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Cedar Falls, Ia, Us

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Senior Project Manager - Deisel Systems. Supporting hyper-scale data center standby power solutions.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

• Business Case Development• Data Analysis• Market Analysis• Construction Project Management• Website and Mobile App Development and Support• General Handyman Services

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Led global cross-functional teams from inception to delivery of 10+ new large tractor product programs• Provided leadership of new product programs ranging from smaller scale model year updates to 1,500+ part programs with investment above $100M. Program changes involved: software, user interface, operator experience, electrical architecture, electrification, automation, autonomy, drivetrain, hydraulics, engine & after-treatment, cooling, styling, and structures• Delivered program targets: Scope, Schedule, Cost, R&D, Capital, Expense, ROI and Quality• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders in the large tractor portfolio planning process, developing product program roadmaps-Developed a new product development workflow, bringing significant incremental value year over year using long range product roadmaps and allowing flexibility to add additional projects. Projects delivering as much as 350%+ ROI & annual cost reduction / margin of $10M+• Led global rebuild effort for 200+ pre-production 7R and 8R tractors for re-sale, working with multiple third-party service providers, yielding $15M+ in company margin and increasing market share• Experience working on-site, hybrid and fully remote

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Provided leadership for corrective action projects to improve product warranty and customer satisfaction, exceeding goals for large tractor and setting record low warranty for the 7R tractor platform of 1.5 FPM• Implemented multiple model year updates, bringing new features to customers and improving business results through margin and volume• Implemented cost and complexity reduction projects, improving product margin by $300k+ and freeing up as much as 1,200 sq. ft. of production space• Provided leadership of 12+ competitive benchmarking projects, gaining insights for current products and new product programs

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Provided leadership of the quality improvement team, addressing warranty and first yield issues to exceed goals of 90% FPY and 1.7 FPM• Collaborated with supplying drivetrain component factory departments and receiving tractor assembly factory to ensure 100% on time delivery of quality drivetrain assemblies• Managed quality control processes and provided shop floor quality support for tractor drivetrain assembly operations, covering 4 tractor assembly departments and 39 drivetrain component and assembly departments• Achieved significant quality improvements by establishing effective communication channels with suppliers and factory teams

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Participated on quality improvement team, addressing warranty and first yield issues• Managed quality control processes and provided shop floor quality support for tractor drivetrain assembly operations, covering 4 tractor assembly departments and 39 drivetrain component and assembly departments• Achieved significant quality improvements by establishing effective communication channels with suppliers and factory teams

Waterloo, Iowa Area

Marshalltown, Iowa

Master Of Science (M.S.), Technology Management

Bs Manufacturing Technology, Design / Automation & Production

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Mechanical Design/Cad Technology