Account Manager

• Jan 2022 - Present

Account Manager for European OEMs

Electric Vehicle Business Development Manager

• Mar 2021 - Jan 2022

Studied electrification technology to identify potential growth opportunities, innovation paths, and drive penetration within battery electric vehicles. Championed EV penetration reports and identified gaps to develop EV strategy with sales managers and generate strategy. Conducted program case studies and customer investigations to gather customer strategy and anticipate trends. Analyzed Industry market reports to understand applications and anticipate future customer needs.

Plant Manager

• Mar 2019 - Feb 2021

Responsible to lead a multi-shift manufacturing facility - production, maintenance, and shipping & receiving departments - through a complete transformation of culture, production processes, and leadership.Generated savings of $650k through production simplification, automation implementation, and process outsourcing.Advocated for and granted resources of $355k to improve safety, drive efficiency, and reduce cost. Reduced backorders by $700k over one year through 80 focused production and reduction in complexity. Transformed plant culture around accountability, communication, and safety. Achieved 550 days with no OSHA Recordables in March 2021.

Plant Manager

• Aug 2017 - Mar 2019

Responsible to create and drive operational plans to achieve safety, capacity, quality, and productivity goals within the Libertyville assembly plant consisting of 60 assemblers across a single shift. Managed assembly, distribution, process engineering, and maintenance functions.Cultivated a Target Zero Accidents safety culture throughout the facility and achieved one year of no accidents.Led initiatives to establish a focused factory by developing cross functional projects to enhance inlining and on time delivery. Improved assembly productivity by 9.6% and over 50% reduction in end of line defects for two primary assembly lines in 2018.

Senior Process Engineer

• May 2016 - Jul 2017

Developed process strategy to drive best in class plant operations and support Operations Manager’s initiatives.Improved production line output by 20% through data acquisition, analysis, and implementation.Led an international team through production scale up, risk analysis, and prioritized actions to mitigate those risks.Led a cross functional team to successfully implement 5S across offices, engineering labs, and production plants.Oversaw maintenance department personnel covering a 70,000 sq ft. assembly plant.

Industrial Engineer

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2016

Lead capital projects to increase production efficiency and improve quality. Implement lean principles to production lines to improve workflow. Conduct capability analysis to create standard work documents, process FMEAs, and in-line production. Lead 5S+1 and Work In Process analysis projects with projected cost savings of $20,000. Lead capital projects to increase production efficiency and improve quality. Implement lean principles to production lines to improve workflow. Conduct capability analysis to create standard work documents, process FMEAs, and in-line production. Lead 5S+1 and Work In Process analysis projects with projected cost savings of $20,000.

Co-Founder, Strategic Planning & Programs Chair of ITW's Young Professionals Network

• 2013 - 2016

President of Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society

• 2012 - 2013

Competitive Boxer

• 2011 - 2013

Engineering Intern

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Lead a cross functional team to reduce scrap using root cause analysis. Responsible for analyzing cycle times and flow of resources throughout the plant. Worked to increase overall safety by implementing new procedures and designing safer tooling. Lead a cross functional team to reduce scrap using root cause analysis. Responsible for analyzing cycle times and flow of resources throughout the plant. Worked to increase overall safety by implementing new procedures and designing safer tooling.