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Julie Anne Comilla

New York

Summary

Experienced Technical Project Manager with over 8 years of experience at tech and startup companies. Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with a proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget. Effective communicator, with experience using Agile and Waterfall methodologies while improving processes and procedures.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Greenfield Project Manager - Supply Chain Management

LUCID MOTORS
Newark
03.2020 - 06.2023
  • Led daily standups, sprint planning and ensured projects and milestones met deadlines effectively during vehicle launches
  • Managed Logistics teams’ readiness and provided solutions to mitigate risks during the development and production phases for future vehicle and country launches
  • Facilitated logistics launch concerns, outlined, and refined processes, and provided regular communication around project KPIs to program and plant leadership teams
  • Offered valuable insights for decision-making and continuous improvement to executive staff by conducting project reviews and generating detailed reports and presentations
  • Implemented IT systems for logistics material planners to oversee inventory movements, minimizing last-minute part orders and reducing expedited shipping costs
  • Developed new building facility layout in AutoCAD, design material flow system of building, and managed $5.1M facility budget and $2.2M operational budget for new building.

Senior Packaging Design Engineer - Supply Chain Management

LUCID MOTORS
Newark
03.2020 - 10.2021
  • Managed project budget of $3M for 70+ packaging design projects on an accelerated timeline
  • Led safety, quality, and design reviews to ensure that requirements were captured, and design changes were implemented through phased deployments
  • Developed and effectively communicated timelines and priorities for internal stakeholders and vendors for packaging development planning and shipment schedules
  • Successfully mitigated timing and design risks with vendors through project meetings and ensured seamless delivery of the packaging by collaboration with internal stakeholders on project progress and feedback
  • Conducted comprehensive engineering interviews to evaluate candidates’ technical proficiency, potential to contribute towards the company’s goals and alignment with company culture.

Technical Program Manager - Automation

JUUL LABS
San Francisco
01.2019 - 02.2020
  • Managed a team to deploy 20+ equipment lines to manufacturing sites on an accelerated timeline and collaborated with product and market teams on a new product launch
  • Led technical teams during the equipment bring-up process by articulating project goals and scope, providing timelines and updates to leadership teams, and ensuring project milestones were met
  • Resolved numerous project issues, including scope creep, process improvements, and risks to equipment delivery timelines and approved equipment changes based on available budget
  • Defined goals and managed product backlog to align with the company’s vision and strategy for the new product launch
  • Achieved an annual savings of $1.7M by implementing a packaging design change to the shipping packaging.

Packaging Project Engineer - Vehicle Engineering

TESLA, INC.
Fremont
06.2015 - 12.2018
  • Managed project phases for automation packaging, oversaw CapEx and vendor schedules, created new processes, and drove cost savings opportunities
  • Oversaw project plans, documentation, meeting minutes and identified risks and proposed mitigations to leadership through the M3 vehicle launch
  • Implemented optimized expendable packaging for 68 body-in-white parts, decreasing line complexity in 512 deliveries / hour
  • Implemented returnable packaging for 200+ body-in-white assemblies’ parts for the M3 program that totaled $160 per vehicle savings.

Education

Software Engineering Bootcamp- Full Stack Web Development -

Flatiron School
12.2023

Bachelor of Science (BS), Packaging Science -

Michigan State University

Skills

  • Communication
  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management Methodologies
  • Vendor Management
  • Business Operations
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking

Certification

  • Certified SCRUM Master, SCRUM Alliance
  • Project Leadership 360 Certification for PMP, e.Cornell University

Courses

  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner-PMI-ACI, Project Management Institute, Expected May 2024
  • Agile Project Management, Google, 02/2024-06/2024
  • Software Workshop-Frontend Development, Artificial Intelligence, SheCodes, 12/2023-05/2024
  • Software Engineering- JavaScript Fundamentals, Codesmith

Timeline

Greenfield Project Manager - Supply Chain Management

LUCID MOTORS
03.2020 - 06.2023

Senior Packaging Design Engineer - Supply Chain Management

LUCID MOTORS
03.2020 - 10.2021

Technical Program Manager - Automation

JUUL LABS
01.2019 - 02.2020

Packaging Project Engineer - Vehicle Engineering

TESLA, INC.
06.2015 - 12.2018

Software Engineering Bootcamp- Full Stack Web Development -

Flatiron School

Bachelor of Science (BS), Packaging Science -

Michigan State University

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