Resource Management

Experience and Achievements

Product Engineering Team Leader, Eaton Marine Hydraulics, Lansing, Michigan 1986-1990

• 4 years as Team Leader of product development team. Direct line supervisor of 2 engineers, 1 designer, 1 detailer, 1 model maker, and a test technician.

Sr. Project Release Engineer, Body Closures/Spaceframe, Saturn Corporation, Spring Hill, Tennessee 1994-1998

• Led project teams for several product development projects.
• Managed all aspects of projects including timing, cost, and human resources.
• Led the current vehicle project engineering team in the implementation and maintenance of QS-9000 certification. Implemented systems to conform to written procedures as described in Quality Manuals, Saturn Business Procedures, and Engineering Business Processes.
• Lead Engineer for vehicle exterior systems work group. Consisted of two current vehicle engineers and one designer. As a team, reduced warranty, part cost, and ergonomic issues. The team improved plant throughput and JD Power scores through design optimization.

Vehicle Project Engineer, Sedan, Coupe, SUV, Saturn Corporation, Spring Hill, Tennessee 1998-2006

• Managed all aspects of several major product development and quality projects including engineering, purchasing, supplier quality, and finance. Led project teams within a matrixed organization, with no direct reports.
• Lead Engineer for transition from Saturn engineering systems to GM engineering systems. This included identification of business system differences, training needs, required team structure, and hardware/software needs.

Quality Engineer, Crossover Vehicle, General Motors Corporation, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 2006-Present

• Manager of supplier quality for vehicle body systems and components.
• Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence by ASQ.

Formal Education and Training Relavent to Resource Management

Education Through Universities:

• MBA degree at JIU, Centennial CO. Summa Cum Laude.
  • MBA Program:
    • ETH 501 Making Ethical Management Decisions
    • MBA 502 Economics and Competitive Strategies
    • MBA 505 Marketing Management
    • MBA 503 Managerial Accounting
    • MBA 541 Fundamental of Entrepreneurship
    • MBA 542 Feasibility Analysis
    • MBA 543 Business & Marketing Plans
• BSME Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 1984. Concentration: Computer Aided Engineering.

Education Through Technical Training At GM, Saturn and Eaton Marine Training Organizations, and Through SAE:

• Preventing Workplace Harassment
• Maintaining a Harassment Free Work Environment
• Discrimination in the Workplace
• Making a Diverse Workforce Work
• Managing Risk
• Information Life Cycle Management
• Memory Skills
• Decision Making Workshop
• Product Liability Law and Litigation
• Team Search for the Gold
• Career Growth
• Supervision of Engineers and the Technical Staff, SAE
• The engineer in transition to management, SAE
• Executive Management Development Forum, SAE
• Patent Law, Michigan State University
• Product Liability and Litigation
• Time Management
• Information & Product Security
• Participative Management Techniques
• Team Building and Interaction – ExCEL Training