Ted Randall Rickabus

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810-***-****

Vice President Engineering / Operations

Goal: To utilize years of executive leadership experience in Manufacturing,

Engineering, Business, Quality and Program Management to achieve excellence

in the areas of O/I improvement, quality, service, and overall customer

satisfaction.

Experienced problem solver. Expertise in identifying solutions to systemic issues

in engineering, business processes, manufacturing issues and general

paradigms that restrict a corporations ability to grow in efficiency and profitability.

Strategic and collaborative approach with executive management to set

achievable targets for the corporation, while pushing new technology and overall

team success.

Ability to develop relationships, both internally and with the customer, have been

a major benefit in the creation of high performance teams and the achievement

of corporate objectives.

1993-current: IAC Group, Southfield MI (legacy companies: Lear, Automotive

Industries)

April 2016 - Current

Vice President Operations: Launch Management

Responsible for mentoring and training of the operations team with the goal

flawless launch execution, as well as customer program deliverables and key

metrics, to achieve operational targets.

Interface between operations and corporate team for issues resolution

internally and with external customers.

Technical expert assisting in root cause analysis of product design,

manufacturing process and business process issues.

Responsibility for overseeing/managing Plant KPIs such as O/I, scrap,

quality and OE in order to assist all plants in achieving corporate goals.

Responsible for improving IAC launch system by creating standard work

methods and improved workflows.

Initiated development strategy with Manufacturing Engineering teams by

standardizing ME process.

Created committees and training for: Manufacturing Engineering,

Technical Managers, Launch Managers and Quality Technicians.

2004- April 2016

Vice President of Product Engineering and Core Engineering

Directly responsible for the following teams for North America:

Product $1.1B in sales annually

Instrument Panel Engineering

Floor Console Engineering

Blow-mold Engineering

Core Engineering

Advanced Product Engineering

Global Safety Engineering for Instrument Panel airbag systems

Global Dimensional Management / Gages / Laser Scanning

Global Computer aided engineering

o structural and process related

o Kinematics - study of motion in mechanisms

Global Corporate Processes

o PLM Engineering change control. Integrated with Procurement and

ERP systems

o Program Management GDLS gate process and ProLink program

management database.

2002-2004

Executive Director of Chrysler Business Unit

P&L responsible for interior systems: $330M in sales

Functional teams included: Sales, Engineering, Program Management,

Quality, Warranty, Craftsmanship

2000-2002

Corporate Director of Program Management

Centralized Program Management team. Matrix organization into all OEM

business units for corporation.

Responsible for program timing, program spend, launch execution.

Driver of common practices and standardized performance metrics

1997-2000

Engineering / Design Manager

Responsible for Engineering and Design resources, product design,

program execution, validation, feasibility.

Management of program engineering budgets

1993 1996 Automotive Industries, Inc. (Acquired by Lear Corp.)

Engineering Supervisor

Lead product development for Engineering team.

Manage change control, customer quotations, program management

responsibilities

1991 1993 LDM Inc.

Engineering Supervisor

Lead product development for Engineering team.

Manage change control, customer quotations, program management

responsibilities

1985 1991 Sebro Plastics Inc.

Resident manufacturing engineer - responsible for manufacturing

equipment design, process improvement, product quality solutions.

Quality Engineer - Created and implemented quality systems and

processes.

Design Engineer responsible for development of product and tooling

designs.

Education:

Michigan Technological University

BS Chemical Engineering

Emphasis on business / finance

Green belt certification Six-Sigma

Software capabilities: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Project

Interests:

Outdoor sports, boating, writing.

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