JaneAngela Michalek

Jane Angela Michalek
3037 Woods Walk Way | Rocky Mount, NC 27804 | 586-709-6823 | [email protected]
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SUMMARY: A dedicated Manager with twenty-five years of experience in management, who specializes in the ability to drive continuous improvement and enhance quality, reduce cost, increase sales and profit margins, while fostering employee relationships. Now seeking to contribute my experience, skills and expertise to the management team.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE
MANAGEMENT
• Supervised multiple departments and staff of upwards to 26-35 members
• Lead internal/external Cross Functional Team meetings weekly
• Understanding of vehicle function, both packaging and dynamic interactions of components
• Interpersonal skills to effectively lead teams and to positively influence other team members
• Leader who can structure a team, is a motivator, organized and good at setting expectations
• Manage staff scheduling, work distribution, performance reviews and mentoring
• Expertise in managing complex, high-level data within in a fast-paced, always changing environment
• Strong analytical skills, ability to prioritize multiple Programs, meeting deadlines
• Maintain and administer data integrity group training materials, policies and procedures
• Trained team members to develop skills and confidence in their ability to examine work processes
• 5S Leader

ENGINEERING
• DFSS - Six Sigma Green Belt trained – tools (TDFSS DFSS, DMAIC, DVP&R)
• FMEA, PPAP, MSA, SPC – to follow ISO/TS 16949 guidelines and requirements
• Assisted with Recall Campaign Group and sub-suppliers, regarding procurement/RVU labels
• Applies technical expertise on complex components or projects
• Coordinates performance across regions, teams, and departments on complex projects and work flows
• Analyzes data and makes recommendations regarding technical issues
• Recommends revisions and product design changes
• Processing purchase orders, supporting RFQ/RFI procedures
• Preparing customer quotes with product and pricing

HEALTH/SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL
• Managed FEMA's (Federal Emergency Management) preparedness grant portfolio.
• Safety and Energy Leader for RMEP 2015 to present
• Provide subject matter expertise in response to regional office and stakeholder inquiries.
• Grant writing preparation guidance.
• Formulated risk methodology to support grant allocations, and analyze investments.
• Manage budget execution and formulation.
• Provided the driving force for grants management initiatives through the strategic delivery of policy, training.
• Worked with Director writing Grants and Mitigation and Preparedness

MARKETING
• Marketing Strategy and collaboration
• Experience in Aftermarket or OEM supply environment
• Photography set up, Design, Marketing messaging, displays, graphics, brochures
• Worked with OEM General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan engineers to recommend changes to customers
• Experience in Aftermarket and OEM supply environment

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
• Developed financial modeling system that reduced billing turnaround time from five days to one day.
• Converted new payroll/accounting systems that reduced and improved tax reporting.
• Directed several IS conversions to increase accuracy and reduce time for financial recording and reporting.
• Developed cost estimating process for quoting new business that was adapted by entire division.
• Created billing and invoice process for fiscal reconciliations, utilizing PeopleSoft.
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), inventory database.

SALES
• Managed manufacturing sales team for new product development
• Sales Forecasting, weekly and monthly sales metric reporting
• Scheduled inside sales representative and outside weekly sales meetings with customer base
• Customer contract and negotiations, vendor selection

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Program Manager – Product Engineering/New Products (VPI)
Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant, Rocky Mount, NC 7/2014 - Present
Manages, develops, and implements programs composed of multiple cross functional projects. Partners with key business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion, while leading multiple cross-functional projects that may comprise a program from inception to completion. Facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; works with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals. Also designs project plan, develops timeline, identifies project milestones, and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline. In addition, the responsibility to work with business and functional leaders to define tangible and measurable business outcomes and to lead the program achieving those business outcomes. Manages project risk; uses quality tools to identify areas of risk; identifies alternatives or solutions; applies motivational techniques to broad-based organization change issues. Leverages experience of cross-functional resources and resources external to the project team; documents and shares team learnings with other teams; draws on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project.

Identifies and assigns appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guides and coaches team members through various stages of the project; provides developmental feedback to team members; coaches other Project Managers in managing teams. Issue Management and maintains a cross-functional, cross-organizational project issues list, with appropriate prioritization based on the issue's level of importance. Drives appropriate and timely resolution and approval of changes to the project plan. Trains and/or mentors others in Change and Issue Management. Scope Management - Solicits and organizes customer requirements (Voice of the Customer), and tracks the status of project deliverables. Proficiently uses a Value Package Profile (VPP) or other appropriate scope-defining document, and proactively manages change. Manages the connections between multiple levels of scope detail in related additional documents (e.g. Tech Profiles or equivalent documents). Trains and/or mentors others in scope management. Schedule Management - Manages complex schedules integrating multiple sub-projects.

Plan and allocates while developing, managing, and coordinating cross-functional, cross-organizational resource plans for a portfolio, program, and/or project. Trains and/or mentors others in Resource Management. Effectively stratifies stakeholder needs and creates and executes communications plans to fit the unique needs of each type of stakeholder. Trains and/or mentors others in stakeholder management. Performs business planning (business case, NPV, etc.) and strategic analysis and able to do sanity checks on the data.

Utilizes cross-functional knowledge to delegate the detailed work for multiple cross-functional areas. Trains and/or mentors this skill. Project Risk Management and able to leads complex or large project teams in the development of a project FMEA and/or 9-box project risk summary, and identifies and manages the actions to mitigate the risk. Trains and/or mentors other in this skill. Manages, develops, and implements project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area. Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.
Independent Consultant 1/2007 – 7/2014
Program Manager
Panasonic Automotive, Farmington Hills, MI - 8/2013 – 3/2014
In the Advanced Engineering Department, I managed programs to meet profitability and financial targets, delivering products and services in line with customer needs, and within timing expectations, and the long-term success of the organization. Manage one or more Program teams consisting of cross-functional team members. Define and communicate clear deliverables and performance targets. I assisted with budget preparation, defining Program deliverables, along with risk mitigation. Responsible for set up, product display, marketing messaging, customer contacts, for the 2013 NAIAS at COBO Hall in Detroit, Michigan. I maintained the property control room inventory and database. Also approved invoices, vendor selection, pricing, along with customer set-up.

Program Manager
Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI 8/2012 – 5/2013
Using SAP, I assisted the program in improving efficiencies by reducing costs for sourcing and procurement, streamlining operations, improving productivity, product compliance, and collaborating efficiently, to ensure lean operations. I supported Program metrics analysis, team communication, resource planning, risk analysis, report generation, and documentation control. Ensured client/customer service expectations are met. Ensured documents required for Program milestone closure are captured appropriately on the Program’s SharePoint site. Managed the Program’s financial forecast, making adjustments as required based on needs and direction.

Program Manager
Chrysler Corporation (Engineering College), Auburn Hills, MI 3/2011 – 8/2011
As part of the Leadership Team in the Chrysler Engineering College, I coordinated The Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Supplier Strategy activities i.e. course management training/certification/communication/enrollment for The Engineering College. In addition I was in charge of recognition events/activities and developing metrics in Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio to generate presentations and reports required to support The Engineering College and DFSS Supplier Strategy operations. Additional use of JavaScript, XML 7 and XLS 7 to backup logical drives/partitions to image files, while enabling browsing, viewing and extracting files. Other responsibilities include managing the supply base Program and database to enable communication, tracking, and Program logistics.

Program Manager
Ford Motor Company Technical Center, Dearborn, MI 7/2010 – 1/2011
Implementation of SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) Compliance ticket creation/monitoring/updating SCRP client data, and populating job aids with information from existing and/or current documentation. Update spreadsheet with upcoming quarterly audit information. Compile supplier information and update into the supplier SharePoint database. Transfer information from completed questionnaires online to the SharePoint website. Maintain the share drive with status information, set up meetings with suppliers. SharePoint, Ford protocol and database experience, along with their Information Systems. Attend meetings and training each week.

Program Manager
BlueCross/BlueShield, Southfield, MI 2/2010 – 7/2010
Oversee expense reporting, update departmental presentations/slides, maintain departmental shared drive and SharePoint site with up-to-date documents, e-mails, presentations, schedule meetings with customers and other BCBSM depts., monitor and distribute requests from departmental mailbox, maintain data entry and run queries against dept.’s consultative database. Arrange for on boarding of new employees, relocations, installation requests, and central point of contact for internal and external customers.

Financial Reporting Manager
Triad Diagnostics, Novi, MI 4/2009 – 10/2009
Medicaid billing and invoicing creations for fiscal reconciliations, utilizing PeopleSoft which include development of clinical practice plan complex budgets projections and plans, cost and statistical analyses and related reports, and oversight of expenditures to ensure compliance with Medicare policy, clinical practice plan and other Contractual arrangements. Responsible for account medical billing, producing monthly revenue statements, serving as Executive support, preparing Microsoft Word document, monthly Excel spreadsheets at advanced levels, creating and maintaining Microsoft Access database. In charge of reconciling physician’s monthly accounts and revenue statements, assigned to review and interpret all legal Consultants and documents.

Sales Coordinator
Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI 1/2009 - 4/2009
Performed Executive, clerical duties, customer service, designed, assembled, and set up visual displays for three stores, according to manager's guidelines. Built and established a strong customer base. Always maintained, organized and cleaned all stores on a daily basis. Abided by weekly work schedules, while offering flexibility to meet the needs of the business. Assisted with merchandise floor changes as needed. Followed safety protocol at all times. Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize multiple projects, attend sales meetings and meet deadlines. Maintained customer focus, decision quality, ethics & values.

Project Manager
Honeywell Corporation, Roseville, MI 10/2008 - 1/2009
Responsible for accurate sales quotations for customer orders, served as liaison for customer service, worked with the sales engineers, marketing and client file database. Acted as office manager while serving the District with daily operations. Utilized the AS/400 computer system to gather and update customer information. Responsible for reporting customer satisfaction and developing action plans to improve satisfaction based on feedback.

Assistant to Executive Vice President Global Sales
AT&T Corporation, Detroit, MI 10/2007 – 3/2008
Developed Programs and weekly presentations from direct reports including change control, critical issues, TIM Operations, Architecture, General Motors Contractual issues, Delphi automotive, engineering, business management and global operations, life cycle management operations, and North America Operations. Worked with Critical Issues team to aid Vice President with performance metrics.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in MS Office Products | Customer quotes | Lotus Notes | Minitab | 9-Box Risk Assessment | PeopleSoft payroll | HR Management System | EDI/SAP | Oracle | ATOMS – Engine tracking, materials, planning, production | CMES – Quality database | Engineering Drawings

LICENSING/ TRAINING/CERTIFICATION
Sales License -1680 Health/Life Insurance/Accident | Humantech Ergonomic System Validator | Safety and Energy Leader
Applied Mechanics | Component and system performance, vibration, strain, bolt joints, fatigue | Gauging training – Machining

____________________________________________EDUCATION______________________________________________

Bachelor of Science Degree: Business Administration Finance and Management, 8/2006
Oakland University - Rochester, MI

Master of Business Administration: Supply Chain Management, 1/2018 East Carolina University - Greenville, NC