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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Product development leader for a global water treatment company focused on residential and commercial consumer goods.

Huntersville, North Carolina

• Led the global product development engineering group for the Irwin Tools Global Business Unit. The team included product development individuals focused on consumer insights research, industrial design, product.
• Developed and managed an annual department budget meeting financial goals every year.
• Launched Program Management Office group improving overall organizational efficiency.
• Directed intellectual property management strategy; landscape searches, clearance opinions, infringement enforcement, and design/utility patent protection resulting in year over year budget reduction and continued IP.
• Supervised new product introductions including comprehensive levels and squares program, trim carpenter targeted circular saw blades, exhaustive traditional pliers range, new locking pliers category, user specific.

Huntersville, NC

• Led various design engineering groups within the Hand Tools segment of the Irwin business. Groups included various levels of new product engineering personnel where the focus was on new product development, existing.
• Served as Strategic Business Unit leader for the Layout category directing a cross-functional team focused on developing, communicating and executing strategies to expand product portfolio, increase sales and profits.
• Guided the engineering effort for the rapid growth electronic tool category with extremely aggressive timelines hitting seasonal demands and resulting in a collection of new intellectual property.
• Supervised new product projects included chalk reels, levels, folding knives, one-handed bar clamps, and traditional clamps resulting in expansion of product portfolio and improved margin.

Jackson, TN

• Directed the engineering efforts of a team of engineers and designers. The product portfolio consisted of stationary and benchtop machinery for woodworking and metal fabrication.
• Collaborated with domestic and overseas suppliers to keep production flowing, maintain quality, improve product cost, and develop new products.
• Accelerated project development of new miter saw program by focusing resources and eliminating obstacles resulting in a 30% reduction in time to market metric.
• Executed multi-tier sub-branding strategy of product portfolio creating unique design languages for each and implementing these languages across the entire product offering.

Jackson, TN

Led group of technical professionals in the design of new power tool products. Products included first handheld oscillating spindle sander and new line-up of miter and table saws.

Jackson, TN

Served as project leader and design engineer for various new portable power tool projects. Products included angle grinder, plate joiner, and cordless drills.

Jackson, TN

Served as project leader and design engineer for various portable power tool projects in the router and sander categories.

Kenosha, WI

Member of pneumatic tools team with primary focus on the impact wrench product portfolio.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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

Activities and Societies: President of Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Mechanical Engienering Fraternity Member of Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering.