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As part of Nike Innovation’s Advanced Product Creation Center (APCC), I lead engineering programs and teams responsible for next generation footwear manufacturing processes.

- Collaborate with executive leadership to set technology/product strategy and priorities.- Lead a team of engineering program directors/managers and designers.- Drive efforts across multiple engineering teams within Nike and through external partners/technology providers.- Responsible for key engineering and contract staffing partner relationships.- Negotiate complex technology and business contracts in collaboration with Legal and Business Development teams.- Plan, manage, and own $10M-$20M annual development budgets.

- Led Nike/RTFKT Cryptokicks iRL Smart program (connected smart sneaker with mobile Apps and wireless charter, launched Dec 2022)- Collaborated with RTFK, Nike Sports Marketing, and external business partners on GTM (go-to-market) plans and execution.- Directed internal and external teams of program managers and engineers in the development of next generation technology platforms for connected footwear and apparel products. - Collaborated with executive leadership to influence strategic objectives and priorities.- Planned and managed $10M-$20M annual development budgets.- Recruited, mentored, and coached team members on program management best practices, providing guidance on leadership, project planning, risk management, and communication.

Sustaining Engineering Program Director, Nike Smart Systems Engineering (external contractor/consultant)

- Led global team through definition, development, and launch of the first Surface Hub Multi-Touch video conference collaboration device. Led team through architecture definition phase for Surface Hub 2S.- Technologies included onboard compute, touch electronics, audio, video, proximity sensors, etc. With super low latency and parallax, and an ink experience similar to writing on paper, we had the best large screen multi-touch performance of any product in market!- Developed full manufacturing and test capability on-site domestically (Wilsonville, Oregon) after evaluating options in East Asia. Capability included fully automated bonding line (touch sensor films and cover glass to LCD) in Class 100 cleanroom.- Grew and coached large team in Wilsonville, OR while partnering closely with teams in Redmond, WA and Asia.- Partnered extensively with display suppliers in Korea to develop "in-cell touch" capability. Eliminated need for bonding the LCD to touch films and cover glass at a separate manufacturing site, while also improving parallax and saving significant cost.

This was my third role in a progressive career Xerox. I had the opportunity to lead a large cross-functional team responsible for developing solid ink printheads supporting a ~$600M printer business. Facing the daunting challenge of competing with the more common and lower cost laser printers in the Office segment, I helped guide the team through significant technology advancements. Through a structured new technology innovation process that I co-developed with a colleague, we were able to achieve performance, cost, and energy improvements unheard of in the past.

This was my first opportunity to directly manage an engineering staff. I managed a total of six process development engineers, two technicians, and one material planner. I led and mentored my team in the development and transfer of micro-drilling, dicing, dispensing, and bonding processes to domestic and international partners on schedule at cost for the ColorQube 8500/9200 products.

I developed new piezo-ceramic dicing, epoxy dispensing, thermal bonding, and FFC to PCBA interconnect processes, and scaled them up to meet and exceed process transfer expectations of our NPI/Manufacturing partners.

My primary responsibility was to develop high yield epitaxy deposition processes for 150mm silicon wafers. I also had the opportunity to develop and qualify new metrology processes, and was selected as the engineering representative during the implementation of a Factory Planner system focused on reducing quote times and manufacturing process cycle times.