People Leadership...- Relationship-building people leader with diverse experience managing up to 22 direct reports and 100s of indirect reports in battery technology, hospitality, and non-profit businesses. Leader who builds relationship networks through communicating vision, shared goal setting, shared work, and empathy. Elected as president of 150-member charitable non-profit by listening to the community members and working together with an open mind to solve issues.- Global experience in leading large teams across GM organizations, suppliers, and countries including China, Korea, and Europe to launch battery hardware and software products.Business Leadership...- Experience working directly with government bodies including NHTSA and representing GM in legal proceedings related to thermal runaway and other battery safety/defect issues.- Successfully led teams that launched 10+ high-voltage battery programs at GM including hybrid systems, plug-in hybrid systems, and EVs. Managed multi-million product engineering budget for the Bolt EV battery design. - Negotiated data sharing agreements with suppliers and governments on critical battery core technologies.Thought Leadership...- Established a strategic vision, mission, and team around battery “big-data” telemetry solutions for electrification to prognose high-voltage battery defects. This prevented battery thermal runaway events and saved GM close to $1B in recall costs (and likely more in brand value).- Shaped the direction of GM’s DC Fast-charging strategy by implementing market-driven requirement rolldown and standard 3-electrode battery work in the DC fast-charge development process.- Speaker at multiple events including SAE, Wayne State University, Lawrence Tech. University, and National Instrument’s “Connect” Conference regarding EV technology and career development.