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ERIC MAYES

Austin

Summary

Dynamic Senior District Manager with Rimkus, excelling in operations management and P&L oversight. Achieved 25% topline growth while leading multi-district teams. Expert in high-stakes communication and strategic planning, driving market expansion and enhancing client satisfaction through innovative solutions and robust cross-functional collaboration. Passionate about mentoring teams and optimizing performance.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SENIOR DISTRICT MANAGER

Rimkus
Austin
10.2011 - Current
  • Orchestrated regional operations and strategic initiatives across diverse technical disciplines within the forensic consulting sector, driving market leadership in Texas.
  • Directed comprehensive multi-district operations, encompassing human resources, accounts receivable, sales and marketing, and end-to-end talent acquisition and onboarding.
  • Instrumental in identifying and executing successful market expansion strategies, leading to the establishment of new districts and service lines in emerging geographic markets.
  • Provided executive oversight for multiple high-volume operating districts, including two of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., ensuring rigorous adherence to quality standards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Achieved exceptional financial results, delivering 25% topline growth beyond forecast and a 100% year-over-year increase in profit across all managed districts.
  • Managed specialized large-loss storm teams as autonomous P&L units, demonstrating expertise in complex problem-solving, logistics, and rapid deployment of engineering experts and resources to disaster-affected regions.
  • Translated high-level corporate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans, ensuring robust execution and alignment with the overarching company vision.
  • Provided critical front-line leadership for complex client engagements, navigating high-pressure environments to source expert resources, define project scope, establish budgets, and manage timelines for both local and remote engagements.
  • Directed the full client lifecycle from proposal generation through final invoice and dispute resolution, optimizing revenue realization and client satisfaction.
  • Held comprehensive P&L responsibility for multiple geographically dispersed profit centers, including oversight of remote teams, driving accountability and fiscal performance.
  • Led the turnaround of historically underperforming districts, successfully transitioning them to sustained profitability and multi-year growth trajectories.
  • Identified and capitalized on strategic opportunities for business scalability, significantly enhancing overall financial performance and market footprint.
  • Drove significant process improvements and operational efficiencies, resulting in streamlined workflows, optimized resource allocation, and enhanced organizational productivity.
  • Fostered robust cross-functional collaboration with departments such as Sales, Finance, and IT to ensure seamless operational alignment with broader business goals and enhance overall organizational performance.
  • Leveraged advanced data analytics and technology platforms to inform strategic decision-making, optimize resource deployment, and significantly improve operational effectiveness.
  • Mentored and developed a high-performing team of expert consultants and operational managers, championing change management initiatives and ensuring successful implementation of corporate programs and policies.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Rimkus Consulting Group
Austin
07.2007 - 10.2011
  • Provided expert witness testimony in over 70 cases throughout the US.
  • Scaled biomechanics/advanced restraints analysis consulting operation from local to national practice.
  • Provided consulting services focused on biomechanical systems, collision mechanics, advanced restraint systems.
  • Expert in biomechanics, and accident reconstruction to provide human-injury mechanism analysis in vehicular accidents.
  • Highly skilled in high-stakes verbal and written communication, including authoring technical reports and providing trial support testimony.
  • Advise Corporate Digital Security Counsel charged with formalization, quality control, and integration of national digital security policies and ISO27001 compliance.

SYSTEMS ENGINEER, SENIOR CRASH SAFETY ENGINEER

Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
03.2000 - 07.2007
  • Lead product development, occupant systems engineer for future model vehicle programs overseeing full system vehicle crash development program and prototype fleet management to certify to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and exceed internal occupant injury and safety criteria.
  • Supervise development testing and compliance audits and author compliance demonstration plans and reports.
  • Plan, schedule, and oversee crash vehicle preparation, instrumentation, and prototype fleet management and supervise test engineers and technicians for all regulatory and development testing.
  • Led a diverse engineering team and worked with multiple competing system-level design initiatives to deliver program safety performance objectives.
  • Supervised advanced research projects through design, testing and efficacy with strategic initiatives with external supplier partners to integrate into future vehicle programs.
  • Utilized experimental testing results and competitive analysis data to drive product development at component and full-vehicle levels.

Education

M.S. - Biomedical Engineering

Wayne State University
Detroit
03-2005

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering

Kettering University
Flint, Michigan
06-2000

Skills

  • Operations management
  • Profit and Loss (P&L) oversight
  • Budgeting and strategic planning
  • Staffing and recruitment
  • High-stakes communication
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical consulting
  • Product testing and certification
  • Performance advancement
  • Prototype fleet management
  • Product testing, validation, and certification
  • Staff training and development
  • Business analysis
  • Client relationship management
  • Contractor/vendor management

Certification

  • Certified Accident Reconstructionist: Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR), #2106 (2010)
  • Crash Reconstruction at Traffic Signal Intersections: Forensic Traffic Specialist (2010)
  • Certified National Child Passenger Safety Technician: SafeKids.org/NHTSA (2009)
  • Certified Crash Data Retrieval Technician: Bosch (2008)
  • Certified Crash Data Analyst (2018)
  • Photomodeler Collision Investigation (2012)

Timeline

SENIOR DISTRICT MANAGER

Rimkus
10.2011 - Current

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Rimkus Consulting Group
07.2007 - 10.2011

SYSTEMS ENGINEER, SENIOR CRASH SAFETY ENGINEER

Ford Motor Company
03.2000 - 07.2007

M.S. - Biomedical Engineering

Wayne State University

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering

Kettering University

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