Cultivating strategic partnerships and influencing future ABB Electrification products while ensuring that ABB’s customer experience is unparalleled. Assessing technology partnerships that enable global growth and profitabilityABB E-mobility is enabling zero-emission mobility as a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. We are a partner of choice for the world’s biggest EV OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators, offering the widest portfolio of EV charging solutions from smart chargers for the home to high-power chargers for the highway stations of the future, solutions for the electrification of fleets and charging for electric buses and trucks. With ~1,500 employees around the world, ABB E-mobility has sold more than one million EV chargers across more than 85 markets, including over 50,000 DC fast chargers. https://e-mobility.abb.com/

Led team that guided customers into electrification space, growing and managing all aspects of Navistar eMobility commercial operations. Directed team in capturing first zero-emissions vehicle business in multiple locations. Developed relationships and secured strategic partners on batteries, fuel cells, electric powertrains, charging, infrastructure, and hydrogen fueling. Oversaw deployment of electric vehicles at customer locations.• Helped develop requirements for first production electric IC school bus and helped guide it through to production.• Signed multiple long-term agreements with partners both on and off vehicle.• Built eMobility solutions team from zero to more than 20 members including consultants, grant managers, business development professionals, and implementation specialists.

Assisted in planning, development, and execution of new NEXT facility in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Developed go-to-market strategy beyond just vehicles. Launched 5Cs of consulting, charging, constructing, connecting, and conserving.• Initiated Navistar’s entry into zero-emissions market. • Designed and developed customer experience/engineering center focusing on electrification technologies.• Created marketing materials and led presentations of NEXT strategies to corporate leaders.

Aligned strategic partnerships, set direction for development of new electric powertrain systems for commercial vehicles, managed accounts with current customers, and grew sales in segment. Managed all commercial aspects and relationships of Electric Vehicle Systems (EVS) group. Presented regular updates to senior leadership. Supported key legacy military customer throughout tenure at AxleTech through in-depth knowledge of product line.• Led development of product specifications and roadmap for both AXE and ABE product lines.• Developed all key customer and partner relationships for EVS group.• Shepherded sale of AxleTech EVS sale to Allison Transmission.

In this role, I was responsible for developing the business plan necessary to start AxleTech's Electric Powertrain Systems business unit. During my time as the Manager of Business Development, I tested the market with many development programs and helped build a team to execute our systems. Our team focused on advancing quickly, and AxleTech developed various customer-driven electric powertrain systems to provide operating efficiency, optimized packaging, and quietness.

Hendrickson is the leading global manufacturer and supplier of medium and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions to the global commercial transportation industry. My responsibilities in this role included managing all customer communications and internal program executions. Additionally, I have been responsible for developing and managing project timing, capital requests, capital budgets, and program objectives such as cost, weight, and performance, while maintaining and managing 2-3 major programs and 3-4 minor programs simultaneously. Key Responsibilities:- Manage overall project plan- Develop and execute program timing- Present monthly updates to high-level management- Principal contact for major customer concerns and communication- Develop and negotiate new customer long term agreementsThe business unit model allows for growth outside of a specific job title. My other responsibilities include the following:- Managing the trade show program for all key Military and Fire trade shows, including AUSA and FDIC- Developing and maintaining relationships with new customers in the military market for Hendrickson Defense- Working directly with the Hendrickson procurement team to develop new suppliers outside the typical commercial list

During this time my responsibilities included the continued technical support of the military customer base as well augmenting the Hendrickson engineering and sales force. Before our group was assigned a business unit program manager, I led all internal and external meetings and ensured that an excellent ongoing working relationship was maintained between the Military Business Unit and customers that did not have a Strategic Account Manager. Also, I confirmed that prototype and pre-production builds had all of the components and support required to construct military suspension products. This effort allowed our team to launch new programs on time and within budget. Additionally, I managed all technical issues with both military and private test centers.

- Completed several major rear suspension programs by designing, detailing and releasing parts.- Vital contributor in the implementation of Teamcenter as a global ongoing company process and training.- Supported spring engineering group by implementing a transition from AutoCAD to NX along with supporting the 3D design needs in the group.- Developed the NX portion of the Hendrickson Spring design software which enabled the team to increase productivity and quote times by 70% - 80%.

- Completed several GM body in white programs including major framing, body side, and mainline tooling stations - Supported onsite builds, installs, and trials at all major General Motors assembly facilities - Overseas data coordinator for the Indian engineering team- Trained and oversaw all aspects while integrating the Romanian engineering team.

- Unigraphics NX processor of new product information and weld studies- Unigraphics NX designer and detailer- Helped maintain data prior to TeamCenter integration