Entrepreneurial engineering manager

ENGINEERING SYSTEMS MANAGER

Business Planning • Process Improvements • Project Management • Quality Systems • Audits

Entrepreneurial engineering manager with a history of optimizing the efficiency and quality of engineering processes. Improve engineering and business productivity through rapid development of innovative IT solutions. Demonstrated expertise in data acquisition, finite element analysis, testing / validation, quality systems implementation, and team development. Product expertise in automotive fuel and exhaust applications.

• Leverage technical tools to accelerate budgeting / forecasting and business planning.

• Reduce engineering product development lifecycle and achieve significant cost savings.

• Manage dispersed teams efficiently to deliver complex projects on time and under budget.

• Audit, coach, and lead global teams to improve “Corporate Business System” effectiveness.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELPHI, Auburn Hills, Michigan • 1998 to 2008

World leader in mobile electronics and transportation systems. 169,500 employees. $22.3B in sales.

Manager, Engineering IT and Quality Systems (2006 to 2008)

Oversaw operations to identify non-conforming processes and notify senior management through timely executive reviews. Devised and implemented engineering and business process improvements.

Assessed management vision / requirements and developed responsive solutions. Created project strategies after conferring with geographically dispersed process owners. Optimized cost allocation by establishing accounting models. Drafted policies / procedures, monitored project progress, and ensured adherence to project plans and company policies (including management of internal audits). Leveraged IT skills and resources to model and automate complex business dynamics.

Direct Cost Savings

• Reduced engineering costs $150K/year by consolidating IT tools for requesting engineering services from 13 to 1 across North American engineering sites.

• Achieved a zero non-conformance rate (ISO/TS16949, Delphi Quality Systems, and internal controls) for 4 consecutive years at an engineering facility with 900 employees.

Process Improvements

• Decreased site consolidation transfer times from 6 weeks to 2 weeks by deploying a sharepoint based IT system.

• Improved budget reporting information cycle time from 3 weeks to 3 days by leveraging a web-based IT solution to automate the process.

• Enhanced the efficiency of resident check-in, resident exit, and internal transfer processes at engineering facilities throughout North America.

• Implemented Quality Systems (ISO 9001 Procedures, Processes, and Websites) at a new Delphi Technical Center with 1400 residents.

Manager, Business Development (2005 to 2006)

Directed operations to develop new business for company testing services in North America and Europe. Established value proposition and market segmentation in coordination with senior management. Devised and launched strategies for marketing, sales, and customer service, including creation of promotional materials and integration of new business without reducing service levels to existing customers. Pursued prospects and delivered customer presentations. Monitored testing labs to maximize efficiency through sale of excess capacity. Developed quote and sales pipeline systems.

• Increased revenues $487,000 and decreased an operational budget deficit during a period of difficult business conditions, enabling the avoidance of staff reductions.

• Acquired additional business expertise and obtained favorable media and industry coverage by spearheading the Testing team’s appearance at the Testing Expo 2005 tradeshow.

• Received recognition from senior management for outstanding internal entrepreneurship.

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DELPHI (continued)

Validation Engineer (2004 to 2005)

Directed Fuel Handling product group’s testing and validation operations. Cultivated customer relationships and conferred regarding validation requirements for fuel pumps and modules. Monitored critical metrics and delivered reports to the Divisional Executives, Site Manager, and other program managers. Devised process improvements, including a system for communicating product issues to divisional management and a validation project documentation database.

• Enhanced efficiency and global knowledge sharing while decreasing paper storage costs by replacing a paper-based documentation process with a web-based solution.

• Minimized validation process redundancy and loss of documents by devising and deploying a centralized database solution with cutting-edge search capabilities (system subsequently became an enterprise-wide best practice for document retention and limitation of legal liability).

Analysis Engineer (2001 to 2004)

Performed Finite Element Analysis(FEA). Enhanced enterprise ability to assess likelihood of structural failures by simulating field usage conditions. Provided engineering analysis expertise to groups such as Catalytic Converters, Fuel Modules, and Fuel Tanks.

• Implemented a collaborative web space to automate work request and results delivery process enabling global availability of site’s engineering analysis capacity to global sites

• Trained CAD designers and Product engineers on fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis, and on engineering analysis practices using easy to use solutions including Designspace and Unigraphics Scenario.

Test Engineer (1999 to 2001)

Established new test procedures and programmed Data Acquisition software to automate component and assembly level testing. Developed new testing programs in LabView for fuel pumps, fuel modules, ceramic fuel gages, and other components.

• Transformed test labs from legacy stand alone computers to networked infrastructure leveraging existing network infrastructure. Achieved spontaneous recognition award for this transformation.

General Motors Intern (1998 to 1999)

Additional Experience (Details on Request):

ALAMAR ENGINEERING PVT LTD. Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Grew U.S. sales ~ 70%.

EDUCATION

PMP, Project Management Institute

Master of Science in Management Science

Kettering University (former General Motors Institute), Flint, Michigan

Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management

University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ISO/TS 16949 Lead Certified Auditor (ISO 9001)

Six Sigma, Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Accounting & Finance, Leadership Training

LONG TERM CAREER GOAL

General Manager of a Strategic Business Unit with P & L

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Hardware

PCs

DAQ Cards

Databases (DBMS)

Access 2007

MS SQL 2005

Oracle

Environments

Sharepoint 2007

Unix

Windows NT

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Languages

Fortran

C++

C

Java

Visual Basic

XML

HTML

Java Scripting

Software Tools

Abaqus Standard

Abaqus Explicit

Abaqus CAE

Patran

Nastran

Hypermesh

Unigraphics Scenario

Unigraphics NX

LabView

Visio

OneNote

Frontpage

Sharepoint Designer

Microsoft Infopath

Team Center Community

Team Center Engineering

Microsoft Project

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