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Kennewick, WA, US

Greater Kennewick Area

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Manage multiple consumer electronic projects from design through manufacturing.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Managed multiple contractor project installations for 2021 model year conversion.Managed vehicle water leak investigations.

• Managed multiple quotations, development and production activities between software design, quality, sales, cartography, web portal, IT Infrastructure, and customer directed Tier1 partners supporting $40M in sales on.
• Created and managed project business plans, including budgeting, staffing plans, and risk management, across 12 teams comprised of 285 global associates.
• Combined 2 product development groups for development resource and product efficiencies.
• Developed process for issuing annual software BOM of Garmin’s map format.
• Led the development and launch of all new Navigation software for Honda’s 18MY Odyssey and 19MY Pilot.
• Assembled and led project team, extending departments through the Subaru RFQ and spec creation process for the 17MY Digital Audio Unit valued at $870M per year.

Farmington Hills, MI

• Held release responsibility for $340M per year of production engines applied to 3 vehicles exported globally. Managed annual changes, EPA emission application strategy, created and managed engine budgets, and oversaw.
• Implemented catalyst cost reduction worth $3.6M annually.
• Lead development team to investigate, create, validate, certify, and adopt engine programming in 6 months to meet sales goals, speed limit controls, and fuel economy.
• Managed engine component localization project, targeting a purchased part cost reduction of 10% by sourcing 100+ components within North American supply base.
• Reduced engine plant complexity by studying needed vs not needed components on global application. Reduced build quality risk with annual savings of $500K.

Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

• Directed commercial and technical development of global automotive original equipment components for Asian customers and managed North American accounts for Nissan, Honda, and Subaru. Developed budgets, while planning.
• Analyzed $668K of warranty charges and negotiated a $354K (53%) refund along with a cessation of monthly warranty debits.
• Negotiated pricing that resulted in increasing ROI from -4% to 22% across the business portfolio with Nissan.
• Organized and executed strategic marketing plan including product development resulting in product placement on a Honda 2012 engine.
• Leveraged contract language to negotiate annual price adjustments for exchange rate and raw material cost fluctuations for aluminum and steel.

Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

Responsible for unifying multiple international design centers and coordinating global production of automotive components for consumption in multiple regions simultaneously.

Coursework, Masters Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering