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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

An Innovation Principal, Operational, and Process Excellence

professional with over 20 years of experience in various roles

involving Product/ Technology Roadmap Development, Supply Chain

Collaboration, Quality Systems Improvement and Manufacturing Processes

Optimizations.

Also, an adept learner of new concepts and practitioner of the

following core competencies:

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Design for Six Sigma

Contract Management and Negotiation Taguchi Design of Experiments

Budgeting and Capital Investments Shainin Red X and Green Y Analysis

Stage-Gate Discipline Reviews Statistics and Monte Carlo Simulation

Supplier Quality/ Supplier Development Reliability Growth Modeling

EDUCATION:

University of Dayton, School of Engineering, Dayton, OH, M.S.

Engineering Management, 2008

Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, MI,

M.S. Management, 1999

Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL, B.S.

Mechanical Engineering, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Chrysler Group, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (05/11 - 04/12)

Chrysler Group LLC, formed in 2009 from a global strategic alliance

with Fiat S.p.A., produces Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, SRT, Fiat and

Mopar vehicles and products.

Global Quality Management and Systems Strategist - Powertrain

Manufacturing Quality

. Oversight for Quality Processes and Standards in 12 Manufacturing

Plants in USA, Mexico, and Canada; approximately $10B+ in Product

Development, Manufacturing System Tooling, Machining, Casting and

Assembly Processes

. Single Point Contact for 23 Quality Engineers, Chief Inspectors,

and Quality Managers

. Leadership oversight for Manufacturing Quality Assurance Systems

(MQAS) and Development

. Provide Subject Matter Expertise in Problem Solving and Continuous

Improvement Strategies

. Elimination of Non-Conforming Product through Closed Loop System

Development

. Leader of task force in creation of Traceability Requirements for

Powertrain Creation Process

. As Quality Lead, provides weekly update of Quality Initiatives to

Director of Powertrain Manufacturing Corporate Quality, Senior

Managers on staff, and plant Quality Managers

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA (11/09 - 05/11)

Huntington Ingalls Industries designs builds and maintains nuclear and

non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-

market services for military ships around the globe.

Process Improvement Analyst - Process Standardization and Integration/

Process Excellence

. Reengineered business processes and standardized enterprise

solutions in cross-functional teams

. Led design, development and deployment of Primavera Project

Management training course for 142 salaried and hourly planners and

schedulers

. Led design, development and deployment of Primavera Project

Management training course for Vice President of Quality and

Process Excellence, Director of Process Excellence, and their

staffs

. As Subject Matter Expert, trained 2 Course Developers and 3

Instructors in using Primavera tools

. Co-chaired Process Excellence, Technical Skills Development, and

Training Services status checks

. Developed and documented a new business process for SAP resulting

in a 97% reduction in time to update US Government contracts for

Submarines and Aircraft Carriers (6 minutes to 6 seconds)

Charles Stewart Mott Community College, Flint, MI (01/09 - 5/09)

Provider of high quality, accessible and affordable educational

services including programs focused on university transfer, technical

and lifelong learning, as well as workforce development.

Part-Time Faculty, QUAL 205: Team Problem Solving - Quality

Department, Technology Division

. Developed a 15-week course; emphasis on team/ group dynamics,

conflict resolution, and structured problem solving using Plan-Do-

Check-Act (PDCA) and Joiner 7 step Method

. Facilitated/ coached individual and team performance of 24 students

to satisfy foundational requirements of education at C.S. Mott

Community College

Delphi Automotive PLC, Various (MI, OH) (10/94 - 01/08)

A leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for

automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments.

Senior Systems Engineer - Dynamics & Propulsion Innovation Center

(02/02 - 01/08)

. Conducted Measurement System Evaluation (MSE) using Process Six

Sigma (6?) techniques

. Co-Developer of Allocated Resource Management System; Reliability

Growth Modeling Software

. Assisted continuing audit assessments (BSI) and internal audit

assessments; ISO/TS 16949

. Innovation Principal/ Practitioner for global product teams using

tools such as Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Taguchi Design of

Experiments (DOE), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Shainin Red

X/ Green Y Strategies, TRIZ, ReliaSoft Weibull++, Isograph

Reliability Workbench, and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)

Simulations (AMESim, LabVIEW, Rockwell Arena, and ANSYS FEA)

. Provided peer reviews to global product teams in technology

development, product development, and design execution as well as

confirmation testing, failure analysis to leverage or convert data

acquisition and analysis into knowledge for Diesel Fuel Reformer in

Test Cart and Vehicle platforms

. Member of Innovation Guidance Team; Knowledge Management/

Technology Optimization

. Provided input for executive review of Engineering Career Path

Models for Mid-Level Professionals

. Interfaced with Milford Proving Grounds (MPG) on Global Driving

Habits Study in USA and Europe

Senior Project Engineer - Oxygen Sensor Product Development (09/99 -

02/02)

Conducted manufacturing planning and cost studies for oxygen sensor

manufacturing footprint

. Investigated On-board Diagnostics (ODBII) fault/ trouble codes for

planar or conical oxygen sensors

. Created Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) test plans,

sample sizes, and pass-fail criteria for dynamometer testing cycles

such as: FTP 75, AVL (8 modes), and ECE R49 (13 modes)

. Conducted Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) studies on oxygen sensors

to enhance reliability/ survivability by applying statistical

analysis using Minitab to assign root cause for warranty claims

Senior Buyer - Supply Chain Management (SCM) (12/98 - 09/99)

. Negotiated and/ or maintained contracts for production and future

development; $75M

. Provided pricing, timing, and volume breakdowns to facilitate

customer quote responses

. Facilitated plant material flow and assisted in assessment and/ or

development of suppliers

. Led in-sourcing of rubber mounts business for Kettering plant;

budget savings of $2M

Senior Advanced Quality Engineer - Interior Systems Quality (01/98 -

12/98)

. Developed Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) action plans for

Tier I suppliers

. Conducted risk assessment of suppliers' qualifications for sourcing

committee reviews

. Studied suppliers' manufacturing processes and facilities layouts

for throughput efficiency

. Mentored co-op student; Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

commonization

Lead Product Engineer - Airbags and Steering Wheel Design (01/97 -

01/98)

. Led product development, validation, and root cause analyses of

field/ test incidents

. Managed Just-In-Time part sequencer for 1998 Cadillac Seville

inventories from Mexico

. Discovered low-resistance failure mode in redundant controls

switches; assigned corrective action

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac, MI (10/94 - 01/97)

Along with strategic partners, produce cars and trucks, and sell and

service vehicles, through the following brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC,

Cadillac, Baojun, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhaull and Wuling.

Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Tooling Design and Fabrication

. Championed part manufacturability criteria in product development

teams (PDTs)

. Tracked plastics tooling from development to part run-off for 1999

Chevrolet Silverado Mule builds

General Electric Company - GE Plastics, Pittsfield, MA

(05/92 - 10/94)

SABIC Innovative Plastics, launched in 2007, is a leading, global

supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of

breakthrough solutions that solve its customers' most pressing

challenges.

Applications and Development Engineer - Plastics Design

. Studied plastics processing optimization and mold design in Polymer

Processing and Development Center (PPDC); Readiness-to-Serve/

Customer Request Fulfillment

. Wrote requests to GE Corporate Research & Development scientists to

reformulate resins to aid material processing and/ or meet physical

properties testing limits

INTERNSHIPS:

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac, MI (Summer '91 and Summer '89)

Along with strategic partners, produce cars and trucks, and sell and

service vehicles, through the following brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC,

Cadillac, Baojun, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhaull and Wuling.

Reliability Engineer - Powertrain Reliability

. Identified warranty cost reduction opportunities in ABS brakes and

oil filler cap claims

. Conducted studies to assess part proliferation of oil filler caps

on various GM products

Project Engineer - Automation Research & Development

. Studied Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) ladder logic to program

robot

. Researched, developed, and deployed advanced automation and

robotics in assembly plants

Motorola Inc., Northbrook, IL (Summer '90)

Continental Automotive offers a comprehensive portfolio, from gasoline

and diesel systems including sensors, actuators and tailor-made

electronics, via fuel supply systems, energy and engine management

Design Engineer - Electronics Shielding and Enclosures Design

. Discovered ABS brake unit failure mode resulting in redesign of

manufacturing process

. Learned tolerance stack-up methods, Computer-aided Design (CAD),

and Six Sigma (6?)

HONORS:

US Navy Honorable Discharge (1987 & 1991), KPMG "The PhD ProjectTM

Conference" (2000)

AFFILIATIONS:

Past-President - FAMU/ FSU Student Chapter of National Society of

Black Engineers (NSBE) (1991), Member - Toastmasters International

(1994 - Present), Member - American Society for Quality (ASQ) (1998 -

Present), Member - National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) (2008 -

Present), Member, Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) (2009 -

Present)

CERTIFICATIONS/ CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION:

American Supplier Institute: Robust Practitioner (2002), ReliaSoft:

Weibull++ (2003) and ALTA (2004), Empowerment Seminars: Strategy/

Action Plan (2004), Storyboarding (2004), and The Quest (2005), The

Leader in You, Dale Carnegie Training (2011), Ropes Challenge (2011)

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