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Milwaukee, WI, US

Greater Milwaukee, US

Supporting IT and Supply Chain innovators to navigate the AI technology revolution. Digital and AI Technologies are transforming how work is done but implementing siloed point solutions is like building a house of cards. The time is now for IT to define one Digital/AI strategy starting with first principles from your business strategy to form strong.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Created and implemented enterprise Digital/AI supply chain initiative to achieve multiple objectives for Eaton Corporation, a $23B+ diversified industrial with 300+ plants and 17 acquisitions completed since 2010. Responsible for formalizing strategies and tactical plans to establish digital mindset, advancing demand and supply chain planning practices.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Spearheaded enterprise digital procurement initiative to achieve multiple objectives for Eaton Corporation, a diversified industrial with $11B+ of Direct Material Spend at 300+ plants and 12 acquisitions since 2010. Responsible for creating digital + AI/ML strategies and executing plans to increase direct material cost productivity and increase functional.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Turned around the supply chain and inventory performance for Eaton’s Controls and Power Conversion Division (CPCD), a $750M+ diversified manufacturer with 17 plants in North America formed by Merger & Acquisition. Responsible for driving the division supply chain function and the end-to-end supply chain strategy.* Delivered 20% reduction in inventory and.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Engineered the strategic cost productivity initiative to deliver all-time record annual savings for Eaton's Controls and Power Conversion Division, a $750M+ diversified manufacturer with 17 plants in North America formed by Merger & Acquisition. Responsible for Value Analysis Value Engineering (VAVE) team and P&L cost out activity across operations and.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Responsible for executing the strategic sourcing process and establishing the supply chain for all new products in Eaton’s Industrial Controls Division, a $450M+ diversified manufacturer with 6 plants in North America. Provided sourcing leadership for New Product Development (NPD) projects with estimated $86M+ in mature year sales. * Reduced search time.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Responsible for all Sourcing activity for experimental and prototype materials, contractors, consultants and intellectual property including joint development and licensing agreements related to Eaton’s Innovation Center (Corporate R&D), a global team chartered to drive growth through technology innovation with offices located worldwide. * Implemented.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Hand selected for stretch engineering management assignment leading strategic growth programs for $150M+ business. Directly responsible for on time delivery of NPI Programs, Cost Out, and Maintenance of Line activities. Directed the division's annual product roadmapping efforts for 7 strategic technology platforms and drove improvements in the division's.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Volunteered to lead deployment of a strategic online peer-to-peer networking tool to connect 80,000+ Eaton employees. Provided leadership, vision, and direction for a cross-functional, cross-business, and geographically dispersed team and designed a collaborative website to support the launch.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Responsible for planning engineering team relocation while maintaining business continuity for $200M+ business that previously relocated manufacturing to Mexico and was operating with low customer satisfaction. * Minimized the loss of tacit knowledge and maximized the capability to capture new business opportunities.* Saved an estimated $400K in the first.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Developed a new innovative research agenda on the relationship between offshoring and innovation and generated over $200K in federal, state, and private research support. I applied advanced analytical and statistical techniques including Probit and Logit regression and nonlinear systems regression to extract original findings from large patent and.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Provided leadership, vision and policy analysis for the CMU graduate student government representing 3000+ graduate students to university administration and directed the activities of 5 Executive Board members and 60 graduate representatives, and managed the assembly's $440,000 budget. I specifically focused on improving graduate participation in student.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Co-directed the research activities and knowledge development of 24 undergraduate students studying future automobile hybrid and diesel technology trends.

London, England, GB

I developed and implemented operating boundaries for steam turbines throughout the Whiting oil refinery reducing fuel operating costs by an estimated $40,000 per month.

Van Buren Township, MI, US

Leveraged new product development, manufacturing and R&D personnel to reduced material handling and transport damage at 2 exterior trim and bumper manufacturing facilities by 30%.

Ph.D., Engineering And Public Policy

M.S., Engineering And Public Policy

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering