Joan Westwater

Hard working and motivated program manager dedicated to getting things done. I am motivated to provide quality results to all stakeholders and maintain team engagement through inclusion, collaboration, and communication. My work ethic is based on trust, integrity and commitment to stakeholders, customers, and my team. I have program and project engineering leadership experience in supporting global manufacturing operations in technology, plumbing, and heavy equipment sectors. I am well versed and practiced in Project Management principles and methodologies including project planning, scheduling, budgets, cross-functional communications, team building, stakeholder relations, customer interactions & partnerships, and executive communications. I possess demonstrated successes in leading continuous improvement teams through the resolution of complex process, manufacturing, and field problems to increase reliability, durability, and lower overall costs. I have a consistent record of achievement as a technical project and team leader, recognized by senior leadership for leading significant cost saving initiatives and critical performance challenges.