Engineer Engineering

EDWARD SOYK

***** **** **** ** ****, MI ***** USA

Phone: 248-***-**** . *****@***.***

Previous Employment Summary:

Director of Engineering - Textron Automotive Corporation

Executive Engineer - Textron Automotive Corporation

Automotive Supply Base Consultant - Visteon Corporation, Key Plastics, DCX

Senior Advanced Engineer - Exxon Chemical

TROY & ASSOCIATES, INC. - Novi, Michigan (2001- Present)

Trainer / Consultant - DCX

. Trained/Coached over 3000 DCX UAW and management personal in lean

manufacturing, and cost save initiatives at 19 different US vehicle

assembly, transmission, axle, stamping, casting and engine plants -

class room training and floor implementation.

. Leadership Training - Providing team leaders, supervisors, area

managers, center-area managers, and plant managers with leadership and

cultural transformation mentoring and coaching.

Director Engineering / Program Management Consultant- Key Plastics LLC

. Directed a team of engineers, designers, tooling and manufacturing

personnel to rescue nine (9) failing DCX interior and exterior door

handle assembly programs.

. Reversed customer's opinion and possible loss of future business.

. Implemented a more comprehensive AQP process with milestone

checkpoints, project action plans, and initiated internal and customer

program reviews.

. Worked directly with 3 manufacturing plants in preparation of six PSO

/ PPAP's.

Total Quality Cost Management (VA/VE) - Visteon Corporation

. Directly involved with Visteon's corporate strategic cost save

initiatives and resin strategy.

. Led a team to investigate design, tooling, and manufacturing

feasibility of over 300 exterior and interior injection molded

component parts converting from paint to mold in color. In some cases

requiring redesign of product and tooling to meet fit, finish and

function specifications.

. Implemented over $ 6.0 Million in cost save initiatives.

Facilitator/Consultant - Marketing Displays International

. Facilitated / created a one-five year strategic plan for Marketing

Displays International a $30 million point-of-purchase advertising

display company.

TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY - Troy, Michigan (1997-2001)

DCX-Jeep Platform Director

Executive Management position having full department P&L responsibility.

Accomplishments include the following:

. Led a program management and engineering staff of 30 both in USA and

Born, Netherlands.

. Led all new business negotiations with customer for exterior front-end

modules / full interior trim and Instrument Panel ODD Box assemblies

meeting all external and internal financial targets to secure

business.

. Developed a new department budget tracking system to ensure project

and annual budgets were maintained with real time reporting.

TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY (Continued)

. Led cross functional teams in the execution of several full vehicle

exterior and interior trim programs totaling $280 Million in sales

consisting of bumper fascia, front-end grilles, front-end structure,

forward lighting, signal lighting, side trim, door trim panels, floor

consoles, hard trim, and instrument panels.

. Instrumental in regaining customer confidence by providing hands on

leadership and solving difficult time challenging issues as well as

solving previous customer relationship concerns.

. Assisted in the implementation of new APQP procedures and practices

across the department.

Executive Engineer

. Responsible for the engineering and design staff resource allocation

throughout the division.

. Expanded the responsibility by successfully turning around a failing

ODD Box exterior front-end bumper system and rear fascia production

launch.

. Led teams of program managers, engineering managers, project

engineers, and designers to first identify root cause, and then to

initiate, coordinate, manage, and implement major engineering changes

required to meet the customer's critical fit, finish and function

criteria within an extremely short period of time prior to launch.

BECKER GROUP INC. - Sterling Heights, Michigan (1991- 1997)

Engineering/Program Management/Sales

. Led all sales and advance engineering concept activities towards the

award of several new vehicle exterior and interior trim packages

totaling over $250 Million in new business.

. Developed a cross functional team through a major redesign, retooling,

and part submission of a full vehicle interior trim and door trim

panel program (40 tools) including, coordinating numerous last minute

intricate design and engineering changes required to meet customer /

JD Power objectives for fit, finish and function. Thousands of parts

were warehoused and sequenced for shipment at various engineering

change and vehicle build levels until all coordinated changes were

completed having no room for time delay or errors.

EXXON CHEMICAL CORPORATION - Southfield, Michigan (1989- 1991)

Senior Advance Automotive Development Engineer

. Coordinated a start up division to promote new grades of engineered

MIC polypropylene materials to the automotive industry. Required

material ASTM testing, application testing, and supplier / customer

sponsorship for material approvals and certification.

. Instrumental in the first domestic commercial development and

implementation of high crystalline injection molded MIC polypropylene

materials for US automotive applications such as instrument panel

components and interior trim including floor consoles, door trim

panels, hard trim and bumper fascia.

. Awarded the "Most Innovative Use of Plastics Award" by the SPE with a

partner seat supplier for the material design and engineering

development of the first all plastic integrated child seat featured in

the Chrysler Mini-Van.

. Received the PEER recognition award for creating an atmosphere of

teamwork while achieving division goals and objectives.

EDUCATION

Wayne State University BSME 1985

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