· Set product strategy for the International Division, helping to sustain a year-over-year growth rate of 9% in FY 2006, 2007, and 2008· Managed product line driving $30M annual revenue · Shared P&L responsibility for International Division· Developed yearly product plans to address new models, model line extensions, and obsolete slow moving products· Developed marketing campaign strategies, and generated marketing materials for new products· Analyzed competition in international markets, including products, pricing, and market penetration strategies · Investigated new market opportunities; both for new markets and new products· Maintained relationships with key clients and supported their business goals with custom requests, sales and service training· Incorporated customer feedback into product and marketing plans· Generated business plan for large, 3+ year development program, with an expected net present value of $13M

· Led major development project, which delivered a new product platform for the European market, and increased sales revenue from Europe by 15%. All project objectives met, including schedule and budget. · Supervised cross-functional team (15 members, including engineering, manufacturing, QC, marketing, and service) to complete cost reduction and quality improvement projects.

Led development efforts for Whirlpool's line of cooking products for the Kenmore Brand (Sears)· Worked closely with Kenmore Cooking Buyer (Sears) to plan and execute model line changes and extensions. · Supervised cross-functional teams (12-15 members) to achieve project goals, achieving yearly quality improvement and cost reduction targets.

Led Project Teams to complete KitchenAid cooking product development projects· Led KitchenAid 98 Project, which created a breakthrough gas range, quadrupling sales (10K-40K/year), and decreasing total product cost while cutting the overall service rate in half.· Consistently met or exceeded required yearly cost reduction targets. · Led gas range portion of Whirlpool Slide-In Project, which replaced a previously outsourced product with an internally produced, higher margin product.

Led $4.3M utility boiler burner replacement project for a small (22 employee) development firm. Sole client contact; personally supervised drawing development, subcontracted parts manufacture, and on-site installation, start-up, and emissions trials. Met all project goals including cost budget, on-time installation and startup, and performance guarantees.

· Designed industrial boiler burners and associated systems, including fuel piping. · Provided specification input to Sales engineers for custom boiler projects. · Provided technical support to Service engineers and technicians.