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Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Billerica, Ma, Us

Senior-level role, managing global automotive products for a leading provider of premium PEM fuel cell stacks and engines for use in material handling, automotive, marine, and aerospace industries. Identify key markets and develop product strategies, lead product and technology development initiatives to delivery project objectives on time and within budget

Billerica, Ma, Us

Project Leader for the development of a family of market-changing Electrochemical Compressor Products, with full scope and budget responsibility.

Billerica, Ma, Us

Served in a leadership role, managing 13 direct reports in product engineering and design documentation for company-wide product development activities. Technical areas of responsibility included mechanical engineering, detailed design, DFMA, FEA, and documentation control.

Latham, Ny, Us

Directed and mentored a team of seven responsible for new product delivery, project and configuration management, advanced manufacturing engineering, product safety and certification for fork lift fuel cell systems. Managed multiple key projects from concept to production.

Latham, Ny, Us

Managed a team of eight in the redesign of a stationary fuel cell system for an emerging Indian market. Designed the system and delivered a validated product within 10 months, saving 50% in direct material costs. Provided in-country supplier and assembly factory launch support, and managed a plastic manifold design program to localize production, saving $1500/system .

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Management team member for a medium-sized custom machine builder. Primary contact for customer engineering and purchasing communities with overall responsibility for project quotation, planning, and execution.

Munich, De

Support product, process, and tooling design for plastic manifold manufacturing systems. Stepped in to manage the launch for a program in crisis: acted as the primary interface for customer and management teams, and managed the complete rebuild and verification of a poorly performing welding and assembly cell to meet manufacturing and quality requirements.

Munich, De

Manager of customer and internal program activities for the ‘03 Dodge 5.7L Hemi Integrated Manifold system and leader of the launch of a new facility start up in Mexico.

Munich, De

Delegation to Korea. On-site direction of equipment and tooling procurement programs, as well as launch support for a new facility for a welded plastic intake manifold. Managed a global supply base with vendors in North America and Europe, including in-country suppliers to localize components to reduce cost.

Munich, De

Provided product design feasibility analysis and manufacturing cost inputs for assembly systems. Promoted to team leader for the lost core project after four months.

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

Engineering/Industrial Management

Certificate In Project Management