Michael Light
Manager II, Manufacturing Vision at Toyota Motor North America
- Role
- Manager Ii, Manufacturing Vision at Toyota North America
- Location
- Lexington, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Light
LEADERSHIP / PROJECT MANAGEMENT / CUSTOMER-FOCUSEDMultifaceted, well-organized, and dedicated professional showcasing 20+ years of delivering the highest level of product development, experience-driven design, critical technical support, and software application training for industry leaders like Toyota (Global 50), Humana (Fortune 50), and Xerox (Fortune Decisive leader who guides teams to build strategies, roadmaps, and feature definitions to ensure superior products. Forges lasting stakeholder relationships while maintaining a constant focus on customers. Out-of-the-box thinker who offers creative digital solutions to meet user needs, add business value, and exceed all expectations.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Promoted up to Manager, Manufacturing Quality Systems at Toyota Motor North America due to exceptional performance.• Noted for vital contributions to the Manufacturing Plant of the Future, engaging the Production Engineering (PE) team to establish a new model of PE and IT engagement that increased collaboration and supported significant gains in total productivity within a short timeframe.• Headed the Energy Analytics Project and improved customer experience through incremental delivery, rescuing the client’s relationships with all requested use cases delivered on time. • Received numerous promotions at Xerox, guiding critical technology projects and programs that positively impacted hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue.• Developed an innovative, end-to-end methodology as an RPA Program Manager, including creating an internal opportunity pipeline, tracking, and corporate dashboards.CORE COMPETENCIES• IT Strategy & Product Roadmaps• Project Management/Agile/Scrum• Stakeholder Engagement/Management• Analysis, Reporting, Communication• Software/Application Development• Emerging Technologies & Automation• Team Building & Leadership• Solution Architecting, Creative Problem-Solving
Experience
Manager Ii, Manufacturing Vision
Oct 2025 — Present · Georgetown, KY, US
Education
Harlaxton College
Bachelors, Graphic Design
2000 — 2000
University of Evansville
Bachelors, Graphic Design
1997 — 2001
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