• Transformed cross-functional teams to implement multiple initiatives, projects, and product changes within 6-9 months from feasibility to manufacturing production. Drove the launch of new initiatives on record time and improved cross-functional collaboration to launch on schedule. • Supported millions in profit with extraordinary delivery execution, improving internal systems, with 99% budget adherence, and making the teams deliver best in class results. • Coordinated work and communication with corporate leaders to manage change as well as translating strategies into executable short-term and long-term initiatives, established operational business goals, tracking results, and holding team members accountable for results to maximize skills and capability.• Established road maps to improve project execution and created value in the organization reducing system losses, maximizing skills and capability serving as first point of contact to lead change and deliver innovation.

• Key leader to establish support for development and implementation of global initiatives and operations strategies to deliver long-term goals. Partner with Business Unit and Segment Leaders to set budget, plans, and schedule to enable innovation delivery. • Assisted with implementing systems to support manufacturing start-ups. Identified and implemented best practices to create more efficient program execution to reduce cost and improve skills and capabilities.

• Led a multi-functional team effort to fast track projects reducing time from feasibility to start up with a 300% schedule delivery improvement, 96% reduction in product qualification time, and 8% increase in process reliability within 3 months. • Supported global “new to the world” manufacturing line start-up with 100% technical readiness. Lead development of the operations strategy, staffing for targeted equipment operations. Lead training plans.

• Coordinated breakthrough product and process improvement projects, achieved best in class KPI delivery >85%, 30% budget reduction, 25% OT reduction, 100% schedule delivery and vertical start-up. • Implemented most impactful battery design and components cost savings program as a multi-site execution effort with >$12 MM/yr. in savings. Aligned leadership on targets, setting priorities, strategy, and resources needed. • Lead diverse teams that drove loss reductions, product quality, and developed tracking methodology and metrics to remain actionable and sustainable in the years out, and developed 3-5 yr. plan. • Initiated new supplier selections and strategic sourcing efforts in the US, China, and South America to lower material costs while avoiding allocations during material curtailment periods.• Simplified manufacturing processes reducing product design complexity by optimizing components and materials delivering flawless execution with zero quality impact.

• Developed and implemented re-organization plans for the engineering department, implemented 41% reduction in defects within 6 months, reversed negative trends with a scrap reduction of 61% and a 5% reduction in recycle rates. • Co-developed and implemented value engineering as a driving force for product improvements enabling cost savings of $6MM/yr. and a +3 point gain in market share. • Received the President Award for Leadership and Significant Contributions in Battery Product Development.

• Partner with clients searching business development opportunities in the energy sector. Analyzed market opportunities in the US, Canada, and South America. Co-developed multi-client studies highlighting opportunities to create differentiation and cost in the marketplace. Facilitated contract reviews.