Responsible for design, development, and qualification of fittings used for hydraulic systems in the aerospace industry. Simulations and various laboratory validation techniques were used to solidify correlation and design direction.

Generate/improve/streamline processes while implementing the strategic growth initiative as set forth by executive management, in addition to improving the capability and competency of 30 engineers.

* Providing technical leadership through the innovation, industrialization, and commercialization processes. * Accountable for directing and executing all technical strategies for new technology within the organization. * Responsible for KPI (key performance indicator) development for the innovation process. * Initiated innovation gate process improvements, i.e., diligence topics as they relate to relate to industrialization. * Establish tactical validation requirements and menus. * Global technical communication of customer trends and technology advancement status to the global leadership team. Show less

* Global responsibility for new product development and current product enhancement. * Proactively initiated self-managed teams to review and solve historic issues. * Lead and mentored a staff of 5 design engineers and a senior principle engineer to support project demand and growth expectations. * Adhered to the Gate review process for product development and program launch. * Benchmarked the competitive landscape and advised technical growth opportunities to the executive team. * The product design guides were deemed the most effective and efficient method of achieving the objectives resulting in global implementation. * Developed technical relationships with solution providers for collaborative product development and warranty analysis. * Created and implemented global search engines, resulting in component standardization and elimination of redundancies throughout the fluid division. * Maintained and ensured maintenance of the ‘voice of the customer’. * Same responsibilities as previous, except concentration on thermal management products, and 19 engineers. Show less

Owner of Gentherm's core IP pillar - Thermal Systems, leader of thermal engines/effectors, sensors, and advanced materials while responsible for ideation, creation of new concepts/products across Gentherm's major business units.

* Created a Mexico Technical Center, in 2016. * Created a global training and onboarding process for engineering disciplines. * 20% of my staff promoted on an annual basis due to coordinated succession planning, via competency and capability * development. * Mentored European and Asian engineering in North American product competencies. * Key member of the next generation global PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) team. * A key member of the global product strategy team, including mergers and acquisitions. * Created engineering deliverables and structure as they relate to product safety. * Presented at regional and global technical conferences, i.e., Innovation relative to HSE. * Global FTS engineering lead for E^3(Engineering Excellence Execution). * STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) Affinity Member.

* Created a global training and onboarding process for engineering disciplines. * 20% of my staff promoted due to my succession planning. * Defined engineering vision and strategy in conjunction with the executive team. * Mentored European and Asian engineering in North American product competencies. * Key member of the next generation global PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) team.

Responsible for leading Powertrain Cooling, HVAC (hardware/software), and Thermal CAE/Testing departments for multiple extended range electric vehicles(EREV) and battery electric vehicle(BEV) programs. This includes all phases of product development from architecture, to production launch to post launch customer support. (www.karmaautomotive.com).