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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Responsible for all Caterpillar product development, procurement, and delivery for Caterpillar products sold to governmental organizations. Accountable for cost, schedule, and contract performance for governmental contracts. Provide leadership to the team of program managers (technical / program leads) who work with customers, suppliers, and product groups.

Responsible for efficient and consistent execution of the worldwide Medium Tractor (MTP) engineering team and coordination of engineering resources across Caterpillar. Accountable for quality, engineering processes, continuous improvement, and R&E budget. Directed the entire MTP team of design engineers located in US and France, manufacturing product.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Responsible for training and implementation of Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) principles across Earthmoving division. Identified and led key improvement activities across all functional areas to achieve and exceed business commitments.

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Responsible for motor grader (MG) product engineering for Asia Pacific. Manages MG product development activities led in China, and accountable for engineering support for K series motor graders (production support and maintenance). Direct team of 20 engineers, and directing work for MG engineering in China.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Responsible for product development of Caterpillar motor grader (MG) product line at the Peoria Proving Ground. Managed fleet of 40+ machines for new product introduction and maintenance testing. Direct supervisor for 16 engineers and directed work for global MG product development team.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Responsible for assembly processes and tooling for NPI in five worldwide facilities. Recruited and managed new team of 35 engineers, supervisors, and tool designers performing CPPD, APQP, in-process validation development and implementation, and process improvement for over 60 programs. Managed concept assembly facility to test new processes with minimal.

Arras, France

Responsible for engineering services in Arras, France production transmission facility supplying medium transmissions to Europe. Team performed all NPI, capital introduction, APQP conformance, and product engineering coordination with US design teams. Responsible for facility engineering, no-load test stands, IPV, and incoming and outgoing quality.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Responsible for process improvement projects using six sigma methodologies. Self-initiated projects to resolve long standing facility problems. Created project proposals, gathered and trained diverse teams, performed gateway reviews, and tracked value prop through project completion.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Development engineer at the Tucson Proving Ground responsible for validation of large track type tractors. Created machine development plan to validate new designs prior to production. Coordinated operator, mechanic, and instrumentation resources to execute test plan. Collected data through various acquisition methods, analyzed, and concluded results in.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Lead designer for D6,7,8 and pipelayer transmissions for both NPI and CPI. Provided technical support for lower powertrain components. Coordinated all purchasing, manufacturing, and logistics for prototype and pilot builds. Responsible for fit for use and deviation approvals for manufacturing and assembly defects.

Master Of Science - Ms, Economics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering