Oversee all plant operations and senior staff of 7 direct and 3 indirect reports in a $250 million FDA regulated 24/7 operation, as well as the daily engineering activities. Engineering team consists of 4 direct reports and 16 indirect reports.

Responsible for the daily operations of $300 million Haft Shaft business Unit. Managed all aspects in the delivery of product to Ford, GM, VW, and BMW. Guided and mentored 7 direct reports consisting of manufacturing engineering, maintenance, continuous improvement, master schedulers, and production supervisors with 200 hourly associates on a three-shift operation. Selected Accomplishments• $12 million annual savings through 100% delivery schedule adherence – 1st time in history of operation • 15% productivity improvement through implementation of standard work and small team development

Established daily engineering activities in the accomplishment of developing new products. Led 5 direct reports in a department of 13 comprised of Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers with Project Management and Laboratory Technical Support. Selected Accomplishments 35% Increase in revenue from New Product Introduction (NPI)  Developed the first UL certified and Listed Solar Micro Inverter, resulting in private equity investment in next generation development  Invented (as a team) a military intelligent power management system capable of load balancing and sheddingDIRECTOR, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 2010 - 2011Organized and ran daily engineering activities in the accomplishment of developing new products. Inspired and influenced 4 direct reports in a department of 32 comprised of Electrical, Mechanical and Firmware Engineers with Laboratory Technical Support. Created procedures and processes for new product development where none existed

Provide executive guidance to General Management, Engineering and Operations.Performed data mining for potential M&A.

Established and controlled $11.9 million global operations capital budget and the profit margin for all new product launches. Effectively deployed Lean and Six Sigma strategies to improve profitability and provide exceptional operations management. Launched new products into production and designed quality systems to enhance customer service and operational metrics across all plant locations.

Provided vision and direction of post acquisition engineering and quality assurance departments. Directed daily engineering and quality assurance activities and guaranteed highest-level completion in product development and system design. Supervised nine direct reports amid three locations and assured maximum superiority in new product introduction and employee performance.

Successfully planned and executed consolidation of “Optek” into Wabash Technologies while accurately identifying cost-reduction opportunities. Utilized strong analytical problem-solving skills in conjunction with cost-reduction initiatives applied to complex processes and procedures in effort to define areas of improvement within organizational operations.