-Leading team of 17 engineers in US and India working on the Structures subsystem for domestic KASA Products; Responsible for design/cost/quality/time trade-offs and issues within the project/product plan guardrails for all domestically manufactured products.-Own implementation of Global Module Ownership for KASA Aesthetics & Structures globally; own technology roadmap and development of module centers of excellence. -Leading SBD capability roadmap; working with SBD, V&V, and quality to determine which tests should be modeled to reduce time in development and predicting failure modes.

-Lead business case and engineering project plan development for next generation wall oven within the United States; work directly with marketing, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and industrial design to scope new features/design challenges, estimate material cost, validation schedule, and integration plan in manufacturing plant; manage $40M capital budget across three mega projects to deliver 5 year product plan-Lead global team of engineers to refresh entire wall oven platform within US; ensure system level validation through model simulation in concept stage and full product in design validation, own tradeoff decisions between subsystem teams globally to ensure final system design meets marketing, cost, quality, performance, and aesthetic requirements on schedule.-Own translation of Voice of Consumer requirements to Voice of Engineering system targets anddecomposition of system requirements to subsystem, module, and component requirements so the design team fully understands the customer’s needs.

-Lead business case and engineering project plan development for next generation wall oven within the United States; work directly with marketing, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and industrial design to scope new features/design challenges, estimate material cost, validation schedule, and integration plan in manufacturing plant; manage $20M capital budget across three mega projects to deliver business plan.-Lead global team of engineers to deliver a full system for next-generation wall oven project within US; ensure system level validation through model simulation in concept stage and full product in design validation, own tradeoff decisions between subsystem teams globally to ensure final system design meets marketing, cost, quality, performance, and aesthetic requirements on schedule.-Own translation of Voice of Consumer requirements to Voice of Engineering system targets anddecomposition of system requirements to subsystem, module, and component requirements so the design team fully understands the customer’s needs.

• Leading development of cross-functional process for gathering, analyzing and developing competitive product level intelligence to create an outlook of the potential future competitive environment and drive toward a 3-5 year roadmap for product leadership. • Own development of several engineering tools within new Whirlpool Product Development process to provide project teams the ability to design, plan, and track their progress through the concept, design, and process validation phases of product development.• Teach week-long Whirlpool Product Development training to project teams prior to starting a new project to ensure project teams understand and are aligned to the newly launched product development process.

• Led surface (cooktop) subsystem design and development for a refresh of Whirlpool gas and electric freestanding ranges, including translating marketing requirements into subsystem targets, developing full gas and electric system design and qualification, working with cross-functional partners to understand system tradeoffs, and integrating system-level design into manufacturing plant.• Owned scoping and evaluation of “specialty” burner shelf to provide multiple options for product differentiation in future projects per brand, platform, and consumer needs.• Led business case and project plan development to integrate new gas burner system across all gas freestanding ranges in Tulsa, OK plant, driving towards 20% burner performance improvement, $1.8M material savings, and 2,000 ppm reduction in service incident rate.

• Led cavity subsystem scoping, design, and development for built-in wall oven projects, including Jenn-Air V2 Wall Oven; responsibilities included translation of marketing requirements into subsystem targets, owning subsystem development testing and performance results, and managing the design and release of all new parts to drive to an on-time and budget production launch.• Regional Intellectual Property Coordinator; evaluated new invention submissions against global IP strategy, established and led Food Prep IP Council reviews of new inventions and current portfolio, managed regional IP budget, and led workshops to drive increased awareness of IP resulting in 200% increase in invention submissions YOY.• Developed model for predicting product performance at third-party rating agencies to better understand external evaluation methods and improve correlation between internal testing methods and customer expectation.

Whirlpool Engineering Rotational Leadership Development (WERLD) Program is a 2 year early career rotational program within Whirlpool Corporation.FOOD PREPARATION TECHNOLOGY- CAVITY TEAM (Jan-Jun 2013)-• Developed simulation methods and alternate metrics for measuring heat transfer inside an oven cavity as an alternate to food based testing.• Developed dual convection system for Jenn-Air V2 Wall Ovens.D2D COST & QUALITY- TULSA, OK MANUFACTURING PLANT (Jul-Dec 2012)• Led four cost improvement projects for Tulsa division totaling $838K• Led project to implement new cooktop burner design to improve spark gap variation resulting in improved quality on gas freestanding ranges.FOOD PREPARATION TECHNOLOGY- CHASSIS TEAM• Developed simulation method to objectively measure heat flux inside a range cavity to better understand cavity performance.• Optimized cooling system for Slide-In project to maintain allowable temperatures for all components, door, and countertop surfaces.• Designed Heat Transfer Basics course and training materials for a technical and nontechnical audience. Presented for all interested in the food preparation group and materials shared for future reference.REFRIGERATION ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT: COOLING TEAM• Developed and executed test plan to demonstrate resistance to frost formation on high fin density evaporators.• Investigated energy savings opportunities using variable speed compressor in conjunction with various condenser and evaporator designs and configurations to achieve optimum energy performance.

-Teach 2 sections of ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering course-Assist in grading exams, editing course materials, proctoring exams as needed for calculus courses

-Investigated cause of rust on 430SS rack rails in order to finish qualification of a new rail supplier which will improve quality of rails, easier manufacturability- annual savings $55K. -Lead project to implement a new handle screw for GE Monogram and Café model dishwashers - annual savings $10K.-Lead project to combine 13 Use and Care Manuals and eight sets of Installation Instructions for dishwashers into four total Owner's Manual books, allowing for more simplicity in manufacturing- annual savings $150K.-Lead a total of 5 projects- combined annual savings $260K.

-Designed ice diverter to correct internal dispensing issue; restarted production on 2008 Side by Side 23K Model-Lead changes to, and combination of, four 2008 Use and Care Manuals; discovered the opportunity to eliminate eight manuals from factory by updating the 2008MY manuals to include features of older models with smaller volumes as well.-Lead project to switch to high-gloss plastic handles for 2010 Side by Side Model program; decreased cost from $10.50 per handle to $3.30 per handle- estimated annual savings $721K

-Completed all necessary qualification and evaluation testing on peristaltic pumps and detergent level sensors to push SmartDispense TM program into production-Coordinated field rework on GE Profile Front Load Washer and SmartDispense TM Pedestal-Investigated and discovered source of all failures in lab evaluation and field units