Executive Program Manager - Greenfield Projects & Quality Leadership

Executive Greenfield Program Management Commissioning Management Corporate Supplier Quality Continuous Improvement Operations Team Leadership & Training

EDUCATION:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH 2008-2009

Executive Master Business Administration (Executive Management Focus) 2008- 2009 GPA 3.6

Traveled to Japan to cultivate strategic discussions on business in a global economy 2009

(Business Case Studies in Japan with Toyota-Bridgestone-Sekisui Homes)

LOURDES UNIVERSITY, Sylvania, OH 2002-2004

Bachelor of Arts (Dual Majors: Business Administration and Accounting & Finance) GPA 3.5

THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO – Toledo, OH 1999-2001

Engineering - 2YR, Local 55 Iron Workers Apprentice Program

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Executive Greenfield Program/Project Manager - Hard-wired to proactively build relationships through transparency for large scale programs/projects from conception through completion up to $6 Billion - daily site management, contractual agreements, scope of work, equipment install, commissioning, job completion and turnover along with profit and loss management controlling costs improving initiatives.

Plant Operation Quality Supplier Quality Management - Plant Operations, Quality, Supplier Quality management, proficient in WCM, Lean principles, root cause analysis, launch process and key business fundamentals to drive product quality, operating efficiencies and profitability within an organization.

Team Leadership - Outstanding communicator with strong leadership skills, built long-term relationships with internal

employees and external suppliers, establish a high level of confidence and trust along with a keen understanding of

business expertise to rapidly accomplish goals in the local/global competitive markets.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BOSK (FORD - SK JOINT VENTURE)– Blue Oval City Stanton, TN November 2023 – December 2025

Greenfield Program Manager

Nominated by Engineering News - 2025 Award Winner/Record Best of the Best Projects in the Manufacturing Category NA

Blue Oval City, Stanton, TN BOSK Program Manager – TN Program Cost – 5.6Billion greenfield program/project management.

Lead and supported BOSK (OEM) program management team from construction phase through commissioning for certification of occupancy program start-up of production

Owner Representative - Site management responsible for reporting logistic material equipment install commissioning and financial issues or concerns through daily cross-functional team meetings for risk mitigation of program completion to BOSK - CEO, CFO, COO and External Affair Management

BLUELEAF REPRESENTATIVES, LLC - Owner, US Operations April 2018 – Present

Consultant in Program/Project Management/Manufacturing Readiness/Supplier Auditing.

Industries - Automotive, Aerospace, AeroSystems, Chemical and General Manufacturing.

Customers – Daimler Germany, MBUSA, Ford, GM, FCA, KIA, Hyundai, Johnson Controls, Spirit, Blue Origin (J. Bezos BE3/BE4 Engine Program).

INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS ( IAC) Wauseon, OH June 2017 – October 2018

Plant Quality/Supplier Quality, CI Manager – Wauseon Ohio Facility

Accountable for all Internal and External Plant/Corporate Product Quality for the IAC Wauseon Plant.

Manage and supervise all employees in the Quality Department/CMM Lab to ensure that all company policies and

procedures are followed.

Direct Reports - 23 Internal Quality Engineers/ 15 Quality Techs and 10 External Quality Engineers at customer facility (Union and Salary).

Present monthly directed reports to IAC Plant Manager, (Month End Reports, KPI Performance, Program

Reviews, Cost of Poor Quality, Month End MOSIAC Reports, Internal/External Customer Scorecard and PSCs (Potential Product Safety Concerns) for OEM customers - FCA, GM, Ford, Hyundai, KIA and Honda.

Manage LPA’s, QPA’s, Line SOP’s, Control Plans, PFMEA, PTC’s (Permits for Temporary Change), SCR’s (Stop Call

Resolve) and PPS (Practical Problem Solving) for corrective action and customer risk mitigation..

Responsible for internal IATF-16946, ISO 9001, BIQS and CCC (China Compulsory Compliance) to insure plant certification.

BETCO CORPORATION - Bowling Green, OH October 2016 – April 2017

Operations Launch Manager – Bowling Green Ohio Facility - (6-month-contract for New Facility Start-Up)

Responsible for operations strategy, customer and supplier quality, training and schedule management.

Manage all operational start-up and launch of all product lines that define customer product needs.

Direct new plant start-up launches operations, line controls, cycle times, product line and product flow along

with operational-processes, ODS and EIS Documentation.

Manage site project management, crew training, scheduling and coordinating of all aspects of the start-up projects

with suppliers, clients, contractors and engineers.

JOHNSON CONTROLS INC - Northwood, OH October 2015 – September 2016

Plant Quality/Supplier Quality Manager – Northwood Ohio Facility

Accountable for all Internal and External Plant/Corporate Quality Management for the JCI Northwood Plant.

Responsible for ensuring that all Quality Issues are communicated to the Plant Manager.

Fiat Chrysler Automotive JK (Wrangler) & KL (Cherokee) Tier 1 Program

Manager of 11 Direct Employees within Northwood facility and FCA TAC Complex. (Union and Non-Union)

Present monthly directed reports to JCI Program Directors, (Month End Reports, KPI Performance, Program Reviews,

(JK&KL) Cost of Poor Quality, Month End One Pagers, PPSC’s (Potential Product Safety Concerns), FCA

CFA (Customer Focus Audit) Results, Monthly Quality Balance Scorecard Results and TS16949 Compliance.

Lead problem solving activities with internal engineering, manufacturing/operations and purchasing, as well as

external supplier organizations to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer (FCA). Manage line LPA’s,

Line SOP’s & EIS’s, Control Plan and PFMEA.

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOTIVE (KYYBA) Farmington Hills, MI February 2013 – October 2015

Plant Supplier Quality Engineer FCA – Fiat Chrysler Automotive, Toledo North Assembly Plant

Lead problem solving activities with engineering, manufacturing and purchasing, as well as supplier organizations.

Participate and present current supplier updates to articulate issues through cross-functional team meetings and reviews.

Assist external suppliers with non-conforming quality resolution, processes and procedures, yard hold activities and

supplier improvements using kaizen activities, WCM tools and 8D management systems for current supplier issues.

Present current supplier product related issues and resolutions to Product Recall Committee (FCA Corporate),

Customer Product Quality Audit Results (Supplier Locations), Incoming Supplier Quality Audits (at FCA TNAP) to FCA Plant Manager and Operations Center Manager.

Assist current suppliers with NBH (New Business Hold), Product Containment, PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act,), SCARs and CAPAs to ensure product quality is received for FCA.

GLASS CITY COATINGS, INC - Toledo, OH September 2011 – August-2012

Operations, Quality

Responsible for operations strategy, customer and supplier quality, contract negotiation, project scheduling from

start to completion, and project profit and loss. Manage and coordinated all projects that defined customer

product needs.

Assist with supplier quality resolution to ensure incoming materials are in spec through root cause.

Directed site project management, crew training, scheduling and coordinating of all aspects of the projects with

suppliers, clients, contractors and architects as well as being the liaison between company and client.

Responsible for implementing marketing strategies and creating marketing materials.

ARROW TRU-LINE, INC - Archbold, OH July-2010 – August-2011

Project Manager - Supplier Quality and Customer Service

$100 million global leader in steel roll formed, stamped and casting products in the commercial and residential

sectional overhead door industry.

Strategic planning objectives to define execute and finalize company projects according to strict

deadlines and budgets. Managed and implemented new processes and procedures to improve customer service

and sales strategy through Business Development Initiatives, Operations, Marketing and Research to drive

profitability for the company.

Directed the telemarketing campaign for a new product launch of the Breezy Living Product Line managing the lead

data collection through Lead Master Data Tool.

Partnered with VP of Sales for the Inside and Outside Sales of Rolling Door Products to strategically choose

suppliers, price products, control inventory levels and delivery for Original Equipment Manufacture's (OEM's) and in

the commercial market.

Determined cost, materials and quality from China foundries on new product launches into the commercial and

residential markets working closely with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Finance.

RPM INTERNATIONAL/STONHAR - Maple Shade, NJ February-2006 – August-2009

Territory Manager (Ohio, Indiana and South Michigan Regions)

$80MM global manufacturer and installer of resinous flooring products specializing in the industrial and commercial

Markets. Implemented sales strategy, contract negotiation, project scheduling from start to completion reporting project profit

and loss to the regional manager.

Generated $750,000 in project revenue and $500,000 in material revenue through strategic planning and positive

interactions to build solid client and business relationships.

Accountable for job estimating, bid proposal, contract writing and negotiation for all projects in the Ohio, Indiana and

Southern Michigan territories.

Directed multiple-site project management, crew training, scheduling and coordinating of all aspects of the projects

with suppliers, clients, contractors and architects as well as being the liaison between company and client.

Created the "Verge" Marketing Architectural Monthly E-News Letter to drive additional business with Architects.

updating them on new products and procedures.

DANA CORPORATION - Toledo, OH April-2005 – January-2006

Corporate Internal Auditor

Dana is an $8 Billion global world leader in the supply of axles, drive shafts, structural, sealing, and thermal management

products.

Accountable for corporate and division assets, cash, receivables, inventory, equipment, liabilities, payroll and

human resources to ensure internal controls were working effectively to comply with company controls and federal

regulations.

Managed SOX compliance working closely with all departments to ensure legal documentation and reports

addressing the effectiveness of the internal controls and recommended solutions to improve SOX compliance.

Worked with all financial and accounting departments ensuring GAAP and ethical behavior were practiced with

financial reporting. Selected to be a member of the Bankruptcy Audit Team for 2005 Financial Restatement.

FREELANCE CONSTRUCTION - Project Manager - Toledo, Ohio May 1999 - February 2005

Local 55 Iron Workers apprenticeship program - structural steel erection, civil engineering and bridge work.

Project estimating, scheduling, resource coordination, material ordering, permit documentation, crew management

and job completion review and billing.

Customer management - estimating, bid proposal and contract execution for new and existing clients..

Skilled in job estimating, blueprint reading, bid proposal and contract writing for all aspects of project completion.

THE BETCO CORPORATION - Toledo, Ohio January 1991- May 1999

Chemical Manufacturing Manager

Accountable for daily scheduling of chemical batching for production and transformation to ensure operations could fill customer orders.

Accountable for OSHA and EPA training for the transferring and disposal of industrial and commercial chemicals along with closed confinement and fire training.

Direct Report (10) evaluations, process and procedure implementation for quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Dynamics 365, Access, PowerPoint, Project), MAC, Primavera P6, SAP/Oracle, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Workday, Plex (ERP)

Continuous Improvement, PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, Control Plan, PRR, APQP, Flow Process, Ergonomic

Analysis, SPC, GR&R, Ishikawa Diagram, 8D, Fast Response, SCAR, Capex, Capability Analysis, 5W,

Training, FTC, Program Risk Reduction and Business Analysis

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