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Chicago, IL, US

Glenview, IL

Owning the strategic vision, team structure, resource allocation, and hiring decisions for a 30-person software support, training, implementation, and marketing team in the construction industry. Leading the onboarding process for new customers to support $20M of annualized revenue growth for Alpine. Structuring Alpine's customer service organization to.

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Managed team of Product Owners through delivery of value-add software solutions to Alpine ITW's customers. Created portfolio roadmap to lead software development organization through customer-backed modernization initiative. Collaborated cross-functionally to improve communication between software development, customer support, and sales organization to.

Glenview, IL

• As the product manager for Alpine's Plant Management software development team, I owned all aspects of the product lifecycle:
• Engaged with end-users and subject matter experts to understand relevant use cases and generate user stories to bring value to the customer
• Created and maintained the product roadmap and prioritized the team backlog
• Led the team through the development of the industry's first integrated truss and wall panel production management software solution
• Developed and executed the go-to-market strategyo Partnered with sales to optimize pricingo Hosted internal training sessions and customer demos to promote the producto Presented our solution to key industry partners.
• Organized development team to perform and improve our Scrum ceremonies to increase velocity and deliver a high-quality product to our customers

Lake Forest, IL

• As a Development Engineer II, I led new product design and development activities for the ITW Residential Design Center.
• Guided NPD projects through market research, customer interviews, concept testing and prototyping
• Focused on the development of an innovative siding installation system
• Created a product which reduces the time required to install siding by 20% and reduces material waste by 10%
• Developed, tested, and validated the fastener and tool that make up the system to demonstrate the value to end users and siding OEMs
• Conducted market research to understand the opportunity and improved the manufacturability of the system with tweaks to production equipment

Lake Forest, IL

• As a mechanical engineer for ITW Construction, I designed, developed, and tested pneumatic nail guns for use in residential construction. My primary responsibility was to design a new framing nail gun for use in the.
• Modeled new parts in Pro Engineer and worked with suppliers to prototype and produce the parts and assemblies to make the tool
• Engineered the tool to reduce weight by over 10% to improve user experience
• Validated the performance of the tool with FEA and extended endurance testing in the lab and in the field, ensuring sufficient durability in the field
• Interfaced with customers to understand how they interact with the tool and which features are important to them.
• Produced a lifetime revenue of over $10M through retail channels such as Home Depot

Glenview, IL

• I helped develop a battery-operated steel strap sealer as an Engineering Intern in the summer of 2011 which was patented and is still sold todayPatent issued 4/4/2013: US 2013/0085053 A1
• I tested existing prototype for seal strength and recommended design changes
• I modeled and specified manufacturing of new parts with improved strength
• I designed housing for new prototype to ensure it had reduced weight, increased gearing ratio, and improved ergonomics of handle and trigger set upFlexible Concrete Research and Development: Summer 2010Researched.

Organized lesson plans for myself and four instructors working for me. Was responsible for directly teaching a group of 5-10 advanced sailors with the goal of improving their racing ability. Also worked with parents of these children to discuss the progress the kids were making.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management Science

Activities and Societies: Finance major with a concentration in Data Analytics Active member of the Data Analytics and AI clubs

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Captain, Columbia Sailing Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Mechanical Engineering Student at Fu Foundation.