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Savage, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Designed the system architecture and developed the concept roadmap for cutting-edge recreational towables and systems, encompassing mechanical, electrical, software, and data components.

La Grange, Kentucky, United States

Abundant Company LLC provides services in product design management, custom software development, employee growth, and process optimization to boost business efficiency and competitiveness, emphasizing tailored solutions, strategic project execution, and talent development.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Led the development and execution of a long-term business strategy for a managed services organization, achieving 25% growth in 12 months. Formed and managed diverse teams executing multidisciplinary product development and continuous improvement projects, collaborating globally.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Defined and executed the long-term drivetrain strategy and product roadmap, collaborated globally for implementation, and led cost-saving initiatives. Implemented reusable standards and scalable architecture, achieving 10% parts cost reduction, 40% capital cost avoidance, and 30% R&D cost reduction. Led three 12-member teams to enhance manufacturing.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Led the lab verification and validation team. Developed a cost-saving software application for global test labs, automated work processes, initiated an enterprise lab process improvement team, and an annual international conference for community building, resulting in a 75% increase in lab utilization.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Managed a global team of 17 engineers for new product development and current product improvement of tractor platform inboard planetary axles. Implemented a cost-saving development strategy using DOE with Easy5, Fluent, and Ansys, resulting in $1 million in savings.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Supervised a global team of 27 engineers introducing a new drivetrain in a new factory, country, and supply base. Achieved product quality improvement and cost reduction through collaboration with Supplier Development, optimizing tolerance capability, heat treat process, and implementing a modular system architecture.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Managed technology development for enhanced power density axle in four-wheel-drive tractors. Achieved a $1.7 million cost reduction through value engineering projects and doubled gear life through research and evaluation of technical options and manufacturing processes.

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Developed a next-gen compact utility tractor drivetrain concept while leading the Maxxum drivetrain current product team. Redesigned the powershift clutch to improve shift quality for the Magnum full powershift transmission.

St.-Dizier, Grand Est, France

Managed Product Engineering for Maxxum and CX series drivetrains in France, leading a team of 5 engineers. Oversaw new product implementation with customer factories in England and the United States during an expatriate assignment.

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Developed designs for 3-speed power take-off, improved Maxxum PST transmission durability, and led initiatives with the NVH group to reduce gear noise for improved cab acoustics.

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Powertrain design and test for fork trucks.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agricultural Engineering With An Emphasis In Machine Systems Automation And Computer Science

Postgraduate Work - Mechanical Engineering

Coursework: Gear Theory & Application, Global Positioning Systems, Global Information Systems Theory & Application, Material and.

Postgraduate Work - Computer Science

Coursework: Machine Learning

Postgraduate Work - Agricultural Engineering

Coursework: Advanced Analysis and Simulation of Dynamic Systems, System Optimization