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Plymouth, Wi, Us

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Led a centralized Advanced Engineering global team covering all products and regions for core businesses and beyond. $17.5M annual budget and 79 people in US, Brazil, Italy, and India. • Energized technology roadmap creation aligned with opportunity spaces and trends• Created an Advanced development process to manage risk and ambiguity• Implemented process for market, manufacturing, business, and technical feasibility of an idea• Executed an innovation framework and database for idea prioritization (1200+)• Championed disruptive project with $7M annual budget, 3 regions/platforms, cross functional innovation required and roadmap to apply technology beyond launch

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Led a 350-person global engineering team for refrigeration products. Drove Design reviews with knowledge capture documentation and incorporation into DFMEAs for learning. Initiated discussions on systems engineering concepts and tradeoffs. Quickly promoted to Senior Director of Advanced Engineering during an Engineering reorganization.

Lisle, Il, Us

Lead / facilitate / educate the engineering team (~1600 individuals) for the lean transformation. Create a continuous improvement mindset and coached project teams to improve the engineering factory. Use tools such as A3, 5S, PDCA, 5Why's, Kaizen, etc. to assist the organization in developing a continuous improvement mindset. Created executive Obeya room and facilitated VP reviews. Tracked metrics to accomplish target timing.

Lisle, Il, Us

Developed technology roadmap for improved communication, prioritization, and strategy across engineering and businesses. $32M annual advanced budget.• Developed and Implemented tracking database for the idea “pipeline” • Led Executive Advanced Technology Steering Committee for leaders to discuss priorities and technology trends to guide business decisions• Created 3 gate flexible development process to document results, business application strategy, spending required, alternatives, and commercialization path• Co-led project on IoT/Smart Device/in vehicle connectivity with IT Vice President • Liaison on 5 year DOE $80M Supertruck vehicle fuel economy and environment impact grant

Wylie, Texas, Us

Create & implement a Program Management process and structure to coordinate efforts of global teams to improve business decisions and management of programs. Enable improved communication with our Customers and collaborate with them to meet needs and solve challenges they are facing. Start cultural change within the organization to break down internal barriers and build morale and performance of the team.

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Led cross-functional innovation, development, evaluation, and commercialization of technologies while driving process disciplines with corporate tools for improved efficiency and effectiveness. Ensured Advanced technology aligned to meet future market needs based on trends, Customer feedback, and global research. • Manage the intellectual property for invention disclosure process and filings, patent reviews, annuity payments, secondary filings, and recognition awards.• Dept. of Energy (DOE) co-funded $8.5M project with vehicle OEM, suppliers, science representatives, and government agencies, including NREL National Labs. Included contract negotiations between partners and the government• Led 25+ technology projects and assessed value based on commercial and business factors to ensure viable commercialization. Focused on aspects such as speed, technical merit, investment, market factors, patentability, & licensing requirements• Managed $1M global co-development projects with customer funding for alternative refrigerants

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Led delivery of Booz Allen Hamilton initiatives for organizational, financial, and cultural transformation, a $300M savings target over three years. Matrix reporting to the VP of Strategy, VP of Engineering, and Engineering Directors with cross functional group accountability. • Over delivered, ahead of schedule, achieving $450+M savings in two years • Fostered alignment and improved processes to deliver 10% -15% efficiency improvementLed product development efforts and Executive reporting to achieve 50% balanced engineering by end of 2008 globally. Directed a 5-person team to implement across 4 divisions and cross functional groups.• Overachieved target of $38M savings and 300 incremental engineers by 84% with flat headcount• Tracked progress for external reporting by CEO/COO with investment analysts• Organizational coordination to eliminate roadblocks and speed implementation: Aligned leadership, facilitated diplomatic discussions at executive level, strategized resolution of internal politics, built consensus and communications on challenges faced during rapid organic growth • Traveled to China, India, Thailand & Mexico for growth site evaluations

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Customer liaison for current/future Truck climate programs. Orchestrate needed support throughout Visteon to deliver profitable Programs on time with quality. Learned to lead by influence with other groups to get the work done: including Mfg, Quality, Supplier Development, Finance, Sales, Engineering, and leadership.• Delivered $742K (Superduty) & $490K (Econoline) profit improvement plan in 2006. Negotiated additional $405K lump sum for testing and engineering. Identified $4.9M annual approved actions for 2007 & 2008• Drove cost reductions which improved customer satisfaction and delivered $18.2M annual saving

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Coordinate and Manage cross functional and special assignments for the CBG Director. Led a 24-person team with $1.2M annual budget to support cross functional groups consistently. Coordinated 5-year strategic, account, and business plans. Provided flexible resources and workload management with ebbs and flows of critical tasks. Rolled out new commercial and corporate tools for financial reporting and general business management. Recognized as a role model and best in class performance by other functional groups for roll out of new tools and processes.

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Educational Fellowship for Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree with Manufacturing Systems Emphasis

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Truck Business and Capacity Planner – conducted studies on tooling capacity based on production volume forecasts. Led quotes for capital investment in plant tooling. Managed production supply transition from plant closures / consolidations without production delays

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Management-selected Climate Control representative on the Automotive Products Strategy Task Force to analyze and position the company as it began separating from Ford Motor Co in preparation for spin-off.Analyzed the Product Portfolio and determined the strategic positioning of core Products to grow our business globally to be an industry leader.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

• Advanced Tech Development Engineer working on new & emerging technologies for heat exchangers, including a DOW Chemical co-development plastic radiator project

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Design and Release responsibilities for F-Series, Ranger/Explorer, and Econoline Vehicle Programs. Interface with Forward Model Engineers to incorporate lessons learned into future designs for continuous improvement. Responsible for four Vehicle Assembly plants (Louisville, KY / Edison, NJ / Twin Cities, MN / St. Louis, MO).• Warranty Analyst for Ranger/Explorer vehicle programs with interface to forward model engineering. Resolved Ranger/Explorer water leak issue with Technical Service bulletin and visited dealers when beneficial

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Masters, Mechanical Engineering - Mfg Systems

Bs, Mechanical Engineering