Experience

Kelty Tactical

• United States
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Dec 2018 - Present



Kelty

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Tactical / Military

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  New product development; Backpacks, sleep systems, tents & shelters for the Military / Tactical markets. New product development; Backpacks, sleep systems, tents & shelters for the Military / Tactical markets.



SJK

• Vice President (Hunt)

  • Dec 2018 - Nov 2019



The Coleman Company, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Global Category Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2017

• Product Line Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2017



Gates Corporation

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• New Product Development Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2012

  Maximizing sales revenues, market share, and profit margins, responsible for analyzing market conditions and defining features and benefits of new products. My role of Fleet and Heavy Duty Product Manager spans many activities from strategic to tactical and varies based on the product lines and target markets. My capacity in this role, was inclusive to product marketing and engineering. I was involved with the entire product lifecycle, my main focus was driving new product development with superior and differentiated new products — ones that deliver unique benefits and superior value to the customer



Gates Corporation

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fleet & Heavy Duty Product Manager

  • 2009 - 2011

  Product manager for all Gates core product lines within the fleet and heavy duty market.• Identified, developed and launched solution products and line extensions for all on highway and off road vehicles. Product lines included belts, belt tensioners, hoses (coolant & CAC in addition to water pumps and solution kits.• Facilitated technical review and resolved customer inquiries as well as trained staff.• Developed the industry’s first VIN decoding capabilities for on highway vehicles. • Planned, scheduled, and coordinated the implementation of multiple products for internal and external customers utilizing resources as necessary to meet schedule requirements and customer satisfaction goals on each project

• Manager of Engineering

  • 2005 - 2009

  Managed 8 application engineers for all core products and market segments within the Automotive Aftermarket.Served the following markets: Medium and heavy trucks, school and transit buses, passenger car and light trucks, lawn and garden, farm equipment and tractors, road and construction equipment, and recreational (snowmobiles, ATV, scooters).• Conducted field research which included testing, failure analysis, performance criteria and customer expectations.• Product development efforts to ensure product fit, form and function. • Daily use of blueprints, A-CAD, failure mode and effects analysis and design for manufacturability.• In-field studies and enhancements to both product and engine performance to ensure quality standards were met.• Submit ECN/ ECR’s. • Created and developed week long training course for Engineering, Marketing & Field Sales Force in Mexico resulting in teams accurately and efficiently servicing customers including sales/marketing of new products, to product failure analysis and drive design analysis.

• Application Research Engineer (Team Leader)

  • 1997 - 2005

  Coordinate all research efforts for a team of thee application engineers. Train Gates application engineers internationally on belt, hose, tensioners and water pump replacement. This training includes but is not limited to product manufacturing process, failure analysis, replacement tolerances, and vehicle systems.Aggressively perform automotive aftermarket product application research on prescribed equipment, apply existing products, and advise Marketing of the need for new products. Coordinate the establishment of new product sizes.Perform research for proposed new product lines within the automotive aftermarket by determining the dimensional parameters and the number of parts required to provide the coverage desired. Initiate and coordinate the establishment of products for the new line.Maintain and increase our competitive lead in application research, product line coverage and cataloging by continually improving our techniques and monitoring completive activity in these areas. Continually make improvement in employee and customer satisfaction by involving all departmental personal in the Gates Quality Commitment process.Additional responsibilities currently are, establishing new product lines for aftermarket growth; combine belts, scooter belts, water pumps, tensioner/Fleetrunner kits, and BladeRunner line expansion. Resident Black belt.