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Chicago, IL, US

Pittsburgh, PA, US

With a unique and innovative magnetics technology that is 10x (yes, 10 times) lower in weight, 4x lower in volume, 50% higher in efficiency, NO rare earth materials, and US manufacturing capability, CorePower Magnetics' electrical component portfolio aims to the transform the 100 year old magnetics space.As an acting Chief Commercial Officer, I am.

I founded a consulting practice to help businesses drive from 'slide packs' to 'green backs' - rapidlyMost clients engage us on Growth, Transformation, Turnarounds and Managing Uncertainty, across Automotive, Manufacturing, Technology and Energy Sectors1) We advised a PE-backed manufacturing firm based in Western Europe by identifying a value creation.

London, England, GB

Umbrex is a selective, global community of top-tier independent management consultants. The mission of Umbrex is to create opportunities for independent consultants to meet, build relationships, share lessons learned, and collaborate.

New York, NY, US

As a GLG Expert Member I bring 20+ years of first-hand executive experience in capital intensive industries to help leaders make high quality strategic decisions with confidence and without stress.GLG is the world’s insight network. It connects decision makers to the right experts so they can act with the confidence that comes from true clarity and have.

Irving, Texas, US

EXECUTED FLAGSHIP SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE - Proactively addressed company-level climate and sustainability concerns by collaborating with C-suite executives to navigate stakeholder pressures. Conducted benchmarking and due diligence on 75 companies, prompting the CEO to disclose scope 3 aggregated emissions data for thousands of products sold in 170.

Irving, Texas, US

PIONEERED THE STRATEGY FUNCTION OF A $50B BUSINESS – Co-led the creation of the corporate strategy function, overseeing 32 projects on growth, technology disruption, cost management, competitive response, and resource allocation. Developed team mission, led portfolio analysis, created inorganic development and strategic planning frameworks, and fostered a.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Advisory Board Member at the North Carolina State University Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative. Share best practices and frameworks from the 11 month turnaround of that function at Caterpillar - to make risk management functions across industries less process-oriented and more strategically-oriented.

Columbus, Indiana, US

COFOUNDED STARTUP IOT COMPANY – As Chief Commercial Officer and interim CFO, led the establishment of an innovative IoT startup in the automotive sector, incubated within Cummins. Drove digital connectivity in the $50B US heavy-duty truck market, meeting regulatory telemetry and data requirements. Created independent company for Cummins' full-service.

Columbus, Indiana, US

DROVE COMPANY GROWTH STRATEGY - Led two crucial workstreams to support a resilient 10-year growth strategy, to maintain high shareholder returns while defending core markets, and entering new, technology-centric markets – in a way that is aligned with the company's vision. Developed the strategic thesis for a business critical joint venture deal that has.

Columbus, Indiana, US

- Launched a new product at 40% lower cost vs. benchmark leading a 23 member cross-functional team- Spearheaded timely introduction of a new product feature resulting in a 25% gain in product reliability- Created a financial model for a capital investment that generated positive NPV and rapid (6 month) payback

Columbus, Indiana, US

- Authored 6 technology patents for fuel-efficient, greener, lower cost products- Directed global, cross-industry project teams to develop technologies resulting in aggregate savings of $3 million; one of these programs was awarded Cummins’ ‘Chairman's Quality Award’- Authored a multi-million dollar research proposal for the U.S. Department of Defense on.

Columbus, Ohio, US

One of the 30 global students out of 100s of applicants that was awarded the University Research Fellowship Award

- Generated annual budget plans of up to $20 million in collaboration with the VP of Operations- Revamped operations planning (production and quality tracking, capacity assessment, costing analysis)- Headed a customer-facing function building and managing relationships with 5 global automotive OEMs- Supervised an internal team of 30 quality engineers to.

Master Of Business Administration, Strategic Management, Finance

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

B.E. With Honors And Distinction [Summa Cum Laude], Mechanical Engineering