Project Management & Quality Assurance Manager

KRISTINE M. LIPSIT

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EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology, Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering Fall 1998 – Summer 2000

Georgia Tech Lorraine international program / Ecole Nacionale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers certificate

University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Fall 1994 – Spring 1998

MAURICE SPORTING GOODS

Project Management & Quality Assurance Manager Spring 2012 – Spring 2016

Educated teams, coordinated testing, maintained test documentation, and created periodic testing product plans across all Big Game products.

Coordinated with consultants and lawyers on FHSA, Prop 65, RPPC, and several product recalls.

SME in consumer product regulatory, claims, high risk, and performance requirements (Prop 65, CPSIA, FDA, IABFLO, etc). Delivered test requirements for 2000+ products per year.

Managed a Quality Analyst who managed a quality tracking report. Assisted with creating CAP’s for quality issues. Coordinated efforts to create temporary corrective actions on large scale quality issues at the warehouse. Minimized time to close out quality issues as shown in a monthly quality report.

Managed a project manager. Assisted in creating effective project management tools to optimize tracking & team involvement during NPD projects.

Developed an integrated product life cycle excel-based system used in developing products and creating spec sheets

Instituted gate reviews, a roles & resources document, portfolio tools

ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY

PD Fixtures Manager & Senior Project Engineer Spring 2006 – Summer 2008, Summer 2009 – Spring 2012

Led new technology sink & accessory project in half the company standard time

Managed high volume new product cost reduction project with Chinese plant and other Chinese vendors

Interim fixtures group manager for 9 months; resolved group issues & handled inter-departmental conflicts

Developed prototypes to assist with evaluating upstream visual and fit/form/function issues

Created and delegated (in-house & outsourced) Solidworks models & drawings for new and current products

Designed and implemented new lean strategies for project implementation, including an NPI process, drawing

benchmarks, design standards, and a PPAP procedure

Six Sigma Black Belt in Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service Summer 2010 – Spring 2012

Reported to CEO

Functioning as team leader & implementer to reduce returns by over $250,000

Project Manager for Fixtures Premium Residential Products Summer 2008 – Summer 2009

Led cross-functional teams to repeated successful launches via weekly team update meetings, project timelines & issue tracking, stage-gate reviews, and daily correspondence

Managed multiple projects within the same channel to create a new luxury market presence

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Resident Engineer for Mechanisms, Sealing, and Ornamentation at Chicago Assembly Plant Fall 2003 – Spring 2006

Reduced defects reaching the customer on 3 new vehicle launches by 50% within 1 year

Validated fit and function for new parts by conducting online product trials and verification tests (ex: vehicle testing

using the wind tunnel, life cycle testing on a window regulator, life cycle testing on a switch)

Contained and root caused urgent complex issues through problem solving and team coordination (ex: lock rod

malfunction, latches not engaging, glass breakage, poor bumper fit)

Reduced variation using the 6-sigma methodology (ex: wiper, moonroof, and sealing functionality)

Assisted with launching 3 new vehicles by coordinating the redesign of new parts (ex: plastic leafscreens and door

handles) and cost reductions

Component Engineer for Ford of Europe C1 DV6 Exhaust System Winter 2002 – Fall 2003

Supported launch events by making design changes and resolving fit, service, and thermal issues

Assisted with the diesel exhaust system product specification and model development

Managed diesel exhaust system durability prototype testing

Assistant Program Manager for the Harley-Davidson / F-150 Spring 2001 – Winter 2002

Interfaced with multiple divisions & suppliers to resolve build issues and to ensure parts arrive at each build event

Marketed and publicized Harley F-150 at trade shows and biking events

R&D Systems Engineer Fall 2000 – Spring 2001

Benchmarked competitor vehicle by performing emission tests and comparing attributes

Developed materials validation plan for high risk sealing components on two engines

VOLUNTEERING & ACTIVITIES

Active member in ICPHSO 2016

Volunteer basketball coach Spring 2014

Old St Pat’s Partners Program catechism teacher Fall 2010 – Spring 2012

Outward Bound – member of annual banquet committee to raise $100k Winter 2010 – Spring 2012

Leaders in Training for middle/high school children at Northwestern University Settlement House Fall 2007 – Fall 2009

Harold Washington Community College Math Teacher Spring 2007

AWARDS, SKILLS,, & PUBLICATIONS

Elkay gold award for new products Spring 2008

6-Sigma Black Belt, Project Mgmt Professional (PMP), SolidWorks, MS Office, MS Project, Excel VBA

Forsythe, Kristine and Neu, Richard, "Mechanical Behavior of Transversely-loaded Titanium Matrix Composites at

Elevated Temperatures", 2000

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