Brian J. Engler
Lisle,USA
Summary
An experienced engineering project/program manager with operations management, customer service management, and sales experience seeking a project or program management position to help a company meet its growth objectives.
Engineering leader with a strong track record in successfully managing complex technical projects and driving innovation. Skilled in team collaboration, agile methodologies, and process optimization. Reliable in adapting to changing project demands and focused on delivering results through effective communication and strategic planning. Known for leadership, problem-solving, and technical acumen in software development, systems engineering, and cross-functional team coordination.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Program Manager/Flow Initiative Owner
International Motors, LLC/Traton Group
10.2024 - Current
- Report to Chief Engineer, manage and support multiple programs across multiple vehicle platforms.
- Assist with daily tasks, manage issues, support PMO project team to ensure overall program timeline is on track.
- Promoted to this role in October of 2024, role became Flow Initiative owner in July 2025.
- Work with EPM team and Launch Readiness team to ensure that each program milestone is on track and achieve the mass production target.
- Review all open issues in daily meetings with the engineering team and work with manufacturing team to ensure parts are delivered to specification and on time for each build event.
- Lead regular cross-functional meetings with engineers, quality, manufacturing, supplier teams in attendance to ensure that program deliverables are being completed.
- Managed program milestones to ensure deliverables required for each gate were completed.
Program Manager
Navistar, Inc.
03.2023 - 10.2024
- Report to the Chief Engineer while contemporaneously managing projects with multiple scopes: new product design, manufacturing improvements, and product updates.
- Managed projects encompassing sustaining projects, engineering, manufacturing, and new product feature requests (both HW and SW) for the entire vehicle lineup.
- Conducted regular engineering team meetings with both software and hardware engineers to review deliverables and track open issues.
- Create and monitor project schedules and deliverables for all projects and provide weekly updates to leadership.
- Present relevant program updates to leadership committee for approval to line set, build, and ship.
- Total number of issues managed (including projects) exceeded twenty-five at all times.
- Work with manufacturing plants and software development team to ensure features introduced meet specifications and can be done at scale in mass production.
- Lead regularly scheduled cross-functional team meetings to ensure that communication on each program initiative is clear and to ensure that plans for each remain on track.
Program Manager
Nidec Mobility America Corporation
04.2021 - 03.2023
- Reported to the Program Management manager while managing programs for our largest automotive OEM customer.
- Responsible for managing programs from inception to completion, including scheduling, regular customer meetings, internal departmental meetings, design reviews, gate reviews, design validation, production validation, PPAP, SREA, and updates on the customer portal.
- Collaborate with teams across offices in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
- Serve as the primary contact with our OEM customer, primarily Ford Motor Company.
- Lead and launch multiple NPD programs through APQP, gate reviews, and validation cycles from design to mass production.
- Concurrently manage multiple programs, varying in scope and scale, on five product commodities (SWS, IP Switch, TBA, HSS, and PSS).
- Lead and organize programs with cross-functional teams to create timelines and ensure that we meet customer program timing and deliverables.
- Lead production and R&D teams to ensure that designs meet customer expectations and our production and assembly lines are equipped for mass production.
- Work with planning and production teams to ensure builds for design validation and production validation are done on time and in specification.
- Raise escalations to upper management and department management when deliverables or timing are at risk.
- Working knowledge of methodology and terminology for validation and testing criteria used by Ford Motor Company.
- Responsible for submitting regular program updates via the customer eAPQP system.
- Work with advanced purchasing and R&D teams on funding, the tool sub-supplier selection process, tool development timelines, and component tuning.
Engineering Project Manager
Trippe Manufacturing Company
01.2012 - 04.2021
- Cross-functional team leader of the development and release of both new products and redesigns of existing products.
- Responsible for all aspects of each project including specification development, bills of material, scheduling, testing, product costs, and resource allocation.
- Provide direction and prioritization to the project team and also provide regular reports and updates to stakeholders.
- Work directly with all phases of the engineering team, supply chain, and product management to ensure that the product meets the requirements and of both internal and external customers.
- Managed multiple PDU (power distribution unit) projects, including our newest generation PDU.
- Managed the company’s first unmanaged and managed network switch/PDU (power distribution unit) project.
- Managed a project to transition production of existing products to our first contract manufacturer in Northern Africa.
- Managed multiple projects with external customers for hospital grade UPS (uninterruptible power supply).
- Introduced world’s first unmanaged and managed network switch/power distribution unit.
- Managed regular SNMP software releases using Agile project management.
- Launched a new SNMP communication card used with multiple product platforms.
- Launched a new generation KVM product line.
- Managed 5-7 projects on average simultaneously, encompassing multiple product categories and designs.
International Operations and Administration Manager
Pivot Point International
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Managed internal and external customer service team.
- Responsible for the maintenance of departmental procedures while also conducting quality assurance checks to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Coordinate production schedules and new curriculum projects.
- Maintain monthly and quarterly profitability and budget reports for the VP of International Business.
- Set personal and staff goals in order to track growth and progress.
- Serve as a liaison between customers and all internal departments while ensuring that each request is handled appropriately.
- Managed multiple departmental projects including the introduction of a web portal, UK subsidiary, and e-book key code purchasing process.
- Oversaw and ensured accurate order processing and international delivery for 12MM in annual sales.
- Conducted regular meetings with all international distributors and training team.
International Service Manager
Trippe Manufacturing Company
12.2008 - 01.2011
- Manage a team of both local international service coordinators along with a group of worldwide technicians while directing product installations and warranty coverage.
- Refinement of service ticket reporting, inventory tracking, and repair tracking by implementing an online web portal system for worldwide network of authorized service centers.
- Negotiate service contracts and labor rates with our service center network.
- Create and provide monthly and quarterly cost reports to senior management, reducing and maintaining our service costs (as a percentage of sales) at a level between 2.2% and 2.7%.
- Conduct regular meetings with worldwide sales and service personnel.
- Serve as a liaison between all internal and external departments.
- Conducted regular visits and product trainings in Mexico City and Bogota offices.
- Provided post-sale warranty support for ~70MM in annual product sales.
- Optimized a service cost report distributed monthly to executive management.
- Introduced a toll-free number and service distribution center in Bogota.
- Managed a project with 7 team members to complete product replacements at 170 schools in Jamaica.
- Trained worldwide service centers, including locations in Dubai and India.
International Operations Coordinator
Trippe Manufacturing Company
12.2007 - 12.2008
- Report directly to VP International Operations and create warehouse and logistics cost reports for senior management.
- Create and develop sales reports using data warehouse system.
- Hold weekly calls with worldwide warehouse management and sales representatives to ensure that all concerns were properly handled.
- Conducted warehouse cycle counts with internal inventory manager.
- Prospected and helped establish new warehouse facilities in Prague and Miami.
International Service Coordinator
Trippe Manufacturing Company
05.2003 - 12.2007
- Responsible for processing warranty claims and replacement orders for international service center network.
- Processed monthly reports and payments for service repairs and related expenses.
- Hosted weekly meetings with all service centers to discuss open issues and concerns.
- Maintained processes in order to ensure ISO:9001 compliance.
Government Sales Representative
Trippe Manufacturing Company
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Responsible for prospecting and selling to US government distributors, resellers and end-users.
Account Manager
CDW-G
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Responsible for cold-calling, prospecting, and managing accounts for state/local government entities.
Education
B.S. - Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL01.2000
Skills
- Project specifications development
- Project scheduling
- Status reporting
- Agile methodology
- PDP management
- Modular systems
- Waterfall methodology
- Engineering resource planning
- Intra-departmental collaboration
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Operations management
- Sales reporting
- Budget reporting
- Profitability reporting
- Coordination with manufacturing facilities
- Proficient with MS Office
- MS Project
- Atlassian products
- Jira
- Confluence
- APQP coordination
- PPAP coordination
- Automotive OEM
- Customer relations
- Engineering design
- Requirements analysis
- Software development
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Engineering Program Manager/Flow Initiative Owner
International Motors, LLC/Traton Group
10.2024 - Current
Program Manager
Navistar, Inc.
03.2023 - 10.2024
Program Manager
Nidec Mobility America Corporation
04.2021 - 03.2023
Engineering Project Manager
Trippe Manufacturing Company
01.2012 - 04.2021
International Operations and Administration Manager
Pivot Point International
01.2011 - 01.2012
International Service Manager
Trippe Manufacturing Company
12.2008 - 01.2011
International Operations Coordinator
Trippe Manufacturing Company
12.2007 - 12.2008
International Service Coordinator
Trippe Manufacturing Company
05.2003 - 12.2007
Government Sales Representative
Trippe Manufacturing Company
01.2002 - 01.2003
Account Manager
CDW-G
01.2000 - 01.2002
B.S. - Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign