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Product Engineering & Management professional with 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 reduction in design manhours.
Resume
I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National Technical Manager
Holcim Solutions and Products US, LLC
June, 2019 – November, 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
February, 2016 – January, 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 – February, 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.
II. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
M.S., Integrated Systems Engineering
The Ohio State University
September, 2011 – May, 2013
Columbus, OH
GPA: 3.7 / 4.0
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
September, 2006 – June, 2011
Columbus, OH
GPA: 3.6 / 4.0
Electives: Product Planning and Strategy
Minor: Business Management (Technical Marketing)
III. TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS
Product Management Certification
SkillUp
Credential ID: AXXNR016Y30N
October, 2024
Scrum Master Certification
IBM
Credential ID: 839SBC9X1WFC
October, 2024
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Certification
LinkedIn
Credential ID: 38104CCD9C7b316
November, 2024
LSSGB, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
The Ohio State University
13 ASQ Units + 13 CE Hours
Focus: Product Design for Lean Six Sigma (PDLSS)
April, 2013
IV. SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Product / Project Management
SAP｜5 years
Power BI｜5 years
Tableau｜4 years
Oracle Analytics Cloud｜4 years
Programming
SQL｜5 years
Python｜4 years
Java｜3 years
C++｜4 years
CAD / Modeling
CATIA｜10 years
SolidWorks｜13 years
Revit / Dynamo｜9 years
AutoCAD｜12 years
Simulation / CAE
Generative Design (All3DP / nTop / Creo)｜8 years
FEA (LS-DYNA / SimAI / SPEOS)｜10 years
Autodesk Nastran / Fusion｜6 years
Systems (FlexSim, Simulink, Arena)｜7 years