MAHMOOD RAD

15435 FRANKLIN DRIVE

BROOKFIELD, WI 53005
262.797.6555
414.234.8653
mrf1c0cc@westpost.net
DIRECTOR-LEVEL LEADERSHIP
Product Development / Program and Project Management / Engineering
Results-focused leader with a wealth of expertise enhancing the performance and
profitability of diverse engineering and manufacturing organizations. Visionary
leader with proven ability to guide cross-functional diverse teams through enti
re project life cycle from concept to production. Demonstrated expertise in lea
n engineering principles, implementing best practices to elevate productivity.
Change advocate; skilled in driving transformational change across multiple busi
ness units within global manufacturing and customer / supplier base. Expert in
creation and design of comprehensive knowledge and information management system
s.
Areas of expertise include
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Budget Management
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Benchmarking
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Training and Development
- Cost Management
- Quality Control
- Manufacturing
- Test
- Design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY 2001 - Present
Leading manufacturer of motorcycles with $4.29B in revenues.
DIRECTOR, Special Project 2009 - Present
Leverage strategic project management expertise in leading the creation of opera
tions to achieve long-term operations cost and competitiveness targets. Drive r
estructuring initiatives in partnership with cross-functional internal centers o
f expertise and external support providers.
- Spearheaded delivery of operations Contingency Plan for all manufacturing site
s and key facilities.
- Safeguarded operations product quality and assets through creation of Enhanced
Quality Control Plan (EQP) across all manufacturing locations.
DIRECTOR, Product Development Office 2006 - 2009
Provided leadership and managed a team of 14 Centers of Excellence (COEs) in cha
mpioning continuous improvement within various Product Development Processes, in
cluding but not limited to Project Management, Visual Management, Operational Ex
cellence, Quality Management Systems and implementation of Lean Product Developm
ent principles. Managed all aspects of Engineering Product Development Portfoli
o Risk Management. Facilitated key leadership strategic forums, including Life
Cycle Planning, Product Planning and Product Development Leadership Committees.
- Reduced product development and delivery cycle by as much as 30% through execu
tion of lean principles.
- Initiated comprehensive metrics to establish baseline targets and promote cont
inuous improvement resulting in streamlined status and standard reporting. Redu
ced reporting formats from 10 to 1.
- Introduced several key Engineering initiatives, incorporating Knowledge and In
formation Management and PLM related process and tool improvements. KM process
improvements delivered significant reduction in researching existing knowledge,
contributed to development lead time reduction.
- Inspired creation of key changes, including new corporate part numbering and C
I within BOM Management and process standardization. Changes enabled automatic
part number creation, error proofing and future growth in full vehicle and optio
ns configuration management.
- Provided documentation of control and records retention of hundreds of enginee
ring policies in conformance to Quality Measurement Systems, leading to successf
ul ISO re-certification in 2009.
MANAGER, Product Development Office 2003 - 2006
Drove continuous improvement within Engineering Data Development processes and m
ethodology along with management of Engineering Data and Standards. Implemented
robust and collaborative risks and issues management process and system.
- Enhanced project assessments, pre-reviews readiness documentations and decisio
n making process to reduce the Sr. leadership phase gate review meeting duration
by 50%.
- Orchestrated multiple Value Stream Mapping (VSM) workshops, reducing part auth
orization and engineering change approval cycle times by 70%.
MANAGER, New Product Cost Management 2001 - 2003
Led team of six seasoned vehicle systems engineers within newly formed Cost Engi
neering Group. Cultivated systematic approach to cost management at concept.
- Championed Design For Assembly and Design For Manufacturability (DFA / DFM) pr
actices and tools. Trained over 150 internal engineers and tens of suppliers.
- Developed process for upfront part level 'should cost' analysis, establishing
vehicle level cost targets.
- Mentored cost engineers within project teams in creation of Business Cases and
PAR during Concept Definition phase.
Additional accomplishments took place in the following roles with DELPHI CORPORA
TION
ENGINEERING MANAGER from 1999 to 2001. Led global design and development for En
gine Evaporative Emission systems Purge Actuators and Solenoids, managing team o
f 15 engineers across 2 sites in Mexico.
- Reduced manufacturing process variations and quality defects through use of va
rious CI methods and tools, including DOE, Cause and Effect / Fishbone Diagram,
Control Charts, Histogram and Pareto, Radar / Spider Charts.
- Holder of patent and defensive publications on electromagnetically energized a
ctuators in vehicle emissions systems.
ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR from 1995 to 1999. Provided leadership to team of 20 Pro
duct Design and Development mechanical engineers for Steering Columns and Contro
ls and Intermediate Shafts in support of 5 Manufacturing Plants in Michigan, Ala
bama, Mexico, Spain and Italy.
- Slashed product development cost by directing multi-million dollar initiative
to recruit and train 20 plus national engineers to staff start-up Delphi Steerin
g Systems design center located in Mexico on time and within budget.
- Led transfer and implementation of full testing capabilities to the Mexico Tec
h Center, achieving reduced testing development cost by 40%.
Other previous roles included the following positions with General Motors Corpor
ation Automotive Components Group: Sr. Project Engineer, Liaison Engineer, Test
Engineer, Manufacturing Production Supervisor, Quality Engineer and Project Eng
ineer, Steering Columns and Controls Business Unit. Details on request.
EDUCATION
- MS, Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
- BS, Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- New Product Development Business Dynamics and Development and Management of Te
chnology and Product Strategy, MIT
- Financial Analysis for Non Finance Managers, University of Chicago Graduate Sc
hool
- Project Management Lead Certificate, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
- Six Sigma Overview Workshop Training, Harley-Davidson
- Lean Product Development Certificate, University of Michigan
Details on request