BRIAN C. EVENS

h2vz05@r.postjobfree.com

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Saline, Michigan 48176

Home Phone: 734-***-****

Cell Phone: 810-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Global Supply Chain Leader; Established a green field business unit as an expatriate in Nanjing China for the Ford Motor Company; Commodity strategy planning and implementation team leader; Strong polymers engineering back bone with global materials experience; Functional operations and management leader.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DANOTECH MOTION TECHNOLOGIES - Canton, MI Jan 2009 – April 2009

Supply Chain Manager

Danotech designed and manufactured high power generators for the wind industry. Employment terminated due to start-up organization with severe cash constraints.

Accomplishments

* Developed and implemented supply strategy to achieve program targets.

* Identified and sourced business to low cost high value suppliers globally.

* Authored and published business terms and conditions foundation documents.

* Key team member that led the organization through ISO surveillance audit.

* Key leadership team member in the value stream mapping of greenfield manufacturing plant.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Dearborn, MI June 1997- July 2008

Global Materials Engineering Program Manager Jan 2008- July 2008

Program managed the global coordination of Ford Motor Company's ONE FORD initiative with respect to the Materials Engineering and Testing organizations.

Accomplishments

* Led the Program Management of 10 broad material family programs with 4 to 16 sibling projects for each family which were aligned with 59 Global Core Engineering programs.

* Led global alignment of material strategies across the Ford Enterprise to reduce cost, improve timing, & improve quality.

* Program Managed specification complexity reduction of 71%.

* Program Managed landed material cost savings of $68M with projected program savings estimated to be $1.8 - 6B over next 4 years.

* The 2009 Consumer Reports rated initial quality of Ford vehicles on par with Japanese rivals besting GM and Chrysler which directly in correlation to the quality improvement metric.

* Edited and reported a metrics scorecard which tracked and reported progress of material strategies and reported to upper management.

* Mediated global voice issues which resolved / removed road blocks.

Materials Engineering and Testing Manager - China Jun 2005 - Dec 2007

Established a Materials Engineering and Testing organization in Ford's Nanjing China greenfield Research and Engineering Center servicing: The Ford China sourcing office; The Ford China Joint Venture operations; The Ford Asia Pacific operation; The greater Ford Motor Company globally.

Accomplishments

* Designed a multi functional greenfield laboratory building which housed test labs, a bench marking center, and garage facilities.

* Installed a functional physical and analytical materials testing laboratory to support the Ford enterprise globally.

* Managed and contained a $6.8M budget.

* Delivered a functional testing facility that met project timing.

* Hired, mentored, and trained China local national employees as materials engineers, and laboratory workers capable of meeting Ford standards.

* Defined and implemented policy and procedure for materials engineering interface upfront and through out the engineering process which ensured robust quality events.

* Defined and implemented material strategies for vehicle architecture in Asia Pacific Operations where previously none existed.

* Developed and implemented hands on training modules for all new employees with no or little automotive experience where employees tore down and re-assembled engines and vehicles.

* Delivered a certified testing laboratory supply base in China for use by Ford Motor Company and its tier supply base globally to provide low cost country testing services with an average cost savings of 40% of N.A. & Eu labs and with rapid turn around time.

Materials Engineering Apr 2004- May 2005

Powertrain, & HVAC systems specialist for polymers and non-dimensional materials.

Accomplishments

* Was the lead Material’s Engineer for the front end modules on the award winning 2005 F-series truck supporting FEA CAE for robust engineering.

* Led 6 cost reduction VA/VE projects with landed savings of $437M.

* Led material cost reduction efforts for 11 material substitutions, 3 design complexity reductions, and the use of 10 alternate sources with landed savings of $412M.

* Supported PD Engineering with document review of DVP/FMEA/8D, failure analysis, and robust engineering.

* For six months led all engine component drawing review and signoff for plastics, elastomers, ferrous, & non-ferrous material constructions ~ 3000 drawings.

Fuel Systems Design and Development Engineer Jul 2002- Mar 2004

Design and release responsible for the fuel filler cap, fuel filler neck, the fuel system attaching fasteners, and development testing for LEV II / PZEV fuel systems permeation testing for the

2004 / 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid / Mazda Tribute.

Accomplishments

* Delivered fuel system for the Escape platforms experimentally tested and certified to meet LEV II and PZEV fuel systems emissions standards.

* Developed and delivered an evaporative emission testing supply base and technique for repeatable fuel system evaporative emission testing.

* Saved the program $2.5MM dollars through supply base consolidation and part integration.

* Served on 2004 / 05 Escape & Tribute launch team to teach the operators about the new fuel system parts and provide immediate build issue resolution.

Joint & Fastener Design and Release Jul 2000-Jun 2002

Design responsible for all component joints and affixing fasteners on the 4.0L engines manufactured in Köln Germany.

Supplier Technical Assistance ( SQE ) Jun 1997- Jun 2000

Responsible for 54 suppliers in the plastics, rubber, ceramics, & raw material commodities located in the US, CAN, MX, & EU. Performed APQP, PPAP, source approval, and quality resolution.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION - Auburn Hills, MI 1997-1997

Interior Trim Design and Release Engineer - Agency

INCOE CORPORATION - Troy, MI 1995-1996

Hot Runner Technology Engineer

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 1996

University of Michigan – School of Business Administration (98 credit hours) 1989-1992

ADDENDUM

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Speak Read Write

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Chinese ( M ) Good Basic Basic

Spanish Basic Basic Basic

German Basic Basic Basic

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE TRAININGS

Ford Leadership Training Production Part Approval Process

Facilitator Training Control Plans / Flow Charts

Conflict Management Failure Modes Effect and Analysis

Anti-Harassment Training Statistical Process Control I, II, & Short Run

Advanced Product Quality Planning Measurement System Analysis (GR&R)

6-Sigma Green Belt Certified Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance

Theory of Constraints Experimental Design ( D.o.E .)

TS-16949 RJG Systematic Injection Molding

QS-9000 3rd Auditor Training Consumer Insight Experience - Marketing

Quality Systems Assessment Powder Metal Injection Molding

Quality Operating Systems Global 8D – A problem solving discipline

5S's The Threaded Fastener

Tolerance Design Parameter Design

Robustness Design Design Verification & Process Validation Process

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

United States Passport

State of Michigan driver’s license – Clean record

Chinese driver’s license valid until January 28, 2011

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