Engineering Manager for New Product Development, Sustaining Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering.

• Manager of engineering department consisting of seven design engineers and four technical service specialists. • Leadership - Coach and collaborate with team members to drive product development and product improvement. Support team to remove internal obstacles and utilize all cross functional resources to maintain steady cadence to support business initiatives. • Sales Support - Support dealer and field sales staff with product specifications, capabilities and configurations. • Process and Systems - ERP integration with the Engineering Change Notice process in Windchill. Windchill migration (VCE to Blaw-Knox) management sponsor.

• Asphalt paver sales and technical training (office and job site). Conduct demonstrations with paving crew and assist sales representatives to complete the sales process. • Managed the release of product manuals, product marketing information, bid specifications and price sheets. Represented product(s) at trade shows and digital communication.• Compact Assist (Key User) for Volvo’s intelligent compaction system for asphalt compaction products. Demonstrate and provide training to dealers and contractors. • Completed new business initiatives, in the aftermarket, to extend the Blaw-Knox paver product offering: wide width and specialty screed kits, spray paver attachment and automatic grade and slope kits.• Participated on a team to increase paver aftermarket parts availability. Identified key wear and service parts, audited parts manuals and provided technical guidance to the aftermarket parts team.

Manager of design engineers for North America paving screeds. Design and release North America specific options and 8 foot screed for new paving platform.Tactically employed scrum methodology to organize department and execute projects in support of the product backlog. Released Intelligent Compaction 1.1 upgrade. New features included wireless technology, cloud storage and expansion to new products.

Project Manager and subject matter expert for the initial release of the intelligent compaction option for large asphalt. Motor Grader Quality Task Force Project Manager. Scope included design, assembly and supplier quality.Provided product platform specifications for new product development in a project team structure.Provided market input and project recommendations to the product planning council and steering committees based on needs of the market and financial contribution.Sponsored and supported advanced engineering projects and investigations – Hydraulic Hybrid and Active Noise Cancellation.

Component parts ordering for new product development and concurrent manufacturing.Team lead for tactical procurement analyzers.Key User for SAP migration from legacy to SAP – Engineering Changes.Engineering change coordinator for large asphalt, asphalt pavers and milling product lines.

Customer facing product support – service, parts and rental.10 direct reports – technician and office support.Proficient in technical and product application for air compressors, road machinery and material handling. Proficient in dealership operations – invoicing, parts distribution, warranty submission, disputes and resolutions.

20 year career (active duty and reserve) culminating with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Awarded three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and one Joint Service Commendation Medal for Global War on Terror assignment at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Forward deployed from Camp Lemonnier to support the African Union Army in Darfur, Sudan for peace keeping/monitoring operations. Other billets listed and professional military education listed below:Battalion Supply Officer for artillery battalion and secondary repairable items (engines etc.) for the 1st Marine Division.Executive Officer, Company Commander and Staff Officer for regimental infantry headquarters.Staff Officer for a joint exercise with The Moroccan Army - Operation African Lion.Completed Theory and Nature of War, Operational Level of War, Joint/Multinational Operations and Operations Other Than War - Non Resident Command and Staff College -2007.Reserve Infantry Officers Course - 2002Security Clearance – TSCI (Expired)

Production Control Manager for large disk and tape head storage devices (2000 – 2004).Shipping Manager for IBM San Jose production facility and campus.Production control team lead for large disk storage devices for North American fulfillment and Buy America.Inventory planner for head stack and head gimbal assemblies. SAP Super User for distribution and production variants from legacy systems to SAP.