Team Director for new and emerging products not currently in a product line. • Pursued emerging market opportunities with “fast to market” projects book shelving design, manufacture and best practices for future state product applications.• Collaboratively executed projects with cross functional teams including Marketing, Engineering, Cost Estimating, World Class Manufacturing, and the Design Studio.• Selected and prioritized projects that aligned with the corporate growth initiatives and the most robust business case.• Organized and led customer reviews of the advanced concepts and collaborated on future state growth opportunities • Managed ad-hoc OEM Request For Information (RFI) and Request For Proposal (RFP) inquiries for new concepts or products not in a current Product Line.

Planned, directed and controlled activities for a global $3 Billion product line • Developed the product growth strategy inclusive of the product road map, market and cost positioning, and product promotion.• Partnered with the sales teams in presenting the product in Tech Shows, Business Unit Reviews (BUR) and new contract pitches.• Prioritized the high value sales opportunities and enabled the best offer position for key contracts.• Bolstered the global engineering collaboration with the Product Technical Specialists (PTS) and Innovation team.• Defined key product initiatives and managed the global product development for the 2018 top priority innovation projects.• Consolidated the product line customer, program, and development information into a common database that is accessible by the global stake holders.

Managed Engineering discipline for North American convertible projects and programs • Directed the development for the 2016 Camaro convertible program and multiple development projects ranging in budgets from $250K to $23Mio.• Responsible for aligning the engineering resources and engineering tools that turned around the organization to a positive EBIT.• Managed the Development, Advanced Manufacturing, and Prototype teams; allocating resources to support concurrent programs and projects.• Fostered collaborative development between North American and German engineering offices structuring the collaboration with a defined work packages, deliverables and plans of execution. • Created all development plans of execution for every program and project which included the Engineering and Crossfunction disciplines.• Significant contributor in the audit process for TS16949 audits and supplier audits for new manufacturing contracts.

Program Manager for Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

Continuous Improvement Consultant - Leader and training specialist of Short Interval Control (SIC) and Continuous Improvement (CI) events for CDC Factory software supporting the Food and Beverage industry• Achieved OEE improvements of 17% for SIC and 30% issue reduction for CI Benefits events.• Facilitated events with realized OEE improvements for large brands; Tabasco, Ken's Salad Dressings, Allens CanningProgram Manager - Magna Car Top Systems North America (MCTSNA), new program acquisition for an automotive convertible system

- Supply Chain representative for the Systems Engineering and Integration Technical Team, strategic sourcing lead for new program proposals and architect of the (IST) processes and work product deliverables• Architect for “smart” commodity code structure, common structure shared by three ERP systems with tiered format designed to reduce the time for acquiring data and improve the integrity of the data set

- Supply Chain liaison responsible for assessing the operational health of the supply base and their manufacturing capabilities to produce low volume products that meet the design specifications and business requirements as defined by the statement of work.• Key designer and contributor of the business processes that are the basis of communication and documentation for the Supplier Development Group. • Consultant to the Purchasing team to analyze component and development costs for complex assemblies and lightweight structures.• Consulted supply base on improving operational and manufacturing efficiencies to strengthen the supplier and customer partnership, initial achievements include reducing supplier Work In Process inventories and teaching lean techniques for maximizing financial and team resources.• Managed high investment program termination with supply base, $10.2M payment eradication with beneficial supplier/customer terms.

- Support function to the automotive sales group for customer technical issues, new program acquisitions, and plant capability and capacity improvement to increase market share Staff: 5 direct, 3 indirect reports - $15M sales (drawn products), 12 indirect reports - $10M sales (forge products)• Directed productivity improvements for the South Carolina based forging and the Virginia based drawn product plant. Mentored manufacturing team to utilize Toyota team concepts to enhance real-time communication and immediate problem resolution.• Designed business case models to assess current program returns identifying a loss of $1.4M annually for an automotive lower control arm. Corporate forge pricing structure was revised based on the cost analysis. • Reduced scrap from 43% to 0.2% on drawn driveshaft program saving $3M annually and replicated across all product lines. • Reduced new forge tool development costs by $450,000 per year with the root cause analysis of cost losses and with the introduction of computer aided engineering tools.• Created marketing analysis and led technical discussions concerning aluminum application for the JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) leading to the potential sale of 36M lbs/yr of fabricated alloy product.

- Responsible for the profit and loss and development of an emerging technologyStaff: 7 direct and 7 indirect reports, $1.2M budget and $12M sales (projected)• Planned, quoted, and led the development for the Infinivue Glass panoramic roof systems with a projected sales opportunity of $12M annually. Created the application proposal for the Infinivue Fabric product in the 2009 Ford Expedition intended to capture a $5.5M annual sales opportunity.• Maintained engineering teams for the Nissan 2005/06 Titan and Frontier multi-panel tonneau systems, 2005/06 Ford Ranger STX body cladding, and 2005/06 Toyota Solara convertible programs. Team members included engineers, designers, test techs, sales, and purchasing agents.• Partnership leader for a Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) Catia V5 “smart” workbench application with Dassault Systems. The application standardized the product design process utilizing parametric modeling for the folding fabric roof (FFR) as sold in the 2008 Jeep Liberty.

- Responsible for the resource support and technical execution of multiple development programs **Requested and promoted by the business development director to teach Toyota methods to the teams.Staff: 9 direct and 12 indirect reports plus contracted CAE services, $2.4M budget, $131M sales• Expert lead and support to engineer a multi-panel tonneau system for the 2005 Nissan Titan and Frontier, body cladding for the 2005 Ford Ranger STX, and an accessories grouping of interior and exterior trim components for the 2003 Chevrolet SSR. Led composite SRIM/RRIM/SMC and FRP development study to determine design and application guidelines.• Managed engineering teams for the 2005/2006 Toyota Solara Convertible and 2003/2004 General Motors U-Van rear seat entertainment system. Instituted a communication structure for the Toyota Solara convertible team to improve countermeasure turn around and general communication with Toyota. Established career development plans for the division team members including training requirements and program transition opportunities. • Defined the engineering plan and resource requirements for new proposals concerning body side trim programs including the 2004 Cadillac CTS, CTS Sport, and CTS V. Developed division growth strategy for the divisional Executive Director to utilize resources during off program cycle periods and grow sales by 10% annually. Designed budgets for division R&D and development programs. Managed an engineering feasibility study for a 2008 Ford Focus convertible with a market opportunity of $20M annually.