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Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States

Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Sales group for Fritz Winter, a global cast-iron foundry and machining business specializing in OEM and aftermarket brake rotors• Responsible for all North America business development activity, with success in achieving >50% projected annual revenue growth to-date through the acquisition of new customers and OEM programs

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Sales and account management group within Firestone Industrial Products, a division of Bridgestone Americas, which designs and produces air suspension for a diverse market base• Actively managed and developed all North American automotive OEM accounts, achieving 50% annual revenue growth during tenure • Coordinated cross-functionally within and outside of the Firestone organization to lead resolution paths on any and all critical issues from the customer• Prepared multi-year business case reviews and present to company senior leadership team• Led on-site discussions with automotive OEMs to review current and future business

Akron, Oh

Tire development support group specializing in ride, vibration, noise, and handling, along with competitor tire performance benchmarking• Developed and implemented a tire performance benchmarking process including test conditions, automated data analysis tools, and reporting processes (including supporting with continuous improvement)• Conducted on-vehicle ride and handling evaluations on development tires and competitor products, including snow handling, noise, and vibration, while supporting OE and replacement tire development• Supported OE submissions for various automotive OEM customers by providing ride and handling expertise at customer proving grounds during submission events• Instrumented vehicles with noise equipment in order to process sound and uniformity data for tire comparison and analysis• Assisted sales and marketing with grassroots-style product promotion for specialty tires

Akron, Ohio

Original equipment group responsible for tire development for Honda, Toyota, and General Motors• Coordinated and managed all aspects of the tire development procedure for a given program (TS16949 process)• Verified all required governmental and internal release testing meets or exceeds the specified targets • Designed tire specifications to meet the needs of the OE customer and ultimately the end user based on objective lab data and subjective on-vehicle evaluation• Participated in joint testing evaluations with the OE customer at various OE facilities• Created and presented design reviews for department-wide manager review and product release

(1.5 years total full-time work experience)Co-op departments include Friction Materials, Structures, Technical Support,and Manufacturing EngineeringResponsibilities included:• Creating FEA analysis models in CATIA for wheel and brake components and evaluating stress levels while optimizing the design• Performing oxidation and contaminate testing on carbon brakes using a scanning electron microscope• Examining field failures to determine possible causes and improvements• Generating change notices to update and revise drawings/specifications

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: SAE Supermileage

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