Is a retired executive with leadership and management experiences in:
Full profit and loss
Growing and rightsizing businesses
Foreign legal entities
Sales, marketing, finance, engineering and manufacturing operations
Multi-cultural environments in North America, South America and Asia
Automotive and electronic product development and life cycle management
The US Army
Combat operations
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Quality
Rockwell Automation
10.2020 - 10.2024
Accountable to Rockwell Automation's customers for the quality and regulatory compliance of all products, services and solutions they receive from RA. In the latest annual Customer Experience survey conducted by Burke, RA achieved a customer perceived quality index that is well within the entitlement range (8.6-8.8) based on like industries as published by the Corporate Executive Board.
Responsible for the development and execution of all related strategies ensuring best-in-class quality across the lifecycle of RA's products, services and solutions. RA's total incurred warranty dollars as a percentage of sales is well under the entitlement of 0.5% (data from studies conducted by Gartner of like industry).
Vice President and General Manager
Rockwell Automation
10.2010 - 10.2020
Accountable for the profit and loss of the businesses within scope including the following responsibilities:
All aspects of legal entity management of RA' Asia Pacific Bussines Center in Singapore
Financial planning, execution, reporting and compliance
Business strategies and execution
Product development and life cycle management
Engineering and Manufacturing operations
Various
Various
05.1987 - 10.2010
Product Director in Singapore from October of 2006 to October 2010
General Manager at Johnson Electric in Hong Kong from February 2004 to October 2006
Program Manager, Business Director and Managing Director at Honeywell in Torrance, CA and Sao Paulo, Brazil from June 1999 to Feb 2006
Indirect Material Purchasing Material at General Electric in Los Angeles, CA from May 1997 to June 1998
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer, Purchasing Manager and Production Manager at AVX Tantalum in Biddeford, ME from November 1993 to May 1997
Manufacturing Engineer and Production Manager at ITT Cannon in Santa Ana, CA from May 1992 to November 1993
Army Officer at Fort Ord CA from May 1987 to May 1992