Responsible for development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives across all locations and departments. Development of company wide operating system, corrective action and root cause analysis systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to support Kaizen, waste identification and elimination projects engaging all levels of employees from newest technicians to upper management. Creation and implementation of operational scorecards measuring performance in core KPI, with monthly reviews… Show more Responsible for development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives across all locations and departments. Development of company wide operating system, corrective action and root cause analysis systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to support Kaizen, waste identification and elimination projects engaging all levels of employees from newest technicians to upper management. Creation and implementation of operational scorecards measuring performance in core KPI, with monthly reviews and CA where not meeting goals. Show less

Responsible for design and analysis of new heavy and medium duty truck modifications. Review customer needs and requests, constraints, timeline for implementation and budgetary considerations to develop the best solution for their needs. Manage contract engineering project for development of packaging solution for commercial electric vehicle for parcel delivery services. Project included both internal and external engineering resources, with development of project plan and timeline… Show more Responsible for design and analysis of new heavy and medium duty truck modifications. Review customer needs and requests, constraints, timeline for implementation and budgetary considerations to develop the best solution for their needs. Manage contract engineering project for development of packaging solution for commercial electric vehicle for parcel delivery services. Project included both internal and external engineering resources, with development of project plan and timeline, assignment of tasks, regular status review meetings and communication of status to customer. Lead cross functional team to review and revamp employee development program to ensure Fontaine is attracting and retaining key talent as well as developing into future leaders of the company. Show less

Responsible for operations and sales of emerging light duty truck and EV truck conversion industry. Looking to partner with strong EV tech companies to grow the electric truck market space. Utilizing Fontaine's industry experience and knowledge to build solutions to bridge the gap between limited OEM offerings and what the EV truck market demands. Included in this segment are more traditional truck upfitting and modification offerings for light duty (CL3-6) trucks such as utility, emergency… Show more Responsible for operations and sales of emerging light duty truck and EV truck conversion industry. Looking to partner with strong EV tech companies to grow the electric truck market space. Utilizing Fontaine's industry experience and knowledge to build solutions to bridge the gap between limited OEM offerings and what the EV truck market demands. Included in this segment are more traditional truck upfitting and modification offerings for light duty (CL3-6) trucks such as utility, emergency consisting of body installs, wheelbase changes, AWD conversions among many other things. If you have a unique need, we can figure out a solution! Show less

Responsible for Vocational Heavy Duty Business, including new product development, sales, engineering, part sales and operations for class 6-8 vocational markets.

Oversee production at facilities in Charlotte, NC, Springfield, OH, Williamstown, WV, Dublin, VA, Garland, TX and Avon Lake, OH. Work hand in hand with sales, purchasing and R&D departments to bring new products to market and improve existing. Focus on safely and efficiently improving production and planning. Tasked with helping to grow the business and establish new locations and products.

Oversee production at facilities in Charlotte, NC, Springfield, OH, Williamstown, WV and Dublin, VA. Focusing on all levels of process and safety improvement. Work hand in hand with sales, purchasing and R&D departments to bring new products to market and improve existing.

Managed production planning, labor management, supply ordering, quality control and customer relations for Navistar modification center.

Managed production planning, labor management, supply ordering, quality control and customer relations for Freightliner and Navistar modification center.