Charles Richard Webber
Northville, Michigan 48168
Email: *************@*****.***
Career Summary: Diversified and accomplished Program Management professional with extensive experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, and finance. Excellent analytical, project management, and negotiation abilities combined with highly effective interpersonal skills. Premier Relocation 1/21-Present
Project Manager
Responsible for the management of commercial relocations and construction. Silver Basis Engineering
Senior Program Manager-Production Tooling Group 6/17-12/20 Responsible for the management of Globally sourced tooling Programs. From Early on-board design direction through Program launch. Import and Landing expertise for Globally Sourced tooling.
Johnson Controls Inc./Adient
Contract Employee 5/16-1/17
Senior Program Manager-Global Prototype Operations Responsible for the management of Global Prototype Programs From Award through Launch.
Premier Relocation 3/15-4/16
Project Manager
Responsible for the management of commercial relocations and construction. JVIS USA 9/13-2/15
Tooling and Equipment Sales
Responsible for global tooling and equipment sales to tier level Component manufacturers
Acord Inc. 9/11-6/12
Sr. Program Manager
Chrysler PF Program
Injection molded soft trim door components
Responsibility: Manage final phase of product development and launch process.
Ternes Logistics 6/08-12/08
Business Development Manager
Responsibility: Develop and close 3rd party logistic business opportunities. Conduct market analysis of non-core business clients. Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors
Sr. Program Manager 9/05-6/08
General Motors Programs
Program/Role: GMT 900 Fascias, Wheel liners
Responsibility: Manage cross functional development and launch team. Team consisted of product engineers, tooling engineers, supplier quality, purchasing,IT and manufacturing engineering. Accomplishments: Executed an on-time flawless multi-product launch into three customer vehicle assembly plants. Programs completed under budgeted startup costs.
GMT 001 Turbo Fascias
Responsibility: Manage cross functional development team. Team consisted of product engineers, supplier quality, purchasing, and manufacturing engineering. Accomplishments: Improved Gross Margin by 20% through aggressive management of design and engineering changes, and internal cost reductions. Obtained full production approval three months ahead of scheduled date
GMX 381 Fascias and Rockers
Responsibility: Manage cross functional development team Team consisted of product engineers, supplier quality, purchasing, supply chain,
IT and manufacturing engineering
Accomplishments: Improved Gross Margin by 15% through aggressive change management and internal cost reduction. Lead efforts to integrate 2nd party assembly and sequence supplier.
Collins and Aikman Automotive Co
Sr. Program Manager 2002-2005
Ford Motor Company Programs
Program/Role: U231 Lincoln Aviator I/P cockpit, doors and console Responsibility: Manage cross functional continuous engineering team. Team consisted of product engineers, supplier quality, purchasing, and manufacturing engineering
Accomplishments: Exceeded both customer and internal cost reduction targets. Maintained warranty claims below agreed upon target level through effective root cause analysis and proactive change management. Exceeded internal margin enhancement targets by 15% through aggressive change management implementation.
CD 338 Interior Hard Trim
Responsibility: Manage cross-functional product development team through design phase. Team consisted of product designers, product engineers, supplier quality, and manufacturing engineering
Accomplishments: Executed design on time and in accordance with customer requirements and internal budgetary restraints.
Lear Hard Trim Transfer D186 P207 PN96 M205 EN114
Responsibility: Manage cross-functional launch team. Team consisted of supplier quality, supply chain, IT and manufacturing engineering Accomplishments: Planned and executed 5 program launches 2 months ahead of schedule. Launched programs in accordance with allotted budgets. General Motors Programs
Program/Role: Cadillac XL I/P cockpit, door, console and hard trim Advanced Supplier Quality Manager
Responsibility: Manage the integration and launch of 45 Tier 2 suppliers.
Accomplishments: Integrated and launched supply base according to program plan through proactive issue resolution and adherence to internal APQP processes. Textron Automotive Co. 1996-2002
Primary customer: General Motors Corporation
Program/Role: GMT 800 Modular Overhead System-Program Manager Responsibility: Manage cross-functional product development team from design phase through production launch. Team consisted of product designers, product engineers, supplier quality, and manufacturing engineering
Accomplishments: Successfully executed both design and process for modular headliner system. Developed proprietary design for modular assist handles and coat hooks.
Program/Role: GMT 805 Exterior Fascias and Claddings Trim System - Sr. Program Manager
Responsibility: Manage cross-functional product development team from design phase through production launch. Team consisted of product engineers, supplier quality, purchasing, supply chain, IT and manufacturing engineering
Accomplishments: Exceeded profitability growth target by 45% through agressive change management implémentation.
Matrix Technologies Group 1994-1996
Account Manager
Primary customers: Textron Automotive and Venture Industries Responsible for sales of both prototype and production injection mold tooling, fixtures and product development services to the Tier 1 automotive supply industry.
Accomplishments: Exceeded sales target by 20%.
Venture Industries 1987- 1994
Primary customers: General Motors Corp. and Depco International Program/Role: C Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac and Olds fascia's and body side moldings -Account Manager
Responsibility: Responsible for sales and customer relations for Exterior Trim components
Accomplishments: Significant contributor to growing exterior trim business from zero to 200m in sales
Program/Role: "C" Olds Buick and Pontiac exterior greenhouse molding program-Program Manager
Responsibility: Manage cross-functional product development team from design phase through production launch.
Accomplishments: Exceeded profitability growth target by 20% through aggressive change management implementation.
C Olds Instrument Panel System-Program manager
Responsibility: Manage cross-functional product development team from design phase through production launch. Accomplishments: Exceeded profitability growth target by 15% through aggressive change management implementation design and developed first to market with Vac-formed Tri-laminent over injection molded substrate for soft-feel trim components.
Business Associations: - Society of Plastic Engineers
- American Society of Body Engineers
Ferris State University: Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration Minor; Economics