Technology and Engineering Consultant

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Summary

This Technology and Engineering Consultant is an executive with 30+ years of leadership across medical device, aerospace & defense and automotive sectors. Proven track record of transforming engineering and quality organizations, leading enterprise scale product portfolios, and delivering measurable financial impact. Recognized for aligning technology strategy with business growth, building discipline yet innovative cultures, and leading through complexity in regulated and mission- critical environments. This Technology and Engineering Consultant is trusted as a thought partner to CEOs and board members for aligning technology investment with growth, margin expansion, and operational excellence.

Highlights

• Global R&D Leadership
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Operational Excellence
• Strategy Deployment & Execution
• Organizational Transformation
• P&L & Cost Management
• Technology Roadmapping & Portfolio Strategy

Relevant Accomplishments

Led $68M flagship NPD program, delivering a next generation smart hospital bed with faster time to market, higher quality, and increased revenue and market share.

• Revitalized a $117M underperforming acquisition, restoring quality, stabilizing operations, and improving revenue performance.

• Built a U.S. based global R&D center, transferring work from Sweden, hiring a diverse team, delivering facilities $3M under budget and capturing $5M in tax incentives.

• Secured $20M+ in new R&D contracts and achieved AS9100C certification, unlocking new revenue streams.

• Transformed engineering and quality performance across multiple companies, consistently beating financial and operating targets.

Executive leader for global engineering, quality, and sustaining functions, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams and partnering directly with the CEO and executive leadership team to drive profitable growth. Vice President, Engineering & Quality

• Built a new product development organization, integrating critical skills, modern tools, and disciplined stage-gate process

• Exceeded annual COGS cost-reduction target by 54%, delivering significant margin improvement

• Established data-driven engineering and quality culture focused on accountability, speed, and customer outcomes

Led turnaround $117M underperforming acquired business

• Ensured uninterrupted delivery of life saving medical devices through COVID-era operational continuity planning

• Cut addressable complaints by 10%, and eliminated field actions and customer escalations on all new releases

• Delivered balanced performance to an $8M operating budget while absorbing 5% corporate spending reduction

• Restructured global product roadmap, streamlining the portfolio and accelerating growth and quality improvements

Consolidated international R&D operations and built out new engineering and test facility

• Beat $8M+ operating expense budget by 9% while absorbing $400K unplanned projects to gain revenue

• Partnered with Marketing to generate and execute growth-focused product roadmap for a $75M portfolio

Developed and executed product roadmap for a $500M global portfolio

• Generated > $1M unplanned quarterly revenue by accelerating a new product launch in response to CEO

• Outperformed $11M annual OPEX budget by 8% or more each year, freeing up cash for other priorities

• Achieved 96% FPY for testing of new, complex hospital bed, enabling an aggressive launch timeline with quality

Led 95+ multi-site organization spanning engineering, specialty manufacturing, testing, and quality

• Pioneered advanced manufacturing process, improving ballistic performance and driving sales growth

• Led a supplier quality fraud investigation, protecting warfighters and resulting in a federal conviction

Delivered the company’s first commercially sold product that beat performance, cost and schedule objectives

• Built out manufacturing facility one month early and 8% under budget to enable new commercial opportunities

• Exceeded revenue targets by 14% while achieving 37% profit margin

• Improved Small Business Innovation Research proposal win rate by 15%, which increased revenue

First person in company selected for engineering/manufacturing “cross-breed” leadership program

• Led 30+ skilled tradespeople and 50+ operators across multiple roles/shifts to better understand all operations

Earned the Henry Ford Technology Award, Ford’s highest technical honor

• Delivered $27M annual material cost reduction while improving quality and warranty performance

• Developed best-in-class body structure worth $600M in annual material costs and $52M production tooling

Owned launch leadership for the F-150 SuperCrew truck, awarded JD Power “Best in Segment”

Held progressively senior engineering roles on the F-150 truck platform

Roles

• Product Development Engineer
• Manufacturing Management
• Director Engineering
• Director
• Executive Director
• Site Leader
• Vice President

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