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Oakbrook, Il

Island Lake, Illinois

Guided design and development and strategized applications for new and existing products. Coordinated between engineering, customers, and sales to strengthen development, cost estimations, and bidding activities for new customer orders. Assessed capacity compared to future sales forecasts to strategize future needs and secure capital for modern production equipment. • Ignited annual sales growth, tripling rates over four years after benchmarking industry leaders and coaching the Design… Show more Guided design and development and strategized applications for new and existing products. Coordinated between engineering, customers, and sales to strengthen development, cost estimations, and bidding activities for new customer orders. Assessed capacity compared to future sales forecasts to strategize future needs and secure capital for modern production equipment. • Ignited annual sales growth, tripling rates over four years after benchmarking industry leaders and coaching the Design Engineering team to develop three new product lines, enhance existing products, and create complementary products including welded products. • Generated $100M/year in sales through new product designs. • Quadrupled max capacity, hitting max capacity two consecutive years for record unit sales.• Drove mid-level customer sales 75% annually by designing a new valve using SolidWorks and obtaining API 6A Monogram licensing accreditation and released for production and co-leading API 6A ISO-9000-2015 company-wide quality certifications. • Led Design teams preparing detailed drawings, illustrations, and blueprints using SolidWorks CAD.• Recruited, developed, and retained top talent. • Served on the senior leadership team reporting to the President.• Product Management• QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER (INTERIM) o Led internal and external quality audits and drafted detailed reports on audit findings. o Remediated a surveillance audit item after analyzing the situation, identifying a fix, and submitting the corrective action to the API auditor. o Boosted utilization 4.2% yielding an 8.9% ROI after assessing manufacturing capacity and finding issues with missing gauges. o Scheduled and controlled inspection activities in partnership with the Inspection supervisor. o Implemented and maintained the Corporate Management Systems (QMS). Show less

Elgin Il

Strategized and executed the design and manufacture of custom and standard industrial hydraulic valves product lines.• Launched 28 new custom and catalog products, generating $6.3M in revenue.• Revealed operations and staff gaps and weaknesses during department operational audits. • Established the quality department, hired the Quality Assurance Manager and supporting team, created procedures, and purchased inspection equipment. • Initiated the build of a robust management… Show more Strategized and executed the design and manufacture of custom and standard industrial hydraulic valves product lines.• Launched 28 new custom and catalog products, generating $6.3M in revenue.• Revealed operations and staff gaps and weaknesses during department operational audits. • Established the quality department, hired the Quality Assurance Manager and supporting team, created procedures, and purchased inspection equipment. • Initiated the build of a robust management program to sustain a hypergrowth company. Show less

Villa Park Il

Catalyzed new product design and development activities. • Directed hydraulic valve product design from initial concept to prototyping, testing, and launch. • Delivered customized solutions to market after working in concert with marketing and sales teams on new product offerings.• Restructured teams to elevate performance. QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGERLed daily operations and facilitated department expansion.• Trained CAD operators and QC inspectors on company-wide… Show more Catalyzed new product design and development activities. • Directed hydraulic valve product design from initial concept to prototyping, testing, and launch. • Delivered customized solutions to market after working in concert with marketing and sales teams on new product offerings.• Restructured teams to elevate performance. QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGERLed daily operations and facilitated department expansion.• Trained CAD operators and QC inspectors on company-wide blueprints. • Led the transition to AutoCAD.• Slashed company returns 21%. Show less

Certificate, Solidworks - Essentials, Simulation (Fea), Parts & Modeling, Advanced Surface, Sheet Metal, Drawing

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Operations Management And Supervision

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering