Global Dealer Solution Network (Gdsn) Manager
CurrentManaged Caterpillar’s GDSN process to assist the Dealer Technical Communicators / Technicians in resolving issues with Caterpillar equipment in the field. • Managed / Developed a group of worldwide Caterpillar Tier 1 support specialist.• Designed and Delivered training to the Dealer Technical Communicators worldwide.• Identified process improvements with Caterpillar product group managers and Tier 2 Product Group engineers • Provided key input to the system development team to provide a first-class experience for system users.Led a multi-faceted team to develop a Multi Generation plan to develop the future strategic initiative for the GDSN process. This resulted in changing Caterpillar’s and the Dealer’s focus to Dealer Technician efficiency to maximize service growth by reducing the number of service trips to the machine to finalize the repair. • Developed / implemented a change management and communication plan across the world as well as leveraging “Lean” principles to continuously improve both Caterpillar and dealer processes to speed the total time to resolution.• Focused my worldwide team of Caterpillar Tier1 support specialists and Caterpillar’s Tier2 product group engineers on customer centric goals.• Leveraged Power Bi analytics to prioritize highest impact products and dealers• Through these efforts we’ve reduced trips to the machine by 12% in the last year with potential benefits of > $6 Million