Engineer Project Manager

RONALD R. ALLIE (H) 734-***-****

***** ***** **** (C) 248-***-****

Westland, MI 48185 ********@*******.***

PROGRAM & ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Decisive, results-oriented professional with proven problem solving and

technical skills. A leader in the areas of product and process

development. Strength in directing and motivating team members, and

communicating effectively with people at all levels of responsibility. A

sincere focus on honesty and integrity as the foundation for building

lasting relationships with customers and employees. Willingness to do what

is necessary to complete projects on time and within budget. My 16 years

of engineering and manufacturing experience, along with my ability to

successfully manage a team, will bring immediate value to your company.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

. Project Management

. New Business Pricing and Tech Proposals

. P&L Management

. Engineering Change Management

. Budget Analysis

. Vendor Quoting and Purchasing

. Estimating and Project Costing

. International Supplier and Materials Mgmt

. Operations Supervision

. Tooling Development

. AQP Systems

. DV/PV Plans and Testing

. Design, CAE, FEA, Rapid Prototype

. Backlit Plastic Assemblies

. R&D / Technology Development

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

KEY PLASTICS, INC. 1997 - 2008

Served as a product development engineer and manager with increasing levels

of responsibility over an 11 year career. Throughout the last 7 years, I

supervised program managers, project engineers, and support staff. In a

period of group downsizing, I remained the primary manager for all interior

trim products due to my track record of timely and profitable product

launches, hands-on technical and manufacturing knowledge, and my ability to

remove internal and external obstacles to project success.

Senior Program Manager (2004 - 2008)

. Directed activities of seven Trim Program Managers and support staff,

serving 10 Tier 1 customers and over 30 programs of various sizes

. Coordinated plant consolidation activities, including program

transfers, plant closure tasks, and new process and equipment

installations

. Performed other activities consistent with previous Directorship:

> New business / Engineering change pricing and technical

proposals to customers

> Equipment purchases and revenue collection

> Manpower planning

> APQP procedure improvements

> Management-level customer support

> Cost savings projects

Director of Engineering, Trim Products Group (2002 - 2004)

. General oversight of 32 Trim Program Managers, Engineers, and

Designers

. Directed launch and AQP activities for 40 new model trim programs,

along with significant engineering changes, totaling $200M in total

life-of-program revenue

. New Business / Engineering Change pricing and technical proposals to

customers

. Approved new tooling and equipment purchases totaling $14M, and

collected revenue from customers

. Responsible for cost savings projects on all current and launching

products

. Improved AQP and program management procedures to optimize decision

making and execution of tooling, process, and product design

. Represented Key Plastics in upper-management level meetings with

customers on programs with critical commercial and timing issues

Project Manager, Trim Products Group (2001 - 2002)

. Supervised all launch activities of new model DIS assemblies and

decorative appliqu programs

. Led a group of three tooling and project engineers

Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer, Trim Products Group (1997 -

2001)

. Managed all launch activities of 4 decorative bezel assemblies, each

containing 10 to 40 injection-molded parts or sub-assemblies

. Lead engineer on all applique-related programs in the Decorative Trim

group

SOLVAY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (now Inergy Automotive Systems) 1996 - 1997

Served as a corporate manufacturing engineer, responsible for specifying

and installing secondary finishing, assembly, and testing equipment. Wrote

specifications, approved quotations, and supervised equipment builds and

installations on-site.

Project Engineer, Assembly & Testing

. Specified, purchased, and installed assembly and test equipment for 11

HDPE fuel tank and fuel filler pipe assembly cells at 3 manufacturing

facilities in the U.S. and Canada

. Implemented the first 100% in-process leak detection of plastic fuel

tanks using Hard Vacuum Helium Mass Spectrometry equipment totaling

$2.2 Million

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1992 - 1996

Front line supervisor of UAW hourly assembly workers at the Ohio Assembly

Plant. Responsible for all manpower and productivity issues in my

manufacturing zones. Also served as a manufacturing engineer for final

assembly, where I implemented design and process changes to correct

electrical failures and reduce cost.

Electrical Specialist / Manufacturing Engineer (1994 - 1996)

. Improved electrical first run at OHAP by 21% through internal process

and tooling improvements, and by coordinating design changes with

suppliers and engineering groups

. Led a plant quality team to achieve a 13% reduction in electrical

warranty claims, and an 85% improvement in customer survey results

from 1994 to 1996

. Implemented cost savings projects to fund improvement in facilities

and job stations, reducing labor by 5% and increasing production by

15% (33.5 to 38.5 jobs/hour)

Production Supervisor (1992 - 1994)

. Effectively managed 3 zones with 39 to 51 UAW hourly production

employees in Trim and Chassis departments on two shifts

EDUCATION

Pursuing MBA, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, expected December 2011

BSEE, GMI Engineering & Management Institute (now Kettering University),

Flint, MI, 1991

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