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Sheboygan, WI, US

Manitowoc, WI, US

• Responsible for leading, directing, and managing over 15 new product programs for company, adding over $20 million in annual sales.
• Led and managed teams and projects, releasing over 10 new programs for production, adding over $10 million in sales.
• Developed new product and prototype project systems, complying with APQP and QS 900 requirements, improving communication and lead time from project award to release to production by at least 20%.
• Worked with customers to provide pre-production samples and information, improving customer relationships and satisfaction by at least 10%.

• Led, directed, and managed project team to launch new technology water meter, adding over $4 million annual sales.
• Managed project to include ISO functionality for 29 existing water meters, adding over $5 million in annual sales for the company.
• Generated and obtained approval for additional funding for a high visibility project that is estimated to add over $35 million in sales over 5 years.
• Effectively participated in annual performance reviews of project team members.

Villa De Garcia, Nuevo Leon, MX

• Volunteered to accept position to help company fill need, even though unfamiliar and unexperienced in quality engineering.
• Worked closely with internal and customer team members to reduce backlog of customer quality rejects by over 98%, restoring relationship and good faith with customer.
• Managed the quality activities for the largest volume and most complex product to reduce customer reject levels by over 7% and maintaining over 98% FTT. Lead and managed activities to reduce customer and internal and.

Villa De Garcia, Nuevo Leon, MX

• Led, directed, and managed teams and activities to implement Ford Motor Company transmission case programs, adding over $46 million in annual sales.
• Generated customer quotations adding nearly $50 million of additional sales revenue.
• Responsible for managing the procurement, timing, installation, start-up, and customer approval of over $13 million in tooling and capital.

• Managed and led team to release 19 unique stamped metal parts for Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company. Established and managed project plan, work breakdown structure, and budget, resulting in an on time release adding.
• Led and managed take-over program for Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company. Planned, scheduled, and coordinated tool transfer, material procurement, and customer product approval resulting in a seamless transfer adding.
• Led and managed 3 separate projects simultaneously for Kawasaki. Successfully launched the projects on time resulting in over $1 million in sales.

Hartford, WI, US

• Designed, developed, and led the manufacture of a line of consumer products produced in China for Home Depot adding nearly $4 million in top line revenue.
• Led team to refresh company’s largest volume product resulting in an annual cost savings of approximately $250,000, while generating $20 million in sales.

Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Managed a time constrained project for Daimler-Chrysler to design, develop, and release products on time and within budget, adding over $6 million in sales.
• Reorganized the product development department resulting in an increase of efficiency of over 50%, reduction of design errors by 30%, and an annual cost savings of $100,000.
• Reduced number of CAD platforms from 4 to 2. Implemented a seamless transition and avoiding work interruption that resulted in a 90% improvement in communication and saved over $100,000.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Technology - Product Development