Product Planning and Strategy for Commercial Vehicle electrification of power management products and vehicle controllers.

• Established sales and product strategies that are contributing to increased growth in sales and profitability in Battery, Fuel Cell, and Charger System components.• Created global plans and drove implementation to establish Centers of Excellence in North America, Europe, and Asia for manufacturing of battery current collectors to support new xEV business.• Led cross-functional global teams to secure new programs with OEMs and Battery Module makers.

• Recommended and implemented a new Global Product Management organization to focus efforts on power systems for electrification and custom interconnect systems.• Created a product strategy for Global Automotive division based on a comprehensive internal analysis of capabilities and profitability combined with market research.

Technical and commercial lead for Advanced Business Development (ADB) activities for Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems.

Manage product lines globally for $1 billion company. Product includes press-fit technology and motor IDCs used in sensors and control modules, with annual product line revenue over $30 million per year. Extensive domestic and international customer interfacing in support of business development activities. Serve as the global expert for solderless technology, participating in industry panels, making presentations to customers, and supporting sales and operations teams to meet their goals.• Developed and manage a global application engineering team to support product line.• Increased sales revenue of product line globally from $7M to $34M in six years.• Successfully developed and launched two new patented technologies for next generation products.

Managed cable assembly product lines including safety connectors and lighting products with annual sales of $10M. Defined and lead execution of both short and long term strategy to capture current market/revenue growth opportunities as well as input into the 5 – 10 year strategic vision for the product line. • Completed a Lean Design for Six Sigma black belt project that lead to a new patented product.• Increased total product line revenue from $50M to $100M in two years.• Multiple product technology patents as primary inventor.

Conceived and developed original ideas for new automotive electrical connectors for safety systems and power distribution centers using Pro/E; Determined specifications, performed engineering analyses, created drawings and coordinated support operations; Interfaced frequently with customers, vendors, marketing and sales personnel, and other Engineering areas during the pre-production stages of new product launch.

Designed and detailed automotive electrical connector parts; Performed FEA studies using Pro/MECHANICA software as needed for special projects; Managed the Product Engineering’s CAD/CAE network, including maintaining and improving the installations of Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/MECHANICA, SDRC I-DEAS, CATIA, and Unigraphics software on SGI UNIX platforms.

Designed fixture assemblies and tooling to install self-piercing fasteners into sheet metal panels using Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/MECHANICA, and CATIA software; Installed and maintained the CAD; Developed and maintained CAD standards, design practices, product databases, and work instructions.