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Over 11+ years of experience in concept-through-production development of 115 products gaining $2,100,000 in profitability and 3.7 BCR. Leader of 5-10 member teams on 7 initiatives with 9% overall non-value add reduction.

Resume

EXPERIENCE

>Independent Consultant

Strategy / Product / Operations
Nov, 2024 - Present
Nashville, TN

  • Optimized 86 products across 7 service lines by consolidating and standardizing over 350 CAD models, drawings, and technical documents for implementation.

  • Drove cross-functional development between sales, R&D, and supply chain to improve launch readiness and increase product capacity by 15% with $600K in new market capture.

  • Facilitated design reviews and DFMEA across engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve field issues and improve product reliability KPIs by 9%

National Technical Manager

Holcim Solutions and Products US, LLC
June, 2019 - Nov, 2024
Nashville, TN

  • Optimized 86 products across 7 service lines by consolidating and standardizing over 350 CAD models, drawings, and technical documents for implementation.

  • Drove cross-functional development between sales, R&D, and supply chain to improve launch readiness and increase product capacity by 15% with $600K in new market capture.

  • Facilitated design reviews and DFMEA across engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve field issues and improve product reliability KPIs by 9%.

Product Development Engineer

Alten-Cresttek, LLC – Direct Support at Honda R&D North America
Feb, 2016 - Jan, 2019
Columbus, OH

  • Developed 25 plastic and metal components across 8 platforms, applying GD&T and tolerance stack-up methods to align NVH performance with design and test criteria.

  • Enhanced vehicle integration through virtual validation, reducing manhour by 11% and delivering $200K in savings.

  • Steered prototype and design validation by leveraging in-house and 3rd-party capabilities to reduce process time by 6%.

Process Simulation Engineer (FEA / CAM)

G-TEKT North American Corporation (G-NAC)
July, 2014 - Feb, 2016
Columbus, OH

  • Implemented DMAIC and CAE validation processes to support the launch of 18 stamped and formed metal parts across 5 lines, increasing analysis throughput by 12%.

  • Principal quality liaison for FEA and CFD workflows, reducing $500K in inefficiencies by cutting non-value-add by 15%.

    Partnered with cross-functional teams to conduct tolerance reviews and establish novel CFD implementation which allowed the addition of 2 Hot-Stamped metal components with $250,000 capital investment.

Product Quality Engineer

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), LLC
May, 2013 - June, 2014
Auburn Hills, MI

  • Applied DFMEA to early-phase programs, identifying key risks and enabling a $300K investment in GD&T and process validation fixtures for 10 metal products with interface to subassemblies.

  • Led a 10-person validation and implementation team for new model protype management on the production floor.

  • Investigated field failures through structured root cause analysis, coordinating corrective actions across engineering, quality, and supplier teams.

SKILLS

  • Team Management

    • Schedule Optimization

    • Strengths Alignment

    • Cross-Functional Coaching

  • Project Operations

    • Process Validation

    • Cost Control

    • Quality Assurance

  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

    • Cross-Functional Integration

    • Value Optimization

    • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Analysis & Strategy

    • Data Insights

    • Systems Integration

    • Opportunity Analysis

  • Software

    • Jira / Power BI / Tableau

    • SAP / PLM / CATIA

    • SolidWorks / SIMULIA / AutoCAD

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

Product Management

Microsoft
Credential ID: PFDP7TRKC1EE


Scrum Master

IBM
Credential ID: 839SBC9X1WFC

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

LinkedIn
Credential ID: 38104CCD9C7b316



LSSGB, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

The Ohio State University
13 ASQ Units + 13 CE Hours

EDUCATION

M.S., Integrated Systems Engineering

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

  • Electives: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) / Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

  • Minor: UI / UX, Cognitive and Physical Ergonomics

B.S., Product / Industrial Design

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

  • Electives: Product Planning and Strategy

  • Minor: Business Management (Technical Marketing)