Don Bizon

About Don Bizon

I am a strong, creative, energetic Global Product Director, who started a product line a grew it to the highest growth portfolio in the company. I bring the strong engineering and business background required to create and execute product strategies.From my experience, I have a strong understanding of the business EOS, and how to get things accomplished. I have led the product line by directing functional areas from engineering, purchasing, and quality, as well as C-Level reporting.A listing of my competencies includes:• Global Market/Product Management• P&L Management• Product Strategies• Global product introduction, launch, and training• Building customer relationships and developing customer strategies• Vision and leadership of cross functional teamsPlease contact me: d•••••••@aol.com, or 33••••••90

Experience

1. Global Product Management

   Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

   Jan 2004 — Present

   Manage product management staff, to develop connection systems, for the hybrid vehicle and commercial vehicle markets. Develop and implement global market product plans. Lead cross functional team of sales, engineering, and marketing professionals in defining target customer strategies, engineering product technical requirements, and market research needs. Manage quote activities, including executive business case review, engineering/manufacturing costs, and set price strategy.

Education

• Case Western Reserve University

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Product Launch
• Automotive
• Ppap
• Crm
• Root Cause Analysis
• Apqp
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Six Sigma
• Management
• Pricing
• Dfmea
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Vehicles
• Fmea
• Engineering Management
• Powertrain
• Value Stream Mapping
• Kaizen
• Automotive Engineering
• Dmaic
• Supplier Quality
• Ts16949