Marian Petrelecan
BMW, Chrysler and Fisker team manager on several vehicle programs from concept phase through launch in US, Germany, Great Britain and Mexico
Performance, hands-on, metric driven, enterprising leader with over twenty years of experience in international and domestic automotive industry focused on project management, product design and validation, quality improvement and cost reduction. Successful history of building engineering organizations from scratch. In depth knowledge of assembly plant build procedures, design and tooling for both body shop and general assembly. Managed various BMW, Chrysler and Fisker teams on several vehicle programs from concept phase through launch in US, Germany, Great Britain and Mexico. Effective motivator and communicator with a reputation of balancing and meeting expectations while forging partnerships with suppliers & customers. Expertise in CATIA design, dimensioning and tolerance, prototype builds and manufacturing processes.
Specialties: Design in CATIA V4 and V5. Program Management. DFMEA, DFSS, PSO, PPAP Part release. Prototype build support. Launch plant support. Supplier integration and management.