Billy Z.
Director of TIC
About
- Plant operating and multi-plants supporting experience.Proved NPI and project management skill. - Systematic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/WCM (world-class manufacturing), including safety, environment, logistics and inventory management, equipment maintenance, quality, cost deployment, personnel development and other improvement tools. - Experience to build Lean culture from scratch to autonomous behaviors level. Practical experience on improvement of material flow,layout,workplace organization etc. - Rich experience in product&process innovation and new equipment development with lean industrial design conception.Familar with machining,assembling,welding,stamping and molding process. - Proved experience on Design for manufacturing and problem solving by systematic approaches. - Excellent communication and conflict management skill.Good team player with proved team development&management skills. - Experience on Digital Factory,VR cardboard etc. digital simulation capability building and application. - Open mind,reliable and down to earth working style.
China
Shanghai
Automotive
Systematic problem solving approaches, Digitalization, 数字化, Industrial Engineering, Layout design, Lean investment, SPC, PFMEA, APQP&PPAP, Continuous Improvement, Plant Operation, Lean manufacturing,WCM, Machining,Assembling,Testing,stamping,molding, Project Management, Digital&Robotic Automation Application, 精益生产, 5S, 持续改进, 运营管理
Experience

Director of TIC
Interplex Technical Innovation Center
Suzhou,Jiangsu
Responsibilities: a)Define and monitor the KPIs.Ensure all KPIs are met consistently and is responsible for the P&L. b) Work with Sales for projects acquisition and responsible for RFQ. c) Create and maintain a safe working environment that inspires a high level of motivation and commitment towards the objectives of the company. d) Manager worldwide new projects technical supports and the lean investment for stamping tool,plastic die,automation and turn key projects to plants. e) Direct engineering function by guilding and coaching ,setting priority,delegating workload and developing policies and procedures consistent with company standards f) Identifies competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of a company. Lead the team to support the entire Group’s technical innovation strategy g) Develop a talent management platform intended to drive the most value to the individual and the organization. Achievements: a) Steamlined the project cost management and set up procedure to monitor.Start benchmark analysis to identify the gap and define action plan to recover.Reduced 6.7% of tooling cost within 3 monthls. b) Kicked off KAIZEN conception training and start to transfer knowledge and tooling and drive learning by doing.Start to nurture Continuous Improvement culture in organization.Drived and completed 19 major KAIZEN projects within 6 months which contributed 2.3Mrmb annual saving. c) Led Canoo production line design optimization,saved 20% of operators and 25% space,quick change over in 3mins and investment reduced 8%. d) Prioritized to quality improvement on Symbio stamping process and BTB stamping and moulding process.Led systematic root causes analysis(A3 analysis),scrap rate reduced about 60% within 1 month. e) Defined the out-sourcing strategy and set up procedure to monitor the supplier’s performance. Reduced 33% working load of incoming inspection.And internal assembly productivity increased 18%.

China Manufacturing Engineering Specialist Manager
Shanghai, China
Responsibilities: a) Define investment strategy in China level for new program/product acquisition. b) Standardize the process and equipment to support all 18 China plants in program launching and mass production to reach profit target. c) Coach and governance Lean Industrial Design on investment for new projects launching and capacity increasing.And support on approval of investment application. d) Lead process innovation and product Design for Manufacturing. e) Lead continuous improvement on manufacturing cost in plants and develop automation solution to support plant daily operation efficiency improvement. f) Develop and promote Local for Local lean investment solutions cooperated with global industrial team. g) Build up local simulation capability.Lead Digital Factory,VR Cardboard and Delmia Robotic application on critical projects in plants. h) Develop and certify technical expert based on business demands and strategy to fill in Experts Pool.Animate and manage the China specialist &expert network. Achievements: a) Reduced about 22% department traveling cost by introducing on line consultation and taking preventive action in Y2016. b) Build up off-line programming solution,saving 50% online setup time and 40% total programming working time. c) Support Operation to reach 8.2% annual efficiency improvement in Y2019. d) Realized about 16% tooling and equipment saving by benchmark analysis and implementing Design for Manufacturing solutions in Y2020 and contributed 5% saving to direct materials. e) Led regional team to develop standard dual robots welding cell,improved the efficiency 40% at least.And machine standard is promoted as Global standard successfully. f) Being a key member of global std. Equipment development team,developed a series solutions which fit to China market.Tooling and equipment cost reduced about 15% averagely. g) Delivered best practices(automation upgrading with cobot)to global team and popularize to other plants which improve productivity 24%. h) Developed,certified and managed 62 regional technical specialists to support China business.

Plant Manager
Shanghai City, China
Responsibilities: a) Forecast and manage expense and capex to guarantee profitable operation. b) Guarantee the production,quality,delivery to meet the customer demand. c) Introduce WCM(world class manufacturing)methodology and tools to realize profitable operation and guarantee safe working environment and people engagement d) Define the KPI to monitor the daily performance. Constantly monitor existing processes and drive continuous improvements to guarantee finance results. e) Work closely with R&D and drive on Design for Manufacturing. f) Supervise,motivate and develop subordinates.Build a high performance culture in the organization. Achievement: a) Reduced the scrap rate about 50% and enhanced the FTQ 30% within 3 months. b) Reduced the 30% of oversea transportation cost and 15% of inventory in 2012. c) Introduced WCM to build“Zero”culture in plant.Reached 8.1% saving of total annual cost in Y2013 and 8.2% in Y2014. d) Optimized the material flow by lean concept.Reduced 15% of labor for material handling. e) Handled plant space expanding,line re-layout.Trebled VG internal capacity within 10 months to reach supplier sudden demand increase in Y2014. f) Led local team to develop machining,assembling,testing process of piston accumulator successfully which only 2 suppliers are capable to produce in mass production in global market in Y2014. g) Led PE team to realize various new products(AMT&DCT hydraulic unit,gear pump etc.) launching by concurrent principle to meet critical short development term with limited human resource. h) Led the development of new mechanical deburring process which is best practice in MM Powetrain.Machine investment reduced 60% and reach higher performance. i) Built up professional manufacturing engineering team which is competitive in MM group and can develop new process independently.Introduce WCM methodology successfully and reached annual saving above 8% of cost (expect direct material). j) By introduced new process and products in about 3 years,sales revenue increased from 180Mrmb to 600Mrmb.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Eaton Fluid&Power Shanghai
Responsibilities: a)Design, develop, evaluate, improve and standardize manufacturing processes and systems by Lean Manufacturing and safety standards. b) Develop matrix to monitor process performance. Constantly monitor existing processes and drive continuous improvements by systematic approaches. c) Initiate capital plan based on capacity studies and new product and production capabilities. Manage capital expenditure to meet budget and time line. d) Understand the EBS and drive the applicable elements through the organization. e) Work closely with Production,Quality and Sales functions on problem solving and continuous improvement activities for internal and external issues. f) Supervise, motivate and develop engineers and technicians in the Engineering Departments. Build a high performance culture in the organization. Achievement: a) Built up ME department organization and developed key technology in house. b) Realized the direction valve body machining,assembling and testing localization in SH plant which is more stable and get better performance than imported one.Customer claims reduced from 5.2% to 0 c) Localized the heavy duty piston pump&motor Assembling&Testing process successfully to meet China market needs.Saved 13.5% of investment by localization d) Introduced lean tools in mass production.Designed and realized Kanban system on line.Improved the overall layout.Productivity improved 15.8% e) Optimized the hydraulic unit(wind power&industrial application)assembling and testing layout and process.Increased productivity 30% and reduced lead time 23%

Process&Industrial Engineering Manager
Magneti Marelli Powertrain Shanghai
Shanghai City, China
Responsibilities: a) Evaluate performance for subordinates. b) Optimize the manufacturing process to reduce the cost,enhance the productivity by Lean conception. c) Evaluate the investment&cost for new product,control actual investment&cost during industrialization phase. d) Initiate Capital plan and estimate the investment in 5 year’s plan. e) Lead the products transfer to new facility and build up local capability. f) Define the manufacturing footprint from strategic point of view. g) As a project manager,lead the team to accomplish the industrialization development. h) Fulfill the training for subordinates and other related persons. i) Source the potential supplier for special machine and evaluate the technical capacity j) Cooperate with R&D for optimizing the design and evaluate the related cost. Achievements a) Localized the industrialization for Selespeed(compact hydraulic unit)in China market which is high-tech product originated from F1 sport. b) Succeeded in EA888 capacity expansion with localized equipments which save investment 40% of imported equipments. c) Led the team to achieve the localization for electrical throttle body for VW&Chery and worked as an interface between MM Shanghai and MM France&Italy. d) Realized the industrialization of intake manifold for VW EA111 project. e) Planed and led intake manifold line transfer to Wuhu plant smoothly. f) Stabilized the machining process for throttle body, scrap rate reduced about 7%

Supervisor of process engineer
Shanghai Huizhong Automobile manufacture Co.Ltd.
中国 上海市 浦东新区
Responsibilities: a) Design and optimize fixture, tooling, gauge, develop FMEA, flow chart, control plan and process card and carry out SPC analyse. b) Engage in whole process from the sample submission to the batch production. c) Optimize the manufacturing process, uptime and layout. d) Support to the supplier to improve the quality. e) Lead the team to tackle the key problems before batch production and achieve the continual improvement. f) Fulfill the training for operators and other technical persons. Achievements a) Succeeded in developing of machining and assembly process of the shock absorber&suspension for SGM and VW etc. b) Completed the modular design of entire toolings of absorber,saved 90% of tooling design time and 80% of tooling cost. c) Gained a lot of hortations on account of tooling, machine renovation every year. d) Optimized the process for SGM production.Reduced 32% of scrap rate. e) Succeeded in assembling the first sample bus and showing bus in company.
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