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Columbus, Ohio, Us

Hilliard, Ohio, Us

Recruited to transform design and engineering function, leading team in executing design and procurement of $100 million in equipment as part of massive investment to boost production levels. Hired, managed, and directed 14 team members while overseeing $3 million in engineering and design activity annual spend. Served as chief engineer accountable for quality and delivery of complete redesign of dies ranging from 12” to 60” in diameter. Engaged in continuous infrastructure development. Established strategy and oversee data alignment execution.Identified internal resources and packages of work for outsourced engineering and design services. Led and performed root cause analysis for Engineering team. Represented manufacturing technology in business-wide calibration and alignment of change management procedures. Negotiated terms for subcontract take home increases, year-over-year burden rate reductions, training programs, and benefit guidelines to ensure stability and cost effectiveness of outsourced support.* Directed standardization project that involved series of capital improvement projects (CIP) to bring equipment up to new standards as part of $100 million equipment order. Organized department into 3 leads who oversee task management and work with/support each team through design packages daily. Drove standardization across packages and build out/refine design guides. Improved department forecasting and predictability.* Standardized previously one-time designs to optimized/harmonized equipment for operation across US, increasing rebuild facility line count capability by 30% with zero increase in head count due to efficiency and planning gains.* Established and implemented new outsourcing strategy resulting in 50% reduction in oversight.* Identified root cause of and resolved flawed adjustment issue with production equipment, leading to 50% reduction in unplanned down time for impacted tooling.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Performed non-technical project completion using internal customer perspective, from initiation through delivery. Led processes, tools, training, and governance for critical infrastructure and data center projects nationally for thermal, power, battery, and monitoring products. Managed projects throughout lifecycle, including personnel and resource management. Coordinated cross-functional teams through meetings and progress measurement activity, ensuring completion within time and budget targets. Tracked budgets of $1 million in projects per year for new product introductions, with budget accountability for VSD tool ($3 million per year). Connected project objectives to overall business objectives.Established project governance structure. Developed project organizational resource chart, including RACI matrix. Collaborate with technical/business leads to create scopes of work. Established relationships and processes from pre-sales through equipment commissioning to seamless and repeatable process. Established project reporting tools and created key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure project meets quality, schedule, and cost targets.* Spearheaded deployment of Vertiv Solution Designer - a brand new customer-facing CPQ tool for configuration of Vertiv products into comprehensive solutions. Created and maintained product roadmap for onboarding within tool. Managed daily tasks of 9 technicians, 3 leads, and 3 outside entities supporting content production.* Technical lead for deployment of novel power distribution box (PDB) technology (patent pending), with solution active in 3 regions. Provided assessment in concept stage for compliance with NEC (now NFPA 70). Saved $15,000 in total installation costs and eliminated need for nearly 2 weeks of electrical tradesman labor, while shortening average project time by 4 days. Negotiated with testing labs to achieve compliance certification for NAM (UL) and EMEA (CE) markets.

Established 3 independent crews operating on different shifts and concentrations. Dispatched crews to jobsites and planned/arranged material deliveries. Handled materials and issues as they arose. Assisted with finalization of work at job sites. Provided service quotes, collected payments, and ensured customer satisfaction.* Increased sales year-over-year by 250% through marketing and customer referrals.* Captured market by exploiting technology and workforce capabilities that achieved 75% net margins.* Identified and deployed new technologies to enhance worker productivity, significantly reducing time to completion at superior quality.* Launched apprentice program to codify process for training employees.

Munich, De

Held role during occurrence of Trent Transformation and Trent Cost reduction initiatives. Designed packaged aero derivative power systems. Served as technical authority for Trent Product (MSRP $30 million per copy), representing gas turbine packaging activities and included product changes by departments such as Controls, Hardware, Software, Fuel, Lubrication Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Structures, Air Filtration, Emissions Control, Starting Systems, and ancillary systems. Led teams of up to 50 persons with project spend rates of up to $100 million per year and average project size of $50 million with mean duration of 12 months. Managed P&L for select projects, as well as overall yearly R&D budget and yearly cost reduction budget.Deployed Agile, Fishbone, and 5Y project management concepts. Chaired design reviews and gate reviews. Defined, aligned, and implemented product roadmap and strategy. Developed and converted controls system (hardware and software) used for gas turbine and package control from Allen Bradley to Siemens. Negotiated costs with major buy suppliers and assisted with technology partnering agreements with high performance valve manufacturers. Executed international programs. * Standardized Trent product line, which drove down major buy costs. Negotiated standard product with standard options, which allowed drastic reduction of quotation time, vendor engineering time, overall lead times, and product cost. Reduced costs by 20% per commodity, with the average commodity in range of $250,000 per project.* Implemented $1 million in unit cost reductions in single year, resulting in $24 million savings over 3-year period.* Implemented Agile execution environment, reducing management overhead for R&D programs by 50%.

London, England, Gb

Other roles held during this period include:* Product Development: Provided guidance in identification and selection of product development activities for RB211 product line. Coordinated development, cost reduction, and maintenance activities. Executed baseline development activities.* Cost Reduction: Identified majority of all cost reduction initiatives for package engineering, with accountability for execution of accepted initiatives. Engaged in daily project management activities, ensuring 100% delivery of committed cost reductions on time and under budget.* Project Engineering: Accountable for execution of projects with typical cost between $50-$100 million with 1-year lead time. Oversaw CAD design, major buys, and resolution of issues arising during fabrication.* QN Coordinator: Coordinated resolution to field issues involving redesigns, parts replacement, and warranty issue negotiation. Expedited resolution requiring action by vendors and other internal resources. Identified reoccurring issues and implemented corrective actions. Supported aftermarket sales by identifying replacement parts for obsolete equipment.

Generated 3D and conceptual designs for equipment used in nuclear waste processing and tritium production lines at Westinghouse Savannah River. Selected materials, generated testing procedures, and ensured compliance with quality program. Coordinated with onsite customer quality representatives during manufacturing process to identify and correct non-conformances and other quality concerns. Performed detailed designs and calculations for pressure vessels and piping skids. Prepared design requirements documents to ensure compliance with governing contracts and applicable codes. Selected construction materials and prepared testing procedures, operations manuals, and fabrication requirements documents. Prepared ASME Section VIII pressure vessel code calculations. Conducted thermal and structural analyses.* Performed computational fluid dynamics analysis, as well as seismic and thermal analysis during $1 million ion exchange column design project. Identified alternate fabrication process that saved $80,000 in direct manufacturing costs.* Secured $2 million contract for cutting system design project by identifying and successfully bench testing alternate design proposal. Developed experiment to optimize size, shape, and hardness of cutter wheel due to contamination rate of 0.1 microgram level per cut. Achieved optimized shape for minimizing material transfer from fuel rods, confirmed through added testing to demonstrate acceptability of wear rates achievement of contamination rate targets.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering