Kevin James LaVigne

Technical program management professional with a track record in leading cross-functional teams and driving successful project outcomes. Skilled in project planning, risk management, and process optimization. Strong focus on collaboration, adaptability, and delivering measurable results. Known for reliability and effectively navigating changing project requirements.

• Patent - Vehicle load monitoring for Four Wheel Steering USPTO #: 7606645
• National Defense Service Medal - U.S. Navy
• Good Conduct Medal from the Department of Navy
• Lead a department that produced 3.5 million oil seals annually with zero customer complaints for 14 months
• Reduced scrap % of HK from 12% to 2.6% in 6 months
• On -Time delivery average 99% for 12 months
• Average Direct Labor Utilization increased from 85% to 98% over 12 months
• Improved the department’s efficiency from 53 percent to 98 percent in six months
• Participated in two Major Kaizen’s in 2015:
• Low Volume Flowcell/3P Kaizen – Resulting in an annual hard savings of $180,000
• Kanban Pull System Kaizen – Resulting in an annual hard savings of $15,000

Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically determining the steering system calibration of a vehicle in accordance with vehicle loading. The apparatus comprises a combination of a load monitor and a steering controller. The load monitor senses the actual loading of the vehicle and provides a corresponding feedback signal to the steering controller. The steering controller determines a steering calibration appropriate for the load represented by the feedback signal. As a result, the handling performance of the vehicle can be improved over that of a single, fixed steering calibration for a wide range of load conditions.