Matthew Smith Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Accountable for worldwide account oversight of a strategic Fortune 5 customer for HP 3D Metal Print and Additive Manufacturing Solutions as a key corporate growth vector under HP Strategy & Incubation.Responsibilities:• Growth and expansion planning for new accounts management organization structure• Customer business strategy, planning, and execution responsible• Service support and brake-fix coordination• Budgetary quotation and statement of work based service management• Coordinated collaborative cross-functional global organizational support• Cultural transformation champion for a manufacturing mindset in a technology driven company• Responsible for maintaining confidentiality agreements and compliance checks for the business and individualsDelivered Results:• Responsible for the Largest Additive Manufacturing production launch to date with 20MT of parts in the last 12 months across multiple sites and 3 applications.• Drove repeat application launches with a confidential customer exceeding 100K+ parts/yr produced by HP Metal Jet• Responsible for repeat equipment sales for scaling capacity at multiple contract manufacturers with 350%+ YoY growth of HP Metal Jet capacity• Maintained stealth through confidential application design, development, and launch across multiple business units and product lines

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Key technical contact for the broad portfolio of technical capabilities of Metal Jet, “go-to” person for taking a need/idea into mass production • Publicly representing HP, presented at trade shows and informative technology sessions to educate the world about the Metal Jet and how to design for additive technology• Managing simultaneous global programs with production launches in APJ, EMEA, and AMS• Worked as a founding member of the Product Management Team to develop market driven product requirements and thresholds • Guiding engineering teams to solutions that exceed customer expectations to strengthen the marketability of HP’s products• Developed go to market and announcement messaging strategies for a new mass production manufacturing technology• Leading teams and trained new/existing team leaders for field issue root cause analysis and resolution• Contributing partner for "production as a service" process flow and customer, partner, and internal dashboard development• Key technical/project advisor to Metal Jet manufacturing partnersKey accomplishments• Developed and launched customer's first mass produced additive manufacturing application with multiple industry leading companies• Responsible for largest single SKU Metal Binder Jet mass production launch• Cultivated a high functioning and diverse team for supporting a wide range of customers and applications globally • Metal Jet printer named TIME’s 50 best Inventions of 2018 Honorable Mention• 2021 HP AMAZE award winner for customer support and adoption successes• 2023 Master Technologist designation conferred

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Herzogenaurach, De

Program Manager / Application Engineer for Business Unit Transmission Systems for Asian and Pacific Customers.• Key technical contact and internal cross-functional project launch team leader for Mazda• Serving as the “face of the company” in customer meetings; and “face of the customer” in international management reviews and daily development activities• Managing simultaneous global programs with production launches in Germany and Mexico• Making final technical decisions and presenting to executives on Mazda related issues• Leading international teams with members from product development, quality, prototype, sales, purchasing, and multiple manufacturing segments; teams are typically made of 15-20 members who are located in the USA, Germany, and Mexico• Implementing first launch of new technology, ensuring that all detail components (up to 100 in each torque converter assembly) are on time, on cost, and meet functional requirements. • Guiding engineering teams to develop black box designs that exceed customer expectations to strengthen the marketability of Schaeffler’s products• Initiating and reviewing detailed product cost estimates to ensure prices are accurately created.• Developing quotations based on customer targets for time, cost, and performance while working with executives to determine new business strategies• Leading team for field issue root cause analysis and recall exposure management

Herzogenaurach, De

Torque Converter Design Group Leader for the Commercial, European, Asian, and Pacific Markets.• Led a diverse team of engineers, analysts, designers/drafters, specialists and engineering co-ops• Held weekly individual and team reviews of due dates and deadlines to ensure timely execution • Reviewed and approved ADVP&Rs and DFMEAs for torque converter designs• Guided engineers through design and production changes for newly emerging technologies and reviewed / approved new concepts for approval prior to distribution• Participated in executive project reviews as the design representative• Responsible for design guideline upkeep and training of employees and co-ops according to those guidelines and standard operating procedures• Led team through their personal growth plans and performed annual reviews on their progress• Presented educational and promotional material at local education facilities and career fairs • Implemented open discussion group problem solving methods which stimulated team invention/patent submissions by 500% as compared to the previous years

Herzogenaurach, De

Project manager for a pacific market OEM torque converter from concept to production launch with internationally coordinated manufacturing and development.• Temporary assignment for Mazda FZ-2 Torque Converter Launch due to department vacancy• Coordinated global project launch throughout The United States, Germany, and Mexico• Monitored and reported key metrics using SAP, Project Status Reporting (PSR) and Planisware• Documented project related evidences and facilitated stage-gate approval • Coordinated between Application Engineering and all relevant functional areas• Managed schedules & priorities using Gantt charts and Microsoft Access issue tracking tools

Herzogenaurach, De

• Worked on torque converters for Allison, Ford, CAF, Honda, Mazda, Jatco, Xi’an FC, ZF, Volvo, GM, Voith, Hyundai, Polaris• Responsible for multiple projects with simultaneous design and production launch support in China, Mexico, Germany, and USA• Maintained design responsibility from concept sketches to prototype to production launch, creating and managing bill of materials (BOMs) while managing narrow timelines• Performed ANSYS structural simulations for life cycle based on stress, deflection and loading• Introduced 3-D printing for improved development cycle, speed, quality and efficiency• Prepared design guideline documentation as a part of continuous improvement process to help current and future designs exceed customer expectations in performance and cost • Responsible for training existing and emerging technologies to colleagues• Trained new employees and co-ops according to standard operating procedures• Member of Co-op board; Supervisor to 1 and mentor to 5 engineering students per semester• Led VA/VE cost reduction through design optimization and increased production efficiency • Led design reviews with interdepartmental engineers to ensure designs meet the Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM and DFA) criteria and quality standards• Schaeffler Thinker of the Month recipient• Two time Patent Application of the Month recipient• Two time Most invention submissions for Schaeffler North America - 2014 & 2015

Chanhassen, Mn, Us

- Responsible for safety inspections and maintenance of rock wall and all climbing equipment.- Teach safe and fun climbing classes in both private and group settings. Train new employees.- Designed and implemented paperless customer check-in and certification tracking using Linux

Mediation of confrontations while promoting teamwork and exercise in a safe environment

Construction of office compounds for the Army Corps of Engineers

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

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