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Albion, Michigan, Us

Designing and manufacturing 3D printers making sand molds & cores for the metalcasting industry. Our proprietary BlueNanoTM sand binder and innovative IRV-BuilderTM machine design enables 2x productivity at 1/2 cost.• Generated early stage revenue from Fortune 10 technology company and other major manufacturers.• Delivered award winning pitch at North America’s largest additive manufacturing event in Chicago.• Raised $ millions for R&D expected to transform the $200 billion metalcasting industry.• Filed patent applications and associated trademarks.• Named “Best Early Stage Industry 4.0 Company” by Michigan Economic Development Corporation.• Negotiated and managed supplier relationships including industrial machinery contract manufacturing.

Jackson, Mi, Us

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Leading and empowering colleagues to serve our customers, shareholders, and communities with world class performance, delivering hometown service.• Directing and growing team to enhance employee empowerment, support, and results.• Implement lean principles to improve key financial metrics and deliver under-budget financial results. Initiated a financial Incident Command System (ICS) to improve processes and manage risk, reducing cost to the lowest level in 5 years and delivering predictable results to achieve corporate earnings targets.• Reinvigorate Business Plan Deployment, aligning strategies and plans from corporate goals to the front lines, resulting in exceptional financial and operational performance. Launched 3-5 year strategic plan.• Lead employee engagement efforts including establishing a cross functional empowerment team, leading transition to a new standard work application and governance model, heading COVID ICS financial section, and initiating a monthly all-leadership forum, driving Empowerment survey scores up 15%.• Direct a team of Waste Elimination champions resulting in $6.8M of O&M hard cost savings.• Led effort reducing leak volume by over 60%, decreasing costs and improving safety.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Lead the development of Corporate Breakthrough Goals.Support the development of goals plans by collaborating with Officer and Senior Executive Sponsors and their teams.Build and manage goal dashboards by collaborating with dashboard owners.Lead monthly Officer Dashboard Reviews.Ensure a successful annual audit of the Employee Incentive Compensation Plan (EICP bonus program), which is based on the Breakthrough goal metrics.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Managed specific projects to improve Electric and Gas Distribution Work Management systems, standards, and practices.Managed contractor relationships and teams related to specific improvement efforts.Led the development of cost analyses and models to identify opportunities for improvement.Implemented a governance process, system, and standards to receive, vet, prioritize, and implement improvement ideas coming from those closest to the work (who know and understand the problems best). Led a weekly Committee of work management and business leaders and a monthly Board comprised of Directors & Managers.Implemented Lean principles such as visual management, operating reviews, standards, Key Performance Indicator trees, etc.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Managing a team of project managers who lead internal electric infrastructure and large customer (gas or electric) projects.The primary objectives are to successfully and efficiently deploy capital in infrastructure projects and to improve large customer satisfaction by optimizing the scope, schedule, and cost management of large projects.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Managing large customer and developer projects related to the modification of and addition to the Company's electric and gas infrastructure.The primary objectives are to improve and ensure customer and developer satisfaction by optimizing the scope, schedule and cost for all large customer and developer projects.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Perform high-level strategic and detailed financial analysis to investigate diversification, growth, and cost-saving opportunities. Coordinate the Transaction Due Diligence Review process to ensure sufficient disclosure and review of major transactions by Senior Management. Created a framework for prioritizing strategic opportunities.Coordinate with business group leaders to annually update the Key Risk Indicator data sheets and detailed Risk Maps, which are rolled up into the Corporate Risk Map for Senior Management and Board of Directors review.Coordinate the Contract Risk Review process for all contracts >$5M. The CRR process facilitates the coordination of Legal, Supply Chain, Insurance, Credit, and Price risk review teams. Lead quarterly meetings with an expanded CRR team in addition to bi-weekly meetings with the core CRR team.Perform analysis, create and review presentation materials, and support project team presentations for Major Project Reviews with Senior Management. (e.g. Smart Grid, Wind Farms, Clean Air projects, etc.)Supported the acquisition of a horizontal business partner to reduce external concentration risk – created multiple-scenario valuation models to calculate financial impacts, modeled and analyzed the performance-based payment terms of the acquisition, etc.Supported the divestiture of a non-regulated independent power producer – purchase and sale agreement negotiation strategy, created pro forma financial statements, managed the virtual data room, prepared briefs on potential acquirers, etc.Forecast cash flow and earnings per share impacts of current, planned, and potential projects. Analytically support the New Coal Plant project team and the Emissions Strategy team. Created an analysis of utility bill burden (gas and electric) as a percent of household disposable income, which is one tool used to benchmark across states and forecast consumer reactions to changes in rates.

Jackson, Michigan, Us

Department: Risk, Strategy, and Financial Advisory ServicesManage and support Strategic, Financial, and Enterprise Risk analyses, as well as Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture opportunities as they arise.Coordinate the Contract Risk Review process for all contracts >$5M.SEE CMS ENERGY POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR MORE DETAILS.

Jackson, Mi, Us

Responsible for diversifying into new markets and increasing market share in existing markets.Highlights:· Performed competitive analysis of small wind turbine industry that led to product design improvements (increased blade diameter) and facilitated a pricing strategy that positioned our product in the top 25% based on cost versus energy output· Developed sales and budget forecasts through 2010 providing the investor detailed cash flow requirements and performance metrics to be monitored· Created financing packages that reduce the cost of renewable energy systems by 47.5%· Negotiated successfully with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer for exclusivity rights· Led cross functional team to create a grant application template reducing labor by 60%· Developed strategic alliance with complementary industry player yielding an 8% increase in sales leads within 3 months· Managed global web‑based CRM system leading to increased communication accuracy and efficiency that improved sales forecasts by up to 20%· Launched ʺIn Focusʺ monthly email newsletter campaign resulting in increased sales and 10% more website traffic within 4 months

Jackson, Mi, Us

Responsible for general management of Arbor Automation product division. Arbor Automation specializes in palletized conveyors and low-back-pressure conveyors for queuing and processing parts.Highlights:· Provided decision support to management regarding business unit forecasts and variance analysis enabling efficient budgeting and staffing· Managed cross‑functional team of engineers and skilled tradesmen to complete projects on time and with margins exceeding forecasts on average of 1.5%· Led product sales and estimating, resulting in revenue over $3.2MM

Jackson, Mi, Us

Responsible for managing the design, build, and runoff of custom machinery. I also performed the mechanical and controls design and debug of my machinery projects.Highlights:· Managed and designed 26+ projects (sales > $.75MM) during first year, completing each on time and on average exceeding projected margins by 4.8%· Designed Access database to manage inventory stocking levels, enabling Orbitform to reduce inventory by 12% without increasing lead‑times· Designed Standard Controls packages to minimize redundancy and reduce purchasing time by 20%

While completing my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering GVSU, I worked as a Warranty Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer in the molding and assembly departmentsHighlights:-Analyzed and redesigned Chrysler assembly line, improving throughput by 20% -Performed root cause analysis on warranty returns and communicated resolutions to customers (DCX, GM, Toyota).

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

PTI designs and builds many types of automated surface treatment machinery, including shot-peening, grit-blast, thermal-spray, and waterjet-cleaning machines. I worked as a design engineer on special projects for PTI while attending GVSU.Highlights:-Designed standard pneumatic supply configuration reducing cost and redundancy -Assisted in early stages R&D of new multi-port shot peening nozzle

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Strategy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering