ACCOUNT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT professional with 20 years of experience at two major automotive suppliers with an excellent track record of selling and launching various products into the market. Demonstrated significant success in new business acquisition and knowledge of project management principles. Broad based expertise in product design development, validation procedures and manufacturing methods. Excellent communication and negotiation ability combined with a highly effective leadership style and dynamic team building skills.

Confidential

Manufacturer of small to medium sized stampings and welded assemblies.

Account Manager

• Responsible for multiple Tier 2 customers including Faurecia, DTR and Denso.
• Analyze quotations prior to submissions to customers. Negotiate terms and conditions and purchase orders.
• Lead weekly APQP/Open Issues meetings between Faurecia and E E Manufacturing engineering, program management, and plant. Review and update assigned APQP activities using PLEX system.
• Review CAD and drawings to determine impact for engineering changes for cost, timing and feasibility. Quote and negotiate pricing with customers.

Confidential

Manufacturer of product for multiple Renewable Energy and Alternative Vehicle Programs including Solar Reserve's Crescent Dunes and V-Vehicle.

Account Manager

• Responsible for complete Body and White assembly for V-Vehicle. Potential 140 million in annual sales.
• Supported V-Vehicle in their ATVM loan application process with the Department of Energy. Closed all open commercial items for engineering and prototype, and received full payment for the 4M engineering contract and 3M prototype purchase orders.
• Liaison to V-Vehicle Purchasing and Engineering to resolve commercial, prototype and production timing, and quality issues.
• Led weekly meetings between V-Vehicle and Cosma engineering, purchasing and styling. Maintained prototype and engineering build open issues. Tracked engineering changes for manufacturability, timing, and cost impacts.
• Reviewed Bill of Materials and led cost reduction activity to reduce overall vehicle mass.
• Maintained all relevant documents on SharePoint to provide access to all team members.

Confidential

• Responsible for multiple Ford Programs and Ford Customer Service. Contact to Ford Purchasing, Engineering, and Program Management to help resolve commercial, timing, and quality issues.
• Managed 100M in annual sales for Ford's Taurus, Explorer and Fiesta Front and Rear Sub Frame Assemblies.
• Managed 90M in annual sales of stampings and welded assemblies for Ford's F150 and Escape programs.
• Reviewed Cad data and bills of material with engineering and manufacturing to support quotations.
• Analyzed quotations to insure project approval requirements for IRR and ROFE, and justified production tooling and piece prices to Ford Cost Optimization personnel.
• Presented quotations to buyers and secured purchase orders for production piece price and tooling.
• Tracked over 1M in engineering changes for implementation, timing, cost and obtained purchase orders.
• Led weekly meetings between Ford engineering and purchasing. Maintained open issues and lessons learned.
• Created and tracked critical path timing charts for various Ford Programs using Microsoft Project.
• Lead contact for plants to help resolve engineering changes, payments, timing, and volume information issues with various Ford systems such as e-PAYABLES, GPIRS, WERS, FCSD, WEBQUOTES, WIPS, CPV, and SIMS.
• Found approximately 1M of unbilled tooling orders that Cosma divisions collected.

Project Manager - Confidential

• Saved Ford over 6M by having unnecessary prototype orders cancelled on the Taurus program.
• Received high praise from both Cosma and Ford for outstanding performance during this build, and Ford recommended that Cosma provide similar support on all future programs.
• Tracked and resolved build issues at Ford and communicated issues back to Cosma on Ford's F150 program.
• Primary contact for providing costs and timing impact for engineering changes.
• Represented Cosma at AIMS, Build Shortages, Daily Walk-Around, and future year cost reduction meetings.
• Tracked part shipping orders and assured receipt through Ford's GPIRS system to initiate payment process. Confidential

Project Manager II Project Manager

• Responsible for multiple Body and White tooling programs for various customers including DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Honda, and General Motors. Single point of contact for customers.
• Ensured all aspects of program phase milestones, maintained program books, and provided leadership for internal problem resolution teams.
• Key member of a team that defined work breakdown structures for individual projects.
• Maintained critical path timing charts using Microsoft Project for distribution to customers and internal resources.
• Chaired weekly meetings between internal resources, engineers, and customers. Maintained open issues and assigned tasks to individual team members.
• Responsible for overall success of programs including quoting engineering changes and negotiating with the customers for additional funds. Forecast financial performance based upon earned value.
• Established a computer link to share project financial and schedule information. Designed, developed, and maintained a critical path scheduling and reporting system using Primavera and Microsoft Project.