Ryan Payne
Flushing
Summary
An immersive career that allows me to work with teams, problem solving every day and producing quality, world class vehicles
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Launch Electrical Coordinator
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
03.2025 - Current
- MY26 LCI Launch
- MY27 MCP Launch
- Lead Team of 6 Salaried employees and 2 hourly SMEs
Launch Electrical Process Coordinator
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
10.2022 - 03.2025
- Successful MY24 MCM Launch
- Followed BoO 314 Launch Plan Successfully
- Supervised 2 UAW Appointed Team Members
- Created Plant Electrical Maps
- Created a spreadsheet that documents the location of every connection in the plant.
Group Leader
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
02.2020 - 10.2022
- Door Line (78 People)
- Trim 2 (55 People)
- Chassis 1/Sequencing (70 People)
Launch Team Member
General Motors Corporation – Lansing Grand River
08.2013 - 12.2018
- Trial parts for future products and work with engineers to develop parts that integrate with current or future vehicles.
- Develop JES instructions for future products using APS
- Help develop tooling for new and existing products
- Perform PFEMAs to better predict future quality issues before the product hits production
- Work cross functionally with LMS, Materials and production.
- Launched 2018 A1LL, A1SL, A1BL, A1BC, A1AC HP1 and HP2
- Launched 2020 A2LL from IVER at PPO
Team Member
Delphi/General Motors
06.2006 - 08.2013
Education
Bachelor of Science - Language Arts, Social Studies
University of Michigan – Flint
Flint, MI01.2009
Skills
- Participated in future planning and mock-up events in Warren
- Participated in IVER at PPO as well as an in plant IVER for 2019 Camaro and many other Launch activities
- I have used Kronos daily for time keeping
- Supervised 3 different areas in a high intensity environment
- Supervised large groups of people with different job classifications(Seniority, Full-Time Temp, Part-Time Temp)
- I have worked in multiple manufacturing environments from the suppliers, to engineering, to assembly
- I have executed entire line balancing projects
- Attended and completed AMEC
- Use MERS daily to track issues
- Use GISP daily to track issues
- Have written and tracked engineering issues through PRTS
- Have written and tracked supplier issues in the SPPS system
- Completed the hiring process for salaried employees starting with the creation of a job in Workday to onboarding in the plant
- Built the Flint Electrical Launch Team
- Lead a team of 6 salaried employees and 2 hourly SMEs
Timeline
Lead Launch Electrical Coordinator
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
03.2025 - Current
Launch Electrical Process Coordinator
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
10.2022 - 03.2025
Group Leader
General Motors Corporation – Flint Assembly
02.2020 - 10.2022
Launch Team Member
General Motors Corporation – Lansing Grand River
08.2013 - 12.2018
Team Member
Delphi/General Motors
06.2006 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Language Arts, Social Studies
University of Michigan – Flint