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Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Whisker is a leading innovator in pet tech and refined pet accessories, working tirelessly to solve problems and deliver smarter insights for pet parents while enriching the lives of pets.Responsible for leading all company initiatives relating to identifying productivity, cost reduction, and value engineering opportunities within our manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and engineering teams.• Delivered $2.8MM worth of 2023 cost savings ($6MM - 12 months savings). • Identified $7MM in productivity improvements to be implemented in 2024• Manage Tooling Engineering and Value Engineering teams. • Whisker product Technical Expert and main point of contact for Customer Experience Technical Specialists.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Provide leadership for the Operations team in Juneau, WI., consisting of 340 hourly associates and 20 salary professionals supporting all aspects of production, planning, distribution, supply chain, quality, and engineering. • Established a culture of transparency, collaboration, and data driven decisions.• Boosted production and shipping output by 40%, reducing shipping lead times from 7 weeks to 1 day across all product lines. • Increased overall production efficiency by 20%.• Coordinated the implementation of the Litter-Robot 4 production line, capable of manufacturing 2,000 robots/day.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Responsible for new product development requirements of a $150MM/year company. Managed and directed the product development process to coordinate engineering and product management activities.• Developed a Technical Product Management Organization to focus product development activities across multiple product lines. • Managed all aspects of the launch of the Litter-Robot 4, from R&D to Market launch: - Coordinated all engineering disciplines through the development process, including product specifications, CAD design, prototype development, and validation testing. - Led $3MM injection molded tooling program for (40) molds from initial Asia Pacific sourcing through PPAP validation with USA molder, including vendor management, detailed mold design reviews, sample parts coordination, and shipping logistics.- Managed Bill of Materials and sourcing of all materials from quoting through initial production orders. - Managed vendor relationship for PCBA design and production for Asia Pacific and USA sources, including direct management of all long-lead time component availability and design variants due to component shortages. - Directed 600-unit Litter-Robot 4 beta program. Coordinated production orders for all materials, manufacturing readiness, and production of units. Point of contact for the resolution of all customer issues.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Responsible for all product development activities for $80MM/year company. Manage and direct the product development process to coordinate mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software engineering teams. • Built the product development team from 5 to 25 engineers across all engineering disciplines. • Led all Engineering and Operations activities for the launch of the Feeder-Robot from alpha through production. • Coordinated the development and initial launch of the Whisker App, combining both Litter-Robot and Feeder-Robot into one App eco-system.

Greenville, Texas, Us

A subsidiary of Innovation First International, VEX Robotics is a leading provider of STEM education and competitive robotics products to schools, universities, and robotics teams around the world. Responsible for new product development requirements of a $70MM/year company. Managed and directed the product development process to coordinate engineering, graphic design, education, marketing, and brand management activities to achieve strategic growth across four major product lines.• Designed and implemented a new product development process for global product initiatives to improve existing product lines and develop products for new market opportunities.• Utilized broad based technical knowledge and experience to lead staff in design and development activities across multiple engineering functions, including mechanical and electrical engineering and software development.• Responsible for product pricing strategy to maximize profitability while staying competitive in the marketplace and ensuring market dominance.• Created a cohesive strategy to pair education offerings directly with hardware and software solutions.• Successfully launched 153 new products offerings, resulting in $25MM of new product revenue year in 2019.• Main point of contact for company's largest customer, managing $12MM/yr. in revenue. Maintaining an effective working relationship, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring a customer focus.• Provided performance feedback, career development, growth opportunities, and mentorship to all employees.

Greenville, Texas, Us

A subsidiary of Innovation First International, HEXBUG is an award-winning toy company, known for its exciting brands designed to give kids a positive experience with robotics at a young age. Responsible for all engineering activities of a $55MM/year company. Integral member of the Product Development management team focused on making strategic product and process decisions that energize both our workforce and our customers.• Implemented program management processes to better coordinate activities across multiple departments, resulting in 50% improvement in on time launch performance.• Enhanced existing products and successfully launched six new major product lines, resulting in $26MM in new product revenue.• Coordinated with overseas engineering, suppliers, purchasing, and production management to ensure manufacturing, quality, and performance met the product specification. • Coordinated licensing requirements with major licensing studio companies, such as Disney, Whale Rock, and Battlebots.• Established a culture of trust, open communication, data driven decision making, customer focus, and relentless continuous improvement.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Key stakeholder in the development of the Red X technical problem-solving process, adapting lean manufacturing methods, resulting in a 60% increase in overall department efficiency. • Implemented an Active Value Stream to track project progress throughout multiple problem-solving steps. Created standardized work instructions, standard task sheets, and standard operating procedures. • Presented process improvement results to American Society of Quality, earning Team Excellence Finalists award 2012 and 2013. • Managed assigned Red X problem solvers and responsible for overall problem solver performance. Coached team members regarding project strategy and next steps.• Responsible for the Red X process and Active Value Stream, managing over 100 active Red X projects. • Responsible for communicating Red X project status to GM Management and Engineering leaders.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Resolve design, supplier, and assembly-related issues resulting on overall 3.5M in annual cost savings.• Analyze consumer demographic, and vehicle component failure data to set strategic project direction.• Lead cross-functional teams to address product failures through leveraging teams' subject expertise resulting in expedited solutions and increasing customer satisfaction.• Launch global warranty service bulletins to communicate permanent solutions to dealers leading to decrease in labor expenses and improvements in OEM profitability. • Create and execute vehicle and component test procedures for confirmation and validation of failure modes.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Conduct Fatigue Analysis and Damage Modeling• Contribute in Test Development and Data Acquisition areas to development road and lab durability test procedures.• Participate in Full Size Utility Customer Measurement Program. Data acquisition program conducted to understand customer vehicle usage. • Support on-site test facility development.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Lead cross-functional team responsible for the design and release of Air Induction systems for current and future General Motors performance car and mid-size truck programs. • Create Statement of Requirements, Sub-system and Component Technical Specifications for future General Motors products.• Create Air Induction System math data using Unigraphics for prototype vehicles. Manage supplier math data using Unigraphics for production vehicles.

Masters Of Engineering In Global Automotive And Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors Of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering