• Improved team collaboration by establishing a New Program Development system suitable for the company business profile. Defined and implemented business processes to manage programs and product life cycle.• High success rate in meeting KPI with an on-time execution program on time by establishing a detailed time plan, and budget with risk analysis/mitigation plan and directing cross-functional and global teams (internal and external), mentoring, and leveraging the team’s skill set. • Launched 2 major product platforms (concept to launch) while managing current product activities in collaboration with the global team (OEM and suppliers). • Contributing to product roadmap and product life cycle management. Interact with dealers and customers to do competition analysis to establish requirements, and product specifications and develop test methodologies to represent usage and applications (user experience).

• Released two major products FIRST TIME RIGHT by creating a collaborative culture within cross-function teams and suppliers and developing new processes to avoid communication gaps and repeating lessons learned. • Established and directed a high-impact engineering team, and devised processes, workflows, and tools that enabled the team to improve products while validating quality with greater efficiency. o Coaching, mentoring, and fostering team. o Leveraged interdisciplinary experience in mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electromechanical engineering to ensure success. • Bolstered cross-functional collaboration across the organization and implemented process improvements that strengthened communication between third-party suppliers and internal teams. o Monitored product testing efforts and developed subsequent design improvements, gathered requirements, coordinated tests, and enhanced processes in service of new product development for all loaders, tires, and other tractor equipment. o Equipped tractor products with state-of-the-art technologies powered by the IoT. o Optimized the approach to new product development considering the skillset and size of the team. • Enhanced product lifecycle management (PLM), carrying out root cause analysis (RCA) and brainstorming new ideas with team members to inaugurate and streamline the PLM approach. o Led cross-functional teams through the creation and implementation of a new PLM system. o Upheld procedural compliance on the part of impacted stakeholders.

• Major contributor in defining new product platform KPI and price targets by conducting competition analysis, customer interviews, initial design feasibility, and cost analysis.• Managed DC Nut Runner new platform project, lead an international, cross-functional team of engineers and cross functions.o Consistently achieved at least a 95% success rate o Improved team efficiency by 50% o Achieved cost targets w/o compromising product quality and delivery • Led a global team dedicated to executing major initiatives, leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT), electrical drive technology, and other advanced technologies to drive innovation. • Consistently contributed to development and improvement of manufacturing processes, strengthen quality control efforts, institute process improvements, and enhance supplier selection. • Mentored engineers in inventing a gear design and manufacturing methodology that improved gear life and quality and enabled nut runners to achieve process capability targets. • Created an inventive design methodology and standardization process, driving innovation for one of the company’s most valuable product lines. • Led and organized the establishment of an offshore design center, leading the effort to expand company operations. • Charted project strategy assembled budget estimations, and prepared service agreements. • Uncovered issues that risked a dramatic degradation to the program timeline, instituting an inventive solution that ultimately reduced the total project timeline length by 20%.• Utilized insights informed by the voice of the customer (VOC), product benchmarking, and competitive analysis to increase the value proposition of products across the portfolio. • Coordinated with suppliers to develop impact guns; devised test standards for durability and supplier selection criteria to save more than $50K via in-house test bench design.

• Managed the development of effective transfer case designs, supporting companywide efforts to improve case performance and curtail warranty-related issues. • Innovated and produced housing for Tandem Axle while creating a novel bracket design. • Realized positive cultural changes that improved employee morale and productivity, increasing efficiency, product value, and supplier partnership quality.