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Carol Stream, Illinois, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Excel in the development and oversight of a company-wide systems engineering program aimed at reducing wasted engineering efforts by 28%.• Pioneer development and expansion of an internal Artificial Intelligence organization, offering embedded machine learning, LLM, and generative AI solutions for Electrolux products.• Establish a global, cross-functional laboratory for verification and validation activities, resulting in a 20% improvement in time to market.• Formulate an optimal, quality-focused team to enhance profitability, achieve cost savings, and reduce time to market, thereby advancing strategic growth objectives.• Cultivate an environment of continuous improvement through employee training and development initiatives.• Attract top talent within the industry through targeted recruitment campaigns, elevating company performance standards.• Drive significant revenue growth by introducing new products and services tailored to customer needs and preferences.

Porcia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

• Spearheaded an organization comprising 280 engineers across nine global sites.• Oversaw global electronic control development with a yearly expenditure of $440 million USD.• Restructured underperforming departments to better align with overall business objectives, resulting in increased efficiency and output.• Devised and executed a strategy for leveraging flexible, low-cost resources through a partnership with an external consulting company, enabling a 30% expansion in engineering bandwidth.• Achieved consistently high Employee Engagement and Pulse Survey scores in R&D, earning recognition as a role model throughout the company in this regard.• Introduced performance metrics to facilitate more precise tracking of progress towards organizational objectives.

Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany

• Championed the organization responsible for developing electronics technology for domestic cooking appliances on a global scale.• Increased company revenue through process streamlining and implementation of cost-saving measures, resulting in a 22% reduction in time to market and achieving >3% year-over-year reductions in direct material cost in electronics.• Led the group to consistently exceed quality improvement targets (0.2% improvement year-over-year).• Standardized globally on common design modules, testing/qualification, and development processes.

Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany

• Headed the development of Microwave Technology for domestic cooking appliances on a global scale.• Accountable for reducing Service Call Rate from 22% to 7% in less than one year.• Introduced Six Sigma methods to facilitate the development of design and process improvements aimed at reducing service call rates.• Led the development of innovative technologies for microwave applications, including high transparency RF Choke, internal inverter design, and solid-state RF generator.• Implemented the standard usage of Ansys HFSS software for RF simulation and design, resulting in a 30% reduction in the number of prototype iterations and development time.

• Established and led an electronics systems engineering organization aimed at reducing redundancy and costs while enhancing product performance.• Pioneered the business case for and establishment of a new Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory.• Innovated an unprecedented cooking algorithm, offering flexibility in optimizing cooking performance and delivering best-in-class competitive advantages.• Utilized best practices to standardize the working environment, encompassing documentation, development tools, processes, and workflows, resulting in quicker, more cost-effective, and predictable project delivery.• Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements for new technology initiatives, translating them into actionable plans aligned with business objectives.

St. Joseph, Mi

Various roles in development of embedded electronics including hardware design, software design, project leader, systems engineering, IoT and laboratory validation and verification.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Hardware, software, and mechanical design of gas concentration sensors based on the principle of Non-Dispersive Infra-Red Spectroscopy and particulate sensing.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Verification and validation testing of electronics to meet internal and regulatory standards as well as Electromagnetic Compatibility.

Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States

Operation and maintenance of nuclear reactor as well as all shipboard electronic instrumentation, sensing, and control systems.

Bachelor Of Science, Nuclear Engineering Technology

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