John Appelen Pe, Mba, Bb Email & Phone Number

Eden Prarie, Mn

Responsible for managing 10+ high value "engineer to order" projects simultaneously from pre-work through customer acceptance. This involves clarifying customer requirements, leading teams of cross functional personnel, monitoring development and production, resolving "opportunities", tracking installation and validation, resolving "opportunities", and ensuring that the customer is 100% satisfied.I work mostly with the vehicle test systems at this time. Checkout this web address if you are curious what MTS Systems can do for your company. (by the way, that is not me in the link photo...)http://www.mts.com/en/products/industry/index.htm

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Responsible for leading complex cross functional 6 Sigma teams to improve office/production processes, reduce product cost, increase product reliability, and develop new products/components.Key Achievements• Led 11 product cost reduction projects that averaged $300,000 in annual savings.• Led 15 process projects that averaged $250,000 in annual savings and much more...in soft benefits. One was a successful project to create a new engineering to ...procurement releasing process that enabled the plant to convert to an SAP system....The team comprised of 15 members and 80+ stakeholders.• Led 13 product reliability improvement projects to improve customer satisfaction...and reduce warranty costs.• Led seven development projects that provided customers with new or improved product.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Responsible for managing electrical engineering staff, developing the new team, liaising with CAT Corporation’s Electrical division, and leading the Technical group’s effectiveness and quality improvements through 6 Sigma. Key Achievements• Developed new electrical/software team's vision, roles, goals, processes and personnel,...which substantially improved the collaboration, quality and output of the electrical ...engineering personnel. • Assumed responsibility to turn around the underperforming CD54 software and control...system. Documented the requirements, conducted risk analysis (FMEA) with the machine...and electrical team personnel. The team created a new verification plan and completed ...the design. The system worked well and safely in production.• Documented and championed Technical group's process improvement plan. Led project to...improve the quality and consistency of machine verification during NPI. Spearheaded the...project that redefined the CAT Paving Technical group's organizational reporting structure.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Responsible for managing a product family’s NPI portfolio, a multi-disciplined technical staff and collaborating with fellow managers to lead the Technical group.Key Achievements• Collaborated with peers to update Technical group’s vision and goals, which led to ...implementing Electrical, Hydraulic and Engine specialty teams. This significantly...improved collaboration between system experts, and increased commonality of ...design/components across machine platforms.• Collaborated with Product Managers and Subject Matter Experts to develop a ...detailed 5-year Multi-Generational Product Plan that defined new technology/NPI plans, ...process solutions, and budgets. • Completed the release of the AP1055E, a more reliable and significantly improved ...machine design than its predecessor. The $3M program met schedule, machine cost, ...reliability and budget targets.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Responsible for managing Engineering and Cross Functional Teams that concepted, designed, documented, built, verified, validated, implemented and launched new machine models.Key Achievements• Led the creation and documentation of the AP-1055D NPI’s requirements, trade off ...analysis, concepts, schedule, budget, and design. The requirements have served...as the foundation for all Paver NPI programs launched since.• Assumed responsibility to turn around the AP-900B NPI program, this included ...developing a new propel control system, software and redesigning the hydraulic ...system. The machine then met performance expectations.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Responsible for managing Engineering and Cross Functional Teams that improved the cost, quality, reliability, manufacturability and performance of current production machines.Key Achievements• Led teams in supporting 10 current production machines, resulting in lower cost, improved...reliability, better quality and improved manufacturability.• Led or participated in Class A, ISO 9000, and Technical group process improvement activities.• Developed a system to enable use of Barber Greene documentation within the CAT Paving...Brooklyn Park facility. This enabled four BG models to be brought in and built there until...replacement models were launched. Led teams in supporting the transition of nine existing...machines to their new production plant.

Hamel, Mn

• Led cross-functional teams to develop concepts, estimates and schedules for new product.• Led technical development of new Shoulder Ballast Cleaner and other product. • Designed, documented, built and tested components, equipment and systems.

Brookings, Sd

Responsible for the research, design, manufacture and testing of a tiillage implement that used the tractor's PTO to power the tine. Also, completed the analysis, documented the project and published a thesis.

Mba, Business - General

Ms, Ag Engrg (Machine Design)

Activities and Societies: ASAE

Bs, Ag Engrg (Machine Design)

Activities and Societies: ASAE