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Irving, Texas, Us

- Develop, prioritize, and supervise the company’s technology program portfolio and facilitate enterprise technology strategy development and execution- Responsible for technology strategy governance process that included mega-trend analysis, competitive research, external partner reviews, and comprehensive goal revisions.- Establish and support University engagement strategy

Charlotte, Nc, Us

- Lead an innovative cross functional organization to deliver high quality, cost-effective and state-of-art Automated machinery solutions- Ideate, strategize and advise to enhance current product lines and develop new product lines to maximize profitability for customers- Provide thought leadership on innovative and sustainable packaging solutions- Implement strategy to develop, design, and validate reliability of the products

Irving, Texas, Us

- Lead and execute strategy to improve business performance, enter new markets, counter competitive threats, and improve product profitability- Hold complete P&L responsibility for Caterpillar drivetrain OEM business- Manage customer contracts, product pricing, scheduling, operations & purchasing area for the OEM business - Lead strategic market analysis for drivetrain product group to create a sustainable competitive advantage - Develop and execute M&A and Capex investment strategies, predominantly in drivetrain & electrification space- Develop Aftermarket growth strategy for OEM business and support Caterpillar Enterprise Component Strategy growth goals in drivetrain systems

Irving, Texas, Us

I managed and led the team with development of future technology, advanced controls and software, and future architectures to electrify machines and powertrain systems. - Managing multi-million budget and leading cross-functional engineering team for end-to-end development (design, controls development, system integration and manufacturing) of advanced drivetrain & hybrid systems- Developing new profit opportunities through new product or market exploration for other CAT Business Units - Providing leadership to solve complex technical and non-technical problems, seeking ways to maximize both customer satisfaction and business objectives- Leading cost-optimized drivetrain design and process selection; set timing targets to meet customer go-to-market timeframe and quality milestones - Managing external funding contracts and relationships with suppliers as well as Universities. Managing non-disclosure agreements (NDA) and owner of confidential, technical information for the external contracts

Irving, Texas, Us

I held multiple roles and led various transmission NTI & NPI programs for Caterpillar captive machines. I led design and development of 3 consecutive HPPV transmissions projects for release to production in a manner to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality and serviceability.• Led the concept, design, validate and manufacture advanced drivetrains to meet or exceed customer machine program requirements for safety, quality, and cost through extensive collaboration with operations, manufacturing, suppliers and other cross-functional teams• Responsible for generating cost effective business growth opportunities using multi-generational product plan (MGPP) and managing R&D budget, schedules, long-range planning and product development cycle for new drivetrain systems• Created advanced drivetrain transmission manufacturing strategy with input from stakeholders and project core team to ensure timely completion. This resulted in optimized global footprint for cyclic business and $5M period cost reduction• Spearheaded timely resolution of critical drivetrain CPI issues on backhoe and telehandler machines resulting in 20% improvement in drivetrain quality & reduce warranty cost by $2.8M• Successfully designed the first ever hydraulic parallel path variable transmission (HPPV) to be used in 966/72 K & M series medium wheel loader (MWL). Led the team to achieve competitive cost targets resulting in delivering 12% cost reduction

Irving, Texas, Us

- Working as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with Drivetrain Systems Business Unit to ensure development of concept and design of Continuous Variable Transmissions to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability. Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt.- Design and develop Drivetrains for production on schedule, at cost and per specifications to ensure superior performance and quality. - Accountable for contributing to the concept, development and design of complex components, subsystems or processes. Working closely with controls engineers, test engineers, manufacturing engineers and software engineers to determine the hardware configuration, control strategy, software requirements and shift parameters that will maintain transmission life.- Fully specify the design Drawings (by providing 3D models, sketches, 2D drawings or instructions to result in) and Specifications that meet the required standards for presentation, documentation and traceability. -DFMEA, Reliability, Special Characteristics, Acceptance Criteria and Design Review results. Provide information for Purchasing, Production, Diagnostics and Service.

- Worked as a Design & Development Engineer to ensure development of automatic car transmission designs which adequately address customer requirements for functionality and durability, quality, cost targets, manufacturability and product safety liability requirements, using appropriate design tools- Determination of Design Inputs including; - Functional and performance requirements (including customer specified) - Applicable statutory and regulatory requirements - Information from previously released designs - Oversee that Design Outputs; - Meet the Design Input requirements- Fully specify the design Drawings (by providing 3D models, sketches, 2D drawings or instructions to result in) and Specifications that meet the required standards for presentation, documentation and traceability. - Include DFMEA, Reliability, Special Characteristics, Acceptance Criteria and Design Review results. - Provide information for Purchasing, Production, Diagnostics and Service.- Ensure that prototype and OTS testing of completed designs meets the Design Input requirements. Drive the development and specification of test procedures (and equipment where required.)

At LTRAC, I worked as a Research Engineer working on non-intrusive methods of understanding physical properties of exhaust plumes. Along with that I was also supporting industry consulting projects in fluid dynamics, material and failure analysis of industrial products and engineering assets• Designed and validated car seat adjuster mechanism for luxury automotive applications• Developed concept, designed and assisted tool room to develop fixtures for sliding rail and whiplash testing• Assisted research on Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) technique and Cold gas-dynamics spray technology

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Emphases In Marketing, Strategy, Finance

Masters Of Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering

Lean 6 Sigma Certified Black Belt