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• Facilitated the development and implementation of 300+ Product Engineering, Program Management, Purchasing, and Manufacturing best practices driving necessary “concurrency” to achieve product development cycle time.
• Working as Product Engineering Chief of Staff, facilitated development and execution of annual budget process, achieving corporate financial goals while expanding new product development efforts.
• Provide guidance and leadership to program teams, enabling the successful development and launch of major new product programs.
• Working with Purchasing and key suppliers, enabled significant annual cost saving by developing and leveraging “should cost” methods/models for major new product components.
• Served as mentor to “emerging leaders” within the Engineering organization
• Developed and facilitated execution of purchasing commodity strategies targeted at reducing supply chain risk and achieving significant cost saving/returns on investment.

Provide strategic guidance and establish/monitor performance objectives for the Hartland Consolidated School District.

Provide strategic guidance and establish/monitor performance objectives for the Colin Powell Academy, a charter school system located within the Detroit Public School system.

• Lead global team of automotive market analysts responsible for developing vehicle sub-system production volume forecasts and analyzing product/vehicle technology trends.
• Reversed 3 year revenue decline trend and achieved 60% annual revenue growth by refocusing organizations business development efforts, enhancing the product value proposition and expanding global coverage
• Assist global OEM and supplier clients in short and long term business/product/technology planning, strategic business targeting, strategic sourcing (low cost country)

• Lead commercial, technical, and quality teams to develop marketing strategies, secure new product programs, and resolve product/program issues.
• Drive increased customer satisfaction by working closely with customer engine plants and manufacturing operations, resolving open quality and delivery concerns.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for new business and other commercial issues.
• Developed and implemented a problem solving and root cause analysis training program to assist the corporate quality team in driving rapid, complete resolution of critical customer issues.

• Lead International Operations team to establish production operations and launch new products.
• Lead Program Management staff and cross functional teams responsible for delivering all new product programs ($750+ million) at timing, investment, cost/profit, quality, and performance targets.
• Lead New Business Development group responsible for generating new product designs, manufacturing processes, and commercial proposals to achieve business plan objectives.
• Manage strategic customer relationships and direct negotiations for pricing recovery of program scope changes and cancellation claims.

• Lead staff of Engineering and Program Managers in US/Europe responsible for securing and delivering approximately $200 million in new powertrain product programs for European OEM’s.
• Established and staffed Engineering facilities and organizations in U.K. and Germany. Participated in manufacturing site selection and grant/incentive processes.
• Successfully launched new product programs exceeding profit and quality objectives, with additional new products developed which integrate mechanical and electrical systems to set technology and weight benchmarks.
• Responsible for corporate “intellectual property” process and liaison with outside legal counsel.
• Transitioned design process at all locations from drafting boards to 3-D solids and predictive engineering, implemented “lean” principles reducing product design cycle time and program expenses by 45% and improving.
• Directed multi-location design, development, information systems, and financial teams including $20 million prototype manufacturing and assembly operation.

• Direct activities of Plant Product Engineering, Customer Plant Contact, and Reliability Lab staffs to drive root cause analysis of manufacturing concerns and smooth production launches.
• Lead DFM/DFA activities to insure new product designs and current product changes are manufacturable and cost effective.
• Member of divisional leadership committee responsible for rollout of training initiatives emphasizing individual empowerment, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

• Managed construction, engineering, and start-up completion of assigned plant systems for the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.
• Working with divisional engineering and program planning staffs, identify and resolve critical engineering and timing issues.
• Recognized by senior Consumers Power and Bechtel management for completion and acceptance of first project critical start-up system.

M.S, Information Systems

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Activities and Societies: Honors Scholar, Travel Soccer Team (2 year starter)