Dmitry Potanin
Project Manager Automotive
Persönliche Daten
Russisch (Muttersprache)
English (Fließend)
Niederländisch (Fließend)
Französisch (Gut)
Deutsch (Grundkenntnisse)
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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
DMITRY POTANIN
DATE OF BIRTH
April 26, 1974
NATIONALITY
Belgium/Russia
MARITAL STATUS
Married, 2 children
ADDRESS
Brandhoutstraat 51A, 3800 Sint Truiden, Belgium
Phone home:
+32-11-69-65-45
Mobile:
+49 162 109 18 28 / + 7 911 122 67 65
e-mail:
EDUCATION:
September 1991- June1996
NIZHNY NOVGOROD (GORKY) STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA
Industrial Engineering, Machining
EXPERIENCE:
July 2011 till present
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL GmbH, Burscheid, GERMANY
PROGRAM MANAGER.
Management of complex Customer programs for Automotive Seating from quote to production.
Customers: Nissan, General Motors, Ford, BMW
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Setting up Project cross-functional team after receiving Customer Request for Quotation and
driving quotation activity.
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Development of Project timing using Team member inputs and obtaining Team, Management
commitment and Customer approval.
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Leading the program as per plan being the contact point for Customer and central point in the
cross-functional team
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Following up of component development with Suppliers
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Organizing and leading pre-production trials
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Coordinating launch activities at production plan – procurement of equipment and pre-serial
components, development of sample build plan, equipment commissioning.
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Product review at Customer facility, analyzing issues down to root cause and leading
implementation of countermeasures
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Regular Program status reporting to management and Customer.
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Coordinating Change management process till implementation in JIT plant
September 2008 till June 2011
MAGNA EXTERIORS & INTERIORS GmbH, Sailauf, GERMANY
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.
Project management for all Exterior&Interior components for Nissan Russia, manufactured in
Magna plants in St.Petersburg, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod.
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Window person for the Customer (Nissan)
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Tool manufacturing follow up, optimization planning, troubleshooting
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Coordination of project team activities
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Budgeting
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Senior Management reporting
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Cost tracking
Leading startup of MAGNA Brownfield manufacturing facility in St.Petersburg Russia.
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building selection
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overall start-up planning till SOP
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management of smooth import of manufacturing equipment from Europe
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equipment, facilities & utilities specification and ordering
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managing surveys onsite (environmental, geology, topography, building etc)
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selection of General designer, general Contractor
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installation management (facilities and equipment), commissioning
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obtaining authority permits for natural gas, electricity to the building
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getting all the construction and installation documentation completed and approved by
Russian authorities
August 2005 to September 2008
TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE N.V., BELGIUM / TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING UK,
Brussels, BELGIUM / Deeside, UK
SENIOR ENGINEER.
Responsible for process development, planning and installation of production lines in Toyota
Motor engine plants in Europe.
MAJOR PROJECTS:
From January 2006 full project responsibility for installation of Toyota ZR-engine assembly line in
Toyota Motor UK Engine plant in Deeside (installation budget 1,7 mio €), including contractor
management, equipment procurement and commissioning.
From October 2006 till Dec 2006 full project responsibility for installation of new Toyota Auris
Front axle assembly line in Toyota Motor UK Vehicle plant (installation budget 0,3 mio €).
March 1999 to July 2005
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE N.V., Sint-Truiden, BELGIUM
PROJECT ENGINEER in Commercial Vehicles group, Original Equipment Sales & Engineering,
responsible for Renault Trucks/Volvo Truck account.
Full project responsibility from receiving Customer input (scratch) till SOP and continuous
improvement.
Customer account responsible (profitability monitoring, continuous focus on cost savings,
handling of warranties).
Last major projects:
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Renault Trucks PNG project (Magnum, Premium, Kerax trucks cabin suspension)
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- Renault Trucks/Volvo Trucks M500 project (Cabin and Axle suspension of Midlum and
FM/FL trucks).
July 1996 - March 1999
GORKY AUTOMOBILE PLANT, RUSSIA
Process Engineer at Gearbox Manufacturing Plant.
Responsible for development of application software for cutting tool profiling.
LANGUAGES:
RUSSIAN - native
ENGLISH - fluent
DUTCH - fluent
FRENCH - good
GERMAN - basic
GENERAL:
Hands on, Team player, strong leadership
Results oriented, quick decision maker & Strategic view
Finance understanding (balance sheet, P&L, etc).
Project planning in MS Project
Toyota manufacturing mind : Problem solving, Build-in-quality, etc
Industrial safety (construction works and equipment commissioning)
Readiness to very frequent travels to Russia and Europe, no visa/work permit required.
Relevant business connections in Russia, especially in St.Petersburg area.