Manage the Applications Department in supporting sales activities for all modules products including: pre-sales technical support, estimating, proposals, presentations, market feedback & product management, and customer support.Manage technical sales support, target marketing and business planning for Components products.Provide product management and market feedback on Modules and Components products. Provide global leadership to Gudel’s SalesForce implementation and development.

Supervise a team of four application engineers; interviewing and hiring new engineers as required. Instruct and train new application engineers on Güdel technical and budgeting tools. Develop and maintain new engineering tools as required, collaborating with project engineers in the US and liaising with R&D in Switzerland. Advise and collaborate with application and project engineers on high-complexity projects. Manage the Application Engineering departmental budget, and report quarterly to Finance.

Analyze and interpret customer and end user Request for Quotation (RFQ) and specification documents.Select and validate Gudel products and third party accessory products for customer proposals and projects. Perform engineering analysis on proposed solutions.Prepare proposals for Account Managers Interface with inside sales, account managers, engineering, operations and management to determine appropriate solutionsSupports account managers and/or customer service with onsite support for customers including: technical line-ups and reviews, presentations, process and equipment troubleshooting, and promote Gudel products and companyManage and maintain task request database and document work history for proposals and projectsPrepare Technology Whitepapers relevant to Gudel linear motion technology

Primary customer contact, coordinating and ensuring timely delivery of customer deliverables. Works with department leaders to coordinate resources and operate within budget, fulfilling project requirements and meeting project deadlines.Participate in mechanical and controls design reviews. Involved in robot integration and troubleshooting. Prepare detailed risk assessments, FMEAs, and machine acceptance documentation for customers. Supervise a team of three project managers.Perform static and dynamic engineering analysis as needed during the design process. Assist with programming and debugging PLCs.

Provided pastoral care. As pastor with highest seniority, led in planning and development of congregation.

Directed operations, $1 million budget, financial planning/reporting, staffing, and facility management. Oversaw staff selection, supervision, and development. Delivered presentations to large and small groups. *Created vision, devised plan, and launched children's center, reaching profitability within 18 months. *Grew membership from 250 to 650 weekly attendees by guiding church to attract, engage, and retain members.

Taught OLA542: "Ethical Dimensions of Leadership," a required class in the University's Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program.

In role of project management analyst, supported client, Ford Motor Company, in Ford Product Development System. Communicated integration requirements to other teams, coordinated timely completion of tasks, resolved scheduling conflicts, and tracked issues. Customized and integrated vehicle system-level, program-specific project work plan templates. *Enabled real-time access and increased document security by creating Powertrain Operations Website to replace antiquated distribution of paper copies of work plans/reports. *Conducted requirement development meetings for Advanced Vehicle Technology Group and maintained system design specification database. Contributed to development of quality requirements.*Selected to facilitate large construction project for client, Ellis-Don Construction.

Developed applications for optical instrument control in the Windows & Daylighting department. Analyzed optical data using spectrophotometer.