Functional Skills

Financial Modeling
Operational Efficiency
Cost Reduction
Value Chain Analysis
Benchmarking
Accounting
Business Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Innovation Management
Project Management
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Supply Chain Integration
Business Development
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Software Skills

Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Word
SQL

Sector Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Manufacturing
Technology
Transportation & Logistics

Languages

Japanese

Experience

Automotive Technology Consulting Corporate Strategy & Development
Consultant and Advisor
2/2013 - Present
• Provide innovation and startup consulting services related to new technology
Betterfrost Technologies Product Management / Strategy
CEO / CFO
1/2022 - 6/2022
• Developed long term financial plans and executing with R&D, Commercial and Launch
• Proposed and won > $4M in NRE product development funding projects
• Successfully executed all development projects on time and under budget
BioSense Product Management / Strategy
COO / CFO
10/2019 - 10/2021
BioSense developed the first working non-contact ECG medical device
• Created long-term financial plans. Raised seed funding.
• Developed commercial strategy, test plans, clinical study and NIH grant proposals
SEEVA Technologies Start-Up
COO / CFO
10/2017 - 10/2019
Developed a defrost, camera & sensor cleaning system to clean ADAS/AV perception surfaces
Planned and launched first product for installation on new International class 8 trucks
EG Transpire Other
President
6/2014 - 3/2017
Led $165M Decorative Plastics Tier 1 supplier with 800 employees, 6 plants and a tool center. Increased sales 31% and EBIT by 45%.
Adient (JCI) Operations
Managing Director
7/2011 - 5/2014
Led Toyota Business Unit for Canada and S. America. Responsible for $1B of automotive seat sales along with product development and manufacturing. Won 3 awards from Toyota.
Adient (JCI) Finance
CFO, Japan
9/2007 - 5/2011
CFO for JCI Japan Automotive, $700M sales from 6 plants. Reduced working capital by $25M and added 10% to net margins without top line growth.
Toyota Operations
Assistant Manager
7/2002 - 8/2007
Led line 2 assembly at Georgetown, Ky. Launched Camry and first Hybrid production in NA. Reduced costs $500k/year.