SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A business professional, with 14 years of experience, seeking an engineering and leadership opportunity where my skills, energy and experience can be fully utilized to improve operations, increase profitability and enhance organizational growth.
• Working knowledge of vehicle/product design and engineering and project management.
• Capable of on time executions and achievement of performance requirements.
• Proven ability in business efficiency and managing projects to client expectations.
• Skilled in Lean Engineering and Six Sigma.
• Excellent at problem solving and handling multiple tasks.
• Proficient in planning, forecasting and analysis.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills.
• Solid team player, with strong attention to detail.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Westwood College – VAB Campus Oct 2012 – May 2013
Adjunct Professor, School of Business – Arlington, VA
• Designed, organized, and directed Westwood College’s first Small Business Certification Class, inclusive of alumni and staff, awarding recognizable certification toward entrepreneurship, in the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia Metropolitan area.
• Organized, taught and facilitated a flexible learning process for a diverse, multicultural body of undergraduate business students, enabling them to derive the maximum benefits from the Business Program, and aided to the maximization of student retention and lessening of student attrition.
• Established and advised Westwood College’s first on-campus sorority, contributing to significant student participation, leadership and professional enthusiasm.
General Motors Corporation June 1999 – Sep 2009
Product Design Engineer – Warren, MI
• Managed and executed the engineering and design release for the Cadillac and Buick portfolios, by simultaneously collaborating with product development, compartment integration, design, manufacturing and suppliers, to determine optimal engineering and design parameters.
• Represented GM North America on Global Best Practice Teams, optimizing component designs in quality, reliability and cost.
• Created, led and managed the Design for Six Sigma Virtual Loss Function Review for GM’s Cadillac portfolio, which aided in the increased use of math based models, reducing dependencies of physical properties, leading to reduced costs of overall production.
• Provided guidance, coaching and performed statistical analyses which focused on defect prevention, aiding in cycle time reduction and cost savings.
• Provided subject matter expertise and conducted research for product designers regarding automotive software programs, enhancing design lead time.
Internship – North Carolina A&T State University – Greensboro, NC Jan 1999 – May 1999
Teaching assistant for Graphic Communications and Technological Studies
• Responsible for managing the School of Technology computer lab and assisting technology students.
• Assisted instructor in daily classroom activities by helping to evaluate and provide solutions for students.
• Compiled extensive portfolio of work samples and daily journal entries, for classroom and instructor use.
EDUCATION
MBA, Business Administration, Wayne State University
Detroit, MI; GPA – 3.36 (December 2006)
BS, Industrial Technology, North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC; GPA – 3.31 (May 1999)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Program Completion – Design Engineering, General Motors Technical Education Program, Warren, MI - 2004
(Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI)
Certification – Personal Finance and Debt Management, Universal Education, Novi, MI - 2004
Certification – Six Sigma Green Belt, General Motors Technical Education Program, Warren, MI - 2006
PUBLICATIONS
Moving Money with Project You Can: Achieving Transcendence with Financial Engineering - 2008
ACADEMIC HONORS, COMMU...
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