Jody Allen Church has 10 years of experience in manufacturing and management roles including cost analysis, environmental health and safety programs, and manufacturing support. She currently works as a Vehicle Cost Engineer at FIAT Chrysler Automobiles tracking vehicle costs from concept to end of life. Previous roles include Financial Analyst roles at Ford Motor Company and General Motors tracking part and vehicle costs. She has a BBA in Finance from the University of Michigan-Flint.

1. Jody Allen Church
6099 Tree Line Drive
Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439
(810) 348-7540
Email: jody.a.church@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Ten years of progressively responsible positions in manufacturing and management
environments. Experience includes cost analysis, management of environmental health and
safety programs, and varying manufacturing support roles. Demonstrated ability to learn quickly
and excel in a reliable manner.
Professional Experience
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles
Chrysler Technology Center
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Vehicle Cost Engineer (VCE) (Finance/Cost Analyst) Feb. 2010 to Current
Interface with the main cross-functional teams involved within the product development process
to derive, track, and report vehicle cost from concept approval to end of life. Support the vehicle's
overall business case.
 Reconcile CBOM(s), FastCar2, and program status to ensure accurate entry into EBOM
prior to program approval.
 Create and Communicate results of vehicle cost “Loop” process to Senior Management.
Adapt Slides for use in the overall Program Approval presentation deck. Collaborate with
Engineering to refine delta explanations.
 Maintain FastCar2 as the main tool for managing cost targets and status for variable cost
and investment. Reconcile on a recurring basis after program approval.
 Ensure FastCar2 entries are showing the latest data from PentaSAP.
 Analyze Change Notices for vehicle cost impact.
 Classify Tooling Requisitions. Ensure program funding allocation and reconcile against
PentaSAP for pending tool orders.
 Manage all changes to the component cost and investment checkbook. Report out
vehicle status and assessment on a monthly basis. Off cycle updates upon request.
 Provide cost roll-up information to support various finance report-outs and activities.
 Utilize pivot tables for vehicle walk and variance analysis.
 Support various recurring events such as Tooling Project Accruals, Option Pricing, Exit to
Entry cost explanation, and Price Class Vertical Walks.
 Work with Finance to reconcile bill of materials and costs to update standard cost system
for assigned vehicle lines and options.
 Provided Product Cost Study training and support to the VCE organization for MY 2013.
 Act as the point person for purchasing and for target cost and investment concerns
during the sourcing process.
 Execute Vehicle Cost Engineering roles for Pre-Program and Post Program Approval.
 Vehicle experience includes: Small Car; FF. Large Car; LC, LD, & LX SRT, Viper. SUV;
JK, M161.
 Documented TPO process for Mexico and US based purchase orders, assist in training
sessions for other teams. (To drive common processes.)
 Lead inquiries for cost analysis for various groups; Finance, Program Management,
Senior Management.

2. Sigma Technologies,
Contractor to: Ford Motor Company Product Development Center
Dearborn, MI 48124
Financial Analyst Oct. 2007 to Nov. 2008
Partnering with Engineering, Purchasing, Design Studio, and Vehicle Program Team; track and
analyze costs for the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX (U38x) chassis program for current and
forward production years.
 Maintain a Program Parts List / BOM for vehicle chassis component costs.
 Analyze part options to provide cost optimized decision making based on cost, mix
rate and revenue maximization.
 Provide ‘cost walks’ as needed to align all interested parties to track cost and issues as
ongoing special projects proceed, or rationalized cost delta due to component changes.
 Support change control with financial input.
 Pull change control reports to audit against financial change record.
 Work with engineering purchasing, or other involved organizations to ensure accurate
cost status.
 Maintain target analysis for comparison against supplier quotes
 Report out weekly status to vehicle program.
 Maintain financial control over vendor tooling.
 Participate in a variety of meetings, program, purchasing, engineering, design.
 Trained as alternate for interior PMT for transitioning employee.
 Track cost changes at outside assembly providers for chassis, interior (IP), powertrain.
 Align sourcing agreement documentation and requirement for internal signature.
(SA,CPA for 2011 program)
The Bartech Group,
Contractor to: General Motors Service Parts World Headquarters
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Tooling Analyst Apr. 2007 to Oct. 2007
Manage customer controlled assets related to service parts. Responsible for traveling to supplier
locations to analyze processes, inventory tools, and move assets as dispositioned.
 Interpret production process to determine assets required for part build.
 Identify types of tooling and understand basic function of each.
 Create asset lists from GM purchasing and customer information. (Written as well as
verbal from a variety of employees.)
 Inventory assets and tag for shipping based on direction of purchasing.
 Coordinate tooling shipments; considering constraints of size, weight, available
equipment and man-power.
 Enter inventory and tooling information to database.
Textron Fastening Systems
World Headquarters
Troy, Michigan 48098
Cost / Pricing Analyst Dec. 2004 to Nov. 2006
Provided cost estimation and pricing guidance for external and internal customers using Visiquote
computer application. Responsible for quoting automotive fastener products manufactured in two
Michigan facilities and the ability to quote other plants as needed.
 Utilized individual plant cost drivers and machine knowledge to estimate plant cost.
 Interpreted costs through the use of company ERP systems.
 Routed each part through the entire manufacturing process utilizing machine capability
and part configuration.
 Quoted outside processes and materials
 Interacted with sales representatives and plant engineers to solve related issues.

3.  Trained a new employee on the quoting system.
 Maintained a 99 plus percent accuracy with a less than one day turn around for quotes.
 Regularly traveled to plants to review quotes with local management.
 Reviewed high dollar quotes with upper management and sales force.
Education/Training
B.B.A – Finance
University of Michigan, Flint, Michigan
April, 2005
Company sponsored training includes:
ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Textron Safety 101
Textron Disability Management Boot Camp Microsoft Excel - Intermediate
Total Quality Management
Volunteer 2009 to 2010
 Genesee County Department of Human Services volunteer transporter.