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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Helsinki, Helsinki, Fi

Innovation leader driving global product and services development. Reporting to Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) with geographically dispersed teams spanning the United States, Finland and Germany.

Helsinki, Helsinki, Fi

Senior operations leader reporting to VP of Operations, 4 manager-level direct reports with total staff of 55. Responsible for manufacturing engineering, process & equipment design and development, controls engineering, LEAN and operations training. $6 million annual expense budget and managing annual capital budget of $10M.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Operating Cost Reduction: Achieved 3 year goal in 2 years- Problem Solving Coaching: Mentored six-sigma and accelerated yield improvement- LEAN Operational Excellence: Enhanced Tier boards, improved cross-functional collaboration- Disciplined Project Governance: Implemented stage gate process to maximize project outcomes- Manufacturing Innovation: vision inspection utilizing machine learning

Helsinki, Helsinki, Fi

Consulting for manufacturing companies, focused on continuous improvement using Six Sigma and Lean methods.

Rochester, Ny, Us

Reported to CTO as technical program manager of a start-up business unit that leveraged Carestream’s nanomaterials expertise and precision thin-film roll-to-roll coating capabilities. Matrix management of global multi-function 75 member team including development, sales & marketing, applications engineering, operations, supply chain and purchasing.KEY INNOVATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Launched silver nano-wire based transparent conductive film (for touch panels)• Doubled pace and reduced cost of development (60% reduction, $4M annual savings)

Hutchinson, Mn, Us

As General Manager of HTI’s New Business Development group, led sales, engineering, and manufacturing operatoins with P&L responsibility. Responsible for business development success in multiple areas including components and assemblies for medical device, telecom, automotive, consumer electronics, energy storage, and specialty circuits.KEY GROWTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• 30% annual revenue growth• 20+% operating margin• 45% annual revenue growth at key account• 9X value add increase at key account

Hutchinson, Mn, Us

Direct multiple departments engaged in process development, materials development, product development, measurement and inspection development and product characterization for electrical-mechanical components and products. Primary application is hard disk drive components. Other end-use applications include medical device, telecom, automotive, consumer electronics, energy storage, and specialty circuits.KEY INNOVATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Reduced manufacturing cost through yield & utilization improvements (12% cost reduction) • Led cross-disciplinary development of complex manufacturing process ($200M capital budget) • Elevated problem solving ability of the enterprise through training and coaching • Nurtured innovation (30+ patents and trade secrets) with $20+ M revenue impact • Established development labs that reduced development cost (8X) and time to market (2X)

Hutchinson, Mn, Us

Lead engineering department responsible for process, materials and equipment development for the manufacture of micro electronic components, primarily hard disk drive components. Lead engineering for New Business Development (NBD) with end applications spanning medical device, energy generation, and telecommunications.• Led multi-site yield improvement effort (15% yield gain in 1 quarter) • Spearheaded new product features ($12M added annual revenue, adopted by 90% of customers)• Championed development of best-in-class polymer (led to winning $60M/yr program)• Improved product reliability (4X improvement of interconnect reliability)

Hutchinson, Mn, Us

Supervised various engineering groups developing materials, processes, equipment and product features for micro electrical-mechanical components, especially hard disk drive components

Aiken, Sc, Us

[Aiken, SC, USA]Same organization as previous position listed below (DuPont division acquired by Westinghouse). Project leader and team leader. Contributor or leader on a number of process development projects for the treatment of nuclear and hazardous waste.Major Projects:• Pilot-scale chemical process for nuclear waste treatment• Start-up of full-scale vitrification plant for nuclear waste treatment• Steam gasification system for benzene waste treatment• Design and build of pilot-scale air pollution control system. • Transportable vitrification system for low-level nuclear waste

Aiken, Sc, Us

[Aiken, SC, USA]Individual project contributor. Developed experimental plans, coordinated pilot-plant operation to maximize data collection, analyzed data and communicated results and recommendations with written reports and presentations to upper management and review boards

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Mini Master, Of The Lean Enterprise

Mba, Business Administration