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Auburn Hills, MI, US

Novi, Michigan, US

• Industrial EV and Power Solutions
• Led aggressive new vehicle development (Blue Arc EV) within start-up division - targeting 24 months go-to-market / $49M budget for Class 3-5 industrial walk-in van applications.
• Chaired weekly C-Suite Status Review and prepared quarterly summation for Board Reviews.
• As an emerging division, brought conformity plus accountability (timing, cost/spend, and quality) to the feature engineering disciplines: Chassis, Body, Electrical/Controls, and Software. Stood-up databases for.
• Built a fleet of 12 vehicles from concept to test that proved performance worthiness, including CARB cert (225mi range) and successful six week customer field demo under various use cases.
• Extraordinary collaboration involved setup of dependent IT systems (CAD, PLM, & ERP), supply base management, manufacturing installation, sales & service methods, working across internal and external teams (e.g. CARB.

Troy, Michigan, US

• Aid to the Trustee in the entity dissolution, using secure data rooms with five prospect buyers and reaching a final sale @ >$100M.
• Appointed by the interim CEO/Board of Directors to lead the distressed attempt of bringing the Class 1 vehicle to market within the 2022 calendar year, including full FMVSS vehicle certification.
• Deployed C-Suite Flash Report diagnosing vital program measurables across key functional areas along with administering a Red Flag Escalation forum to address the most critical issues for immediate executive.
• Installed discipline to the ELMS Product Development Process across N.A. and China – timing/milestones, design release, supply chain nomination, change control, quality management and operating systems.
• Supported Sales in accompanying staff for trade shows and building of hands-on customer demos. In total, 90 customers were qualified with a 1,700 unit ($56.2M) order backlog.

Troy, Michigan, US

• Set foundation and actively led execution of goals for all parts, service, and warranty related matters: Parts – Released service BoM using Teamcenter, prepared on-line AWS catalogue for parts order/buying, negotiated.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Supported start-up of first wholly owned factory in Queretaro, Mexico – attaining six VDA/CQI site approvals from flagship OEM’s and accelerated tool transfers to achieve 56% capacity in less than 10 months.
• Maintained strict policies on cashflow and business case analysis, achieving budget savings of 16% over two years.
• Globally launched +60 programs and >150 tools in a single year, doubling company revenue (>$100M).
• Contributing member of the Executive Board, setting short & long-term strategic goals of the company, reporting to the PrivateOwners, who were both active in the day-to-day operations as CEO and COO.
• Improved strained partner tooling/manufacturing relationships in China: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Nantong.
• Defined ‘Gate to Plate’ Phased Product Life-cycle Management process, regularly measuring P/L, timing, and quality (APQP/PPAP).

• Analyzed quarterly updates of global and regional market forecasts (Volume, Pricing, & Revenue), assuring margins on track, setting containment actions as needed, and projecting 5yr strategic plans.
• Prioritized advanced product planning targets for maximum revenue potential – timing, volume, utilization of mfg. capacity, pricing across customers/regions, and customer RFQ technical pre-qualification.
• Prescribed global Sales reporting processes, Chaired C-Level Business Reviews and Rolling 12 Month Top Focus RFQ’s.
• Strengthened corporate branding – consistent messaging & displays across five global trade shows and authored steady stream of Press Releases for identity promotion - building confidence of buyers and investors.
• Launched an entirely new corporate website to drive new technology awareness and increase brand value.
• Supported content for BoD, Investor Relations, Private Equity Owner, and Prospect Buyer Due Diligence reviews through all media types – slides, video productions, displays and hosted visits, contributing to Joyson’s.

• Chaired Tollgate Review Board for C-Level oversight of global program status – P/L, timing, and key customer/PPAP. Enforced global Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) - Concept to Manufacture, executing over 230.
• Continuously drove improvement to eliminate redundancy, close gaps, lean process/procedures, and enhance global connectivity.
• Customer confidence resulted in new business wins and 5 consecutive years of organic growth (+17% @ twice the commodity average) and record Life of Program Sales (+$8.0 Billion combined). Top 10 fastest growing private.
• The margins of program profitability (~12.7%) exceeded industry average, reducing debt by +$150M over 4 year period.
• Corporate valuation by external audit was maximized at seven-fold profitability, solidifying 2014 majority buy-in ($798M) from equity stakeholder (FountainVest Partners), returning +200% profit to Crestview Partners.

Novi, Michigan, US

• Aided short-term & long-term product strategies to resist pressure of competition entering the high-end alternator & starter markets for heavy equipment, large truck, & military applications.
• Designed and Implemented a Global Product Life-Cycle Management System to force cultural changes and revolution of mindsets to deal with above threat and drive urgency in the product development process.

• Governed project development for interior injection & blow-molded components and assemblies - in excess of 2,400 molds, plus gages & secondary assembly fixtures with an annual revenue of $230M. Member of the Customer.

Stockholm, SE

• Developed N.A. Roadmap for New Business Strategy (present, short, & long-term price realization) to promote account growth/profitability within a highly competitive environment of automotive restraints.
• Identified favorable platforms for placement of new product technologies, aligned Advanced Engineering studies to target vehicle parameters, & focused technical marketing campaign to achieve project sourcing.
• Integral in target price setting, respective of competitive price line & maximized potential for innovative products.
• Contributed to $187M in secured new business.
• Established new department concentrating on value management to offset annual customer productivity. Exceeded corporate expectations in achieving 1st year savings of $7.4M (Net Present Value > $14M) + $32M potential.

Stockholm, SE

• Delivered the Ford Fiesta/Fusion/Mazda 6 primary restraint system (frontal + side/curtain airbags, seatbelts, & steering wheel) as Full Service Supplier within budget and above corporate target of contribution margin.
• Interfaced with (4) Ford/Mazda development & manufacturing sites in (4) countries (England, Germany, Spain, & Japan) to provide FSS design, compliant to European/Asian crashworthiness standards and DFM/DFA.
• Managed internal product development amongst (10) European engineering & manufacturing facilities throughout (6) countries: England, France, Germany, Spain, Tunisia, & Poland.
• Achieved product conformance to customer & regulatory specifications in each of the following categories: aesthetics, hardware/electrical integrity, dynamic function/deployment, & durability performance.
• Extraordinary effort included 6-month vehicle plan pull-ahead of Job #1 & flawless launch campaign.
• Value of annual sales (600K veh/yr) in excess of $132M.

Stockholm, SE

• Delivered complete redesign of Ford Econoline PAB & Front Seatbelts within 10-month lead-time.
• Improved profit margin & satisfied more stringent MY2000 occupant protection guidelines, while securing retention of next generation restraints.

Stockholm, SE

• Resident Liaison with Full Service Supplier design & release authority at Ford VC2-Restraints for the MY2000 Taurus.
• Qualified & managed product application objectives for the frontal restraint systems – steering wheel, driver and passenger airbags (Integrated Steering Wheel & 1st North American application of SMART - dual stage.
• Shaped 1st generation of seat integral side impact airbags through CPF design phase in conjunction with LEAR Corporation for the 1999 Continental/2000 Taurus. Achieved (5) related patents.

Stockholm, SE

• Module Design Engineer for 1997 Ford Econoline passenger airbag – successfully launched on-time after assignment to solve outstanding aesthetic, performance, and integrity issues just 13 months prior to SoP.
• Established keen understanding of vehicle restraint technology, safety systems, and relevant kinematics.

Southfield, Michigan, US

• Direct liaison with all facets of Ford personnel in estimating engineering feasibility and meeting design/weight/cost targets for the Model Year 1995 & 1997 Windstar's rear seat systems.
• Coordinated complete seat system engineering, performance validation, and release.

M.S.E.M., Engineering Management

B.S.M.E., Systems Design

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