Project/Program Manager

MARK BOLIN

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Machesney Park, IL 61115 E-mail: *******@***.***

CAREER SUMMARY

A program management professional with over thirty years of increasing responsibilities in the electronics, automotive and aerospace industry, project and customer relations management, sales, mechanical design and applications. Experienced in managing multiple projects, from concept to design to product launch, as well as estimating and planning assembly and manufacturing processes/equipment for product introduction.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Janesville, WI

SSI Technologies, Inc., (SSI) is a publicly-held company incorporated in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA.

Program Manager May 2013 – Present

Program Manager for the Controls Division of SSI working on both new product introduction and legacy products (those already in production). Focus is on meeting program timing, managing changes, tracking costs, coordinating all departments on program progress and providing periodic updates to upper management. Meeting customer needs and requirements all the while maintaining program timing, deliverables and financial integrity.

Resided part time as Resident Engineer for SSI at Volvo Truck – Gothenburg, Sweden, September 2017-Present.

Directed the implementation of two new assembly lines (producing and assembling heater modules) in the SSI Czech Republic facility.

Optimized launch activities through APQP procedures, ensuring cross-functional team members were involved in daily/weekly status meetings.

Track product introductions using timelines (Microsoft Project), organize sub-task meetings, and facilitate cross-functional team activities to communicate changes.

Contribute in meetings (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), both internal and with customers, to ensure program(s) are progressing on time, on budget and to monitor the introduction of changes.

Generate program updates that get reported to management – program status, program needs that require management intervention, commercial status, next milestones, etc., as needed.

DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS, LLC Loves Park, IL

Key Account Business Development Manager/Product Manager Sept 2010 – April 2013

Was a member of the Customized Power Electronics group of Danfoss Power Electronics. Key account customers included Liebherr and Ingersoll-Rand. Liebherr, based out of Biberach, Germany, is a supplier of container cranes to ports around the world. Ingersoll-Rand is a global leader in air compressor systems. Customer relations and increased market share were key focal points.

Successfully led a 10-member cross-functional Task Force Team that led to the root cause issue with E-Frame drives in cranes, leading to serial-failure activity. Task force in place for 18 months.

Generated budget (>$500K), built prototypes and test plans, arranged part shipments, and scheduled (13) personnel to travel for (6) weeks in 2012 calendar year to retro-fit (135) drive systems in Ship-to-Shore cranes. Ports were in South Africa, Germany and in England.

The serial failure project came in under budget and ahead of schedule and repaired Danfoss’ image with customer Liebherr.

Chaired bi-weekly teleconference meetings with sales (Germany), quality/production (US), engineering (US/Denmark) and management (Denmark).

INTEGRATED SEPARATION SOLUTIONS (ISS), LLC Sharon, WI

Marketing Manager – Agriculture Sept 2009 – Sept 2010

Devised and implemented marketing strategies to increase market share of ISS's newest technology - NuWay Sustainable Nutrient Management. NuWay was targeted towards large dairy operations throughout the US and the world as a means to treat and process waste/manure and reduce environmental impacts.

Successfully marketed, quoted, negotiated and sold ISS’s first ever sale of a 4-phase NuWay System to Pacific Natural Foods (Tualatin, OR). 1M$ sale.

Quoted and sold two additional systems.

Devised the quote templates, supporting literature and follow up literature for the sales process.

Organized and manned trade shows at World Dairy Expo (Madison, WI) and World Ag Expo (Tulare, CA).

MONOGRAM SYSTEMS Machesney Park, IL

Program Manager Jan 2009 – Sept 2009

Program Manager for the Bombardier C-Series aircraft water and waste systems. Program deliverables included meeting program milestones and requirements to the customer. Working directly with customers to ensure proper transfer of information, requirements, tracking of action items and ensuring tasks are assigned with the various departments within the organization.

Successfully negotiated with customer on issues that fell within and out of scope of supply.

Implemented the initial program action items list, program deliverable assignments and estimated completion dates.

Coordinated the successful completion of customer deliverables that enabled Monogram to exit the Joint Concept Design Phase (JCDP) milestone on the Bombardier C-Series program.

Generate, distribute and log Coordination Memos between Monogram and customers as a method to relay information.

MODERN METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY Loves Park, IL

Program Manager Apr 2004 - Jan 2009

Managed the cost, performance and schedule of new programs to meet the customer and MMP objectives. Manage program introductions by utilizing cross-functional personnel from engineering, sales, quality, production, purchasing and manufacturing from initial concept through production launch. Monitored changes and negotiated with customers to protect the companies’ position with supporting data and test results.

Contributed to the launch of four new programs (Magna U387 Ford Edge, D258 Ford Taurus, P415 Ford F150 Pick-Up and Magna D471 Ford Flex).

Coordinated the launch of the largest single program in Modern Metal Products history – U387 $10 million annual sales.

Successfully negotiated sales cost impacts of design changes to all program launches.

Initiated and implemented cost reduction ideas that generated in excess of $500,000 savings over the program’s first 4 years.

DIXON AUTOMATIC TOOL Rockford, IL Sept 1995 – Mar 2004

Regional Sales Manager Dec 1999 – Mar 2004

Was the top sales performer for (3) years in this position. Managed (6) Sales Representative Companies covering the Northeast, West Coast, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Sold to first-time customers, Allison Transmission ($1.2 million) and Teradyne ($900,000), using latest technologies. Securing both accounts took greater than (9) months each.

Published Advertorial in Assembly Magazine, highlighting Teradyne assembly system.

Successfully completed Dale Carnegie – Sales Advantage.

Project Engineer Sept 1995 - Dec 1999

Managed projects from initial design thru completion of custom and standard automatic assembly equipment and machinery. Responsibilities included customer contact, concept layout/approval, design, and detailing of entire machine or work cell.

ATWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC Rockford, IL Apr 1989 – Sept 1995

Project Engineer May 1994 – Sept 1995

Responsible for managing automatic transmission shifter and Four Wheel Drive transfer case shifter programs from initial concept to production. Launched Atwood’s first transplant program – Subaru Legacy floor shifter.

Coordinated the launch of four Jeep floor shifter re-tooled programs ($15 million total annual sales).

Implemented cost savings design idea that saved $64,000 on Subaru Legacy floor shifter. Validated design changes using rapid prototyping components for performance testing.

Training in the following: TOPS (Team Oriented Problem Solving), Managing Multiple Programs, Powerful Presentations, Ergonomics and Lean Manufacturing, Theory of FMEA.

Special Machine Designer Apr 1989 – May 1994

Responsible for design and construction of assembly equipment for in-house use that assembled and tested automotive components. Supervised outside contract services for mechanical design, electrical design and construction of the equipment. Generated assembly processes, balancing of work cells and the line configuration for the assembly line. Created tooling and capital budgets to meet program objectives, including cell layout, cost estimating, machine safety and error proofing of equipment.

Successfully generated the Dodge ‘BR’ (Dodge Ram Pick-Up Truck) parking brake assembly line, including labor reductions and increased automation to improve margin of program by 10%.

Approved and ordered capital equipment in excess of $250,000 annually.

Analyzed and generated the first assembly line for a 6-way power actuated seat adjuster mechanism.

DIXON AUTOMATIC TOOL, INC Rockford, IL

Machine Designer May 1986 – Apr 1989

Generated the concept, design and drafting of custom automatic assembly machines. Selected the various components to be used, created detail drawings, generated bills of material, and supervised the machine assembly.

SWANSON-ERIE CORPORATION Anaheim, CA

Machine Designer Feb 1985 – May 1986

Generated the design and detail of custom automatic assembly equipment.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin: Platteville, WI – BS - Geology – December 1983

Rock Valley Community College: Rockford, IL – AS – Earth Science – May 1981

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