Owned and led a critical business function managing connected services and vehicle technology programs, directly impacting organizational objectives through advanced product development and strategic partnerships.• Led the development and delivery of a critical $15M, 3-year program for an Italian sports car OEM, ensuring 100% on-time completion by fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.• Negotiated global supplier contracts, achieving 15% cost savings while unlocking new revenue streams through improved supplier partnerships.• Championed process automation, achieving 20% reduction in manual effort and enhancing operational efficiencies across multiple sites.• Cultivated executive relationships with OEMs, achieving 90% escalation resolution within SLAs, leading to improved client satisfaction.• Applied Agile and DevOps practices, enabling faster product iterations and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.• Mentored future leaders, developing internal talent pipelines and building organizational bench strength aligned with business needs.• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, integrating industry best practices to enhance delivery and operational efficiencies.

Provided strategic leadership and developed organizational capabilities that shaped client relationships and business growth. Led a 20+ member team, fostering collaboration, optimizing resources, and driving efficiency through automation and Agile methodologies.• Managed multiple large-scale projects, consistently meeting client expectations, which increased customer satisfaction and retention.• Developed advanced engineering tools that automated mainframe data transformation, accelerating delivery timelines by 30% and considerable saving in resource costs.• Identified and secured $500K in additional revenue by aligning project scopes with evolving client needs.• Increased efficiency by 30% through Agile practices and regional resource optimization across diverse teams.Client Initiative Highlights:Visteon Corporation | Ford Motor Company FOTA Initiative• Spearheaded Ford's first multi-module FOTA implementation for Instrument Clusters, achieving 100% cluster adoption and securing new business opportunities.• Directed a cross-functional, multi-country team to deliver advanced cluster technologies, driving collaboration and innovation.• Resolved 95% of escalations, ensuring seamless delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.General Motors | Infotainment Systems Integration & Supply Chain Transformation• Established a systems integration team, reducing delivery timelines by 20% and cutting software validation by 40% through automation.• Migrated legacy systems to SOA architecture, eliminating 100% of Mainframe terminal emulators saving $1M annually.• Launched 10+ AWS-based cloud tools, reducing validation times by 50% and boosting system reliability.• Improved production readiness through collaborative vendor workshops, driving industry-leading outcomes.

My Compuware experiences are reflected in the above Lochbridge section.

Managed implementation of $1M to $2M in technology projects implementing compensation solution for Callidus corporation’s clients, including Tennessee Farm Bureau, CDW, St. Jude Medical, Cricket communications and Country Financials. Worked closely with key stakeholders to prioritize projects, align expectations, and ensure accurate needs assessments /specification gathering for sales and customer enablement programs for Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions. • Provided advanced planning to establish the strategy and approach to be followed for compensation solution rollout• Held P/L and complete delivery of solution and services. • Enforced program management rigor to instill the disciplines for executing the program, prioritizing resources across internal development initiatives and tasks.• Setup processes to ensure that the validation metrics met program quality objectives • Identified customer needs and risks early and kept the team effort aligned with requirements.• Directed tasks and activities throughout the full-range project life cycle end-to-end.

Provided Actuate suite implementation to Fortune 500 clients, including Merk Medco, Key Bank, Meijer Stores, Wachovia securities, United Airlines, Solomon Smith Barney, Bayer, First Union Securities, WorldCom, Minnesota Mutual and Mellon Bank. Played key role during installation and configuration of Actuate reporting servers and LDAP integration. Analyzed and developed solution strategies to improve report performance and flexibility. Helped setting up information delivery COE and training internal staff on best practices. Developed templatized reporting components to aid in rapid development and roll out of reports. (Other duties included strategic planning for Actuate reporting server, installation and configuration of report portal, and providing key Security/User Authentication features such as SSO and LDAP integration. )