As the Director of Application Engineering - North America, I led the charge in Automotive Components, e-Mobility, and Auto Electronics.My role included shaping regional business strategies and ensuring that our key accounts received the highest level of technical support, including product recommendations, demonstrations, and troubleshooting.I oversaw the operations of Application Engineering at four regional technical centers as a critical function within my business unit, ensuring they provided essential training and application development. Managing laboratory workflows to meet various customer, internal, and market needs was part of my accountability.Collaborating with global teams to uphold best practices and continually innovate our adhesive solutions was another key responsibility. I drove the success of both Global Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and Regional SBU projects, collaborating closely with regional sales, marketing, product development, and product management teams.Developing and delivering technical training programs for our internal teams, including sales and marketing, also fell under my responsibility. I facilitated customer technical training through various formats such as academies, webinars, on-site visits, and white papers.Through evaluating KPI results, I led innovation and continuous improvement efforts based on data-driven decisions. Additionally, I ensured compliance with all safety, legal, and environmental standards, supporting Henkel's activities in marketing, DEI, and sustainability.

Supports business growth processes in a leadership position over the innovation & business development group for North America. This is executed through focusing on the development and growth of the business through building relationships in the industry, identifying opportunities, and fostering internal development and marketing of current and new product innovations. Through strategic development of business and product planning, and sharp executions coupled with relentless ambition and energy, Ryan strives to enable the business to reach targets, goals, and attain objectives.

• Acts as point of first reference for all product and/or product group related questions• Researches and analyzes the market and reports market opportunities, threats and trends • Identifies opportunities for product innovation, product improvement, and increased profitability• Leads market introduction of innovations and new products• Executes product specific customer presentations• Identifies and executes benchmarking activities and stores results in a database• Builds and maintains relationships to customers and regulatory agencies• Contributes to the development of the product line strategy• Supports the execution of the product line strategy, innovation initiatives, and marketing strategies• Identifies customer related advance development projects, new business opportunities and supports the creation of business cases • Promotes products and related knowledge• Assures that product related boundary conditions are considered during RFQ process• Supports the RFQ process to ensure alignment of customer specifications and optimized product cost/effectiveness

- Based onsite at customer and represented Eissmann Automotive in a professional way to the customer and management. - Motivated the team to meet commitments to the established timing, resolves conflicts between team members, departments and the customer. - Demonstrated ability to identify root cause of a problem, develop corrective action and lead team to resolution. - Acted as the central communication point for the project team and ensure that each member is aware of their deliverables and timing commitments at all times. - Managed the project team to meet timing, manufacturing, quality and cost targets; includes suppliers as a member of the team.- Met the financial targets of the program and 100% managed financial roadmap dates, costs and spending activities- Managed timeline and related timing documents, i.e. prototype schedule, CAD schedule, part matrices, etc.- Maintained regular contact with customer to communicate problems early. - Does not avoid difficult issues or decisions. - Understands customer’s organization and procedures in detail.- Able to function in a different culture while matching his/her interpersonal style to the culture presently working in.- Has awareness and respect for different cultures and background, takes interest in learning about other cultures and technical methods.

Completed rotations within various departments inside the organization as a part of the Kettering Co-Op program.I/P and Console Product Engineering· Completing DFMEA and PFMEA documentation, Product testing- Air Bag Deployments, Completing testing layouts and planning, Meeting product craftsmanship requirements, RIM PU Skin Development, Working with OEM Design Studio with design feasibility, Continuous engineering, Vehicle Warranty Analysis-parts tracking and analysis, problem solving, and solution implementationManufacturing Engineering· PFMEA Creation, Equipment Specifications, Equipment Quotation and Sourcing, Equipment Set-up and Installation, Machine and Process Validation, Run at Rates, ODS Documentation, Operator TrainingPurchasing· Cost Reduction Studies, Tool/Supplier Transfers, Supplier Sourcing, Supplier Pricing NegotiationsQuality Engineering· Gage Studies, Joint Check Process, Customer Reviews, Customer Builds, OEM Plant Quality Assurance