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Des Moines, IA, US

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Des Moines, Iowa

Urbandale, Iowa

• Managed high priority projects up to $10 million while leading cross-functional and cross-business unit teams to deliver high quality software on time and on budget
• Drove alignment across a diverse group of internal and factory stakeholders to gather and prioritize features to plan, implement, and deliver software across 9+ software teams located on three continents
• Aligned agile software delivery methodology to a waterfall enterprise product delivery process to ensure flexibility and speed in development yet disciplined business execution
• Represented multiple ISG business units as the main contact to the Sprayer factory to facilitate planning and execution of joint projects

• Directed an engineering department of 34 that designed, developed and validated new and existing products and processes in accordance with FDA Class III medical device manufacturing practices and ISO 13485:2003.
• Applied Six Sigma methodology to design, built and validated a series of lean manufacturing assembly lines that reduced production cost by 37% and decreased material inventories by more than 30%
• Developed and implemented a standardized stage-gate design control process that ensured potential problems were identified by a cross functional team of key stakeholders prior to the execution of non-value activities
• Developed an engineering performance metrics program resulting in a 23% increase in productivity and a 36% reduction in departmental errors
• Utilized effective team building and mentoring skills to create an engineering department that led the company in quality, productivity and employee retention
• Successfully launched over 150 new products increasing company sales by more than 200%

• Co-developed an innovative patented floorboard suspension system for use in counterbalance forklifts. U.S. Patent 7,497,505.
• Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of over 50 components related to electric forklift trucks.

• Utilized Six Sigma tools such as CTQ Tree, FMEA, Decision Matrix, and Tolerance Analysis to design a variety of sheet metal and plastic components.
• Responsible for managing and implementing cost reduction projects that resulted in an annual savings of over $450,000.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills while leading a Design for Assembly event that identified $700,000 worth of potential cost reductions.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering