At Hallian Technologies, we are at the forefront of the Generative AI revolution, empowering businesses without enormous IT teams to harness the transformative power of AI. Our flagship platform, HallianAI, allows companies to interact directly with their proprietary data using a proprietary AI search, Large Language Models (LLMs). We prioritize data security and privacy by offering an on-premise solution, ensuring that your data never leaves your company's infrastructure.Our comprehensive approach combines robust software with expert AI services, tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Whether you're in engineering, manufacturing, banking, legal compliance, or higher education, HallianAI is designed to simplify complex AI projects, providing high ROI and practical solutions without the hype.Based in Greenville, South Carolina, our team is dedicated to delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality AI solutions that drive business efficiency and innovation.

Responsible for Environmental, Health, and Safety at all Proterra Locations.- Built a customer EHS management system (data capture, safety observations, corrective actions, reporting).- Managed the re-build of an internal fire brigade, enhancing our emergency response capabilities and ensuring the highest standards of safety.- Successfully implemented comprehensive safety protocols tailored to the electric vehicle industry.- Led initiatives that reduced the incident rate by half.- Ensured that Proterra not only met but exceeded industry safety standards, driving a culture of safety, and allowing Proterra to lead the industry in innovative EV battery manufacturing safety.

Strategic partner to the COO responsible for company-wide manufacturing, supply chain, quality, information technology, and the Transit BU engineering team. Played a critical role in shaping and executing the company’s strategic initiatives. The goal of the role is to double the capacity of the COO.- Act as a liaison between the COO and various internal and external stakeholders, maintaining open lines of communication and managing expectations.- Provide strategic insights, data-driven analysis, and recommendations to the executive team to inform critical decisions.- Ability and capacity to represent the COO in any engagement where the COO cannot personally attend.- Oversee the development and monitoring of KPI’s to track performance and accountability.- Create Board of Directors content including detailed business writeups and presentations.- Create and maintain a Management Operating System for the COO.- Fill in as project manager on any project, company-wide, where leadership and management are needed.- Managed multiple external business consulting engagements on behalf of the COO.- Partnered with Finance and Cost Center owners to create the detailed 2023 budget for the Transit BU.- Provided detailed guidance for Sales, Manufacturing, and operating costs for a 5-year business financial model.- Worked closely with senior leaders to create and operationalize a detailed plan to rapidly scale a battery manufacturing plant in Greer, SC.- Provided guidance in the creation of operational strategies for IT, supply chain, cash management, operational financial reporting, manufacturing, engineering, product management, and project management.- Compiled a comprehensive analysis of company-wide projects requiring the use of capital and advised the COO, CEO, and CFO on which projects to continue, accelerate, or pause to be in alignment with the CAPEX budget.

Manage a team that is responsible for all tools and processes, continuous improvement initiatives, Applications Engineering, Contracting, and day-to-day operations of the Customer Success Team. Reports to the VP, Customer Success.- Design, build, train, and maintain a Project Management Office for the Customer Success Team. Scope included project schedule templates, action logs, risk logs, project charters, file structure, integrated change management, portfolio dashboard, KPI scorecards, and Stage Gate reporting.- Establish and publicize KPI’s by which to manage the performance of the Customer Success Team. Ensure the broader organization understands the meaning and purpose of each metric. - Established the roles of Applications Engineer, Buy America Specialist, and Contracting Specialist within my team (previously these roles did not exist at Proterra).- Transit Sales Configurator – Led the conceptualization, design, and implementation of a custom web-based software application to manage unique configurations of a highly customizable, engineer-to-order product. The app significantly improved customer experience, margins, engineering and manufacturing accuracy, change management, and configuration cycle time.

I manage the quality of about 10 Material Shipped Direct (directly to the customer's site) suppliers for GE Power. The commodities of combined cycle power plants I work with include Inlet Systems, Exhaust Systems, Enclosures, Enclosure Ventilation, and Turbine/Diffuser/Piping Insulation.Major responsibilities include: Management of new part QualificationsCorrective ActionsCustomer site troubleshooting and problem solvingScheduling and completing product and process (NDT, Welding, Painting etc.) audits Certifications:Root Cause Analysis LeaderVT Level INACE CIP Level I

Gestamp, SC is a Tier 1 supplier of BMW and Mercedes of exposed and unexposed automotive body partsResponsible for all supplier-related quality issues (including raw material fabricators, processors, and tier 2 stampers) and point of contact for all 15 suppliers• Provide technical support to Purchasing, Quality and Production concerning material requirements, performance and defect identification to increase factory OEE• Coordinate the containment of defective material/parts, communicate expectations to the supplier, and ensure the timely arrival of defect-free material/parts• Coordinate supplier trials (Different materials, cost savings measures, etc.) with Production and Quality Departments and with the OEM.• Manager of Supplier Corrective Action Requests. Ensure timely and effective corrective actions to reduce downtime at our plant and at the final customer• Provide training to Gestamp employees and major suppliers on basic metallurgy, common defects, and supplier/customer processes• Track mechanical properties and defects of steel and aluminum to provide performance feedback to the material fabricators for continuous improvement• Designed improved tracking and recording of held inventory. Decreased inventory by 75% totaling $254,000.00 in savings• Created and implemented Supplier Quality Database to track Supplier Scorecards, Quality Alerts, pressroom contamination, Trials, and held inventory to track performance, improve data reporting and transparency

Contracted solely with AK Steel performing technical representative duties in the Southern United States for customers in the Automotive Industry. Investigate all issues with AK Steel material (defects, out of specification, etc.), communicate information with the Mill, and negotiate solution with customer Continually analyze customer’s stampings using TSA(Trim Scrap Analysis, CGA (Circle Grid Analysis, thinning analysis, thinning run charts, and draw-in templates to develop better awareness and process control Assist with new part development and ramp up by performing CGA and communicating part status updates to Applications Engineering Develop working relationships with customer’s employees, from shop floor to upper management Collected, entered, and analyzed 12 month’s worth of press and steel data Designed and beginning to implement a press data collection system for problematic parts to speed problem solving, reduce tryout time, and produce consistent stampings

(Part time) Led high school bible studies on Wednesday and contributed to Sunday youth meetings (leading worship, games, etc.)

(40 hrs/wk) Worked with Civil and Process Engineers assisting in the design of steel structures, concrete footings, and engineering processes

(>70 hrs/wk) Led middle and high school students in repairing homes (i.e. roofing, basic plumbing, installation of septic systems, etc.) of those in need

(40 hrs/wk) Worked in the Reliability Engineering Department on the large outdoor tanks that house toxic chemicals. Also worked on the floor to improve the safety and efficiency of the lines

(>72 hrs/wk) Executed all ordering, inventory, sales, accounting, scheduling, and delivery of product in a personal direct sales business. Had over $32,000 in retail sales