Project Program Manager PMP

Uwe Lehnert

**** *. ******* ***. • Royal Oak, MI 48067 • 248-***-**** • e-mail: ********@*******.*** http://www.linkedin.com/in/uwelehnert

PROGRAM MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER / FINANCE MANAGER / CONTROLLER Budgeting/Forecasting Job Costing Engineering & Design Resourceful business partner enabling business units to achieve and exceed company financial and operational goals. Financial & operational professional with interdisciplinary competency across multiple departments who thrives in a fast- paced, dynamic business environment. Expertise in collaboration across functional groups, working closely with senior management, to reach and exceed targeted metrics and benchmarks. CORE COMPETENCIES

Global/Multinational project execution

Driving margin improvement

Strategic planning

PMP certified

Fluency in German and English with proficiency in French & Spanish PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FORD Motor Company – RGBSI - Dearborn, MI 08/13 - Present Body Integration Cost Engineer, Body Interior

Ford Motor Company, second-largest U.S. based automaker is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903.

Design tools for Body Interior engineering decision making process that harvest the most efficient outcomes for Quality, Cost, Weight, Function, Targets using Ford QCWFT database system for Body Integration.

Provide quarterly report with a summary of key financial data for Body Interior to alert management to problems and issues that major programs are experiencing and to ensure that corrective actions are identified and implemented.

Developed and maintain global localization cost driver tool to determine future production and/or program location.

Created comparison matrix for management based on program data, featuring detailed cost awareness for upcoming components/products.

Assist Global Body Interior Integration Management in decision process.

Providing training and mentoring in piece price and tooling cost optimization for Body Interior engineering. EBZ SysTec, Inc. – Bessemer, AL / Sterling Heights, MI 01/13 – 07/13 Program Manager, Body-In-White

EBZ group covers the complete process chain of tooling and production line installation for decades in the worldwide automotive industry with the core business in Body-In-White production, final assembly technology, and various innovative welding systems.

Key contributor in cross-functional efforts in creating project plan.

Managed and drove execution of key multinational projects.

Achieved major milestone of 90% Buyoffs for Design and Simulation. Comau, Inc. – Southfield, MI 03/12 – 01/13

Program Manager German Accounts, Body & Welding Assembly Division Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in design and engineering, managing transnational customers in North America.

Provided operational leadership over business development, customer management and compliance to standards.

Handled financial oversight and accountability over business agreements.

Managed and drove key accounts of multinational projects.

Strategic planning and coordination of resources and budget.

Implementation and executing cross-functional plans to achieve or exceed objectives. Uwe Lehnert 248-***-**** Page 2

Project Manager, Body & Welding Assembly Division

Managed and drove execution of key multinational projects.

Monitored and maximized margin recognition against budget and forecast via consolidated reporting.

Supported trading profit on regional and global level. CFY, LLC – Royal Oak, MI 11/10 – 02/12

Consultant - Director of Operations, Client: Ubermemorials, Inc. – Whitmore Lake, MI Provide local and international business development solutions, start-ups, business and engineering administration.

Start-up business in LED, solar and power storage technology.

Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and identifying potential funding sources.

Key contributor in Product Development, R&D and Prototyping low-voltage applications. EDAG, Inc. – Auburn Hills, MI 03/02 – 10/10

Finance Manager / Controller

Tier 1 automotive supplier focused on design and engineering. Reporting directly to the President, managed corporate financial statements preparation; provided monthly, quarterly an annual variance analyses on $80M business; effective facilitator with organizational headquarters in Germany.

Improved standard and project job costing wage survey; employed strategic planning and project management.

Supervision of accounting department and administered full cycle of accounts receivable/payable, managed general ledger, prepared annual/monthly forecasts, maintained fixed assets and depreciation, provided bank reconciliations.

Headed treasury cash activities, maintained banking relationships and internal cash flows within the group’s affiliate U.S. intercompany billings and reconciliations.

Responsible for payroll, 401(k) administration, corporate taxes and activity-based costing within SAP framework

Worked extensively in HGB, U.S. GAAP, and IFRS and successfully prepared for and passed 2 IRS audits.

Actively performed Program Manager duties regarding support and negotiations. Michels GmbH – Neustadt, Germany 02/00 – 02/02

Project Manager

Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in engineering and production; responsible for managing concept, design, construction and implementation of unique automated assembly line mounting devices for heavy equipment for client, John Deere in Mannheim (Germany).

Magna Zippex Auto, GmbH – Zaberfeld, Germany 01/95 - 01/00 Project Manager

Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in roof and sun visor manufacturing, responsible for optimizing manufacturing and plant processes. Head for optimizing manufacturing & plant processes and Quality management. EDUCATION

University of Cologne - Cologne, Germany - Master degree - Industrial Engineering School of Technology - Cologne, Germany - Certified Mechanical Engineer COMPUTER/APPLICATIONS SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) Windows NT • OS2 • UNIX • IBM AS400 • Novel NetWare SAP – Modules SD, MM, FI, CO • Peachtree • Baan • Rembolt-Holzer ADDITIONAL SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS

KAIZEN (Mercedes) • PMP Certified (2010) • Certified Novel Engineer (CNE)

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