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Vice President Global Inflator Technologies Product Line

Autoliv is an automotive company which supplies automotive safety products like airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels etc.

Vice President of Global Airbag Product Line (Airbags, Textiles, Inflators, Initiators, Propellants and Specialty Devices). Developing and standardizing global products and processes. Breaks down former regional barriers. Builds cohesive teams that achieve results based upon proactivity. Vice President of Quality (4 years) defining and driving regional (North and South America) strategies. Interacting regularly with global counterparts. Helped define and execute turn around activities. Director of Quality for North America (3 years) defining and driving Quality based strategies. Interacted regularly with global counterparts. Plant Management (5 years) - Lead 2 separate plants in Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale. Won distinguished Shingo Award with both facilities. Plant Quality Management (3 years) - Responsible for defining and executing plant level Quality strategies Plant Operations Management (2 years) - Responsible for producing automotive safety products Design Engineering Management (5 years) - Leading teams of engineers in cost effective, reliable automotive safety product development. Design Engineering (4 years) - Responsible for developing new automotive safety products. Application of FEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, QFD, VEVA, Specialties: Well versed in lean manufacturing principles, quality methods and sound engineering practices. Capable to lead diverse teams.