Samir Mazahem

About Samir Mazahem

Samir held senior leadership position at Tooling Technology Group, Shiloh industries/DURA Automotives, Eaton Corp, Ford Motor Company and Visteon Automotive Systems. Also acts as independent consultant to automotive suppliers. Samir has combined expertise leading and directing multiple global organizations and initiatives simultaneously. Throughout his career, Samir attained comprehensive, Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Business Strategy, Portfolio Management, organizational efficiency and effective execution expertise. Samir remains steadfast in his belief that collaboration is the key to overall success therefore, he is committed to building positive relationships with interdepartmental teams, organization leaders, clients, and key stakeholders to realize strategic business goals.Accomplishments Revamped APQP process and reduced steps from 258 to 108 which accelerated product launches and growth Launched a new industrialization process and tools that improved on time product launch from 37% to 93% in year one, in addition optimized the process to suit specific products that reduced time between 70% and 30% depending on the productLed the engineering and program management due diligence of an acquisition valued at $120 Million. Restructured new group, integrated resources and trained on new systems within few weeks of acquisitionScoped and initiated new advanced projects development with key suppliers and technical institutions that will provide competitive advantage and enable over $200M in organic growthCut product development time from 3 to 2 years by utilizing simulation and customers fleets to test and debug the systemDeveloped a $40 million joint venture with a European suspension manufacturing company Integrated a newly acquired plant and developed a business plan that increased revenue from $3M to $9M in first year and up to $50M in 3 yearsLed global engineering and program management organizations over 200 engineers and 40 plus PMs. Managed overall product strategy and bottom line profitability of $200M automotive components business

Experience

1. Corporate Director of Program Management

   Tooling Tech Group

   Jan 2025 — Present · US

Education

• Lawrence Technological University

  MEMS, Masters of Engineering Manufacturing Systems

• Lawrence Technological University

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

• University of Detroit Mercy

  MEM, Masters of Engineering Management

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Kaizen
• Spc
• Engineering Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Ppap
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Fmea
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Apqp
• Business Process Improvement
• Six Sigma