Steven L. Savini

Anderson, SC ***** 864-***-**** acwsbr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

• Seeking a long-term, hands-on, challenging position utilizing technical, project management, and leadership skills.

EDUCATION:

BACHELOR’S DEGREE MAY 1991 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

• Major: Mechanical Engineering

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION PROJECT/ PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Twenty-five (25) years of leadership and technical knowledge in engineering, new product development, project management. Led global and domestic teams through fast-paced introduction of new products and continuous improvement while communicating to all levels of manufacturing, administration, and management from production operators to company presidents.

EXPERIENCE:

SR PROJECT ENGINEER TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES ANDERSON, SC 2008-2016

• Senior group leader of product development for world’s leading power tool producer, responsible for managing multiple programs simultaneously – from project initiation to concept design, engineering design, component costing estimation, manufacturing and production, and support of mature products.

• Lead CAD team, proving out technical concepts and product specification compliance.

• Lead global, cross-functional team in written and verbal forms, driving all technical elements of product execution including assemblies, material selection, packaging, safety, and regulatory standards compliance.

• Responsible for writing global product test specifications, developing prototypes, and in-house test requests with results follow-up.

• Communicate weekly with Executive Power Tool Committee, including company President; efficiently communicating and defining program issues and status to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Minimum of 2 weeks per year international travel to China.

APPLICATION ENGINEER TRANSTECH PIEDMONT, SC 2007-2008

• Team Leader establishing new programs for pantograph products of electric locomotive industry.

• Coordinate in-house prototype builds and follow-up with customer testing.

• Facilitate design changes and production efficiency.

• Customer visits for program status and review discussions.

• Communicate with customer while building and maintaining customer status reports and required documentation.

PROJECT ENGINEER CLARION TECHNOLOGIES ANDERSON, SC 2005-2006

• Program Manager for General Motors and Electrolux Home Appliance injection molded components.

• Lead support staff in all facets of program design, development, APQP, PPAP, process and component improvement, and post-production quality.

QUALITY / PROJECT ENGINEER TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES ANDERSON, SC 2003-2005

• Group leader of product development for world’s leading power tool producer, responsible for managing multiple programs simultaneously – from project initiation to concept design, engineering design, component costing estimation, manufacturing and production, and support of mature products.

• Lead CAD team, proving out technical concepts and product specification compliance.

• Lead global, cross-functional team in written and verbal forms, driving all technical elements of product execution including assemblies, material selection, packaging, safety, and regulatory standards compliance.

• Responsible for writing global product test specifications, developing prototypes, and in-house test requests with results follow-up.

• Communicate weekly with Executive Power Tool Committee, including company President; efficiently communicating and defining program issues and status to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Manage Quality Returns Analysis Group, performing root cause and statistical analysis of field returns and driving quality compliance. Reduce power tool returns. Recruited into Project Engineering by Eng Mgmt.

• Minimum of 4 weeks per year international travel to China

PROJECT ENGINEER PRETTL ELECTRIC GREENVILLE, SC 2000-2003

• Team Leader of design and manufacturing processes for new and mature cable assembly products used for automotive steering systems, ABS assemblies, and O2 sensor systems.

• Lead APQP team and documentation, PPAP development, process FMEAs, CIP, and design development and control within a QS9000 system.

PRODUCT ENGINEER / SOURCING COORDINATOR AUTECS ANDERSON, SC 1993-1999

• Leader of cross-functional Mechanical Sourcing Team, coordinating international component and tooling procurement for automotive electronic control units and air flow meters.

• Responsible for 2D design reviews of diecast and injection molded components while coordinating APQP and design teams. Facilitate design changes.

• Develop sales forecasts for manufacturing based on customer production planning.

• Compile data for customer quotations for new products.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER J.P. STEVENS GREENVILLE, SC 1991-1993

• Organize workcell setup and development of molded floor carpeting products and design changes of Honda, Nissan, and GM lines.

• Inspect 2D drawings to provide technical data for use on quoting new product and design changes.

• Coordinate purchase and implementation of new tooling.

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