★ Advanced through a series of technical leadership roles, culminating in the present position as Director of Product Engineering.★ Manages the design and development of new products while leading cost and quality improvement projects and sustaining engineering activities.★ Supervises a multinational team of engineers comprised of seven direct reports and 45 staff members engaged in product development, laboratory technical operations, CAD, and administrative responsibilities.★ Established an engineering team in China that provides internal software and electronics engineering, reducing reliance on outsourced suppliers.★ Directs the efforts of the R&D and Reliability laboratories, with an expanded scope of responsibility for the company's Safety and Liability operations.★ Navigated the development and debut of two new disposer products and two hot water dispensers, with an average development cycle ranging from 13 to 24 months.★ Oversees agency engineers engaged in approvals and compliance issues with UL, the worldwide safety consulting and certification agency, with the authority to lead negotiations with UL to come to a consensus on testing procedures.★ Met all milestones and deliverables on a 13-month initiative for a new Bluetooth product within budget and two months ahead of schedule.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT INSINKERATORHeadquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, InSinkErator, a business unit of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is the world's largest manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial applications.

★ Led technical teams of up to 18 professionals distributed throughout Japan, India, and China, as well as over 25 engineers, designers, and technicians based in the United States.★ Oversaw the development of new products and enhancements to existing product lines.★ Introduced a motor consolidation program that streamlined production and delivered $1M in cost reductions; additionally, redesigned a disposer motor that increased performance and eliminated an additional $1M in costs.★ Secured the award of two patents through new electronic motor starting and anti-jam technologies that have increased line sales growth by over 10%.★ Secured the award of one patent with a product offering functionality aligned with the dietary needs of a specific target country.★ Identified and resolved design deficiencies using Six Sigma principles.★ Redesigned an entry-level household disposer, replacing D/C aluminum materials with plastics to capture $3MM in annual savings.★ Reduced warranty rates by $6MM per year by leading an investigation into the root cause of seal leaks, leading to a series of design changes that corrected the problem.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT INSINKERATORHeadquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, InSinkErator, a business unit of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is the world's largest manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial applications.

USMCTBS 1-851985-1988 2nd Bn 1st Marines Fox Co (Plt Cmdr and XO)USMCR1989-1993 6th ESB 4th Bulk Fuel Co (Plt Cmdr and CO)1995-1998 2nd Bn 24th Marines Fox Company (Plt Cmdr and CO)1998-2003 2nd Bn 24th Marines (Asst Operations Officer, Operations Officer, XO)2003-2007 MROG2005-2006 CJTF HOA

Responsible for all engineering aspects of existing 2-cycle gas products, with over 1.5 million engines produced annually in the US and Mexico. Interface with OEM customers, developing products to meet their specifications.