Keytoria King, Pmp
About Keytoria King, Pmp
Keytoria King is the Business Manager for Chassis Engineering and Vehicle Dynamics at Nikola Motor Company, with extensive experience in automotive, defense, and commercial vehicle industries.
Company
Keytoria King is currently employed at Nikola Motor Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. She holds the position of Business Manager, Chassis Engineering and Vehicle Dynamics starting from 2021. Her prior role at Nikola was Program Management Office Manager, which she held for six months in 2021.
Title
At Nikola Motor Company, Keytoria King serves as the Business Manager for Chassis Engineering and Vehicle Dynamics. Her responsibilities likely include overseeing the engineering and design aspects of chassis systems and vehicle dynamics, ensuring project alignment with company goals, and managing cross-functional teams.
Education and Expertise
Keytoria King holds an MBA in Technology Management from Walden University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Plastics Engineering Technology from Ferris State University. Additionally, she possesses two Associate degrees in technology-related disciplines. Keytoria is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Product Manager by AIPMM. Her expertise spans Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies, Six Sigma DMAIC, and Kaizen.
Background
Keytoria King has extensive experience in high and low volume production programs within the automotive, defense, and commercial vehicle industries. Her career includes significant roles at companies such as Racemark International, Faurecia, Meritor, Coleman Research Group, and Kautex Textron. She also served in the United States Army Reserve as a Specialist, E4, for eight years. Throughout her career, she has shown a strong technical aptitude for new technologies and process techniques.
Achievements
During her tenure at previous companies, Keytoria King has demonstrated a proven track record of standardizing and improving procedures across cross-functional departments. She has supported major OEMs including BRP, FCA, Ford, General Motors, Honda Motor, Lockheed Martin, Navistar, Polaris, Volvo, Suzuki, and Nissan. She is skilled in risk management, customer relationship management, and phase gate reviews, and has successfully aligned customer processes with internal processes to scale up production globally.