Austin Davenport
- Role
- Manufacturing Chief Engineering, Toluca Jeep Assembly, Launch Specialist at Stellantis
- Location
- Detroit, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Austin Davenport
Forged by a decade of relentless demand in automotive manufacturing, I bring proven…
Experience
Manufacturing Chief Engineering, Toluca Jeep Assembly, Launch Specialist
Jan 2022 — Present
Toluca, MX Assembly Plant – New Model Vehicle Launches – MFG Change Management Lead Oversaw MFG response & cost accumulation / avoidance of pre-production engineering changes Tooling, Manpower, Scroll, Facility and Process changes; I advise what impacts the plant and what does not and record over $16M of impact; Recommending opportunities to ENG to avoid over $4M of impact Lead MFG Change Management across 3 vehicle lines with varying development timelines Collaborate internationally with Mexican, French and Polish teammates; Within Stellantis & 3rd party firms Processed over changes: Acted as a liaison between Engineering and Manufacturing Facilitate reviews & workshops with over 60 MFG and ENG cross-functional personnel Project Manager; Orchestrated an assembly cell removal, international transport and re-install from Illinois, USA to Toluca, MX to support this new launch- Organically created the entire process and directing Stellantis and 3rd party contract manpower
Education
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Operations Management & Information Systems
2012 — 2016
Wayne State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business
2016 — 2019
Skills
- Mentoring and Motivating
- Time Management
- Communication
- Emotional Intelligence
- Microsoft Excel
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