I lead 3 functions for the organization: Engineering, Quality, and Program Management. Orange EV is a pioneer in full-electric terminal trucks, also called ‘Yard trucks’ or ‘Yard dogs’. These EV yard trucks play an important role in food distribution and logistics industries, helping to reduce fuel and maintenance costs over time, and many ports and container yards are adopting these EV yard trucks to reliably lower operating costs and electrify transportation. We are a first mover and market leader in the growing EV and battery sector, already selling more than 1,100 trucks across 260 customers that are used at warehouses, ports, and railyards around the country.

I accelerate business performance in manufacturing and product development environments through operational excellence, management system, and process improvement. Provide hands-on experience and leadership to deliver strong sustainable operational and financial results. Identify strategic opportunities and transform organizations to continuous improvement cultures.

I spearheaded a 5-year strategy that has contributed to record-breaking growth and solidified our reputation as a trusted partner and the largest Tier-1 air springs supplier for electric vehicles. ⏩ 𝗜 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 (𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀) 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀:✓ Implemented Operational Excellence principles.✓ Created a rigorous technical training curriculum, introduced a Dale Carnegie class and a workshop on leadership and influence that everyone completes. The results? Top-quality and productivity without impacting headcount. ✓ Established mentorship and co-op programs and contributed to the creation of a Technical Career Architecture framework for career advancement.✓ Generated a continuous improvement mindset with hundreds of ideas in the pipeline through operational excellence instruction, a 5-year Hoshin-Kanri X-Matrix and KPI-driven management systems. ⏩ 𝗥&𝗗, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:✓ Revamped R&D product pipeline – yielding advancements to product durability and performance and commercialized a new rubber compound – the first in 30 years.✓ Improved delivery, asset utilization and calibration by transforming 2 global tech centers and test labs from job shops to world-class facilities.✓ Moved several concepts to commercialization by launching an internal incubator group focused on innovation.

I earned distinction as 1 of only 3 Technical Fellows at Dana – and am regarded as the company’s NVH go-to expert

I stood up best-in-class NVH team, a 5-year strategy for people/product development and end-of-line testing validation methodology and scorecard embraced as industry-standard for this Fortune 500 global automotive supplier. ⏩ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀?✓ Cemented supplier-of-choice standing amongst 40 automotive OEMs worldwide. ✓ Transformed supplier relationships into trusted technical partnerships. ✓ Saved customers millions utilizing inventory management, supply chain and logistics optimization, and release/schedule support strategies. ✓ Delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in OEM business and averted millions in warranty spend.✓ Increased manufacturing issue resolution time and slashed assembly line station costs.✓ Contributed to several manufacturing footprint optimizations delivering 8-figure EBIT annually and expanded marketshare across APAC, the Americas, Europe, Australia, South Africa and India. ⏩ 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆Along the way I was promoted as my responsibilities increased -- culminating in leadership of a global Engineering organization spanning Technology Development, Manufacturing Support and OEM Customer Engagement.- Director of Engineering (2014–2019) - Global Chief Engineer (2009–2014) - Chief Engineer (2006–2009) - NVH Engineering Manager (2005–2006) ⏩ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:✓ Elevated productivity through restructure, by recruiting and hiring to forge a global network of experts whose responsibilities aligned with skills. ✓ As a leader recognized for team diversity, tapped as a DEI facilitator for enterprise-wide program attended by front lines and VPs alike. ✓ Facilitated Operational Excellence that improved first-time-run-through rates and reduced overtime without compromising quality or deadlines. ✓ Implemented R&D initiatives that saved millions – and key member of team awarded 2013 Automotive News PACE Award.

Pivoting to other side of the consulting table, I deepened my Automotive OEM Engineering expertise leading component testing and validations on Ford’s Tough Truck series, regarded as the world’s most successful line of light-duty trucks.

I credit my work driving 30 projects annually for this engineer, developer and manufacturer of high-performance components for the automobile, aviation and aerospace industries with sharpening my leadership skills. Several of the component fixes our teams delivered are still in place today!