Lead a team of global Product Managers responsible for $200M+ in top line sales, driving profitable growth, managing product life cycles, and executing 5-year strategy plans.

Plan, lead and manage the entire life of a product line from the identification of market opportunities through design development, product launch, market penetration and growth, as well as the end-of-life phase. Work closely with the Sales and Field Applications Engineer team to continually grow the current customer base and to also identify new customers to focus on. In addition, work closely with the R&D/Technology global teams with the development of new products/new technologies/new capabilities. Provide M&A support.

Managed and provided leadership to the Engineering and Technology team for a multi-million dollar technical product line. Responsible for sampling/pricing of product, new product launches, cost reduction projects and leading engineering teams.

Provided technical support to the customer and sales team for capturing and winning new business opportunities. Technical support included: design, pricing and prototyping of new parts. Responsible for one of the most active regions in North America supporting top OEM electronics customers.

Designed custom rubber seal products around the capabilities of the manufacturing processes to maximize gross margin. Formed and led cross-functional teams for new product designs.

Participated on a team responsible for the design and development of new tire platforms for commercial vehicle OEM’s.

Designed custom rubber seal products around the capabilities of the manufacturing processes to maximize gross margin. Formed and led cross-functional teams for new product designs.

Led and implemented cost reduction and quality improvement projects in a custom rubber seal manufacturing environment. This included evaluating new process technologies and writing capital expenditures for new equipment and tools.