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-Led strategic pre-sales engagements for startups and SMBs, closing 43 sales in first year-Implemented sales enablement strategy workshops, resulting in 15% increase YOY in closed deal size-Spearheaded GPU benchmarking activities, leading to optimized HPC implementation strategies-Developed product solutions, deployment strategies, and account KPIs, maximizing customer success and ROI

-Developed and launched startup engineering department in 3 months at 57% under budget-Executed simulation software implementation, resulting in 100% ROI in first year-Spearheaded 5 day simulation case study, preventing significant program delays-Identified annual cost savings opportunities, resulting in funding for next year-Created department growth strategy plan, aligning with stakeholders’ desired success metrics-Analyzed test and customer metadata to create design process improvement strategies-Managed software vendor relationship, negotiating additional pro-bono software capability-Launched training program in 4 months, improving engineering staff skill set

-Led, coordinated, and executed Body Design engineering deliverables associated with relocating electrical hardware in truck cab, resulting in over $500,000 annual cost savings for engineering organization within 9 months-Implemented two bus cost reduction projects which saved $130,000 annually within 3 months of position start, reduced manufacturing complexity, and decreased piece price of affected components-Drove cross-functional discussions with purchasing, manufacturing, validation, supplier, and design teams to develop design concepts which led to completion of electrical hardware relocation project and bus cost reduction projects-Evaluated and presented concept business cases to vehicle platform leadership resulting in implementation of three cost reductions and further funding of an additional two cost reduction projects-Coordinated transport and physical testing of test vehicle, resulting in a successful $28,000 cost savings initiative for fiscal year

-Presented early-career engineering team proposal to senior vice presidents and directors resulting in project charter-Led early-career engineering team to assess engineering organization’s design, process, and technical knowledge-Developed and deployed metric solutions using Microsoft Power BI for engineering validation management teams, leading to a standard dashboard used to track department workflow and deliverable progress-Conducted engineering new hire training programs and optimized curriculum for successive iterations-Managed, edited, and distributed monthly engineering organization newsletter to over 900 engineers

Lisle, Il

-Saved approximately $300,000 annually for truck cooling system design update using thermal simulation in 4 days-Published HVAC cabin deicing simulation work in SAE’s Journal of Commercial Vehicles (Article 02-11-01-0002)-Developed scope of work and timing plans for 4 engineers to support potential joint venture engineering activities-Conducted over 30 full-scale external aerodynamic simulations for fuel economy improvements on line haul products

Lisle, Il

-Led CFD analysis activities for transient cabin deicing, leading to best-in-class max defrost capability for LT Line Haul Tractor-Slashed tailpipe cost by 60% with thermal simulations, resulting in prototype’s deployment in medium and heavy duty product lines-Spearheaded emergency component design changes and directed validation activities using thermal simulations to maintain propane bus program launch timeline-Coordinated Thermal CFD activities during HX Series Vocational Truck Development Program-Leveraged supplier data and external engineering resources to improve accuracy and robustness of simulations-Led HVAC system duct optimization simulations for vehicle thermal management

Lisle, Il

-Assessed and managed special quotes for medium duty and severe service trucks for North American and Canadian markets based on customer requirements and vehicle applications in most cost-effective manner-Coordinated application engineering activities for Caterpillar joint venture and reported progress to engineering leadership team-Led bid assessment and special quote troubleshooting training of 4 new application engineers during re-staffing efforts, leading to an 80% increase in quoting capacity of the team within 3 months-Completed 150 special quotes per month involving municipal bid recommendations, resolving feature compatibility coding errors, and optimizing chassis components, exceeding target by 200%-Tailored chassis packaging and truck features to customer’s vocational truck applications and geographical region-Interfaced with dealers and custom engineering to provide custom truck specifications to customers based on build timeline

Melrose Park, Illinois

-Worked as part of a team to study the effects of fixed-geometry and variable geometry turbochargers on engine performance using GT-Power. Scope of work included single and two-stage turbocharging scenarios.-Assisted in training interns and new employee to use GT-Power engine performance software.

-Conducted study on the effects of valve timing for a two-stage, fixed geometry turbocharged engine-Steady state GT Power runs

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: I have participated in two Inter-professional Projects (IPROs) at IIT: "User-generated Map Content": Sponsored.

Bachelor Of Arts, Engineering Science

Activities and Societies: Sigma Pi SigmaCompleted the Joint Program for Engineering with IIT and Benedictine University. Repeated Dean's.