Technical leader and SME for Advancing our product portfolio. Areas of focus include: advanced glass compositions, laser processing, embedded electronics, advanced coatings and manufacturing technology.

We are an award winning mobile food service specializing in serving large events, corporate catering and local breweries. All of our meats are hardwood smoked in Lang reverse flow stick burning smokers. We can smoke up to 1000 lbs of meat at a time! We have the best brisket in Michigan!

My team is responsible for developing, improving and implementing new technologies and products. I am the technical leader, mentor and coach. Current areas of focus are: Switchable Glazings, Video Projection On Glass, Imbedded LED, UTG, Process Optimizations, OEM projects, and Rapid Prototyping. I have 4 patents that have been awarded and 6 pending with additional patentable concepts that are in process.

I was responsible for managing and advancing all product development and R&D inititives including advanced raw materials and manufacturing process breakthroughs. DOE's included: nano technology, new AHSS, Tailor Rolled Blanks and Plastic/Metal hybrids. I was leading our initiative for developing an in-house testing department and on-site facility capible of proving out our new product concepts as well as providing DV/PV test capabilities for current program launches. In-house FEA and formability analysis were areas of future expansion that I targeted as short-term goals for our department. Highly involved in future M&A activities as well as JV's and Partnerships. For 2015, my group filed 2 patent applications with several others in process.Additionally, I am the single source of knowledge for thin-wall heat treated structural aluminum die castings and responsible for managing all aluminum die cast supplier partners.

At Contech (purchased by Shiloh), I re-established our OEM relationships (post bankruptcy) and strengthened our partnerships with our strategic customers. Key accounts include GM, Chrysler, Tesla, AAM, Dana, ThyssenKrupp, Magna and JCI. • Won the first Shock Tower Program since Contech’s bankruptcy in 2009 utilizing our open capacity on our 2500 ton HI-Q machines and CNC machining centers.• Eliminated new business hold with Chrysler, resulting in over $25 million in new business and $100 million in new RFQ’s including the 8HP Trans., C-D Segment X-members and MM/KL driveline castings.• Implemented SPC procedures to develop a 1.33 Cpk or < on our CNC machining centers. This in turn eliminated CS2 and avoided potential line down time at Mercedes. • Responsibilities include: Developing and nurturing trusting strong relationships, single point of contact for my customers, full negotiating responsibility for new/existing contracts & tooling. Also responsible for product delivery and quality performance on my accounts.

Responsible for developing & growing multiple customer accounts including Chrysler, Nissan & GM. An essential part of my job was creating personal relationships with key contacts. My direct product responsibilities included full frame axles, driveshafts, halfshafts/CVJ and stabilizer bars. Direct negotiation of new contracts as well as administering current contracts is required on a daily basis. As a departmental leader, I was also responsible for mentoring & career path development of direct report sales personal as well as maintaining departmental goals, sales growth targets & travel/expense budgets.

Added new customers by strategically targeting new programs and leveraging our reputation as an industry leader in technology and quality. Created relationships with advanced product engineering in Germany to sell cutting-edge technology to our North American customers. Rejuvenated a former relationship with GM that let to $450 million in new business RFQ’s. Mentored our new Program Management department and helped them create a program management process that led to improved program launches and reduced PPM’s.

Launched all new complete seat programs for GM midsized passenger cars that were assembled at GM Oshawa, Fairfax and Sainte-Thérèse totaling $1.1 billion in annual sales. Reduced obsolescence exposure by $11 million by carefully monitoring schedule fluctuations and increasing inventory turns during the F-car program build-out. Recovered the GMX 211 program from our competition by working with the Vehicle Line Executive and other key Executives at GM.

Played a key role in launching the first global seating program with Ford (C170) that spanned across 4 countries and two continents. Created and executed an advanced product strategy for complex mechanisms that led to increased sales. Took the lead in developing multiple program management templates and tools that improved departmental communication and help standardize the program management process.