Led a team of seasoned engineers through a transformational change that revitalized Accessories Innovation’s strategic vision and project prioritization, enabling a streamlined roadmap of 2.5X fewer projects with double the impact at the forefront of sustainability.Grew Accessories Innovation’s projected financial impact over 550% in six months by expanding the team’s technical capabilities and manufacturing expertise across three new product classifications.Activated a new operations model within the Accessories Innovation Test Lab that inspired accelerated ideation, development, and validation of new technologies and manufacturing processes. This strengthened Innovation’s relationships across the Nike matrix by enabling teammates of varied technical backgrounds and diverse expertise to engage in more partnered R&D.Elevated engineering capabilities across the enterprise as Co-Chair and Curriculum Creation Lead for Nike’s Six Sigma Training Program, scaling this grassroots talent development initiative globally to 300+ employees. Within one year Alumni projects saved Nike over $3.1M annually and were projected to multiply tenfold within three years of the program’s inception.

Provided tactical leadership and engineering expertise to cross functional project teams, solving complex technical challenges to unlock new manufacturing capabilities and scale radical innovations with industry-leading performance, design, and sustainability – spearheaded 7 concurrent projects designated for pinnacle positioning atop Nike’s product portfolio in 2021 and beyond. Built and piloted new Manufacturing Validation process for principal innovation project – subsequently embraced by Global Sourcing and Manufacturing leadership and implemented for high-risk apparel technologies. Revamped process to be more thorough, simplify documentation, and empower global team to work collaboratively without affecting resource requirements and completion time. Coached colleagues and grew internal talent – mentored new engineers in USA, Vietnam, China, and Sri Lanka recognized by their peers as high performers. Led calls with field and factory teams to ideate, build trust, improve alignment, and uplevel communications. Rolled out new suite of tools and templates which strengthened team’s brand as creative and collaborative problem solvers. Built connectivity and community within Nike’s engineering population as an inaugural member of the Engineers of Nike Network – collaborated on the Strategy / Operations / Finance Steering Committee to advance technical education and career opportunities.

Transformed 3 innovation concepts into high volume commercialized apparel platforms positioned atop Nike’s Running, Training, Golf, and Bra categories. Enabled these ambitious technologies by developing new manufacturing solutions in collaboration with industry partners. These products have sustained high ratings from consumers and continue to have strong sell-through today.Created machine assessment tool that strengthened executive confidence to move forward with multi-million dollar acquisition of new production equipment. This objective and analytical framework is now leveraged to influence direction and drive consensus on high-investment programs within Nike’s Apparel and Accessories Innovation teams.Drove speed to market and optimized product / manufacturing performance by introducing Design of Experiments (DOE) as a new capability within Nike’s apparel organization. Accelerated digital product creation by managing DOE’s across NXT, Accessories, and NSRL, shaping future technology platforms to maximize product performance, optimize manufacturing, and improve product quality.

Fueled revenue and market share growth in competitive marketplace by engineering a first-to-market advanced saddle architecture – now the leading franchise at Specialized and universally knocked off by competitors globally. Generated brand heat by creating limited editions and one-of-a-kind Influencer products featuring novel materials and finishes never-before-seen in the industry. Reduced product development timelines 40% by strengthening collaboration with Asian and European partners, streamlining 3D CAD and digital simulation workflows, inventing new prototyping techniques, and implementing more robust athlete testing protocols. Entrusted by the world’s top cyclists to create customized equipment for high-profile competitions including the Tour de France, World Championships, IronMans, and Olympics – and they often won!

Engineered mechanical subsystems of electricity-generating military backpacks that far exceeded the Department of Defense’s performance and reliability specs – now available to consumers after going viral in 2018 with over 80 million views and 500K likes.Built mechanical and electronic testing fixtures and led Design of Experiments (DOE’s) to validate system performance and characterize power generation, energy efficiency, and biomechanical forces / accelerations.

Improved efficiency of additive manufacturing operations by implementing simplified 3D Printing system that halved lead-times while user population tripled.Advised research labs, students, and technicians on design for successful 3D Printing. Taught mechanical design fundamentals, CAD, CAM, and Advanced CNC Machining to ~350 students over 6 semesters.

Collaborated on several projects utilizing IDEO’s human-centered approach for brainstorming, iterative prototyping, engineering, concept realization, testing, and documentation.Facilitated interactions between IDEO, clients, international hardware partners, and contract manufacturers to streamline development of a high-volume consumer electronics product.

Designed, built, and implemented a tool to automate monthly Transfer Price updates for pipeline tariffs. This tool saved ~50 monthly hours of error-prone manual data entry. Developed exchange balancing tool to limit ExxonMobil’s credit exposure in third-party oil exchanges and throughput contracts.

Captured all incoming and outgoing transmittals, change orders, labor cost reports, bills of material, and invoices for the $200 million renovation of the D.E.P.’s Jamaica Wastewater Pollution Control Plant (Queens, NY).Prepared mechanical/process drawings and material schedules for coordination and submittal per contract specifications. Oversaw subsequent shop fabrication, field installation, and testing of these mechanical components.Supported Engineers and Construction Manager completion of load calculations, stress analyses, and review of applicable construction codes.