Experience
Materialise USA LLC   February 2010 - Present
Sumitomo  November 2008 - November 2009
Saffil Automotive USA   2003 - 2008
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation   1999 - 2003

Skills
Manufacturing, Validation, Product Development, Medical Devices, Lean Manufacturing, ISO, Continuous Improvement, Automotive, FDA, Negotiation, Program Management, Rapid Prototyping, Risk Management, Compliance, Engineering, GMP, R&D, People Management, Optimization, Analysis, Six Sigma, Supplier, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Start-ups, Product Launch, Team Building, Microsoft Office, Product Management, FMEA, Manufacturing Management, ISO 13485, Quality Systems, DOE, Process Improvement, Design of Experiments, Cross-functional Team..., Engineering Management, Quality Management, DMAIC, Team Leadership, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Business Planning, 5S, Cost Reduction, Business Strategy, Value Stream Mapping, Process Development, DFM

Education
Louisiana State University   1996 — 1999
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

Louisiana State University   1995 — 1999
Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering

Louisiana State University   1995 — 1999
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical Engineering

Peking University   1980 — 1984
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry

Peking University   1980 — 1984
BS, Chemistry

Experience
Firestone Building Products  November 2012 - Present
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC (formerly Ford, Visteon)   October 2008 - April 2012
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC (formerly Ford, Visteon)   February 2005 - September 2008
Visteon Corporation  March 2004 - January 2005
Visteon Corporation  April 2002 - July 2002
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation   January 1999 - March 2002
Ford Motor Company  January 1998 - December 1998
Ford Motor Company  June 1996 - December 1997
Ford Motor Company  June 1995 - May 1996
Sol Nascente S.A. CCVM   August 1994 - May 1995

Skills
Cost Accounting, Forecasting, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Internal Controls, Accounting, Journal Entries, Reconciliations, Business Planning, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, P&L, SOX, KPI, Cost Reduction, Accruals, Account Reconciliation, Financial Analysis, Process Improvement, Payroll Processing, Budgets, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Income Statement, Payroll, Key Performance..., SAP, Auditing, Financial Reporting, Managerial Finance, Strategic Financial..., Cash Flow, Six Sigma, Project Planning, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Leadership, ERP, Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, PeopleSoft, Sarbanes-Oxley, Management, Business Process, Pricing, Internal Audit, Hyperion Enterprise, MRP, Financial Forecasting

Education
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado
BA, Business Administration

Fundação Getúlio Vargas
MBA, Corporate Management

Experience
MICROMO  January 2009 - Present
General Motors  June 2008 - December 2008
General Motors  May 2004 - June 2008
The Planning Edge   March 2002 - May 2004
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation   May 1998 - March 2002
Exedy America Corporation  January 1997 - May 1998

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Product Development, Product Marketing, Strategy, Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Management, Leadership, Integrated Marketing, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, New Business Development, Product Launch, Business Planning, Forecasting, Process Improvement, Sales Operations, Engineering, Social Media, Digital Marketing, E-commerce, E-commerce Optimization, Branding & Identity, Brand Equity, Product Management, Competitive Analysis, Program Management

Education
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, minor in German Language and Literature

Eastern Michigan University
MBA

Experience
MAHLE Behr USA  October 2013 - Present
Behr America  June 2005 - October 2013
Visteon  2000 - 2005
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation   1995 - 2005
Technadyne Engineering Corporation   1988 - 1995

Skills
Automotive, DFMEA, Continuous Improvement, GD, Manufacturing..., Product Design, Components, Injection Molding, DVP, Product Development, Manufacturing, FMEA, APQP, 5S, Automotive Design, Automotive Engineering, CAE, Catia, DVP&R, Design for Manufacturing, Design of Experiments, GD&T, Engineering Management, ISO, PFMEA, PPAP, Plastics, Poka Yoke, Product Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Design Engineering, Engineering, Process Engineering

Education
Lawrence Technological University   1983 — 1988
BSME, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering

Experience
Ford Motor Company  April 2010 - Present
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation   June 1998 - March 2010
GE Transportation  January 1997 - May 1998

Skills
Electric Vehicles, DFMEA, HEV, Automotive Engineering, Powertrain, Automotive, Engineering, GD&T, Vehicles, Product Design, Manufacturing..., APQP, FMEA, Components, Six Sigma, Engineering Management, PPAP, Product Development, SPC, Stamping, Continuous Improvement, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Financial Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, CAE, Supplier Quality, Teamcenter, Kaizen, TS16949, Automotive Electronics, Manufacturing..., Design for Manufacturing, Product Engineering

Education
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business   2001 — 2004
Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business

Polytechnic University - Brooklyn, New York   1995 — 1997
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Polytechnic Institute - Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering