I am a servant leader of a team of on and offshore engineers that deliver dealer facing market share application needed to make key business decisions. • Develop technology roadmap to support product as well as provide architectural direction supporting products that leverage the AWS cloud, React, Java, Python as well as legacy technologies of DB2, COBOL and IBM mainframe• Upskill engineers and remove impediments for the team as a part of the leadership action team• Manage and plan budget for market share product• Ensure development standards are adhered to by the team• Make architectural decisions for product around technology choices and direction• Serve as the incident manager and problem lead for product, creating support strategies and driving to root cause for any issues that surface

• Lead business requirements gathering sessions with inputs from internal and external stakeholders. Develop the overall strategy and roadmap for Inventory Management product.• Translated customer and business needs into solution and technology requirements by telling engaging stories based on user personas.• Collaborated across business functions, including customer and product support, marketing, sales, order fulfillment, parts, IT, and Dealer Development to develop and execute service strategies and tactics to meet dealer needs.• Responsible for quality of solution delivered to end users. Ensure proactive CI and defect requirements are documented and in scope for new releases and continuous improvement updates to meet internal and dealer needs.• Executed plans and programs by understanding the personas and doing concept testing, usability testing and value stream mapping.• Marketed product by creating presentations, WalkMe, videos, blog posts, and more to communicate the value proposition to dealers.• Plan the market launch in US and Canada as well as Australia and New Zealand including managing the cross-functional implementation of the plans.• Communications - Work with sales and marketing teams to broadcast our message to the market, across the organization, and our partner community.• Market intelligence - Be the expert on our buyers, how they buy and their buying criteria; be the expert on our competition and how to succeed.• Represent Deere at company at industry events, conferences and trade shows.

Responsible for the solution in multiple functional areas for dealer financial solution – Dealer Deposits, Collateral and Credit Management – including all charters, defects and overall SAP implementation delivery to the project dates. • Worked through many technical issues around the first use of the RB SAP suite, which was a banking services non-ERP solution and new technology to Deere.• Lead the implementation of POL services – first use of that technology at Deere.• Lead the transition to agile methodology and maintaining high engagement and delivery, including acting as a product team agile coach.• Created higher engagement from my teams by promoting ownership of the solution and proactively involving them in project activities such as cycle testing and other business facing activities – let them see their purpose.• Worked to continually engage equipment and financial sides – worked to lead by example and build lasting relationships to increase our delivery of the solution.• Lead deliverables for my function on solution hardening including volume testing, regression test script and smoke test to support dealer level quality expectations.

Worked in a n ew B2B business Deere acquired to bring new products to market in the ag retailer and large input provider market segments .• Organized and planned concept validation customer visits for products.• Created strategic product roadmap for 3-5 years for market segments – organized into releases to the market.• Participated in make versus buy product decisions.• Lead efforts for pilot products as a part of market research to evaluate value to large companies. • Lead collaboration between input provider collaboration partners Dow, BASF and Bayer.• Created go to market and support plans for new to the market software – collaborating with outside companies and our customer support and marketing.• Focused on building up and motivating a new organization of Product Owners for IS solutions at ISG supporting the MyJohnDeere, Maintenance, AgLogic and WorkSight products• Prioritized customer and dealer quality issues and lead efforts to not repeat these by including in automated tests.• Lead team in 3 PSI requirement gathering for each value streams• Lead user experience prioritization and worked with design teams• Worked to resolve issues in release scope with marketing, business unit and engineering groups – helped to make sure minimum marketable value was there for features

Lead scrum team responsible for delivering customer focused applications in MyJohnDeere.como Established common UX components that were consumed by other product teams to keep a consistent customer experience. o Supported test plan creation for SI&T as well as the right level of test automation needed to release frequentlyo Worked across multiple value streams within ISG business unit o Managed user experience suppliers to budget work priority and PO expenditures

• Responsible for success of Global Manufacturing Execution System (MES) implementations in SAP across divisions and equipment platforms at John Deere• Supported a complex, global integrated manufacturing system including touch points to discrete planning and line up, industrial engineering, quality, shipping, warranty in a multi-landscape SAP environment• Lead the scope definition and gap analysis of new projects and releases with the business.• Conveyed architectural aspects to technical and non-technical stake holders. • Gained consensus with key business stake holders regarding road map forward. Lead and influence a cross discipline team including Quality, Operations, IT and Factory Automation across divisions to gain alignment on major initiatives. • Provided IT technical leadership within the SAP MES project portfolio. • Drove adoption of best processes from background of implementing multiple global factories and knowledge of how different sites run their assembly processes, including scheduling and execution. • Managed multiple global large and complex projects, provide expert (advanced) technical assistance and troubleshooting and reviews the technical feasibility of proposed solutions to business problems. • Managed day-to-day and long-term project activities of a global staff of business analysts responsible for developing and maintaining the data and systems that drives efficient, consistent, cost-effective manufacturing systems.• Provided work direction and assistance to team in relationship to project plans. Coach and council project team members and making sure to meet all critical project dates and participate as an expert to help guide some project management activities.• Performed administrative duties related to performance management, salary pay plan, succession planning, training and development of direct reports to maintain core competencies and build new capabilities in personnel.

Over 7 years I implemented 25 factories production planning business processes across the globe on to the enterprise SAP manufacturing solution, taking roles of increasing responsibility. I managed a team responsible for success of Global PP and ME S implementations across divisions, regions and equipment platforms supported a complex, globally integrated manufacturing system including touch points to discrete planning, industrial engineering, quality, shipping, warranty, order, and other critical areas.• Maintained the discipline of improving standard processes and providing consistency through supporting the multiple business units globally.• Lead the global scope definition and packaging of releases with the business owners – reviewed and maintained all charter lists for MES. Lead gap analysis of new projects by spending dedicated time with business and on shop floor to understand the business and give accurate process recommendations. • Conveyed critical aspects to technical and non-technical stake holders - gaining consensus with stake holders regarding roadmap and provide technical leadership and guidance to software developers.• Lead and influenced a cross discipline team including Quality, Operations, IT and Factory Automation across divisions to gain alignment on major initiatives. • Participated in the planning process of operational improvement projects, to determine the strategic direction, schedule and method of the project. • Provided IT technical leadership and resource planning related to MES within the SAP GSS long term project portfolio. • Drove the adoption of best processes from the background of implementing many factories and knowledge of how different sites run their assembly processes, including scheduling and execution. • Managed multiple global large and complex projects; provided expert technical assistance, troubleshooting and reviewed the technical feasibility of proposed solutions to business problems.