Manager Engineer

GREGORY L. CARR

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Professional Profile Summary

. Project Manager

. People Development Manager/Trainer

. Operations Manager

. Lean Manager/Consultant/Advisor

. Quality & Reliability Engineer

. Industrial Engineer

EDUCATION

Master's of Business Administration (MBA), 1995

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Management, 1976

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Retired from GM: Seeking contract employment, June 1, 2011 to Present

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan

Steadily advanced through a series of promotions based on dedication,

performance, loyalty, and achievements.

Global Learning & Performance Manager, GM Learning, 2000 to June, 2011

. Managed and administered ALL global GM training through the Export

Compliance process (Major Achievement: Received superior ratings on

one Federal Audit and three corporate audits.)

. Strategically planned, managed, administered and monitored training

services and resources for Finance, Sales, Service and Marketing,

Information Systems and Services, Legal and Public Policy, Human

Resources/ Labor Relations, Manufacturing and Research & Development

to develop training for the employees that would enhance their

knowledge and skill sets (Achievement: Maintained a participant rating

of 4.5 to 5.0 on a 5.0 scale).

. Managed and operated within approved budgets for class delivery and

material deployment.

. Facilitated and maintained positive vendor relations to ensure

instructional products and services precisely aligned with the

functional colleges or learning units of GM Learning.

. Efficiently teamed with Global Manufacturing System teams to implement

unified lean processes.

Manager, College of Competitive & Lean Manufacturing, 1998 to 2000

. Skillfully spearheaded global training activities of GM's College of

Competitive Manufacturing Lean processes.

. Directed, supervised and managed team of 5 personnel.

. Chaired Global Priorities Council and gained support from regional and

global training professionals to expedite instructional efforts.

. Managed global subject matter experts and instructors to develop

Operating Guidelines for the 5 principles and 33 elements of the

Global Manufacturing System (Achievement: Successfully developed

training manuals to be used globally).

. Exercised a constant eye on cost control in administering budget, and

formulating and executing marketing strategies.

Advisor, Education & Training, Competitive Manufacturing, 1997 to 1998

. Developed curriculum and delivered training to both Lean Team and

divisional plants and facilities as a training consultant and advisor

for the North American Competitive Manufacturing Lean Team.

. Navigated GM Learning College of Lean processes through its infancy

stages (Achievement: Enhanced lean training programs).

Quality Systems Specialist, GM Truck Group - TPC, 1994 to 1997

. Partnered with Lean Team to accurately assess plant efficiency methods

using the Toyota Production System methodology.

. Proactively contributed to 'Continuous Improvement' initiatives and

merged efforts with Reduction of Variation Team (Achievement:

minimized variation and elevated quality levels).

. Major Achievement: Championed the design and implementation of a

highly successful Error Proofing/Problem Solving Process throughout

GM's North American truck plants.

I.E./Reliability Engineer/Production Supervisor, Detroit Assembly, 1992 to

1994

. Maintained optimum line balance, routed parts in designated areas, and

maintained inspection sheets.

. Supervised production teams (50% of the time) and effectively

collaborated with Design and Release Engineers.

. Administered engineering changes, and modified parts' changes

including re-routes and parts' usages (Achievement: Enabled floor

operators to use Best Practices on their jobs).

Earlier roles with GM Corporation:

Specifications Engineer, Inspection Supervisor and Quality & Reliability

Engineer, Detroit Assembly, 1986 to 1992

Production Clerk, Supervisor and Utility Supervisor, Detroit Assembly, 1983

to 1986

Human Resources Supervisor/Hourly Employment, Detroit Assembly, 1976 to

1983

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Instructor and Implementer

Certified Competitive Manufacturing/Lean Error Proofing Instructor and

Implementer

Collaborative Consulting

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