Position:
Owner and President at Geko Motors, Owner and Vice President at Premier Towing and Transport
Industry:
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Work:
Geko Motors
- Palm Bay, FL since Sep 2011
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Owner and President
Premier Towing and Transport
- Servicing all of Brevard County, Florida since Sep 2009
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Owner and Vice President
Webasto Product North America, Inc.
Apr 2007 - Aug 2009
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Vice President of Operations
A B Heller Precision Machining
Apr 2006 - Apr 2007
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Vice President of Operations
Freudenberg-NOK
Dec 2002 - Apr 2006
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Purchasing Supplier Development Director
Key Plastics
Jun 1999 - Dec 2002
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Director of Corporate Quality, Transportation & Logistics
Valeo Engine Cooling
Jun 1996 - Jun 1999
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Purchasing Supplier Development Manager
NYX
Jun 1991 - Jun 1996
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Director of Quality
General Motors Delco Chassis Division
Jun 1978 - Jun 1991
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Quality Manager
Education:
Central Michigan University 2003 - 2004
MSA, Program Leadership & International Business
Central Michigan University Jan 2001 - Aug 2003
BS, Public Administration
Skills:
Logistics, Six Sigma, Transportation, Supplier Development, Engineering, Eastern Europe, Automotive, Operations Management, Purchasing, Team Building, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Negotiation, Supplier Quality, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement
Interests:
PADI Scuba instructor since 1990; Master Scuba Diver Trainer since 2008
MSF trained motorcyclist and BMW airhead lover
Avid golfer and tennis player
University of Michigan Football & Hockey superfan.
King Center for the Performing Arts volunteer as usher, splitter and now video technician/camera operator.
Honor & Awards:
Training besides education
* German cross-cultural training 2007
1. AMA Successfully Managing People Seminar 3 days
2. Freudenberg-NOK Flawless Launch
3. Delphi/Toyota 3 Legged 5 Why Problem Solving
4. Six Sigma Green Belt
5. Lean Manufacturing Green Belt
6. Finding & Keeping the Best Supplier Sources by National Assoc. of Purchasing Management
7. TS16949 auditing
8. Karrass Effective Negotiating (2 days)
9. European Institute of Purchasing Mgmt. Negotiation 1 (3 days)
10. American Purchasing Law
11. VA/VE and Design to Cost by European Institute of Purchasing Mgmt
12. Effective Communication
13. Team Building
14. Purchasing Marketing
15. Purchasing Network Induction Training
16. Y2K Audit Training
17. Valeo 5 Core Strategies School in Isle D’Abeau, France (1 week)
18. Valeo Lean Mfg. Training in Frosinone, Italy (3 weeks) Toyota Production System