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Scandia, Mn

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St. Paul, Mn

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North Brunswick, Nj

Led and restructured the Research and Development, Product Marketing, Quality, and Field Service functions for the Silver Line Division of Andersen Corporation, a leading manufacturer of vinyl windows and patio doors. Created a product portfolio that lived up to the Andersen brand promise and won in the marketplace by creating competitive advantage. Introduced Lean Product and Process Development principles and tools from Allen Ward, Ron Marsiglio, Ron Mascitelli, and other Lean practitioners. Recruited and retained a talented, motivated, and diverse, team with the highest employee engagement levels in the enterprise. Accelerated the cadence of new product development, with over 25% of 2015 revenues coming from products introduced in the previous four years.

Bayport, Mn

Led metric alignment on perfect order goals and planning roadmap of initiatives to achieve 95% perfect order (one year initial quality + delivery performance for complete customer order) for both core Andersen divisions. Also led development of the Enterprise replacement strategy to create a replacement business system targeting the short line channel (Norandex, ABC, and similar distribution).

Bayport, Mn

Led the transformation of Andersen’s two largest-ever new product introductions to assure successful launch and commercialization. Applied lean product and process development tools and led kaizen activities to bring key product line extensions to market successfully. Created Andersen’s Strategic Enterprise Resource Planning and Allocation process to focus and align resources to deliver maximum value, ensure the predictable and successful delivery of the strategic project portfolio considering capital and resource constraints, and accelerate decision making and functional alignment on priorities.

Cottage Grove, Mn

Led planning, scheduling, procurement, inventory, receiving, supermarket, shipping, and information technology activities for Renewal by Andersen, which produces 450 thousand custom-sized windows per year. Responsible for achieving Renewal’s business and continuous improvement goals with a team of 110 employees and an operating budget of $10 million. Defined and communicated cascading performance metrics for safety, quality, customer service, and cost, and held team accountable to metric targets. Conducted extended value stream analysis to integrate supply chains and identify improvement opportunities. Ensured new product introductions met customer service goals, introduction dates, and budget.• Created a lean culture in my team by leading training in lean production and material flow, developing standard work for leaders, implementing visual controls, and conducting daily accountability meetings• Improved customer service from 9600 backorders per million to less than 200 backorders per million• Reduced Supermarket picking errors from 2000 defects per million to 350 defects per million• Achieved a 54% improvement in customer service fill rate for patio doors to retail operations

Bayport, Mn

Managed annual glass and composites spend of $240 million for the Andersen enterprise. Developed and executed procurement strategies that delivered competitive advantage to the business. Led the glass commodity team, drove the Strategic Sourcing process, negotiated supply agreements, performed supplier evaluations, and developed suppliers using Policy Deployment and supplier scorecards to measure performance.

Scandia, Mn

Plastronics Socket Company (Semiconductor connector manufacturing) Irving, TX • Redesigned quoting and order fulfillment processes to support a 5x increase in transaction volume, improve customer delivery time, reduce engineering workload and automate process• Developed a Balanced Scorecard to track key financial, process, customer, and employee metrics SAMBA Holdings (Information services provider) Albuquerque, NM • Developed FleetWatch, SAMBA’s flagship driver safety and risk management product• Negotiated channel agreements with strategic industry associations including the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents, Insurance Federation of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Safety Council • Closed 200 new customer accounts in the insurance, transportation, utility, and data market segments

Dallas, Tx

Tellaire Corporation provided wholesale high-speed local access to telephone companies and Internet service providers using next-generation network architecture.• Launched company and built a successful prototype network using free space optical laser technology• Led and closed three rounds of venture capital funding totaling $12 million• Deployed networks in five markets - New York City, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, and Austin

Dallas, Tx

General Motors Detroit, MI• Led senior management team in the implementation of processes and information systems designed to improve quality and realize $1.6 billion in warranty savings through Shainin and early detection teamsAllison Engine Company / Rolls-Royce Aerospace Group Indianapolis, IN and the United Kingdom• Led Strategic Sourcing teams for MRO, chemical, electrical, and construction commodity groups and negotiated long term supplier agreements for a savings of $13 millionHewlett-Packard Company Sacramento, CA• Coordinated the division of all United States facilities as part of the Hewlett-Packard / Agilent restructuringMohawk Oil Canada Vancouver, BC• Restructured business units and developed a comprehensive financial model to forecast and track resultsBrowning Ferris Industries Houston, TX• Coordinated the work plans of five teams to accelerate the completion time of a $250 million acquisition project

Korea, Egypt, United States

Held both combat and combat support roles and led missions which ranged from constructing bridges and airfields to destroying equipment and facilities with explosive demolitions.• Supervised a 134-employee construction company. Planned, scheduled, and coordinated all activities including a successful two-month operation in Egypt • Managed and trained a 42 employee unit composed of United States and South Korean personnel in engineering and military tactics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: President of University of Texas Graduate Rugby ClubRecognized as “Most Outstanding Student”

Graduate Study, Heat Transfer And Fluid Mechanics