Program Manager Resume Farmington Hills, MI - Hire IT People

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Approved to test for PMP certification through PMI
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) through PMI
Over twenty - five (25 ) years of professional experience in management, cross-functional leadership, and similar roles in automotive and other industries.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed Confidential accounts for 380 and 370 programs (Cadillac, GMC, Chevy, Trail Blazer, Buick) and ensured program deliverables were met in relationship to quality standards and timeline forecasts.
Resolved timing issues that were behind six weeks in program timeline and advanced program to one week ahead of timeline schedule.
Worked cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders, as well as, program engineering groups in the resolution of issues and change management requests.
Conducted daily meetings with project team in Mexico to discuss inventory levels, delivery schedule, and component ordering for the delivery of prototype parts to Confidential locations.
Coordinated program EWO design and process level changes with Confidential engineers at weekly PDT’s.
Oversaw supporting program data adjustments related to build phases for Confidential and managed timelines from kickoff to PPAP for multiple Confidential programs.
Approved RFQ’s for Confidential purchase order requests and program requisition requests through company enterprise software (JD Edwards Enterprise One.)
Created shipment schedules from Mexico facility to U.S. facility (NAFTA.) and shipped over 200 steering wheels to Confidential sites on a monthly basis.
As needed, assembled components of entire steering wheels (wiring harness, cord guide, switches, and bezels.

Confidential, Farmington Hills, MI

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Collaborated with management teams in multiple locations to ensure resources for Infotainment systems engineering projects meet quarterly deliverables and milestones for Ford Sync3, Chrysler VP4, and Honda vehicle programs for 2021 model year.
Identified current program issues, followed up with systems engineering to implement resolutions for project tasks.
Created and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly report queries related to issues, timing, and resource allocations and incorporated pivot tables templates in relationship to information from quantitative data and analytics.
Coordinated change management tasks for systems engineering groups and analyzed data for change management team.
Evaluated data for forecast timing and resource development adjustments.

Confidential, Pontiac, MI

Procurement Analyst / Design Release Engineer Assistant

Responsibilities:

Managed the procurement of components, parts, services, re-flashing, and tooling reworks from Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and IVER phases through PPAP. As well as acting as a liaison between suppliers and cross-functional engineering groups and Purchasing organization.
Assisted DRE’s by creating EWO’s (Engineering Work Orders,) EDR requests (Engineering Drawing Release) through Team Center, supplier drawings requests through TruFusion, and offered technical support for validation process of BPIM’s and TPIM’s.
Coordinated WBS elements, general ledger account information, and cost centers with Finance and Purchasing departments for use in procurement orders.
Initiated and managed P.O.C.’s (Purchase Order Changes) for completed procurement modifications.
Participated in cross-functional problem solving and issue resolution with Purchasing organization.
Controlled Bill of Material changes through eBCR, and created Study Work Orders through E2 per STL guidelines, as well as requests for SLA/SLS part orders.
Utilized the following applications to perform program related activity between Confidential and suppliers: WebEx,
eSAP, E2, eMPPR, eBCR, Team Center, S.P.A.C.E., Procurement Tracker, Tracker GART, and TruFusion.

Confidential, MI

Salon Owner

Responsibilities:

Negotiated commercial lease and oversaw salon build-out from concept to final inspection phase.
Operated business on a day to day basis, conducted performance reviews on salon staff.
Reviewed monthly and yearly financial statements, balanced accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers.
Created marketing plan which included television and internet campaigns.
Participated in local and national trade shows for industry leading product lines.
Spearheaded the sale of the business and lease assignment to the new owner.

Confidential

Die Implementation Lead

Responsibilities:

Managed program data and part design changes for over and under 30” parts.
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