Engineer Manufacturing

Carrie L. McKalko

**** ******* *****(Rochester Hills, MI 48307( PH: 248-***-****

*******@*****.***

Summary:

15+ years Purchasing/Project Management/Manufacturing Engineering

experience - Proven team leadership with expertise in Supply Chain

Management.

Experience:

General Motors Global Purchasing; Powertrain and Vehicle

May 2008-Present

Sr. Buyer; Mechanical Sealing, Turbochargers & Superchargers,

Electrical

Current Assignment: Electrical; Assigned to special assignment to

execute 'game changing' initiatives

and drive current and future cost savings

Purchase materials and manage budgets for average annual spend

greater than $150 million

Understand market drivers and product cost to develop budget

plans and initiate cost savings

Negotiate price and contract terms to maintain budget and

realize savings

Manage, Develop and consolidate/expand supply base to insure

continuity of supply and best landed cost

. Realized savings and offset price threats on several

products through the implementation

of technical savings ideas, process changes,

negotiations based on cost vs. price

and identification, re-negotiation and

correction of contract errors.

Savings Generated for General Motors over next

four years will be in excess of $30 million dollars.

BorgWarner, Inc. Transmission Systems December

2005- May 2008

Advanced Launch Manager; Global Supply Management

Responsible for identifying and developing globally based

Suppliers

Supply program purchased material baseline through benchmarking

and cost estimation at design inception

Manage supply base and program costs through PPAP

Drive manufacturing improvements and cost reduction activities

to insure continuous improvement

Experience with Castings, Machining, Injection Molding,

Stampings, Powder Metal and Forgings.

. Supplier Assessment, Supplier Development, 'We Are

Ready' Reviews and PPAP at Globally Based Suppliers

(Asia (China & Taiwan), North America & Europe)

. Supplier technical reviews to insure APQP; kickoff, status

reviews, timelines, open issues, documentation, etc. is

complete and supports program requirements

. Actively pursue new Supplier technologies that support cost

reduction initiatives and the advancement of Borg Warner's

Product Leadership/Innovation position

. Negotiate Long-Term Agreements and/or Full Service

Supplier contracts as appropriate

. Work with Engineering in support of quotation process for

critical component suppliers during early product development

& cost estimating phase

. Work with suppliers to provide engineering feedback, maintain

program cost and define program supply base both locally and

globally.

. Coordinate leveraging of production Suppliers to support

prototype components as early as possible

. Manage all commodities of a program while assuring program is

on time/budget.

. Provide high level reports and presentations to support

program launch team

. Responsible for hiring, training and managing college intern

program

General Motors Corporation Metal Fabricating Division

March 1994 - December 2005

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Body Systems

Lead program die engineer on new product launches

Responsible for insuring product design for

manufacturing, program timelines and program cost and timing

. Key Assignments: Assembly Plant Launch Manager,

Key Contact for new supplier start-up/Greenfield,

Tier 2 issue resolution lead; Lead

teams consisting of up to 5 people to achieve goals.

. Responsibilities Included: Program sourcing activities,

Program budgets, Planning to insure cost and timing of die

lines meet program milestones, Coordination of tooling

changes, Product engineering support / Design for

Manufacturing, Executive Presentations and Reports, Problem

Identification and Resolution, Assembly Plant Launch

Experience

Special Recognition: Recipient of 1998 General Motors Chairman's Honors

Award for

3 Door Coupe Program Execution

Carrie L. McKalko

1197 Oakwood Court(Rochester Hills, MI 48307( PH: 248-***-****(Cell: 248-

672-6067

*******@*****.***

United Technologies Automotive, Wiring Systems

April 1993-March 1994

Manufacturing Engineer

. Represented manufacturing engineering on the Chrysler Jeep

and Ford Ranger/Explorer carline program management teams

. Provided support to the wire harness manufacturing facilities

in the United States, Mexico and the Philippines

. Responsible for the coordination of fixture and die tooling

changes, in addition to supporting the development of new

manufacturing processes

. Played a pivotal role in expediting early prototype builds on

production intent tooling

Haworth, Inc. - Manufacturing Engineering Services

October 1988-April 1993

Engineer & GMI Intern

. Acted as a liaison between Haworth and a newly acquired

manufacturing plant that resulted in product packaging standards

for a new product line and improved plant layouts

. Provided engineering studies for several departments that

directly led to labor productivity improvements; Results

included a statistical model that predicted AGV (Automated

Guided Vehicle) volume based on production dollars, in addition

to a method to forecast indirect labor hours in the distribution

facility

. Developed a software program that communicated with an Allen

Bradley controller to track status of AGVs throughout the

production facility

. Served as a Maintenance, Repair, and Operating equipment buyer

in the purchasing department

. Worked in Materials Management to coordinate and meet production

requirements in the steel components plant.

Education:

University of Michigan May 1998

Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering

GMI Engineering and Management Institute June

1993

Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering

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