P&L responsibility for global portfolio with >$25M revenue, 4M parts per yearReleased production floorspace valued at $2M by elimination of products with low revenueProposed and developed long term storage to allow for end of production 15 years before end of contract

- Strategic responsibility for growth and profitability of entire $140M portfolio in the Americas- Created Americas commercial strategy and leveraged conclusions to pursue price increases worth $2M/year- Set vision for new product line and led go-to-market activities in new market segment- Margin development leadership across functions, including development of cost and price analysis tools and execution of improvement actions- Coordination of cross functional strategic actions for business in the Americas to drive margin and cash

- Responsibility for global product management of entire business with >$400M sales, focused on driveshaft production and service solutions for off-highway OEMs across 9 manufacturing locations and 28 service sites in 16 countries.- Development and execution of product strategies across the product life cycle to drive revenue and margin growth. Accountable for product margins.- Management of a team of 3 employees in Europe- Developed and managed new NPI (New Product Introduction) process that halved product development time- Simplified & lead go-to-market strategy for digital products resulting in first successful digital product launch- Re-positioned pricing from cost plus to value pricing; best result saw 40% margin increase for one product family- Worked directly with customers to implement product changeover, increasing product margin by 10 percentage points by use of value selling- Set product strategy based on external and internal analyses & lead strategic growth initiatives for all products- Established new format for product roadmaps to communicate product development strategy and set metrics- Development of new suppliers to allow for new product offerings and higher margin products, allowing for entry into new markets- Development of marketing messaging, and promotion of product through presentations at trade shows and technology days. - Analysis and recommendations for acquisition targets- Development of commercialization plans for new product launches to ensure USPs can be marketed by sales team and operations and sales plans coordinated- Launch of products through new GKN facility in China, including company first development of China specific products- Ensured consistency of external product messaging through restructuring from GKN Land Systems to GKN Off Highway Powertrain to Walterscheid Powertrain Group, and from move of business from public company to private equity to a privately held company

- Global product management of cardan shaft and Double Universal Joint product lines with annual sales >$100m- Margin control responsibility across portfolio- Launched Mechanics Synergy product line at ConExpo; managed roll-out of product to customers to changeover to new design across ~$20M of business and to facilitate future sales growth through product benefits- Lead new product introduction projects from conception to product launch and through to maturity in production. Lead cross disciplinary teams globally to implement projects alongside defining product requirements with customer and supplier selection, development and control- Responsible for producing and executing 5 year strategic plan for growing cardan shafts business

- Global product management of cardan shaft product lines with annual sales >$50m- Lead new product introduction projects from conception to product launch and through to maturity in production. Lead cross disciplinary teams globally to implement projects alongside defining product requirements with customer and supplier selection, development and control- Responsible for producing and executing 5 year strategic plan for growing cardan shafts business- Work with internal and external teams worldwide to deliver growth objectives in new and existing markets worldwide- Lead implementation of company wide processes for product area

- Application Engineer for Special Vehicles Group- Development of constant velocity and cardan driveshafts for military and other specialist vehicle applications- Work closely with customer to take product from requirements stage through design definition, prototyping, testing and manufacturing release.- Provide product definition and support for OEM and Tier 1 customers for significant military programs e.g. HMMWV Recap, JLTV, GMV with total potential sales >$10M- Liaise extensively with GKN sites within USA and Europe to define best product options based on cost/performance/life/weight- Application Engineer for agricultural driveshafts and clutches for customers in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Argentina- Conduct field testing on product. Use data from testing to validate designs or guide new design process

- Project Lead for new product introduction to site worth >$100Mn across 8 years- Lead engineering, quality and operations teams to develop parts to print and to schedule- Manage outside vendor to develop new robotic polishing technology- Drive internal sales performance to meet expectations of multiple aero engine OEMs- Produced bid proposals worth >$300Mn; negotiated and developed contracts worth >$200Mn

- Managed $6Mn per annum production program of composite structural components- Led cross functional operations team to reduce costs and increase sales revenue- Provided technical assistance to customer and transfer partner on processes and tooling- Managed transfer of manufacturing program to low cost source on behalf of the customer

- Produced analysis of production process tolerances to reduce risk in future bids- Determined key process inputs and the method for measuring their outputs- Correlated variation in characteristic dimensions with process variables- Showed sustainability and required improvements to allow new business wins

- Worked directly with GKN Aerospace Executive and Aerospace CEOs- Responsible for developing a framework for and with CEOs to monitor progress against theirstrategic objectives and a standardized process for strategic planning for $1.65bn business- Designed customer relationship survey with independent consultant

- Analysis of Australian and Global airframe engineering markets- Developed analysis through leadership and management of external consultant- Canvassed opinion of 25 people internal and external to GKN to shape report

- Created and implemented preventative maintenance scheme on 2 cells- Developed scheme with 5 shop floor employees and maintenance to ensure buy in- Communicated to senior management with presentations to enable long term success

- Planning, implementing and analysing engine tests for new engine developments of 1MW diesel engines- Implementation and modification of bespoke engine simulation software