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Detroit, Mi, Us

Maumee, Ohio, Us

• Provided leadership and direction, effectively setting global aftermarket and digital solutions business strategy to capture a five-year 50% growth target for the divisions. • Led re-entry into the North American market for the Victor Reinz gasket/sealing brand, which included portfolio rebuild, distribution start-up, and new customer penetration in Retail and WD channels. • Oversaw the process of transforming pricing into a truly global and intelligence organizational structure complete with software capabilities that utilized customer insights to optimize a 180K-part catalogue; updated global distribution infrastructure with digital tools to drive inventory efficiencies. • Spearheaded the development and go-to-market (GTM) tactics for the new e-commerce platform, danaaftermarket.com, to provide a more integrated and comprehensive customer experience. • Launched multiple customer-focused business improvement programs to bolster bottom-line year-over-year (YOY) profitability in addition to increasing EBITDA margin

Maumee, Ohio, Us

• Maintained full responsibility for product management and global operations of aftermarket while adding strategy and product planning oversight for Commercial Vehicle (CV) OE. • Coordinated with executive leaders to develop a 2025 multi-initiative strategy, road mapping evolution of the distribution structure within Dana to include footprint optimization, revenue growth, and attainment of critical learning curve milestones. • Contributed as a key member of the leadership team on one M&A activities concluded during this timeframe in support of EV milestones.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

• Directed Sales, Engineering, Finance, and HR activities for $1B global AFM business serving four strategic business units of Dana, including leading the execution of initiatives to impact the enterprise. • Accelerated portfolio readiness of 8K SKUs for key growth initiatives in addition to driving numerous organizational changes to improve talent and integrate acquisition.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

• Served as an executive leader responsible for the international Joint Venture (JV), piloting an aggressive turn-around in profitability while establishing a global progressive mindset to catalyze continuous improvement across all functions and to facilitate new customer development.• Oversaw development of CV driveshaft business strategy and directed the cross-business-unit organization to support common customer coordination and escalation requirements.

Southfield, Michigan, Us

• Developed Asian program management and sales organization to achieve strategy development, business acquisition, and program launch key performance indicators (KPIs) in addition to managing global relationships for all Asian OEM customers – Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki. • Successfully led the program management team, achieving the successful launch of three new manufacturing facilities and more than 30 new programs. • Built matrixed teams with 55 reports across China, India, Japan, Korea, and ASEAN.• Supported operational activities for China, including review/approval of all new capital purchase requests, phased reviews of all new plant readiness plans, and monthly/quarterly P&L reviews. • Positioned the initial launch of new business with Hyundai-Kia in North America and Europe.

Southfield, Michigan, Us

• Managed global business development, program management, and commercial sales activity for $400M in Asian OEM revenues, effectively implementing tools and securing organizational alignment. • Restored a challenged legacy relationship and positioned IAC for global growth with Renault-Nissan, receiving two global RFQs for the first time in company history. • Served as a member of the Board of Directors for Reyes Auto Group JV supporting Toyota business.

Southfield , Michigan, Us

• Quoted and managed major global metals programs for multiple customers during a high-growth period of a newly-formed division, ultimately leading the team to the first business award for Daimler-Chrysler valued at $200M annual global value through development of a relationship with Mercedes purchasing and engineering teams.

Southfield , Michigan, Us

• Led program and commercial management on Truck/SUV seating platforms with revenue of $750M, maintaining employee focus during a time of significant organizational shifts to achieve 100% of profitability improvement targets while supporting customer LTA goals.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Global Leading For Results Program, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering