Manages a team of mechanical engineers in development of multiple concurrent projects. Collaborates with Industrial Design, Product Management, Safety, Manufacturing, and other groups to define and deliver innovative new products through the stage gate process.

Managed a mix of internal and external development resources with domestic and international partners to meet project schedule and budget goals.Implemented new tools to quantitatively identify and mitigate development risks, improving planning accuracy.Identified and deployed hardware development best practices from multiple acquisitions.

Created Project Engineering department to bridge the gaps between functional groups and improve development processes. Project Engineering-led teams now develop base cabinets for virtually all WMS products fielded.Moved hardware development organization from operating as disconnected functional silos to cross-functional project teams including mechanical & electrical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and other groups as needed under the leadership of the project engineer.Initiated daily stand-up meetings and created collaborative work spaces to move from weekly project status meetings to real-time cross-functional collaboration, improving transparency and reducing wait time and rework during development. Reduced development cycle-time from 18 to 12 months over two projects.Managed a mix of internal and external development resources with domestic and international partners to meet project schedule and budget goals.

Led a team of three Mechanical Engineers in development of new casino slot machine cabinets and maintenance/updates for existing products.Primary interface between hardware development and other internal departments to manage deliverables.Lead redesign of WMS 5-reel mechanical cabinet to address a competing product in three months (less than half the expected time), resulting in double the projected sales. Proposed and lead the design team behaviors responsible for the Bluebird 2 cabinet, developed on a reduced schedule with improved cross-functional development and 50% fewer SKUs to manage in the factory.

Managed schedules & deliverables for new slot machine hardware development. Identified and filled gaps in corporate tools and process to ensure products deployed on-time. Interfaced with customers to support sales and service activities.Managed overall project schedules including all key milestones and handovers for hardware development and planning.Integrated multiple new electrical and mechanical assemblies during first prototype build for G2E trade show.Presented new products to customers, business analysts, casino executives, and WMS board of directors.Supported installations for key customers across the US, resulting in earlier than projected go-live dates for key products. Created database to merge and manage disjointed mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing information. Database was used to manage production configurations for 6 months while new Oracle ERP system was brought on line. Variants of the database were used to manage critical data for two subsequent platform releases.

Responsible for design, prototyping, test, cost, and schedule for desktop paper punch and binding products. Project manager for industrial punch design and production ramp-up.Replaced machined components with Zinc and Aluminum castings for significant part count reduction, improved ease of assembly and service, and reduced cost (over 50%) on CC2700 color coil binder. Performed competitive product and user research to develop features for improved ease and efficiency of use.Managed development, validation, and tooling plan resulting in the first products tooled on-time without on-site supervision in Taiwan. Managed prototype to production phases of Fusion Punch II project to recover from schedule slip and deliver on-time for trade show demonstration as a Xerox partner product and production launch. Developed infrastructure to transition product from R&D facility in CT to production in IL.

Manufacturing Engineering rotation – reduced cost and scrap for $40k in projected savings per year through the use of new tools, processes, and composite materials. Metallurgy Lab rotation – mechanical engineering support for development of new materials and processes for next-generation head gaskets, testing and evaluation of production and test materials.

Mechanical Engineering rotation - applications engineering for automotive, agricultural, and mobile power customers, analysis and troubleshooting of field and manufacturing issues.