Managing Strategy, Financial performance, Roadmap and Brand Development for the diverse portfolio from C&D supporting the Telecom Service Providers Market.Leading cross-functional teams in targeted Marketing campaigns, trade association participation, as well as New Product and Solutions Development.Developing Financial and Operational efficiency while maintaining the Quality that C&D customers have depended on for decades.

Established Engineered Solutions as the custom product development department of Chief by engaging with multiple functions to develop expedited processes and tools within existing structures and budget constraints generating $25M in incremental revenue within the first 5 years Managing Engineering resources, developing partner relationships, and gathering customer empathy to prioritize the efforts in supporting Chief’s entrance into the Digital Signage market Fully commercialized over 150 SKUs by developing engaging Marketing efforts ranging from large-scale training webinars to viral videos resulting in several industry awardsFacilitated roadmap development sessions among a broad spectrum of Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and other contributors to expand Chief’s offering in terms of product, markets, and applications

Leading an innovative portfolio of over 25 new products each with annual volumes greater than 100,000 units through collaborative work with cross-functional, global teams within a business unit capturing greater than 60% market share by creating a vision for solutions that leverage IP and technological advantagesSupporting sales’ promotional strategy by personally engaging with global customers in product marketing,  competitive analysis and market research to support the business case for our products and initiativesDelivering annual profits of $3 million to business unit by implementing creative design and manufacturing processes for electronic enclosure desiccant products manufactured in volumes of 400,000 units per monthGenerating $4 million in annual cost saving opportunities through the development and qualification of vertically integrated raw materials in parallel with strategic pricing strategies and constant customer engagementDirect product development and project management from conception through design, resource and material qualification, prototype analysis, packaging strategy and high-volume manufacturingIntegrate production operations among global manufacturing centers for new product development and continuous improvement in quality of supply materials as well as in-process and finished goodsEarned Certification in Professional Project Management (CPPM) Training: Dale Carnegie Customized High Impact PresentationsTraining: Dale Carnegie Learning to Influence in a Matrix Environment

Supported profitability objectives by incorporating cost reduction initiatives on several products by up to 20% through design, material revisions and manufacturing process reengineering without compromising performanceDirected global, cross-functional teams in product defect root cause analysis as well as corrective action, preventative action (CAPA), DOE and capability analysis methods towards the resolution of quality issuesConducted Six Sigma process improvement inspections and report analysis for manufacturing plantsImproved the performance of a breakthrough filter assembly to exceed 99.985% particle efficiency at 60 times the typical manufacturing process flow rate for helium-charged hard drivesCreated and controlled design guidelines for multiple product families leveraged by the industryDeveloped production material specifications incorporating statistical process control (SPC) analysis for the purpose of product and process quality Training: Franklin Covey Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project ManagerTraining: Shepell-FGI Cross-Cultural Training Business across Cultures China/Japan/Thailand

Assembled R&D test summaries and presentations for managers, customers and engineers Created and presented research to supplier representatives for prospective quality control applicationsWrote and edited Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for several test methodsCertified in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing by the I.I.G.D. &T.

Conducted low-concentration contaminant breakthrough testing on various filter mediaMaintained and operated several chemical test benches for the R&D lab