Dale R. Nowicki

***** ****** **, ***** *****, MI 48837 (H) 517-***-**** (C) 517-***-**** acp623@r.postjobfree.com

Management Qualifications

Dedicated leader with over 30 years of professional experience providing operations, project, and turnaround management for both small companies and large corporations across a broad range of industries. Adept at directing multiple cross-functional teams in dynamic environments, delivering improvements and cost savings, meeting and exceeding corporate goals/objectives.

Strategic Planning P&L Responsibility Business Development Commissioning Process Development

Program Start-Up / Launch APQP PDT’s Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement

Engineering Management Product Development Budget Management Technology Development

Mergers & Integrations Consulting Program Management R&D Sales Risk Management

Key Achievements

Reduced a program’s costs by $20 million as well as increased efficiency by implementing and establishing Verification in Process and Product VIP2 system (first of its kind), verifying quality and improving processes.

Helped an Company out of bankruptcy over 2.5 year period by refocusing sales/marketing, expanding sales to $6 million with a one-year backlog and delivering a high-margin profit; increased staff by 80% and doubled facilities.

Produced over $100,000 in first-year savings for a Company by directing all capital projects; created a new product launch system, a PM System, a CNC center, a cost/timing tracking system as well as streamlining other systems.

Professional History

Program Consultant – Design Systems, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI 2013 to Present

DSI is a global, multi-disciplined Engineering and Consulting Firm servicing Automotive and other Manufacturing Clients.

Assignment in Maryland for a HD diesel engine and transmission OEM on a new continuous flow manufacturing process and assembly philosophy. Program managed a new build process, new logistics delivery strategy and start-up planning.

AME Program Manager – Tenneco, Inc., Jackson, MI 2011-2013

Tenneco is a $7 Billion Tier 1 International Company that Engineers and Manufactures Emissions Control systems for On-road and Off-road vehicles.

Lead and managed fifteen (15) Automotive Diesel and Gas Programs – many are Global - for Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

Managed RFQ’s and quoting with the Plants, Core Competency and Program Teams, New Program Introduction System Team, Assist Program Launch activities and Commissioning with the awarded plants in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Senior Area Manager / Sales Analyst – ABS, Inc., Chicago, IL 2010

ABS assists clients with business plans, growth issues, profits, cash flow, methods, policies and procedures.

Served as a field sales consultant evaluating small and medium-sized companies with business development issues.

Sold a business analysis and consulting time to company owners and Presidents.

Project Manager Deco-Plate / Dott Industries, Lapeer, MI 2008-2009

Company manufactured injection molded interior and exterior components and chrome plates plastic materials for the auto industry.

Managed multiple automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier projects utilizing the APQP / PPAP processes.

Launched new products into production across multiple plants and all company disciplines. Ensured customer expectations, costs, schedules, tooling, production and quality.

Dale R. Nowicki

Business Consultant / Business Analyst - SMB Solutions, LLC, Grand Ledge, MI 2007

Accredited by the Institute for Independent Business that is headquartered in England and has 4,500 Senior-Level Executive Associates the Institute’s virtual Board of Directors is in 23 countries worldwide.

Served as a business advisor to owners and managing directors of small and medium-sized businesses. Issues varied from basic business plans to ones of distress and survival to that of expansion and growth.

Co-Owner / Vice President - Property Options, East Lansing, MI 2002-2007

Co-founded a company that provided pre and post-foreclosure services in order to assist clients in retaining their homes. Secured financing and planned strategies; created policy and procedures, including mission and overall company vision. Managed the organization’s daily operations, including P&L, financial, and marketing/sales strategies. Specialized in a pre-foreclosure program known as Loss Mitigation.

Assisted over 30 families from home foreclosures.

Engineering Manager - Keeler Brass Company, Grand Rapids, MI 2000-2002

Oversaw all capital projects and aligned the overall goals of the 45 person engineering department which includes Product, Industrial, Controls, and Facility engineers and skilled trades, with the manufacturing company’s business plan. Directly reported to the Vice President of Engineering as a senior staff member for an over 100 year-old, $55 million manufacturing company with 450 employees. Developed and implemented preventative maintenance programs and product tracking systems as well as improvements in the manufacturing process to leverage costs and schedules. Maintained and ensured plant workflow for the manufacture of custom and high-volume furniture and cabinet hardware (consisting of 45,000 active part numbers and finish combinations) directed toward the OEM and retail markets.

Played a key role in a major company merger and integration.

Chief Engineer - Linn Products Inc., Charlotte, MI 1999

Recruited to "upgrade and professionalize" the company’s internal operations by directing the six member engineering department for an organization that provides aluminum extrusions.

Delivered expert strategies to support the company’s expansion and growth, including workflow restructuring and facility planning with an emphasis on engineering and quality development.

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President - Veri-tek International Inc., Farmington Hills, MI 1996-1998

Provided turnaround and change management for a company that neared bankruptcy. Developed new strategies and objectives as well as implemented effective policies and procedures with a focus on schedule, sales, product-design standardization, and shop productivity. Utilized technical expertise (specifically in-process verification) to analyze and develop process improvements for the build, sales, and installation of computerized testing equipment. Collaborated with internal departments and management staff in restructuring the overall operations of the company.

Designed and built equipment for an OEM company in Mexico, which realized profits in its second year.

Oversaw the integration of the company’s Universal Signature Analyzer into customer test systems, facilitating troubleshooting and issue resolution and contributing to cost savings and product quality enhancement.

Dale R. Nowicki

General Motors Corporation

Staff Project Engineer (Lansing Automotive Division)

Member of a joint venture program between General Motors and Toyota to reengineer the domestic Chevrolet Cavalier into a right-hand drive vehicle Toyota Cavalier for the Japanese market. Served as the Manufacturing Manager of the project core team. Provided successful project management, from planning, coordination, bi-weekly teleconferencing with all sites, and weekly onsite visits to maintaining schedule and achieving JMOT compliance.

Staff Project Engineer (Lansing Automotive Division)

Coordinated with the team that ensured product compliance with Japanese regulatory, safety, and emissions requirements in order to gain entry into the Japanese market.

Received high product acceptance in Japan due to innovative design and build.

Spearheaded the build of the Toyota and Chevrolet Cavaliers in sequence and on the same line (a first).

Senior Project Manufacturing Engineer (Advanced Manufacturing Projects Group)

Headed the Quad 4 Generation II (the Quad Major and Minor programs) for engine assembly. Planned and developed the new engine module in coordination with multiple divisions, including corporate and supplier engineering teams.

Served as Chairman of Assembly Product Focus team (two years), directing the Corporate Robotic, Assembly, and Test team; additionally supported Design for Assembly, Simultaneous Engineering, and the Corporate Manufacturing Center-of-Expertise teams.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Lead Engineer (BOC Powertrain Division)

Served as one of five original lead engineers/planners for a new Quad 4-2.3L (4 valve) DOHC engine design with a 1,600/day production schedule. Developed a $38-million highly-automated Quad 4 assembly line, from conception and design to build and launch. Pioneered a Verification in Process and Product system (VIP2), including philosophies/strategies, R&D, and state-of-the-art station builds. Procured testing equipment from offshore suppliers, involving seven full-load dynamometers; oversaw production, from facility/equipment layout and test cell auditing to data feedback. Provided reports and presentations for management as well as the media.

Received superb design recognition and solid market acceptance for developing a major engine program, which was emulated by subsequent competitor programs.

Designed a statistical process control and a process feedback system, which included sensitivity testing and acceptance requirements.

Manufacturing Engineer–Assembly & Test (Detroit Diesel Allison Division)

Romulus Plant: Spearheaded the 300/day medium-duty (8.2L) diesel engine project by developing, purchasing, and installing a $6-million automated hot test system. Coordinated in the design of the first six-minute, zero-load, snap acceleration “Inertia Fastest” production. Served on the GM Corporate Engine Test Committee; held chairman position with the Romulus (Plant) Engine Test Committee.

Redford Plant: Assisted the new engine (heavy-duty, 2-cycle engines) paint system, from process startup and upgrade to final process trim and shipping. Supported the development of a remote assembly and test facility (modification center) to retest and modify products for resale in the North American market, originally imported from Brazil. Improved and ensured engine quality and participated in warehouse consolidation projects.

Education

Master of Management, Aquinas College

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Western Michigan University

Foreign Travel: 14 Equipment Procurement Trips to Italy and England; a JMOT Approval in Japan

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