• Leadership and Team Development: Led, mentored and grew the corporate Service Center BU team of Portfolio Managers to include Enterprise Information Systems, Security & Risk, Data & Analytics, Engagement & Experience (CX), Modernization, Architecture, Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Risk representing over 4k FTEs and $590M. • Portfolio Management Excellence: Spearheaded the development of an enterprise-wide portfolio management function, collaborating with Business Unit Portfolio Managers (BU PPMs) to refine value propositions, establish key differentiators, and ensure consistent messaging and alignment across the organization. • Strategic Alignment and Optimization: Worked closely with senior leaders (Finance, Business Units, CIOs, Risk) and strategists to enhance the connection between strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and investment strategies. Focused on optimizing outcomes through enterprise prioritization, planning, constraint resolution, and resource allocation. • Process and Technology Innovation: Implemented process, people, and technology solutions to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of portfolio management. This included cross-business unit prioritization alignment, risk management, mitigation, and improvement forums, as well as the development of a proof of concept/pilot for the Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPfM) tool and portfolio analyst roles. • Community Building and Best Practices: Built and nurtured the Enterprise Portfolio Management community, facilitating the sharing of knowledge, competencies, and best practices across the organization. • Agile Funding and Investment Management: Partnered with Finance to develop and manage the agile SCBU funding process, overseeing investment decision-making to ensure alignment with strategic outcomes and effective resource utilization.

Quality Strategy & Governance: Designed and executed a robust quality strategy and governance framework for Precision Planters, Combines, Threshers, and Seed Processing equipment. Managed over 4,000 part numbers and 200+ suppliers.Performance Improvement: Led 6S and Kaizen initiatives, achieving a 90% reduction in R2 Combine customer issues and significantly boosting customer satisfaction (NPS). Enhanced team and supplier performance through targeted improvements.System Optimization: Revitalized Quality Systems and SOPs, reintroduced Continuous Improvement/Quality Improvement Cadres, and digitized audit processes. Optimized quality metrics including PQP/PPAP, Cpk, Design Reviews, FMEA, RCA, and Corrective Actions.

• Portfolio Management Excellence: Utilized business, technology, and customer insights to prioritize and execute 25+ New Product Development (NPD), Continuous Improvement (CI), and Quality Improvement (QI) projects.Process Definition & Execution: Established and defined Product Portfolio Management (PPM) processes including Prioritization, Roadmap Development, Business Case Creation, Project Chartering, Needs Assessment, Requirements Gathering, Customer Experience (CX), User Interface (UI) Design, and Verification & Validation (V&V). Managed key projects such as Next-Generation Planters, High-Capacity Tractors, and Power Pollen systems.

Strategic Initiative Leadership: Directed the strategy development for a $400M initiative by leveraging business, technology, customer, and quality data analytics, combined with relational capital.Cross-Functional Execution: Led the creation and execution of Business Cases, Roadmaps, Customer Needs, Requirements, Analytics, and Governance across functions, products, and business units.Data Pipeline Development: Developed a comprehensive data pipeline and system analytics using Enterprise Data Lake, Databricks, and Tableau. Initiated a Continuous Improvement (CI) Roadmap, driving a 75% improvement in relevant metrics.

Global Project Leadership: Managed a global project team across four continents to launch the first outdoor display, integrating competitors, new technology, UI/UX, prototyping, manufacturing, procurement, quality, support, and delivery to 78 countries. Exceeded sales forecasts by 221% and earned “ISG Hall of Fame Project” recognition.Quality Improvement: Implemented proactive quality practices resulting in a 79% reduction in Product Reliability and Customer Troubleshooting (PRCT), a 41% decrease in warranty costs ($1.4M savings), and a 24% reduction in claims.Strategic Quality Management: Developed and executed a global product quality strategy and governance for display hardware and servers. Drove alignment on key issues to enhance customer experience, satisfaction, and team and supplier performance.

Quality Strategy Development: Established and led the Quality Strategy, Governance, and Metrics, building processes, tools, and data ownership structures for a team of 450 employees across 70+ teams.KPI Dashboard Creation: Designed and implemented a Software Team KPI Dashboard focusing on Customer Value, First Pass Yield, Pain Points, Discovery, and Prevention. Achieved record improvements in software quality.Performance Reviews: Conducted leadership operations and quality reviews, team and supplier performance assessments, and resolved issues to improve responsiveness and performance.

Data Transformation Leadership: Led the transformation of the Online Farm Management Information System (FMIS) from Desktop (APEX) to the cloud (JD Operations Center), enabling real-time access to farm data and impacting over 100M connected acres. Received the Ag & Turf Presidents Award for Guidance Line Creation PM.Team Scaling and Efficiency: Expanded global FMIS Agile teams (US & India) from 6 to 48 members, managing a $7.5M budget and increasing efficiency by 300%.Software Delivery Improvements: Achieved significant improvements in software delivery, including a 20-90% increase in Code Coverage, an 86% reduction in Release Cycle time, and a 92% reduction in Regression Cycle time. Implemented Innovation Hackathons.UX Strategy and Tools: Developed a UX strategy and framework in partnership, resulting in a 31% increase in UX benchmarks. Implemented holistic E2E solutions to eliminate component silo issues. Applied LEAN Agile techniques and the latest software tools to enhance build time, quality, and efficiency.Agile and Lean Development: Deployed and coached global Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevSecOps, and Lean development practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Strategic Planning and Governance: Designed and led the IVS annual Strategic and Operations planning process, including the Ambition Path framework and SharePoint tracking for multiple regions (US, EU, SA, India).Enterprise Product Delivery: Managed the governance, implementation, and adherence to the Enterprise Product Delivery Process with a $60M budget and over 40 projects. Spearheaded lean optimization, achieving a 125% efficiency gain.Six Sigma and Lean Implementation: Developed and led Six Sigma Vision, Strategy, Roadmap, and Training. Coached Black Belts (BBs) and Green Belts (GBs), increasing their impact by 50-150%. Led key initiatives including IVS Desktop Transition and Telematics.

Factory Quality Management: Oversaw the Factory Quality Council, driving process evaluation and six sigma and lean improvement initiatives. Championed the first Part Level Risk Assessment and Online Control Plan System.Product Launch and Improvement: Developed the Product Launch Station Quality Verification Process, reducing startup defects by over 60%. Managed relocation project for the 6700 Sprayer product line, achieving a 50% reduction in field failures in 12 months.

Quality Planning and Launch: Spearheaded quality planning and launch activities for sprayers, cotton pickers, and tillage equipment, managing over 2,500 part numbers and 200+ suppliers with a $750M budget.