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United States

Detroit, Mi, Us

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Transformed IT operations for new defense and government startup business, enabling significant improvements in operational efficiencies and structural cost reductions and greater new innovation investment and achievement of revenue and EBIT targets.Delivered technologies enabling launch of second major line of business, including a new manufacturing plant and U.S. government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliant ERP solution. Led technology planning as part of cross-functional international business expansion team, enabling growth into dozens of international markets over the next several years, driving significant revenue growth.Led team developing cybersecurity solutions compliant with U.S. government Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements.Contributor on patent submission for disruptive new technology enabling increased capabilities in contested environments.

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Served as an officer in the Michigan Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves for 30 years. Commanded our brave men and women at all levels including multiple combat deployments.Distinguished military graduate and cadet battalion commander at Michigan State University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).Infantry officer in the Michigan Army National Guard and Civil Affairs officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.Graduate of the U.S. Army Senior Services College, the U.S. Army Ranger School, Airborne and Air Assault schools. Earned the Expert Infantryman Badge and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.Significant joint and multi-national leadership experience.Built, developed and led extremely diverse and high performing units entrusted with significant responsibilities.My leadership style is one of being a servant leader, providing clear command guidance and letting my leaders innovate in deciding how to accomplish the mission. I am an ultra-inclusive leader that believes a highly diverse unit is a strategic advantage. I believe in people and truly serve to help make the world a better place for humanity.

Metro Detroit, Michigan, United States

Hired and led CIOs in all markets outside the U.S. – Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Middle East, China, Japan, Korea.Led multi-year IT planning and execution for international markets, enabling Electric and Autonomous Vehicle, connectivity and adjacency business transformations, driving significant improvement in revenue and operational efficiencies.Deployed technology solutions in China and Europe, enabling Direct to Consumer commerce and customer experiences, critical for competition in those highly competitive Electric Vehicle and luxury vehicle markets.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Led end-to-end innovations enabling Cadillac XT4, CT4/5, Escalade, LYRIQ and CELESTIQ global launches.Led cross-functional technology teams transforming sales and marketing, data analytics, dealership, call center and customer experience capabilities, enabling achievement of the multi-year global objectives and key results for our company's luxury brand and products.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Led strategic multi-year global portfolio planning and execution for the Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience IT organization of over 1700 global employees and 400 applications. Average annual innovation portfolio valued at $1-2B and annual operating budget in excess of $500M.Chief of Staff for the organization driving the complete transformation of all customer-facing digital properties – Sales, Marketing, Web/Mobile, Dealer, Call Center, enabling industry leading sales loyalty and year-over-year increases in retail sales across all brands. Implemented organizational move to Agile software development.Reduced structural cost by $200M through IT insourcing and application transformations and operational excellence focused initiatives.Change agent leading multiple organizational transformations supporting major new business initiatives for European Divestiture, Connected Vehicles, Direct to Consumer Sales, Aftersales Transformation and formation of a new Digital Business Team.

Ruesselsheim, Germany

Member of the Adam Opel Senior Leadership Team. Led the IT Transformation for the Opel brand and product portfolio across Europe, covering more than 20 countries.Built multi-year innovation portfolio focused on enabling the turn around of the European business unit performance and profitability. Reduced structural cost by 15% while increasing innovation investment by 20% through process improvements and streamlined operations.Led disruptive innovations focused on driving increased brand awareness and consideration, marked improvement in customer and dealer experience, and increased vehicle and accessories sales across all market segments.Member of cross-functional business team that drove 30% reduction in complexity of vehicle content and architecture, critical to achieving revenue and contribution margin per vehicle targets.Led the strategic pivot from an outsourced IT model to an insourced IT model. Consolidated European data centers into Enterprise Data Centers located in the U.S.Built, developed and led highly diverse and talented pan-European innovation teams that exceeded business objectives and key results, directly enabling and supporting the return to break-even for the European business unit.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Member of leadership team that successfully planned, negotiated and executed a new 5-year global manufacturing IT outsourced contract valued at over $5B, covering over 100 manufacturing sites in 30 countries. Proudly partnered with IT service providers to achieve a Win-Win for both companies. Recognized by IT service provider partners for developing a working and negotiating environment based on mutual trust, respect, transparency and integrity.

Ruesselsheim, Germany

Led all IT operations and new innovation across more than 20 manufacturing facilities in 15 European and Central Asian countries.Led complete transformation of all applications and infrastructure across all manufacturing sites, enabling the implementation of the General Motors Global Manufacturing System (GM-GMS). GM-GMS was a new quality and standardized work focused business process being implemented globally based on the best in-class quality Toyota Production System.Launched new manufacturing plants in St. Petersburg, Russia and Tashkent, Uzbekistan with an on-site datacenter and full suite of infrastructure and applications. Hired complete IT staff in St. Petersburg, Russia.Built high-performing pan-European manufacturing innovation team, headquartered in Ruesselsheim, Germany. This team delivered the complete manufacturing IT transformation in less than 3 years. Was recognized by the European leadership team for my cultural awareness and ability to earn the trust of and successfully lead a diverse team of innovation leaders.

Warren, Michigan, United States

Led IT planning, new innovations and 24x7 operations and incident management at 15 manufacturing facilities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Responsible for all ITIL processes.Direct budget responsibility for outsourced service contracts. Recognized for strong partnership with outsourced service provider enabling a win-win for both companies. Drove delivery of service levels that exceeded contract requirements by 3%.Led IT execution of new vehicle launches for full-size and mid-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, enabling the full implementation of the General Motors Global Manufacturing System (GM-GMS).Member of manufacturing plant staffs and regional manufacturing senior executive staffs.Recognized for complete turn-around of IT operations at medium-sized SUV plant in Moraine, Ohio, where IT caused over 1000 net lost manufacturing units, worth over $8M, during the prior year. Achieved zero lost manufacturing units for 2 consecutive years upon taking over as head of IT and received numerous awards and recognitions from the plant leadership team.

Master'S Degree, Strategic Studies

Activities and Societies: United States Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)