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Pacific, Mo, Us

HELPING Clients achieve Product / Process / Productivity Innovation for PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENTPRODUCTS- Patent research & licensing, Product Development, DFM Improvements, Design/Development Fast-to-Market Strategies, Program & Launch Management, Quality Improvement, New Material Development, Product Cost ReductionPROCESS- Process Re-engineering, Modular Tooling Systems, Scrap Root Cause Analysis, Capital Equipment Specification/Project Management, Best Practices ImplementationPRODUCTIVITY- Lean Training & Implementation, Current / Future State Value Stream Development

St. Clair, Missouri, Us

Responsible for leading new product development team, product and process engineering, product testing, quality team and OEM Sales team. -Doubled product development throughput without adding headcount-Recruited and managed OEM Sales Reps and increased revenue by 16%-Converted high volume products to lower cost molding process resulting in savings of $96k/year-Led manufacturing best practice team that resulted in reducing key process defects by 78%-Led development of new urethane material with key supplier that saved $200k/year

Led technical development of fuel processing, gas cleaning and supply chain strategy to launch 1-20 MW electrical power generation plants using gasification of renewable fuel derived from refuse (RDF). Oversaw pilot plant operations including design improvements, fabrication, construction, controls and qualification testing.

New Hampton, Iowa, Us

Led 7 engineering groups responsible for new product development engineering and launch program management, sustaining engineering, product testing, and CAD/PLM. Executive member on New Product Steering Committee and Lean/6-Sigma Coaching Team. Promoted to Business Unit GM.-Led new product development, program management and championed new business development of a patented hardware system product family for armored military vehicles that increased company EBITDA by 50% in two years.-Led value stream mapping of new product development process and implemented changes that reduced average time from concept to shipment by 50%.

Led corporate engineering team of product engineers/designers, program managers, tooling engineers and builders, manufacturing and process engineers and lean deployment team in support of new program launch and plant continuous improvements for 6six Tier 1 automotive supplier plants.-Built, coached and championed a team that implemented lean practices throughout a six plant operation and mentored plant managers resulting in a profit improvement of $47 million/yr along with large improvements in quality, delivery and safety in three years.-Championed team that developed new technology that reduced tool build cost by 75%, reduced lead time by 90%, reduced operation costs by $1.5 million and enabled additional product sales of $17 million in two years.-Led development and use of a lean product development system that reduced time to market by 60%.

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Led product development and championed new business development of automotive interior products that increased divisional booked sales from $17 million to $200 million in six years.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Led product R & D team for innovative orthopedic trauma implants, electromagnetic screw placement targeting system and full surgical instrument set from concept through successful clinical/surgical trials at leading university.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Mba Core Studies