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During my time with Hilite, I governed NA subsidiaries, managing two manufacturing facilities, one engineering center, 550 staff, and $200M per year in P&L. In this capacity, I drove market penetration, leading high-return competitive positioning initiatives to secure new, exceptionally productive market segments. ~ Continuously monitored organizational processes and operations, identifying critical gaps, inefficiencies, and avoidable costs. ~ Generated and delivered a total $77M in enterprise value.~ Re-sourced the largest commodity, strategically eliminating Chinese supply sources, integrating vertically without capital expenditure (CapEx), raising pricing, and consolidating to one location to deliver $5M in improvements.~ Positioned company as best-in-class through perfect delivery and quality metrics over a 12-month period, highest General Motors (GM) Built in Quality Supply (BIQS) scores, and a 6% Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement.~ Won three new programs, onboarding one new customer and product, as a result of improved positioning.~ Restructured Projects and Sales operations, as well as general business processes, to streamline costs, efficiencies, and align with shifting and growing program portfolio needs.

Following my promotion to Global Sales Director, I grew Ford sales to $400M per year for the thermal controls division, shaping creative product expansions, enhancing positioning to increase sales, and leveraging enterprise vision to grow value across HVAC, compressor, radiator, and heat exchanger product lines. ~ Consulted with clients to promote solutions, growing order intake by $120M per year at 10% EBIT over three fiscal years.~ Negotiated and resolved more than $6M per year in price disputes.~ Delivered overall $108M in new enterprise value through strategic growth initiatives and pricing increases.~ Aligned product portfolios with emerging electric and automated driving trends, qualifying, improving, and managing new products to ensure competitive positioning.

Directing operations and sales across the $350M Wipers systems NA region with Valeo, I led Original Equipment (OE) and Aftermarket (AM) manufacturing and promotion. In this role, I oversaw two Mexico-based plants and one Michigan technical center with a total dispersed staff of 1,800, leading dynamic manufacturing improvements and sales strategies to boost profits and bottom lines.~ Generated $72M in new enterprise value, doubling margin run rate through strategic operational rationalizations and the integration of motors and modules into one business unit.~ Repositioned products to significantly improve competitiveness, revitalizing OE and AM order intake.

During this time, I headed a major business transformation, steering away from functional / regional driven operations to shape a globally integrated corporate vision and product line for the $230M per year OE and AM Wipers division. Managing the transition of two NA plants, three European plants, and one Chinese facility with a total global team of 1,500, I redeveloped business processes and strategies to drive lasting change and success.~ Raised enterprise value by $60M at the helm of the transformation initiative, embedding quantified metrics, goals, and strategies to align with emerging industry needs.~ Delivered sales and EBITDA growths of 10% and 30%, respectively, restructuring NA and Europe industrial footprints.

Serving as Operations Director for the Americas, I managed 12 plants, overseeing operations across the US, Mexico, and Brazil and encompassing five distinct product lines and customer segments. During this time, I apearheaded plant and business improvements, ensuring the effective manufacturing and delivery of Chassis (AM) Systems Protection (OE Auto / Aerospace), Lighting (OE Auto / Motorbikes), Fuel Pumps (AM and OE Off-Road), and Wipers (OE and AM).~ Generated $72M in enterprise value, leading comprehensive business and management team redevelopments to deliver outstanding improvements to overall operations.

Prior roles include:BROSE North America, Auburn Hills, MichiganDirector of Cost Improvement and Lean ManufacturingDirector of Controlling and Purchasing, NA Region – Co-Lead Post M&A Synergies and TurnaroundSIEMENS VDO, Wurzburg, Germany; LeMans, France; & Gainesville, GeorgiaBusiness Administration ExecutiveGeneral Manager – TurnaroundSenior Purchasing Manager & Global Commodity Manager, Powder MetalsAdvanced Purchasing Engineer and ManagerVINCI Subsidiaries (Energy Industry), and the French Navy, FranceVarious