iPhone enclosure global supply manager.

- Build and lead supply chain development for the commercialization of a scientific curing process - Hire and supervise technical purchasing team - Lead implementation and customization of a product data management system (PDM) - Identify and source external engineering consulting resourceshttp://solidiatech.com/

- Successfully manage highly complex area of responsibility through new production launches, new product prototype builds, and line rate changes - Lead process failure mode effects analysis (PFMEA) team – developed procedures and proactive strategies to identify and reduce assembly process risks - Collect and analyze layout data for assembly processes and supplier components to identify root cause and drive final corrective of assembly issues, such as component alignment - Execute continuous improvement and new product programs on the manufacturing floor by creating operator instructions, training operators, and designing and procuring the appropriate fixtures and tools - Identify, engineer, and implement quality and safety risk reduction projects, eliminating all high-risk safety issues through process changes or fixture developmentTeam Leader – Powertrain Module Design Engineering - Lead backhoe power train continuous improvement team on project priorities and project implementation for cost reduction and product quality improvement goals - Organize and lead cross functional team meetings to align quality, supply chain management, customer support, and design team members on projects - Report to product line leadership and key stakeholders on goal progress and current project status

- Led the development and implementation of commodity strategies for engine oil pumps, coolant pumps, and mechanical assemblies supporting factories and suppliers in North America, South America, Asia, & Europe - Issued and analyzed requests proposals and requests for quotations (RFP/RFQ) - Evaluated and rated strategic supplier performance and capabilities for emerging technologies to support current production and future program development - Negotiated commercial agreements with suppliers including warranty, materials, development, currency, and structured cost agreements - Responsible for managing 64 million USD in supplier spend through four key supplier relationships - Realized over 600,000 USD annual cost savings leading and managing improvement projects with design, test, five Deere engine plants , and external suppliers - Analyzed commodity spend data and created forecasts of future supplier base spend patterns

• Developed and released designs for hydraulic travel motors, planetary drives, rotary manifolds, and hydraulic cylinders for five models of crawler excavators• Engineered travel system performance of five models of crawler excavators produced in China for the Outside of the Americas Market• Interpreted ISO standards for travel systems, designed tests to meet requirements, and supervised their successful execution• Developed new supplier relationships and product development with Korea suppliers.• Collaborated with an international team with members in India, China, and Slovakia• Supervised production build onsite at vehicle factory in Tianjin, China• Mentored engineering counterpart at John Deere India facility

Hydraulic and Powertrain Design Team• Implemented prototype hydraulic system onto a current production machine• Planned and implemented a test and development plan for a hydraulic prototype vehicle• Evaluated and compared hydraulic systems of competitors equipment

Four-Wheel Drive Loader Structures Team• Engineered solutions for loader structures team for iT4 and FT4 models• Used Pro Engineer software package to create and modify sheet metal parts• Conceptualized and implemented prototype sheet metal solution to vehicle weight distribution issueMachine Evaluation Team• Evaluated factors such as visibility, ergonomics, serviceability, and manufacturability on new product prototypes in a virtual environment• Performed testing activities and authored compliance documentation

• Collaborated with physics department faculty developing a semi-classical model of collisions between buckminsterfullerenes and ions of various charges and energies• Used FORTRAN 77 to develop, test, manipulate, and debug this model• Researched scholarly journals for pertinent experimental results for comparing with the results of the simulation