CHRISTOPHER TORBEY

Rochester Hills, MI 781-***-**** adbns2@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/christophertorbey/

Project Manager

Highly motivated and innovative project manager with experience in the mechanical, manufacturing and aerospace industry. A seasoned project manager with hands-on experience managing multiple complex projects from initiation to close out. Skilled in developing project plans, process optimization, creating project schedules, and an expert at using Agile, Lean and Waterfall methodologies. A strong communicator both verbal and written; trilingual able to speak English, French and Arabic. Comfortable with public speaking, oral presentations as well as communicating with stakeholders, senior management and executives.

Core Competencies

Project Management

Team Leadership and Development

Project and Strategic Planning

Risk Management and Cost Control

Client Relations

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Sourcing and Production

Written & Verbal Communication

Creating/Allocating Budget

Aptitudes

Passion for managing engineering projects with deep and thorough knowledge of Agile, Lean and Waterfall methodologies.

Practice in various environments including classroom, internship and large corporate environments.

Fluency managing multiple and simultaneous engineering projects in the mechanical, manufacturing and aerospace industry.

Experienced in developing and leading project and cross-functional teams; building prototypes and delivering substantial ROI.

Proficient in MS Office Suite, MS Project, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Autopipe, LabVIEW, and Adobe Illustrator.

Education and Certification

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Green Belt Six Sigma – Six Sigma Global Institute

Professional Experience

Valiant International Auburn Hills, MI 10/2017 – Present

PROJECT MANAGER - Aerospace

Oversee Aerospace projects by creating and managing a project team that includes, project managers, cross-functional subject matter experts, contractors, and senior management.

Track project progress and create status reports using Microsoft Project, resulting in identifying and mitigating risks and exploiting opportunities.

Control of change management, preventing unapproved changes brought on by scope creep and gold plating, eliminating cost increase and delays in the project schedule critical path.

Manage stakeholders’ expectations, through documenting project requirements and negotiating project cost and timelines for deliverables.

Procure and outsource resources that include people, material and services to successfully complete projects on-time.

Collaborate with the Estimating team to create quotes and allocate budget for pre-phased projects.

AZZ High Voltage Bus System Medway, MA 02/2016 – 09/2017

PROJECT Engineer

Designed and developed bus systems and parts to comply with customers suggested layouts and technical specifications using AutoCAD and Inventor.

Analyzed piping to ensure that all safety and quality requirements and standards are met using Bentley Autopipe.

Optimized design time and workflow using Agile methodology, resulting in the early release of parts with longer than normal production lead time.

Tested parts for quality and safety; analyzing data and creating practical metrics using LabVIEW.

Created Project Nameplates using Adobe Illustrator and Project Instruction Books (Adobe Professional).

Westinghouse Electric Newington, NH 05/2015 – 09/2015

Manufacturing Intern

Developed an Excel database containing all the tools required for specific jobs and their locations to comply with the 5S lean manufacturing methodology.

Designed and created a floor layout using AutoCAD to help locate and identify tool cabinets and reduce time spent looking for tools.

Created and modified Production Orders for the Upper-Pressure Housing parts of the reactors using pro Engineer and Microsoft Word.

Documented the process of assembling the first Mobile Boration System and collaborated with the engineering team, helping to resolve specified issues.

Authored a step-by-step instruction manual for the assembly process by documenting and adding visual aides to the fabrication process.

Observed fabrication lines and collaborated with the fabrication manager and supervisor to discuss and suggest improvements to reduce fabrication time.

Valiant International Troy, MI 05/2014 – 09/2014

Manufacturing Intern

Validated and wrote the door system manufacturing specification for the 2016 Ford F150.

Assisted project managers to define special parts required for welding robots.

Created and documented spare parts lists using excel through the internship experience.

Met with Ford representatives to explain the importance of spare parts in increasing productivity and reducing repair time.

Coordinated meetings with Valiant plant managers in Windsor (Canada) to document the manufacturing process, with subsequent meetings with design engineers and project managers in Troy, Michigan to discuss and improve the process.

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