Keith Abankwah

Led engineering and infrastructure projects across manufacturing, industrial, and technology-sector clients, supporting capital upgrades, system integration, and cross-functional alignment.
• Supported IT, facilities, and operations teams through full project lifecycle from planning to turnover.
• Implemented Lean and Six Sigma principles to reduce downtime and improve delivery efficiency.
• Resolved schedule, budget, and technical risks across concurrent workstreams and stakeholder groups.

Managed 24/7 IT/OT operations for two high-volume automotive production facilities with 5,000+ employees and $10B+ annual output.
• Led site-wide incident response and disaster recovery while supervising Tier 1/2 support teams (engineers, electricians, analysts) for mission-critical systems and real-time executive updates
• Maintained >99.95% uptime across network, infrastructure (including SCADA), and production applications through robust escalation and triage processes.
• Oversaw asset lifecycle management and preventive maintenance of servers, switches, SCADA controllers, scanners, and plant floor equipment.

Supported Wrangler and Gladiator programs across multiple assembly lines, driving launch readiness, work instructions development, process improvements, and plant-wide systems optimization.
• Executed tooling validation, pilot builds, and complexity analysis across 600+ stations to support high-volume automotive production.
• Applied Lean and WCM methodologies to reduce waste and drive continuous improvement in assembly operations.
• Collaborated with IT, logistics, and controls teams to optimize real-time performance systems and ensure readiness for new product integration.

Managed facility upgrades, tooling installs, and infrastructure projects supporting new and existing vehicle programs.
• Led facility infrastructure projects ($1K–$1M), including HVAC, power, lighting, and data systems to support vehicle manufacturing lines
• Coordinated vendors and contractors to deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget, enhancing operational readiness and capacity.
• Owned project documentation, cash flow tracking, and stakeholder communication across engineering and operations teams.