- Developed product development offering to coincide with corporate roadmap and strategy - Created sustainability strategy for company and oversee implementation- Lead Quality, Install and Repair department- Assisted in the due diligence and onboarding of corporate acquisition- Implemented over $5,000,000 in cost savings- Developed and nurtured relationships with overseas vendors (30% travel)

- Coach and assist in the development of co-workers to increase productivity of department.- Innovate based on preliminary sketches to launch products that meet customer needs under tight deadlines.- Implement visual scheduling boards into manufacturing, currently increasing production by 17%.- Participate in multiple Rapid Continuous Improvement events to increase manufacturing throughput.- Determine market pricing, competitive sets, and develop cost structures to achieve sufficient margins.- Assist in the supervision of multiple unionized manufacturing employees.

- Work with product designers to develop new, innovative products- Project manage all new products and line extensions- Determine costs and pricing for new products- Perform quality checks on new parts including ISIR/PPAP analyses- Help develop Marketing and Corporate strategy- Evaluate new suppliers and products- Manage New Product Development team

- Collaborate with Europe and Asia Pacific to create products that meet their market needs- Spearhead new product development programs from concept through design, prototyping, testing and market launch- Work closely with Marketing and Finance Departments to verify projects meet customer needs and cost expectations- Manage contract employees on a project basis- Work with end users to ease product concerns

- Managed projects, engineered products, assisted in the product marketing, cost management, and manufacturing plan for launches- Completed 13 new product launch/line extensions- Worked directly with Chinese vendors to cost reduce products- Tested and produced comprehensive reviews on Chinese products Assisted in the creation of and led special product program with focus on customer satisfaction and cost management- Lead engineer on engineering change program

- Developed customer accounts and focused on customer retention- Developed and launched new products for numerous customers- Assisted with product and market brainstorming and placement- Led design projects from concept to production