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United States

Work with different departments of the organization to identify and determine areas of innovation, automation, and growth. Project oversight from initial idea to capital request development and final project implementation. Perform external industry research and analysis to identify automation and innovation opportunities. Develop, monitor, and report on cost-saving initiatives. Make recommendations and implement solutions. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Business Development to implement projects. Expand and drive innovation and standardization of automation across the facilities to meet short and long-term goals of business needs. Advise the Executive Team on plans of execution and long-term/future innovation and automation ideas. Drive change management across the organization, including skills development and training for process and innovation changes.

Lewisville, Texas

Responsible for leading a team of six mechanical, electrical, project estimation, and application engineers to produce proposals, mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic designs and programs for industrial automation solutions based on technical and commercial requirements within project deadlines and budgets while exceeding customers’ quality expectations.• Collaborate with, serve, and support both internal and external customers across multiple departments and locations.• Use verbal and written communication to present solutions, provide technical support, and report on the progress and performance of the team.• Ensure the team has the right equipment, personnel, software, tools, and training to complete our objectives efficiently, on-time, and with high quality.• Develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures for the team.• Proficiently utilize ERP (Syspro), CRM (Microsoft Dynamics, Goldmine), CAD (AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks), and product application software.• Apply vast technical product, application, and process knowledge to solve complex automated manufacturing challenges.

Carrollton, Texas

Responsible for development and growth of contract manufacturing and systems integration departments of Innovative-IDM.• Developed and implemented strategies to grow the business.• Conducted face-to-face meetings with customers to develop project scopes of work and review technical details.• Prepared and presented technical proposals and quotations.• Managed and led the estimating, engineering, and manufacturing teams.• Managed projects from initial opportunity discovery through engineering, production, installation, start-up and post-sale support.

Carrollton, Texas

Responsible for supporting sales growth by providing application engineering, programming, start-up assistance, training, troubleshooting, control panel design, and value-added manufacturing solutions to OEM’s and end-users for the purpose of increasing production throughput.• Founded the business as a start-up.• Conducted face-to-face meetings with customers to understand their production challenges and bottlenecks then proposed solutions to solve their problems and increase throughput.• Created and led the Automation Support Group (ASG).• Managed and led the engineering and manufacturing teams within the Value Added Service Department (VASD).• Performed technical demonstrations of high technology automation components to support sales efforts.• Trained salespeople and customers on high technology automation components.• Designed and programmed high technology automation solutions to solve customers’ production challenges.• Provided post-sale troubleshooting and support on high technology automation components.

Farmers Branch, Texas

Outside sales and product application of industrial automation components and value-added services.• Conducted face-to-face meetings with customers to understand their needs for industrial automation components and value-added services.• Performed technical demonstrations of industrial automation components to support sales efforts.• Managed time, territory, and relationships to grow sales of industrial automation components and value-added services.• Designed, fabricated, programmed, installed, started up, and supported automated production equipment.

Executive Education, Certificate In Leadership

Development in the areas of personal leadership, team leadership, organizational and strategic leadership.

M.S., Industrial Management, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Drumline, Epsilon Pi Tau

B.S., Automated Manufacturing Technology, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Drumline, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Epsilon Pi Tau

A.S., Technology

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

B.S., Undecided

Activities and Societies: Drumline

Education record

Activities and Societies: Drumline