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United States

Forest, VA, US

Forest, VA, US

Troy, MI, US

Led the team responsible for Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, Project Management, and Product management for Commercial Vehicle business in the Starter & Generator Division - North America. Manage the full life cycle of the product - from development, through launch, post launch, and into OE Service. Responsible for brand building, trade shows.

Led the team responsible for Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, Project Management, and Product management for Commercial Vehicle business in the Starter & Generator Division - North America

Responsible for Starters and Generator sales to the Commercial Vehicle market. Resulted improving customer satisfaction at Caterpillar within 3 months by recruiting and on-boarding a dedicated Sales Manager for the account.

Led a team of account managers, program managers, and application engineers to market, sell, and apply custom ICs, ASICs, and sensor elements to Tier 1 customers. Responsible for budget development, team performance, business development, program management, and application engineering. Biggest successes were signing our largest Tier 1 to a global.

Responsible for Ford. Sold Body Modules, Wiper Systems, Airbags, and Electronics. Led a team of 10 (account managers and project managers) to launch projects and achieve customer satisfaction. Drove business development, and stabilized the business after manager turnover. Drove “lessons learned” methodology and Lean thinking (Quality at the Source, 5S.

Regionally responsible for customer satisfaction with GM North America. Interfaced with GM directors and Bosch executive management. Coordinated GM initiatives across global divisions. Relationships with executive levels resulted in saving a business award on GMT800.

Liaison to GM purchasing and engineering. Responsibilities included business strategy development, quotations, and technical presentations. Resulted in business growth of 160% of target; was awarded Bosch’s first full brake system development project at GM.

Managed a $15 million supply of high technology brake products to GM. Achieved a successful launch of MY1998 and 1999 vehicles by leading a cross-functional team to meet deadlines and achieve customer satisfaction. Used APQP and QS-9000 procedures and processes to drive focus and achieve company goals and satisfy the customer.

Managed the supply of injection molded plastic products for various vehicle programs. Developed knowledge and understanding of German culture and the ability to successfully negotiate “win-win” contracts with customers (internal & external).

Mba, Finance

Bs, Marketing