With a proven track record at SPX Aids to Navigation, I excel in cross-functional team leadership and strategic planning, steering global engineering initiatives and driving market expansion. My expertise in project management and stakeholder engagement has catalyzed significant growth, showcasing my ability to blend technical acumen with dynamic leadership.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Engineering Americas and Global AtoN Strategy
SPX Aids to Navigation
Franklin, USA
10.2021 - Current
Company Overview: Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Direct the Engineering efforts of the Americas’ portion of the newly formed SPX Aids to Navigation business
Responsible for an Engineering staff of 22 Engineers and Engineer Managers that develop new hardware and software products for the telecom tower, wind turbine, airfield, and marine transportation industry
Provide strategic vision for the global organization on organic and inorganic growth opportunities
Contributor to M&A activities of evaluating acquisitions, providing due diligence, and supporting integration with strategic project management
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Completed a third SPX acquisition for the Aids to Navigation business, integrating product responsibilities and absorbing engineering staff from a local TN business
Established a collaborative environment with other global Engineering departments to leverage expertise and capacity for comprehensive product support and development
Global Director of Product Management, Marketing, and Engineering
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
04.2018 - 10.2021
Provide insightful perspective on Product Management needs versus Engineering capabilities
Develop the product roadmap for new and existing products
Experience balancing Engineering procedure with commercial needs of the business
Contributor to M&A activities of evaluating acquisitions, providing due diligence, and supporting integration with strategic project management
Responsible for a staff of 22 covering Product Management, Sustaining Engineering, Marketing, Training, and Technical Support
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Effectively set the vision for growing product line through both organic and inorganic processes, resulting in the acquisition of two solar powered lighting companies based in Finland and Australia
Successfully integrated new product lines from the acquisition and collaborated with remote product management and R&D engineering on new product development
Director of Product Management and Marketing
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
04.2011 - 04.2018
Manage a staff consisting of a communications specialist, analyst, and product managers
Manage all product line pricing, sales, and margin analysis
Analyze and adjust product positioning in the marketplace
Guide development and launch of new products
Meet regularly with customers for insight on product enhancements and new development
Market Development efforts from previous position
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Successfully launched a new flagship LED lighting product with innovative enhancements, including an industry first Wi-Fi connection accessible on-site for diagnostic access
Successfully launched a new wireless monitoring product utilizing cellular technology to connect to remote sites throughout the country
Director of Market Development
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
10.2007 - 04.2011
Meet with prospective customers and give presentations on products and services
Perform site inspections to evaluate needs
Prepare formal business proposals for prospective customers
Perform site installs and conduct customer training
Perform market research, SWOT analysis, and product strategy for growing market share
Define value proposition for new products in new market space
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Successfully helped launch a new product line into Solar PV Monitoring consisting of wired and wireless sensor networks to monitor solar inverters and weather stations on production solar farms
Successfully defined and launched a new product line for the wind turbine market for meteorological sensor towers and turbine lighting
Assisted in the design and deployment of new marketing web site and customer portal
Director, Information Technology
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
06.2006 - 10.2007
Manage a full staff of 5 IT professionals
Support IT systems and software development
Manage department budget and planning
Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Purchased and installed an EMC SAN and clustered SQL servers to improve processing speed and provide redundancy
Disaster recovery implementation with installation of dual-fiber network and back-up generator
Wrote custom .NET service application using web services and SQL transactions to publish ticket data to customer’s SQL server
Business Applications Manager
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
06.2003 - 06.2006
Develop web portal software to provide information to customers
Administer all call center software, BMC Remedy and Vignette portal
Software development in BMC Remedy Action Request System
Work with corporate IT to select a portal framework for the entire SPX Corporation
Work with offshore development firm to design a customer facing portal
Extensive experience with SQL Database Administration, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Acrobat Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/5, SAP implementation, BEA Weblogic Application servers on Linux, ORACLE application databases, and Apache web servers
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Directed consultant development of Adobe Flex web portal for customer
Performed additional development on Vignette Customer Web Portal using JAVA apps
Significant development of key Remedy workflow and forms to support call-center automation
Migrated company over to corporate Active Directory and Domain
Converted mail system from Microsoft Exchange to Lotus Notes
Designed and managed project of Customer Web Portal development for Call Center using Vignette (offshore development)
Mechanical Engineer
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
Franklin, USA
02.2000 - 06.2003
Designed new and re-designed old outdoor lighting and monitoring systems
Electrical layout, sheet metal stampings and fabrications, component specifications, service manual documentation, prototyping, bill of material generation, and manufacturing support
Photometric testing, working with testing laboratories such as UL, CSA, and ETL
Use AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop, revise drawings and create 3D solid model designs
Served as the IT administrator of the facility for both the computer network and phone systems
Worked regularly with Visual Basic, SQL Server, and BMC Remedy
Maintained the company’s public website, updating product information and manuals
Flash Technology is now part of SPX Aids to Navigation which sells navigation lighting aids for the air and marine transportation industry, including cloud-based critical asset monitoring services
SPX Technologies is a $1.5B multi-industry company with operations in 15 different countries and over 3,000 employees
Designed and built a new underwater strobe light that would deter fish
Designed layout, mounting, and wire harness for new monitoring system
Prepared our empty warehouse for full-scale production after the closing of our manufacturing location in NH
A $350,000 project that included HVAC, electrical, compressed air, manufacturing line work areas and conveyors, and a quality assurance test building
Product/Project Engineer
Federal Mogul / Cooper Automotive
Sparta, USA
06.1997 - 02.2000
Company Overview: Federal-Mogul Corporation is an innovative and diversified $6.9 billion global supplier of quality products, trusted brands and creative solutions to the automotive, light commercial, heavy-duty truck, off-highway, agricultural, marine, rail and industrial markets
Championed several projects for automotive lighting systems from design through production, serving as the design engineer as well as the project engineer
Worked with injection mold equipment, progressive dies, staking dies, and cutting dies
Managed project budget, vendors, and testing labs such as DTL and UL
Worked with operations to implement new products into production
Quoted new projects and developed new concept designs
Onsite presentations to potential customers such as GM, Ford, and Chrysler
Gained extensive knowledge of the QS9000 system, Automotive Quality Specifications
Trained in Project Management, UNIX, IDEAS SDRC, and plastics design
Federal-Mogul Corporation is an innovative and diversified $6.9 billion global supplier of quality products, trusted brands and creative solutions to the automotive, light commercial, heavy-duty truck, off-highway, agricultural, marine, rail and industrial markets
Designed and produced new electronic dome lamp for Subaru
Designed new side-view mirror lamp for Chevrolet
Produced license plate lamp for Mercedes
Engineering Services Manager
Milliken
Marietta, USA
12.1995 - 06.1997
Company Overview: Milliken is one of the largest privately held textile and chemical manufacturers in the world and is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service
Managed four technicians and was responsible for preventative and predictive maintenance dye machines and the plant’s lift trucks, as well as the department budget
Extensive work with control systems on various platforms and PLCs
Training in Project Management, Dale Carnegie, Manufacturing, SPC, and Leadership (Milliken University)
Milliken is one of the largest privately held textile and chemical manufacturers in the world and is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service
Replaced the control system on an autoclave unit using a GE 9030 PLC
Designed and installed a new condensate recovery system for the plant boiler
Implementation of Kaizen and 5S practices into a manufacturing environment
Co-Op Engineer Intern
Milliken
Marietta, USA
08.1991 - 08.1994
Worked in the Engineering Department as a Project Engineer for energy saving projects
Milliken is one of the largest privately held textile and chemical manufacturers in the world and is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service
Implemented a Confined Space Entry Program to meet OSHA regulations
Developed a calibration system for the Engineering Department for ISO 9000 certification
Installed a pattern straightener on a tenter machine, requiring machine modifications and control panel relocation
Installed a data acquisition system that monitored plant utilities
Replaced an existing pneumatic water level controller on a pair of 30,000 gallon water tanks
Education
Masters of Business Administration -
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
12.1995
Skills
Cross-functional team leadership
Business strategy
Corporate communications
Stakeholder engagement
Team management
Strategic planning
Problem-solving
Market analysis
Project management
Timeline
Director, Engineering Americas and Global AtoN Strategy
SPX Aids to Navigation
10.2021 - Current
Global Director of Product Management, Marketing, and Engineering
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
04.2018 - 10.2021
Director of Product Management and Marketing
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
04.2011 - 04.2018
Director of Market Development
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
10.2007 - 04.2011
Director, Information Technology
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
06.2006 - 10.2007
Business Applications Manager
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
06.2003 - 06.2006
Mechanical Engineer
Flash Technology, an SPX Technologies business
02.2000 - 06.2003
Product/Project Engineer
Federal Mogul / Cooper Automotive
06.1997 - 02.2000
Engineering Services Manager
Milliken
12.1995 - 06.1997
Co-Op Engineer Intern
Milliken
08.1991 - 08.1994
Masters of Business Administration -
Tennessee Technological University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
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