PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Performance - driven Project Manager with over ten years of progressive expertise in leadership and problem solving for global and regional industries. Genuine team player committed to flawlessly managing business, operations, and projects while contributing to revenue-producing activities.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Staff Training
• Contract Negotiation
• Change Management
• Team Building

• APQP & PPAP
• Lean / Six Sigma
• Quality Assurance
• Stakeholder Relationship

• Project Life Cycle Management
• Risk Management
• New Product Development
• Conflict Resolution

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Process mapped client goals and objectives by skillful implementation of improved management operating system, strategic initiatives, and services for success, resulting in 120% improvement in organizational efficiency.
• Managed 4-week project reviews and key event schedules to ensure timely results of project life cycle while controlling overall budget.
• Mentored and coached 5 junior Project Managers. Created personalized development plan and conducted performance reviews.
• Provided coaching and developed a scorecard to evaluate clients’ ability to manage and adapt to organizational change.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Senior Project Manager and Proprietor

Responsibilities:

• Developed a consulting firm in order to work full-time while successfully completing my global MBA.
• Created business plans and negotiated a contract to enhance clients’ strategy, operations, supply chain, market analysis, business development, and project management.
• Translated business needs into technical terms for a “green” field operation, prepared Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and instilled shared accountability to achieve project milestones; these efforts reduced required man-hours by 35%.
• Pioneered five different team building workshops to train automotive supplier’s quality organization on principals of developing Ishikawa Diagram, 8D, and 5S to resolve quality problems quickly.
• Evaluated and approved 65 Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) in accordance to AIAG standard for clients’ supplier approval process.
• Successfully coached three Kaizen Blitz groups to drive improvements within an organization that led to a cost saving of $350,000 - and secured an enthusiastic client testimonial on my behalf.

Confidential

Senior Supplier Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple stage gate New Product Development (NPD) projects by collaborating with Global Confidential team, R&D, design engineering, procurement, operations, marketing, and suppliers to launch new washer and dryer products.
• Worked with design engineers, R&D, and marketing on the design by performing Producibility Engineering Review to ensure new products manufacturability are problem free prior to market release. Performed risk analysis and contingency planning with all key stakeholders to mitigate road blocks during project lifecycle.
• Supported Alpha and Beta test with R&D to certify product met its defined lifecycle.
• Performed financial analysis on project costs based on consolidated PO’s from various vendors.
• Audited vendor’s operational readiness before release to operations.
• Provided upper management with presentations and project updates.
• Successfully led a breakthrough project by applying Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodology to beat all competitors to market in launching a wrinkle-control steam dryer; received company award and recognition.
• Led 150 Producibility Engineering Reviews to ensure detailed attributes of the product can be manufactured effectively and affordably within allowable project time frames.
• Developed effective Risk Management techniques to qualitatively concentrate on high risk suppliers resulting in attaining project deadlines nearly one month ahead of schedule.
• Responsible for evaluating operational readiness for thirteen vendors based in the USA, Mexico, China, Korea, and Vietnam; ultimately, created a scorecard for further continuous improvements.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Acted as focal point between Hilite and customer for multiple stage gate New Product Development (NPD) projects in support of two key customers.
• Managed cross functional teams, and attended bidder’s conferences to get all input from customers prior to developing Statement of Work (SOW).
• Performed Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis to evaluate the business case for New Product proposals.
• Evaluated high-level cost for a project based on floor space requirements (lease or use existing space), necessary labor resources (number of new hires required), new equipment purchases, tooling, etc.
• Analysis studied customer’s annual volume and product lifecycle. Worked with project sponsor and team members to identify core processes, customer needs, and measures to present project charter and strategy.
• Generated Action Item Plan and delegated work assignments to guarantee that all tasks were completed in compliance with established time-plan.
• Interacted with key stake holders and successfully launched the cutch components for the Super Handling- All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) product for Honda Pilot vehicles.
• Diffused a volatile customer-supplier conflict by identifying the root cause of the problem, focusing on compromise and finally reinstating the trust in the relationship.