Work history
Interim Plant Manager
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turn around and m&a exp.; tea...
How would you describe your time at Pierburg (TI Automotive)?
I fixed the business and quality issues of this acquisition and transferred the production lines from South Carolina to Europe, within budget and on schedule. I resolved recurring quality issues by root cause analysis and countermeasuring.
Sr. Program Manager & Director
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program management; cross-fun...
How would you describe your time at Mitsuba-Walbro Inc. (TI Aut...?
I focused this captive subsidiary on customer responsiveness. I resolved business culture and communication concerns by hound dogging the issues with action item lists and teleconferences. I reduced back orders, resolved quality glitches and instituted quick turn around times on all questions.
Director, Business Development - Automotive
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business development; interna...
How would you describe your time at Walbro Japan, Inc. (TI Auto...?
I managed the launch of Walbro's first fuel pump business in Japan and first plastic fuel tank business with Toyota and Isuzu. This required close attention to action item lists and occasional appeals to senior management for resources to resolve customer concerns. I also made business presentations to the car makers in Japanese which culminated in several new business awards.... 
Regional Manager - Asia/Pacific
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break through new product dev...
How would you describe your time at Engelhard?
While servicing the Japanese market for emissions catalysts, I also won major awards from BMW and Benz in the US. My team used of "Design of Experiments" tools to develop new technology that enabled Honda to meet CARB mandates a year in advance, forcing others to meet requirements they had said were not realistic....
Director, Far East Marketing & Business Planning
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business development - sales ...
How would you describe your time at Allied-Signal?
I pioneered new business in brake friction materials at Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda and Subaru. This was technology from both US and German operations. It involved detailed presentations and follow up on technical and commercial issues, at a time that convential wisdom said it was not possible to sell auto parts to the Japanese....
Manager, Production Planning
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green field start-up experience
How would you describe your time at Hitachi Automotive Products...?
I was the first American employee of this new Japanese production plant for electronic parts. I was responsible for all inflows of parts and materials, production scheduling and outflows of finished products. I set up Purchasing, Production Control and Producting Planning functions. I was responsible for coordination with the mother plant in Japan and the US customers....
Education
International MBA
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multi task; multi-lingual; h...
How would you describe your time at University of South Carolin...?
I learned effective time management skills. I was the first Japanese track graduate of USC's International MBA program. I completed the academic requirements for 3 language tracks: Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese. My corporate internship was with Hitachi Ltd. in Japan and they hired me after graduation....
International Studies/China and Economics
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goal-oriented; entreprenurial...
How would you describe your time at University of the Pacific?
I spent my sophomore year in Taiwan, where I became fluent in Mandarin Chinese. I announced my two majors in the first week of school and finished them without change 4 years later. I worked several part-time jobs and was active extra-curricularly.
