Product strategy leader focusing on impact of environmental regulation and decarbonization activities on product roadmapsCreated carbon models to align product strategy to ESG goalsManage emission credit banks to comply with EPA regulations Program leader of advanced emission development work

Managed global cross functional project teams on multiple high impact product safety,manufacturing quality, and warranty projects across multiple product platforms and marketsdriving customer protection activities in 30 days and issue resolution identification in 60 days.Facilitated product “War Room” sessions for emerging quality issues to mitigate plant downtimeand implement short term and longer-term countermeasures resulting in resumed normal plantoperation and eliminated two-week backlog by end of year.Executed rapid problem-solving blitzes at component supplier in Germany to lift crankshaftshipment quarantine and implement prevention countermeasures, and at production facility inAustralia to conduct workshop with supplier and customer representatives to determine rootcause and short-term fixes for fuel pump failures causing downtime issuesReported technical, manufacturing and commercial updates to business, customer, and supplierleadership on multiple project status in multiple forums.

Headed two global cross-functional teams tasked with bringing new Fuel System products to market and fulfilling customer and business objectives, Aligned and communicated technical requirements and business objectives with leadership and multiple customers to ensure successful product launches, Determined technical and business strategy for development program achieving margin improvement of ~$120 per system, Acted as customer’s single point of contact by reporting program progress, successes, and issues in various weekly and quarterly forums. Mentored team members on business strategy, technical challenges, and new product development process to meet program deliverables and achieve their development goals.

 Executed seven projects addressed business challenges in Technical, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, and Quality functions by utilizing 6Sigma process and tools. Led cross-functional teams of experts to drive quantifiable improvements and business solutions realizing over $5 million in actual and avoidance savings. Created global demand planning process to forecast unconstrained demand over 24 month window and installed accuracy metrics to accelerate material planning improvements. Pioneered risk assessment process to discover, mitigate, & communicate new product launch risks; secured implementation approval by increasing leadership & customer confidence.  Generated design selection tool of new pumping elements based on business and technical needs and meet program cost target through convergence on optimized design.

 Conducted validation and technical implementation of new fuel pump design with ~20% efficiency improvements over previous models. Contributed on global team tasked with pioneering next generation fuel system design to meet 0.5 HP efficiency improvement and reduce cost by $200 per system. Identified & initiated 26 product cost reduction projects with a combined NPV of $3.2 million. Developed and implemented various fixes to avert and resolve customer failures across multiple product lines and component architectures.