Appointed by President to align ERP/MRP (Oracle – NetSuite) with CRM (Salesforce) for NPD Deliverables.

Manage assigned OEM customer accounts. Lead executive initiatives to streamline business processes.

Lead a cross functional team charged with reducing scrap and improving overall efficiencies. Identified key opportunities, established action items, and drove plan. Design / procure new tooling and equipment to meet customers’ unique product requirements. Lead capital improvement projects through ROI and NPV analysis. Create 3D CAD designs using SolidWorks software.★ Designed, sourced, and built custom custom equipment to count over 500 pieces per minute with a .5% accuracy resulting in 50,000 per year savings★ Lead the implementation of a lean project that reduced changeover time by over 50%

Lead cross functional tonneau product team to launch new products along with increasing the overall profitability of the existing tonneau cover product line. Established and drove action plans and timelines with key deliverables to meet corporate strategic objectives.★ Led the product team to develop and launch a $1.6M thermoformed composite truck tonneau cover for Ford Motor Company.★ Initiated and drove a margin improvement plan to generate an additional $400KM margin through joint team efforts identifying and implementing ideas to improve operational efficiencies.★ Increased revenue $2.3M (projected) by developing and launching a thermoformed plastic truck accessory with Ford Motor Company.★ Expanded the company product portfolio $1.4M by securing a new tonneau cover program with Toyota Motor Company.

Responsible for design and tool development of heavy gauge thermoformed truck accessories. Create and maintain project files to ensure compliance with TS16949 & ISO 9000 standards.★ Increased revenue $800K by leading product design team to commercialize an industry first thermoplastic composite molded in color tonneau cover to be approved by Toyota Motor Company.★ Implemented cost savings of $175K by redesigning a high volume injection molded component.

Supervise a staff of (4) design engineers responsible for developing thermoformed returnable packaging for automotive customers. Coordinate and direct projects, created and drove plans to accomplish. Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.★ Reduced development lead time by 50% using Six Sigma techniques to remove wasteful steps in the development process.★ Reduced tool rework by >25% by implementing design standards to leverage lessons learned from previous projects.

Lead cross functional product development team to commercialize heavy gauge thermoformed plastic returnable packaging for the automotive industry. Create and maintain project files to ensure compliance with ISO 9000 standards.★ Increased revenue $1.5M by designing and launching (7) twin sheet plastic returnable pallets for General Motors.★ Developed and implemented a fast track process to launch an average of (1) new product per week.