Manage a customer-centric product portfolio aimed at generating over $7M in incremental sales by 2027, with a keen focus on identifying cost-saving opportunities to enhance profit margins.

Partner with marketing and sales to understand customer expectation, provide technical expertise and perform cost analysis to help establish product strategy. Mentor new employees.Key Accomplishments:• Entrusted with supervision and development of high-volume product with CAPEX worth $1M+. Heater Fan Lights: Refreshed product line. Proposed strategies that helped shorten time to market by 6 months and reduced CAPEX by 50%. Managed team of designers and communication with suppliers involving engineering tasks. • Led continuous improvement - ideate, demonstrate and implement operational changes saving over $1M.• Initiate and conduct market assessment for overseas expansion, particularly India. Understand market dynamics, distribution model, competitors and customer perception. Present go-to market strategies and work closely with senior executives and c-suites.

Collaborate with cross functional teams (including domestic and overseas supplier), write engineering specifications, test plans for validation, ensure compliance to latest standards (UL, cUL, Energy Star, Title 20/24), prototyping (using CNC, laser cutting or 3D printing), tool release, BoM setup and support quality for PPAP.Key Accomplishments:• Delivered multiple new products - revamped product lines to bolster product offering. Recessed Fan Light: Development of new system offering user with upgraded performance and selectable trims to match décor. Introduction of in-mold labeling technology for varying trim finishes to deliver under target cost further increasing profit by 5% and resulted in approved patent. Over 80,000 units/annually generating over $7M+ in sales. Decorative Fan Light : Integration of lighting system to existing products serving multiple retailers across US and Canada – resulted in approved patent. Collaborated with overseas supplier, carried out communication and expectation. Over 200,000 units/annually generating over $16M+ in sales.• Created procedure to maintain consistency of financial reporting to senior executives during monthly routine review of projects. Adoption across the organization. • Amendment of assembly lines of existing products by re-designing or standardizing parts - reduced labor, cycle time and better ergonomics, saving approx. $500K/annually.

Write manufacturing instructions, initiate engineering change requests, conduct testing, update engineering drawings and identify root cause of defects for SKUS with field failure. Key Accomplishments:• Support moving manufacturing facilities from China and Canada to Hartford (headquarters) improving operating revenue.• Re-design wiring to prevent nuisance tripping of a product in field. Scaled down returns by 85%.• Coordinate private label agreement – dictate product features, update literature and certification.

Energy monitoring of CNC machine using high speed power meter (HSPM).There is an ever increasing demand for energy in the manufacturing industries and does have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, energy monitoring of machine tools is important in order to make these tools more energy efficient and environment friendly.

Manufacturing Processes Lab (ME313) Introducing students with general metal processes like sheet metal forming, casting, welding, machining and extrusion.Thermodynamics (ME 361) Introducing students to the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics and common applications Apply the Laws of Thermodynamics to solve practical problems.

Assist in applying various lean principles to improve process flow, reduce waste and add value. Key Accomplishments:• Perform regular maintenance check for equipment.• Streamlined flow of coal, reducing waiting time.