Results oriented executive with over 30 years in Energy and Aerospace industries.
P&L experience, building teams, leading matrix organizations, developing products & technology. (up to $250M rev.)
Possess broad product and business function experience – Operations, Engineering, Programs, Quality, Manufacturing.
Delivered/executed strategic plans and maintained high level customer relationships.
Led advanced product development and technology programs facilitating rapid revenue growth (200%-300%).
Responsible for global supplier qualification, business process management, and statistical performance metrics.
Led global organizations and executed company continuous improvement initiatives such as Six Sigma and Lean.
Work experience
2016-12
Director of Engineering
Director of Engineering at Managing the engineering organization responsible for technology and product development programs and
Program Management, Technology and Product Development
2011-082016-12
Director of Global
Director of Global at First Solar (5 years 5 months) Managed company R&D operations and a team of program managers and operations within the global product development and R&D organization. In addition, held responsibility for the 60 acre, 1.4 million square foot Mesa site and teams covering the global value chain systems, tools, and controls operational excellence. Led global development program management team responsible for over $125M R&D investment programs and over $250M capital projects critical to the business. Managed complex cross functional teams associated with each technology while delivering global strategies, budgets, and productivity plans, and operation. Directed and managed product development roadmaps resulting in record breaking and cost effective technologies. Designed and implemented enterprise wide R&D program portfolio management(PPM) system Managed new power technology customer relationships on EPC projects from 5MW up to 500MW. Coordinated customer approval of new inverter technology for three PV projects(total 1.1GW)
Program Management, Technology and Product Development
2010-042011-08
Executive Consultant
Executive Consultant (1 year 5 months) Delivered leadership in program management, operations and manufacturing. Specifically, programs designed to improve operational performance, manage cost/schedule execution, and implement continuous improvement tools. Partnered with global businesses in industries such as energy, oil & gas, aerospace, industrial, pharmaceutical. Managed customer relationships in order to sustain and grow revenue. Team member of new product initiatives. Delivered electronic manufacturing system that doubled production output.
Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing leader
2009-042010-04
Executive Vice President, COO
Executive Vice President, COO (1 year 1 month) managing the P&L for venture backed startup. Delivered industrial scale advanced power electronics systems with unique software and hardware technology for the renewable energy industry and complex motor control applications with government, military, and commercial customers. Page 2 Led re-organization and delivered first company profits in the 9-year company history. Grew staffing 2.5x and increased 2009 revenue 280% vs 2008. Led 3-yr business planning process. Implemented operating policies and metrics for project execution(80% improvement) and management of rapid volume growth in both custom and standard customer projects. Doubled plant capacity and relocated company without impact to customer deliverables or new system certification process. Led technology and product development organization(both HW and SW). Managed commercial certification process for two new energy and process control products and oversaw development of two new systems.
Honeywell, HPS
2008-012009-03
Director
Director at (1 year 3 months) Designed and led global team responsible for business processes, project audit, and continuous improvement programs that certified employees in Lean and Six Sigma. Managed global team of 60 for the $2.5B business. Planned and managed delivery of operational excellence benefits to exceed $40M in 2008. Responsible for managing business processes across all functions/geographies in compliance monitored by multiple regulatory agencies with external standards. Reduced project audit cost by 30% while maintaining audit frequency and effectiveness. Delivered and operated first corporate level semi-automated operations metrics management system. Managed business-wide customer satisfaction process that included analysis for product and service performance and introduced strategic use into the business 5-yr strategic planning process.
Avaya, GCS
2006-022008-01
Director
Director at (2 years) Founding member of corporate quality team responsible for product and process quality programs in $2.1B business unit. Built global team of 30 and managed quality productivity programs and projects at contract manufacturing sites. Managed product validation programs that facilitated 29 new products launches with $290M new revenue in FY07. Initiated regulatory and Six Sigma quality program across R&D to deliver $14M in product costreductions. Directly led efforts to resolve critical gateway issues effecting over 5, 000 units globally. Implemented new executive KPI dashboard process and integrated operational metrics into 75% of business reviews. Designed and implemented supply chain(commercialization) control strategies and first ever dedicated customer product performance reports. Page 3
General Electric
2002-022006-02
General Manager
General Manager at (4 years 1 month)
General Electric, GE Energy
1999-112002-02
Engineering Leader
Engineering Leader at (2 years 4 months)
Generator Design General Electric, GE Energy
2001-022002-02
Product Engineering Manager
Product Engineering Manager, Managed team involved with product development, manufacture, and service of utility scale power generation equipment. Led organization of designers, research technicians, and material/product testing lab. Partnered with balance of plant teams and acted as technical interface with strategic customer accounts. Led 8 R&D programs with budgets of over $15M annually. Two of these programs were multi-year, government funded. Implemented web-based metric systems. Executed Six Sigma and Lean projects with over $2M benefit. Led engineering teams on technical RCA's for timely resolution; successfully negotiated for avoidance of $40M penalties.
Department of Energy
Leader
Leader for cross business team winning $25M, 3½-year super conducting technology program.
Power Generation Technology
1999-112001-02
Senior Program Manager, Power Generation
Senior Program Manager, Page 4 Managed 7 engineering teams for $13M of new technology programs. Programs designed, piloted, and validated new products and technology upgrades. Teams consisted of technology, operations, and corporate R&D. Responsibilities included development of strategic plans, product program plans, recourse allocation, and maintaining schedules and budgets. Led joint GE/Department of Energy Next Generation Generator Programs from concept to prototype. Led engineering team to complete new product validation on time and attained contract bonus of $1M. Managed program to design and install prototype remote web-based monitoring and diagnostic system. Drove product redesign that reduced assembly time resulting in manufacturing capacity increase of 84%. Directed productivity Project of the Year winning team for the rotor design work with $12M total business benefits.
General Electric, Advanced Materials
1996-011999-11
Manufacturing Leader, Six Sigma Black Belt
Manufacturing Leader, Six Sigma Black Belt at (3 years 11 months) Six Sigma Black Belt, Production Engineer-Led exempt and hourly work forces in engineering and manufacturing assignments across three major product groups. Directed productivity and design projects focusing on improving process and product quality and cost. Managed Quality Variance Reduction Team. Worked with $20M worth of customers to build comprehensive map of manufacturing controls. Performed lab and production scale design of experiments (DoE), implemented production enhancements and reduced customer complaints/product scrap by approximately 15%. Designed several processing equipment upgrades for improved operation and 10% reliability improvement. Directed personnel in the finishing manufacturing areas. Performance highlights were a 12% increase in production rates from the first quarter to the third quarter, a 73% increase capacity for a single production line, and a 50% quality defect improvement.
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
19972000
M.Sc
Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering
Publications: Thesis and multiple papers/international conference presentations on advanced power generation
Clarkson University
19831987
B.Sc
Bachelor of Science: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Additional Education
Executive Manager and Business Leader Training; Manufacturing & Technology Leader Development Training –
through General Electric Crotonville School and First Solar First Solar Way Leadership Program.
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification through General Electric.
AWARDS / LICENSES:
Professional Engineering License (PE) and Project Management Professional (PMP)
NASA Product Innovation Award and Andy Petro Team Award for Engineering Excellence
Four General Electric Awards for Operational Excellence
Multiple Space Shuttle Processing Service Commendations and Lockheed Martin Awards for Excellence
Miscellaneous: Private Pilot License, S.C.A.P.E. Certified, Open Water Diving Certified