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Chicago, Il, Us

Easton, Pa, Us

Advise, instruct and lead an emergence of product innovation from within your business.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led Global Product Strategy and Management, Compliance and Product Approval, Engineering, Business Transformation, and Program Management organizations for a $650 million portfolio with a team of 100 in China, India, and the U.S.; managed an annual budget of $18 million. VALUE DELIVERED:► Contributed to an acceleration in revenue growth to an 11% CAGR and a 3-percentage point improvement in EBITDA margin. ► Pivoted the competitive and product strategy, building a portfolio to achieve 20% NPD revenue by 2026.► Instituted change management strategy, framework, and deployment, enabling transformation and acceleration of product development, improved customer insights, data-driven portfolio management, and a streamlined commercialization process. Sponsored and guided 5 transformation teams.► Improved pace of new product development process 8% in six months; on track for 40% improvement by year three. ► Created a collaborative relationship between sales team and design, establishing a continuous feedback loop and product optimization.► Pivotal role in merger that created Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, integrating Zurn Water Solutions and Elkay Manufacturing.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led Global Engineering, Compliance and Product Approval, Engineering, and Business Transformation organizations for a $650 million portfolio with a team of 80 in China, India, and the U.S.; managed an annual budget of $15 million. VALUE DELIVERED:► Pioneered new product development capability and built a team to achieve corporate portfolio diversification objectives, generating incremental sales of $100 million, or more than 15% of revenue, from new product innovation in 2021. ► Instituted change management strategy, framework, and deployment, enabling transformation and acceleration of product development, improved customer insights, data-driven portfolio management, and a streamlined commercialization process. ► Built a flexible augmented workforce and accelerated team maturity with new competencies such as IoT and streamlined ways of working, including system engineering and architecture, VAVE, and Design for Six Sigma tool sets.► Established a quality improvement board, design quality review methodology, and product release and approval process that cut warranty spend 45%.► Advanced company’s sustainability agenda, delivering an eco-friendly product line that saved 16 billion single-use plastic water bottles from landfills.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) is a Fortune 500 home appliance producer with manufacturing and technology research centers globally and annual revenue of $21 billion. A Global Assignment, Led four-door refrigerator freezer architecture in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, directing all phases of the architecture product lifecycle, with a project budget of $50 million.VALUE DELIVERED:► Delivered into China and Europe Whirlpool’s first globally developed architecture, a lower-cost product development model, winning Chairman’s Award, the company’s top honor.► Owned technical relationship with Chinese joint venture partner; developed and delivered a successful product, customized features, and optimized volume, cost, and customer value for five global markets.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Selected to lead new organization and drive gains in product leadership and engineering efficiency. VALUE DELIVERED:► Pioneered new process merging Agile project methodology with system engineering discipline to propel innovation speed, close high-risk knowledge gaps, and iterate on concepts and designs with confidence in cost and customer acceptance. ► Delivered award-winning French Door-within-Door Refrigerator, debuted by Consumer Technology Association (CES); led from concept and validation to product development execution in 10 months.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

I managed up to 11 direct and 30 indirect reports in development programs for 5 freezer brands in North America. VALUE DELIVERED:► Turned around a failing product line, increasing product quality 65% and improving material cost savings per engineer 300%. ► Charted freezer platform improvement roadmap that secured funding for new product development and sustained engineering. ► Produced the company's highest 5-star-rated refrigerated product to date, growing revenue from $200 million to $320 million. Prevented plant closure, which catapulted the small plant into a top-tier plant.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Laid the foundation for boosting system/bundle sales percentage of overall revenue. VALUE DELIVERED: ► Empowered growth of the system/bundle sales contribution percentage of overall revenue by optimizing the sales engineer journey through outcome-driven innovation. ► Headed formation of EarthWise Elite Systems business plan. Laid out new distribution roles, system selling tools, marketing collateral, and account manager training.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

My leadership covered a 50+ member cross-functional development team across 4 remote design centers in U.S. and China. I was successful at all 4 major product launches on time, on budget, and loved by the customer. VALUE DELIVERED: ► Compensated for copper costs in condenser coils through microchannel technology appropriate for HVAC light commercial application. Led testing, validation, and definition of coil geometry. ► Launched the 13 and 15 SEER Precedent 3-5 ton rooftop HVAC as the first project through the Asia Design Center, which was hailed as Product of the Year.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Over the planning and installation of structure and equipment for a new engineering lab, I designed and optimized refrigeration systems. VALUE DELIVERED:► Catapulted Trane Light Commercial's market share as a leader in a $250M category by steering clean-sheet redesign for rooftop HVAC system.

Peachtree City, Georgia, Us

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering