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Livonia, Michigan, United States

Detroit Metropolitan Area

RoadDB developed mapping and vehicle localization software for ADAS and automated driving. The company sold its assets to Qualcomm Automotive in June 2022.Earned trust and cooperation by navigating multiple matrixed organizations, proactively seeking stakeholder input, balancing competing needs, and communicating clearly and honestly.Gathered customer.

Greater Detroit Area

Shanghai, China; Chengdu, China; Munich, Germany

As program manager in the initial phases of the RoadDB project, I set the stage for success by helping Ygomi senior leadership develop relationships at the investor/partner and OEMs, onboard and mentor key personnel, establish operational procedures, and structure development tools.

Shanghai, China; Chengdu, China; Yokohama, Japan

• I played multiple roles in successful delivery of the world’s first Android-based embedded automotive infotainment system and a suite of six apps.
• Brought project timeline within the customer’s delivery schedule by negotiating feasible requirements.
• Addressed customer needs, reduced development iterations, and prevented scope creep while developing excellent customer relationships by embedding as window person at the customer's R&D center in Japan.
• Decreased development time and cost by leading a global, cross-functional team of contractors and internal resources responsible for HMI graphics, usability testing, and localization of six apps in 30 languages.

Greater Chicago Area, U.S.A.

• I supported Ygomi, an IT holding company with three operating companies and facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, by managing all competitor research, proposals, marketing collateral, websites including public.
• Advanced the design win of an automotive in-vehicle infotainment platform ($27 million) by conducting competitor research, architecting a prototype app store, collaborating with Ygomi software developers in China to.

Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S.A.; Debrecen, Hungary

• I managed production of proposals, marketing collateral, and the company websites for an IT holding company with five operating companies in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. I strengthened the proposal process, quickly.
• Brought structure and consistency to the proposal process across a multinational company.
• Communicated technical concepts clearly and effectively according to the audience and situation.
• Won $3+ million revenue with proposals in telematics for automotive OEMs.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

I administered an annual federal grant worth $15 million and shared by Chicago, Cook County, and 17 suburbs. I handled the proposal, programmatic and fiscal reports, change requests, and site visits and fiscal audits. I submitted proposals that won $15 million in each of two consecutive years. I also co-wrote another proposal that won an additional $7.9.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

At MOWD, I evaluated programmatic performance and legal compliance of federally funded workforce development programs. With a diverse team of colleagues, I revised tools and processes, conducted fair and thorough audits, and held productive lessons-learned meetings with service providers. I also reviewed grant proposals and made funding recommendations.

Chicago, IL

I tutored a diverse population of college students in research, writing, and critical thinking. Writing genres included persuasive, journalistic, and technical writing. Many of my students were working with English as a second language, nonstandard dialects of English, or cognitive differences.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

I taught integrated ESL and job search skills to adult immigrants, primarily from the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Korea, and China. Many were refugees or members of persecuted minorities. Many went on to live productive lives in the U.S. I will always be grateful for their openness, maturity, and good humor. They taught me many lessons, too.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

I edited online training materials for sales and customer service staff in the telecom and software industries. I also conducted interviews, research, and analysis for customer engagements in market research and process improvement. Customers included Microsoft, Baby Bell companies, PBX suppliers, Big 5 accounting firms, and electric utilities.

Greater Chicago Area, Illinois, U.S.A.

I provided research and writing for projects in speech recognition, consumer electronics, telecommunications, employee repatriation, and student orientation. My customers included Motorola, Bennett Associates, and the University of Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

I managed writing, design, and printing of materials for student recruitment, fundraising, and public relations. This is where I learned how to manage projects, cold call for interviews, write to tight spaces, select designs, handle people, write specs, select vendors, and do thorough quality control. I consistently delivered high-quality publications on.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

I taught ESL grammar and the capstone ESL composition course to adult immigrants. My former students include a doctor in an underserved Chicago neighborhood, a public administrator helping to reduce air pollution in his native country, and many other productive citizens of the world.