Vice President of Global Engineering Resumes in US-Michigan-Ann Arbor: Gregory

Vice President of Global Engineering Resume

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Gregory

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US-Michigan-Ann Arbor

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Vice President of Global Engineering

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I look for a position where I can provide technical and project management leadership for a medium sized company where innovation, flexibility, lean product/process development and teamwork are highly regarded.

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Gregory F. Exner

Email: exnergf@hotmail.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Results oriented, hands-on technical leader. Extensive experience in engineering management, manufacturing technology (emphasis on plastics/injection molding and magnesium die casting) and program management. Collaborated with Executive Staff and led successful technical strategic planning and product launches in the RV Supplier Industry. Led supplier and OEM engineering teams for automotive interior systems, air bag/restraint systems, electro-mechanical systems, body systems and specialty vehicles. Delivered creative, high value, robust engineering solutions. Expert in product integration and lean product development, Design for Manufacturing/Assembly, Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis, Design Verification Planning, and lean manufacturing principles (Theory of Constraints, JIT, Kaizen) in application to both high and low volume markets.

CAREER HISTORY

Thetford-Norcold Ann Arbor, MI 2003-8

VP of Global Engineering

Responsible for technical strategic planning, design, development, test, tooling and launch of refrigeration and sanitation product including chemicals. Responsible for 70 with 6 direct reports in the US; dotted line responsibility for European Engineering operation. $7M US engineering budget; $15M related capital budget. Completely redesigned and launched the RV and marine sanitation product lines. Provided executive leadership and technical direction for a “New Product Platform” (projected sales of $70M) gas absorption refrigerator product line which met the business case and reinvented the core product for the company. Executive Champion for major new products and several cost reduction projects which netted several million dollars worth of savings for refrigerator product. Provided leadership for project management and an internal product data management system.

Ford Lincoln-Mercury Dearborn, MI 2002-3

Value Engineering Contract position: EASi

Responsible for value engineering of interior systems focusing on restraints, crashworthiness, headliners, door trim and seats. Direct savings of $4M / year.

ASC Inc. Southgate, MI 1997-2001

Leader – Body Engineering 2001

Responsible for management of the body engineering group. Body panels and closures, BIW, lighting, interior and exterior trim (primarily injection molded product) and seating systems. Staff of 18; operating budget of $4 million.

Director – Design, Reliability & Test 1999-2000

Responsible for design, test and reliability for ASC. 9 programs. Staff of 45 (60% contract). $6M budget. Major customers: GM, Toyota, Mitsubishi, BMW, D-C.

• Established design processes with time and quality measurables; met goals.

• Reduced design time and cost by 20%

• Implemented a system for closing out high risk test incidences to avoid warranty risk.

• Led creation of accelerated stress convertible test fixtures to improve reliability and avoid warranty.

Director – Program Management 1997-1998

Responsible for Program Management for the Specialty Vehicle Organization. Implemented an Advanced Product Quality Plan driven program management discipline for the company. 8 direct reports. Responsible for P&L for approximately $110M business. Maintained favorable GPM for 8 programs.

• Delivered two major programs in 11-13 months from concept to launch in new facilities.

• Led Value Engineering team effort that reduced Toyota Solara Convertible cost by 7%.

UTA (Breed) Detroit, MI 1987-1997

Director – Engineering and Program Management Steering Wheel Business Unit $180M Sales

Responsible for Product Engineering, Design, Test, Warranty and R&D for the business unit (facilities in Mexico and the United Kingdom). Staff of 33 with 7 direct reports. Managed $7M budget. Applied knowledge of manufacturing processes, tooling and materials for injection molding, RIM urethane, magnesium and aluminum die casting, stamping, welding and electro-mechanical devices for creative, robustly engineered product solutions.

• Implemented a simultaneous engineering/program management organization

• Collaborated with manufacturing engineering/operations for robust, cost effective solutions.

• Led implementation of new technology for air bag covers

• Received a special management award for a patented magnesium steering wheel armature

• Led development of a patented modular steering wheel/air bag system for Ford in collaboration with TRW.

• Created Ford Full Service Supplier and QS9000 strategy and measurables for engineering functions.

• Led parametric design approach that reduced design time by 50%.

General Motors – E/K Platform Detroit, MI 1986-1987

Program Manager - Air Bag Systems

Responsible for total vehicle integration of driver and passenger air bag systems. Led 40 engineers, designers and test personnel. Managed $17M budget.

Asst Staff Engineer: Interiors

Responsible for instrument panels, consoles, steering columns and steering wheels and related electro-mechanical devices. 7 direct reports; 20 indirect reports in design and test. Managed $7M E&D budget.

• Resolved design criteria with GM Styling resulting in functional, cost effective, high quality solutions.

• Led console and instrument panel VE efforts with key suppliers that netted 15% cost reductions.

General Motors – Cadillac Division Detroit, MI

• Positions of increasing responsibility in Engineering and Reliability Engineering:

• Staff Project Engineer – Specialty vehicles, body-in-white, weatherseals, moldings, fascia

• Asst. Engineering Program Manager for a vehicle program

• Lab Supervisor - Structure, NVH, Ride & Handling

• Release Engineer – Instrument Panel system, seat belts, acoustics

• Engineering Representative - Tehran, Iran

• Production Engineer, QA Supervisor, Reliability Engineer – electro-mechanical and HVAC Systems

EDUCATION

• MBA - University of Detroit-Mercy

• BSME - General Motors Institute/Kettering University

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

• SAE Paper: “Energy Absorbing Steering Wheel Armature,” in collaboration with EASi

• Presentation to Magnesium Manufacturers Association: Magnesium Steering Wheel Armature

• 5 patents

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