost of ownership of investments through workshops, lessons learned, process development, and people management (RASIC) by 1% to 2% ( ~$1mil annually)• Support the quotation review process to obtain competitive quotations for key projects and was successful to reduce the gap from 42% between multiple quotes down to 9% in 2.5 years• Create and monitor key supplier performance indicators and ensure compliance with all customer requirements • Develop and maintain database for future investment planning – lessons learned, best practices, project evaluations, and other process/product optimizations• Communicate constructive feedback to the ‘un-awarded’ supplier, to ensure continuous improvement with future business• Lead regional CAPEX initiatives and have achieved over $1.5mil in savings so far.

Procurement Industrial Engineer – Automated Assembly Equipment

• May 2015 - Jun 2018

• Responsible for procurement and validation of automated assembly equipment worth ~$5-$15 million, running at 6-12 secs cycle time• Develop a concept based on customer requirements entailing cross functional processes such as drafting specification, designing layout, and validating protocol checklist until equipment handover to Brose plant• Analyze process flow diagrams , address critical to quality part features, and create process failure modes and effects analyses (PFMEAs) to make a robust process/product• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and perform mathematical calculations to determine required manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements for customer quotation purposes

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

• Dec 2014 - May 2015

• Responsible for procurement of manufacturing equipment (~$1-5 million) for new products based on customer specification • Develop quotes and specs for new equipment and tools and prepare Capital Budget report and writing Capital Budget Requests • Ensure quality and support high volume production of drivetrain components utilizing flexible (single or multiple) friction welding equipment to test 100% of Neapco components every 10-15 seconds • Plan sequence of product manufacturing at Neapco Belleville plant, including installation and testing of new equipment, re-configuration of current equipment and facilities

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

• Sep 2011 - Nov 2014

• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products, reduce costs using knowledge of tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, product design, materials and parts • Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances and processing methods • Prepare documentation for new manufacturing and engineering procedures • Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing such as by implementing sustainable manufacturing processes or manufacturing sustainable products • Draft and design layout of equipment materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer • Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures and activities • Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements and production standards • Ensure conformance to all established policies, procedures, and rules as defined by Health and Safety systems, in compliance with OSHA, MIOSHA and Magna Corporate • Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability or cost-effectiveness • Analyze and reduce downtime thru use of PFMEA Document • Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations • Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness • Train production personnel in new or existing methods • Design, install or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment • Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks

Manufacturing Engineer

• Dec 2010 - Aug 2011

• Perform work in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for Axle tube manufacturing • Develop detail production plan and maintain it to achieve production goals • Estimate man hour requirement by studying production schedules to complete job assignments within deadlines • Responsible for statistical data analysis, process potential studies, and other engineering techniques to assure new tooling and equipment meet specifications and quality standards • Work with the maintenance department to reduce machine downtime and also analyze root cause of breakdown • Balance the two assembly lines and monitor quality control • Analyze problem and suggest corrective actions for production control. Member of 8D team • Achieve improvement in machine uptime, reduction in cycle time by 8% and scrap rate by 10% • Design and build fast-tube structures to reduce cycle time and to allow for more productivity • Generate management reports on performance, production and quality on daily basis

Student

• Aug 2009 - Jul 2011