Rod Everett Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin, United States

Boston, MA, US

Mentor and assist New Product Introduction program teams across Hardware Engineering, Program Integration, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Order Fulfillment, and Product Management to develop and launch new MRI systems, upgrades, options, and features.

Boston, MA, US

• Drove New Product Introduction execution for hardware content. Developed and executed the hardware integration strategy, and ensured resources were applied and delivered to plan.
• Managed a globally diverse hardware engineering team, melding expertise and cultures into a cohesive group resolving any issue that impeded completion of the program which resulted in a global team that completed.
• Led design verification, validation, and transfer to Manufacturing.
• Chaired cross-functional team to ensure manufacturability, serviceability, safety, and quality. Maintained consistent contact with the team to ensure all issues were addressed, resulting in significant improvements in.
• Remarkable ability to combine engineering and manufacturing expertise to solve significant design modifications ensuring programs meet business time lines, resulting in long term manufacturing flow and quality.
• Developed a Pre-Release Design Change process that captured change, and made it easier to evaluate the state of a system and minimize scrap, rework, and retest, saving time and money.

Boston, MA, US

• Provided Supply Chain global team strategic leadership, planning, and technical support for the introduction of new products and technology across manufacturing and supplier sites.
• Developed and managed a globally diverse supply chain team including Manufacturing, Materials, Sourcing, Supplier Quality, and Fulfillment.
• Drove transfer of design from Engineering to Manufacturing for production.
• Responsible for all aspects of production verification and validation, both internal and at suppliers.
• Developed a commercial structure that optimized both supply chain and distribution; balanced inventory for common parts under different catalogs, reduced number of finished goods, and resulted in a consistent.
• Integrated and improved product flow through the supply chain, aligned suppliers with manufacturing sites to eliminate shipping around the world and back, resulting in reduced quality issues and shipping costs.

Boston, MA, US

Led cross-functional team for multiple products for the HVAC industry. Provided application engineering support for HVAC, Appliance, and Automotive electro-mechanical controls. Led engineering and design team supporting multiple global plants. Led design and development of new products and next generation of existing products. Led $25M “mini-P&L” business.

Boston, MA, US

Developed, implemented, and updated manufacturing processes and equipment for assigned production lines and plants. Led NPI team for development of next generation products. Functional Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt. Engineering support for transition of production between global plants. Coordinated investment budget across 6 global plants.

Boston, MA, US

Production & Quality Engineer for assigned product lines including product, material, and process improvements.Led production teams for process and quality improvement projects.

Boston, MA, US

Marketing manager for all product lines to the global HVAC industry including pricing, contract negotiations, forecasting, product planning, and new product development.Product Team Leader for multiple product lines including leading multi-functional team including Marketing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Design, and Quality.Marketing lead for support of.

Boston, MA, US

Marketing lead for multiple product lines to the global HVAC and Appliance industries including pricing, contract negotiations, forecasting, product planning, and new product development.

Boston, MA, US

Marketing and Application support for motors to the global HVAC industry including pricing, forecasting, and product planning.

Boston, MA, US

Marketing and Application support for precision brushless DC motors. Primary interface between GE and Japanese JV partner for all marketing and technical issues.

Boston, MA, US

Mechanical engineer for military aircraft radar systems, including test equipment, board construction, prototypes, and evaluation of derivative radar systems to upgrade existing aircraft in service globally.

Boston, MA, US

Application Engineering Intern for fractional HP electric motors in HVAC and Commercial applications

Chicago, US

Mentor and assist New Product Introduction program teams across Hardware Engineering, Program Integration, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Order Fulfillment, and Product Management to develop and launch new MRI systems, upgrades, options, and features.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Provided leadership for strategic innovation and marketing initiatives with a focus on becoming the leading global supplier of Food and Beverage components. Partnered and collaborated across the organization to ensure the understanding, alignment, and commitment with all strategic and operating plans. Managed New Product Development team that included.

Not-for-profit corporation owned by NEMA member companies for the collection and recycling of mercury switch, wall mounted thermostats.Founding GE representative to TRC predecessor organization.Developed framework for joint efforts of industry leaders under NEMA oversight to reclaim and recycle mercury from wall thermostats.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

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