• Surpass customer and supplier quality product effectiveness and efficiency from quote process through production by promoting best practices and industry experience.
• Establish strategic business relationships, removing roadblocks and mitigating risk of customer and supplier issues by 25% YOY.
• Implement and promote QMS quality system initiatives as Global Quality Manager for North America, Europe and Asia, coordinating projects and efforts across many different business groups.
• Develop robust road-map, paynter and quality KPI tracking tools to ensure progress and effective product quality and warranty actions are in place. Prepare and provide executive level reporting to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Mastery of quality tools and processes, within the frame work in continuous manufacturing, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), FMEA, Fault Tree, Fishbone, DMIAC, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, 8D, 5-Why, 6-Panel, PRR…
• Strong leadership skills in communication, motivation, negotiation, and conflict management creating customer partnerships while achieving 12% YOY increased customer satisfaction and 100% corporate business goals.
• Mentor and coordinate global QMS principles across 34 different global project groups.

Visteon Corporation. Van Buren Township, Michigan

2015 - 2020

Corporate Staff Global Quality Manager for all Japan Automotive OEMS

Managed Mazda, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Toyota Automotive OE product quality performance, leading appropriate team members to determine areas of required corrective action, and ensuring the effective execution of action plan initiatives across the business.

• Spearheaded corporate design and manufacturing internal and external quality audits on a challenged, low ranking business program to achieve customer and corporate requirements resulting in 70% scorecard ranking improvement from OE customer.
• Developed and championed cross functional team targeting new business opportunity. Development of focused corporate requirements and product portfolio presented to customer executive leadership achieved +$70M business win objective.
• Monitored and developed enhancements within corporate QMS to ensure OE products would meet or exceed customer quality expectations and business objectives resulting in 25 percent year over year quality improvements.
• Regular travel and leadership of cross functional initiatives on-site at Japan, China and Mexico design and manufacturing locations.

2013 - 2015

Engineering Manager

Focused and seasoned Engineering Manager accountable for the success of electronic automotive products designed, manufactured, supplied, and delivered to automotive locations in North America. Adept at fostering and sustaining professional and productive business relationships.

• Managed engineering budget for 28 employees at locations throughout Canada, United States and Mexico attaining customer satisfaction, corporate business goals and 23% increased revenue.

1998 - 2013

Electrical Engineer – Product Design

Lead Electrical Design and Release Engineer accountable for the successful product development phases from business quote through all engineering phases including plant milestones, key dates and product launch.

• Provided leadership and ownership for corporate and customer program needs from RFQ quote response through production and service life requirements.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Wayne, Michigan

Manufacturing and Assembly Production Foreman and Skilled Trades Manager

UNITED STATES NAVY, Rhode Island

Petty Officer 1st Class

Vietnam Era Veteran
Honorably served as an Electronics Technician aboard the USS Edson - DD946.

Volunteer leadership in applications and areas for animal welfare, shelter, and programs. Improve the life of animals at the Huron Valley Humane Society.