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• Establish baseline requirements in key technical and sales training areas by conductingtraining needs/ gap analysis• Design, develop and implement training curricula for all levels (beginner, intermediateand advanced) using appropriate methods and activities• Coordinate and deliver company or product-related trainings, including presentations ofcatalogs, product features and simulation activities in a demo environment• Monitor learning objectives, content, effectiveness measures and delivery of all learninginitiatives• Build, manage, and leverage positive, collaborative partnerships among businessstakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SME) and peers• Maintain updated curriculum catalog and training records

Schaumburg, Illinois

• Work with Directors to develop, manage and execute product strategies within the motion team, focusing on products including ball screws, lead screws, linear guides, linear shafting, actuators and precision stages• Work with and manage suppliers, both internal and external, to optimize cost and lead times and streamline processes• Direct and supervise Product Engineers on daily customer communication and product knowledge• Train staff to work with suppliers on manufacturing requirements, packaging, pricing, delivery and workflow for product development• Work with vendors on new catalog projects including the creation of catalog pages, design of components, technical specifications, pricing tables, dimensional tables and extensive proofreading / verification• When in new development stage, work with customers on establishing the required specifications for new components and standardize if necessary• Ensure products are in quality compliance and train staff to work with customer service on quality claims and dispositions• Quickly respond to product quality issues and questions from customers• Establish and implement process improvement activities• Provide technical support to Sales personnel • Special assignments as needed, including product research, customer research, market research, presentation information, inspections

Schaumburg, Illinois

• Provide technical support to customers on linear motion products, ranging from sizing and selection to tolerancing and data • Coordinated engineering support teams within the organization to optimize scheduling and support within the organization• Work with vendors on new catalog projects including the creation of catalog pages, design of components, technical specifications, pricing tables, dimensional tables and extensive proofreading / verification• Ensure products are in quality compliance and train staff to work with customer service on quality claims and dispositions• Quickly respond to product quality issues and questions from customers• Provide technical support to Sales personnel • Special assignments as needed, including product research, customer research, market research, presentation information, inspections

Louisville, Kentucky Area

- Oversaw all sales and business development functions, new product roll outs, customer relationship development, and reporting for account records, order tracking, and various sales activities. - Designed and implemented hands-on training course for linear guide installation and maintenance for large automotive manufacturer now used in 3 plants nationally. - Instrumental in complete turnaround of under-performing sales territory; implemented corporate initiative to focus on distribution channel partners. - Increased overall territory sales by 30% from $2.8 million to $3.6 million in 2 years - Increased distribution sales by 23% from $1.08 million to $1.33 million in 3 years. - Created and implemented internal scorecard for tracking of open orders and establishing key metrics in supply chain performance, leading to 30% sustained improvement in on-time deliveries. - Developed and continually renewed multiple sales strategies to meet competition as well as maintain awareness of economic, political and geographic variations in the marketplace. - Responsible for presenting technical information and strategic selling at all organizational levels. - Effective in responding to customer concerns and requirements in a timely fashion in a highly critical environment.

Schaumburg, Il

- Determined key design parameters, established metrics of success, calculated and designed linear motion systems with deliverables of theoretical life and safety factor for hundreds of customer applications. - Oversaw custom product requests from national offices to foreign & domestic manufacturing facilities. - Multiple trips to domestic manufacturing facility to develop deep understanding of general and product-specific machining and manufacturing processes. - Responsible for design of rotary motion guides supporting dark energy telescope at large research university. - Frequently conducted maintenance and product seminars for customers, distributors, and key OEMs. - Designed new caged rotary ball spline to address difficult application requirements - Proposed alternative approach to current design & components, confirmed feasibility with foreign manufacturing facility - Innovative component resulted in increased throughput and 100x theoretical machine life.

Middlefield Ohio

- Responsible for development of engineered models for molds for air-core water tanks, molding process for new injection molds and designed test fixtures for bend testing - Gained experience in Quality Control, Production, Line Manufacturing, Molds & Presses, Forklift Operations

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Hockey band, Cheerleading, AIAA

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