Name: Norm Bafunno Title: Vice President – Production Engineering Company: Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Presentation: Available
In January of 2009, Norm Bafunno was assigned as the vice-president of Production Engineering for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. (TEMA), in Erlanger, Kentucky. He is responsible to support Toyota’s 14 North American facilities. This includes all aspects of facility development and vehicle manufacturing, specifically construction, equipment design, process development, safety and environmental support.
Mr. Bafunno joined Toyota in March of 1997 as part of the startup team as general manager of Production at the Princeton Indiana Greenfield site. During the next 12 years he was responsible, as senior vice president, for the production, manufacturing planning, administration and quality areas. TMMI’s $2.6 billion operation directly employs over 4,500 team members.
Before joining TMMI, Mr. Bafunno spent 14 years with General Motors Corporation with the truck manufacturing groups. His engineering and management experience included vehicle body weld, paint and assembly operations. His last assignment with GM was as the assistant plant manager in Pontiac, Michigan.
Mr. Bafunno is involved in the community serving as a board member on various community service organizations. He is currently serving on the University of Evansville Global Enterprise Board. His prior board support included: Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra – past president 2005-2006, Southwestern Indiana American Red Cross Board – past vice president 2008-2009, and the Indiana Manufacturers Association – past chairman 2005.
Mr. Bafunno earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s of management degree from Northwestern University.
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