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-Duties include: communicating to Trek management decisions and directions, prioritizing R&D and production projects, managing within a budget, and providing growth and coaching for direct reports.-Interactions with cross-functional and international groups in multiple departments of the company including product, marketing, sales, engineering and financial accounting to drive the Bontrager Wheels $11M aftermarket and Rubber $22M aftermarket businesses forward. -Led the vision and implementation of Wheelworks Engineering Group strategies and tactics including: focused innovation, efficiency to market, global wheel system quality and performance, attaining financial goals, concurrent engineering, and continuous learning and personal development for design engineers and technicians.-Developed collaborative relationships with strategic vendors that gained quality and product improvements-Developing technical personnel through one on one mentoring, training, team building events and yearly reviews

Chief Engineer - Materials and Process in the Advanced Composites Engineering Group; duties included managing M&P group, warranty reduction projects, and the R&D and testing of advanced materials and processes for high end bicycle frames, wheels and components-Led Manufacturing and Design engineers in understanding of six sigma, manufacturing methods and processes to yield the optimum balance between function and cost of manufacturing for a design-Successfully helped implement the first injection molded long fiber reinforced composite rocker link.-Developed Standard Operating Procedures, Materials Specifications, and Process documentation for cross functional teams including manufacturing engineers, design engineers and product engineers

Composite Product Engineer (2007) in the Advanced Composites Engineering Group; duties involved hands-on composite material and process development for manufacturing of bicycle frames and components-Supported daily manufacturing operations in a high production composite manufacturing environment; including the design, analysis, diagnosis and troubleshooting of materials, processing equipment and molding of composites-Implemented CI and cost reduction projects including a $250,000 annual cost savings on the ‘08 Madone Fork-Utilized Six Sigma skill-set for the execution of planned experimentation and statistical analysis of data sets for product improvement and cost reductions

-Led alternate material development / selection of polymer materials within Manufacturing Support-Plastics group-Manufacturing Support duties included: Implementation of Processing Equipment, Writing Process and Product Specifications, Oversight of Manufacturing and Product Development, Development of Accounting and Standard Costs, Bill of Materials, Routings, Engineering Costs and Timelines for New Product Development Projects-Representative for Manufacturing that interacted with Marketing, Engineering, Mold and Tooling Shop, Industrial Design, and Purchasing on New Product Development and Advanced Development teams-Successfully launched two new product lines and received a 2004 Best in Category award for Showering Products

-Primary job responsibilities required an in-depth knowledge of polymer matrix composite materials and included experience in resin mixing, resin formulation, fiber impregnation, material compounding, and molding-Led the research, design, development, and analysis of composite materials-Successfully managed multiple projects involving manufacturing, molding / lay-up, implementation and improvement of various polymeric prepregs and molding compound materials -Project Leader for Jet-engine application which involved the testing, development, and implementation of a BMI glass fiber molding compound-Selected to be Technical Leader for a BMI carbon fiber slit tape project-Received Six Sigma Blackbelt Certification and successfully utilized and implemented Six Sigma methodologies to develop, continuously improve, and implement manufacturing methods for product development projects-Selected to lead Six Sigma and technical portion of a New Business Development project that investigated newly developed molding technology located in Australia -Involved in and led the technical development and manufacture of phenolic / graphite molding compounds used for Fuel Cell Plates-Performed Technical Service for various customers to increase customer satisfaction and understanding