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Notable Accomplishment:➤ Leverage deep operations and project management experience to directly oversee the scope, planning, stakeholder engagement, SLA scheduling, task assignment, testing, and implementation of new product or process launches.General Responsibilities:Pivoted to a program management opportunity in a role that reports directly to the Office of the COO. Manage enterprise-wide projects spanning numerous cross-functional departments. Ensure program is ready for placement with its respective business owners following implementation.

Austin, Texas Area

Formerly Fallbrook Technologies.Notable Accomplishments:➤ Directly contributed to an enterprise transformation of Fallbrook Technologies, resulting in its ability to be acquired by a private equity firm for $250MM. Joined the executive team as Director of Operations and immediately began stabilizing production, improving quality, and lowering costs at manufacturing contractors in Asia and Europe. Efforts helped to turn the company around from net income negative to EBITDA positive and positioned it for acquisition.➤ Drove a 50% reduction in warranty expense and inventory by leading work in root cause analysis and corrective action.➤ Ensured product availability by diversifying the supply chain with supplier sources from multiple geographic regions.➤Ideated and managed a team tasked with creating processes and procedures that resulted in ISO9001 certification.General Responsibilities:Served as a member of leadership and managed the cost, quality, and delivery activities of all production programs. Oversaw functional areas responsible for managing safety, facilities, purchasing, IT, logistics, and after-sales support; direct reports were based both domestically and in Europe and China. Departmental tasks included in-house assembly and production, and New Product Introduction (NPI) at contract manufacturers in China, India, and the Netherlands.

Notable Accomplishment:➤ Developed and deployed unique scorecards for each functional area of the plant to facilitate and ensure alignment on common objectives between Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations.General Responsibilities:Staffed, trained, and supervised all floor support engineers and technicians to ensure rapid response for support of manufacturing operations. Established departmental budgets and annual goals, with appropriate metrics to support company objectives. Coordinated retrospective discussions on lessons learned and best practices identified; taught disciplined problem solving for facilities in the U.S. and Mexico.

Notable Accomplishments:➤ Built and monitored a series of performance metrics for each onsite partner to validate expectations alignment.➤ Developed and managed a $30MM annual budget and periodically reported financial statements to leadership.General Responsibilities:Led nine departments totaling 150 employees responsible for a diverse range of responsibilities including procurement, cutting tool management, facilities and equipment maintenance, reliability engineering, chemical management, environmental management, and information technology. Maintained working knowledge of Department of Transportation regulations for shipment of hazardous materials.

Notable Accomplishments:➤ Helped launch an engine plant with world-class productivity levels. Production capabilities were recognized by a industry leading research, data, and analytics firm and received the Harbour Award for most efficient engine plant in North America for two consecutive years, beating Ford, General Motors, and Toyota plants across North America. Implemented the Toyota Production System (TPS) which helped propel the plant to achieving stellar performance per the “hours-per-unit” metric used by Harbour.➤ Achieved benchmark levels of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) following the successful launch of a "greenfield" engine plant as part of a joint venture at Chrysler. Directly designed the manufacturing process and procured equipment for the cylinder block machining line. Hired and trained operator staff, launched equipment into production, and subsequently managed machining operations until OEE was reached.➤ Led machining department to achieve first 1,000+ shift across all lines (i.e., >95% throughput).➤ Directly contributed to significant GEMA accomplishments including receipt of the 2008 Harbour Award for Best Engine Plant in North America, the 2008 Shingo Silver Medallion for Operational Excellence, and the 2007 Plant Engineering Magazine Top Plant Award.General Responsibilities:Assembled and launched the inaugural Machining Department for new “greenfield” plant; hired, onboarded, and trained staff. Led 33 engineers and hourly personnel, directing the team to achieve and exceed targets in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall morale.

General Responsibilities:Served as the lead engineer tasked with developing and launching a cylinder block machining processes for 2 engine plants; processes entailed 100+ elements including equipment, gauging, and tooling designs. Delivered, installed, and qualified 40 machining centers ahead of schedule on the final program.

General Responsibilities:Assisted the development and launch of new and existing engine program manufacturing processes. Managed a cross-functional team of 5 tasked with identifying and facilitating resolutions for 600+ potential quality issues.

General Responsibilities:Led team in performing schedule analysis and evaluating contractor corrective actions in the U.S. and Turkey for the $700MM foreign military sale of F-16 fighter aircraft. Assessed the cost, schedule, and program performance of 27 suppliers on C-17 transport program. Assembled and led multidisciplinary teams focused on reducing manufacturing process variability.

B.S.E., Materials Science Engineering

M.S., Materials Engineering