Experience

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  Bosch power tools

  Oct 2002 - Jun 2017

  Led 15-person local PMO team, managing new product development projects for Bosch “Green” branded power tools and lawn and garden tools for DIY markets worldwide (outside USA).• Spearheaded 30+ simultaneous new product projects, with 12 launches per year.• Maintained high focus on cost and schedule targets driven by consumer / retail marketplace requirements, resulting in on-time delivery of profitable products.• Coached local replacement during job rotation assignments, preparing for promotion upon return to PMO.• Mentored 3 high-potential associates for promotion in the project management career path, helping individuals reach professional maturity and PMP Certification.• Placed 3 high-potential candidates from other functions, facilitating career development via cross-functional project leadership responsibility to prepare for managerial promotions upon return to assigned departments.• Reinstituted and enhanced monthly project review meetings with stakeholders, driving transparency and alignment and ensuring efficient / effective escalations. Show less Completed expatriate assignment under Bosch to joint-venture (JV) company developing benchtop power tools for global professional and DIY markets.• Created newly formed local PMO department, transitioning from line to matrix organization.• Grew department to 4 project leaders. Supervised and trained team on product usage and project management, achieving a mature project management organization with skills and expertise to be self-directed decision makers and influencers for driving project objectives.• Created BOVON-specific product development processes to interface with Bosch systematics, enabling the JV to streamline process to maximize value-added deliverables and eliminate non-value-added effort.• Managed own projects for launch in local and global markets, introducing both the first Bosch low-cost abrasive chop saw for the Asian market and the first locally produced innovative 10” hinged compound miter saw for global markets. Show less Drove development of SKIL-branded DIY power tools for North American consumer market.• Established newly formed local PJM department, transitioning from line to matrix organization.• Expanded department to 6 project leaders. Supervised and trained team on product usage and project management.• Identified Planned and managed own projects. Earned Bosch Quality Award for development and introduction of one of the flagship products in iconic family of SKIL circular saws, and developed first SKIL-branded lithium-ion battery power tool for North America.• Identified, mentored, and promoted local replacement into the position at the end of expatriate assignment, contributing to local talent career development and eliminating high-cost expatriate position in low-cost location. Show less Led ongoing development and implementation of formalized Project Managment - New Product Development Process systematic for Bosch North American Power Tools business.• Contributed to Global Power Tools process development to ensure alignment between regional and global systematics.• Extracted lessons-learned from product development project teams to refine and improve processes. Coordinated cross-functional teams for developing and implementing best-practices business processes, both locally and globally.• Developed materials and provided training on the product development process to onboard new associates, as well as providing refreshers and updates to existing teams and the leadership functions to ensure continuity and alignment.• Supervised FMEA-QFD moderator. Show less

  • Director, Project Management

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Senior Project Leader, Nanjing Bovon Power Tools JV

    Mar 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Project Leader / Senior Project Leader

    Apr 2006 - Mar 2010

  • Business Process Improvement Manager

    Oct 2002 - Mar 2006
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  Bosch security and safety systems

  Jul 2017 - May 2023

  Director project management, bosch communications systems, inc.

  Managed 12-person global PMO team, with primary focus on new product development projects for specialty audio communication solutions serving commercial markets for various brands: Bosch, Telex, RTS, and Electro-Voice (through May, 2023).• Organized portfolio of 40+ simultaneous new product projects, with 20 launches per year, resulting in consistently improved margins vs. predecessors.• Mentored 3 high-potential associates for promotion in the project management career path, coaching to professional maturity and PMP Certification.• Revived and revamped monthly project review meetings with stakeholders, enhancing transparency and alignment and driving efficient / effective escalations.• Boosted project output, eliminated non-value-added work, and optimized capacity constraints by introducing critical-chain-based project management tools into product development process: starts control, portfolio prioritization, and resource bottleneck rapid response. Show less

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  Thermo king

  Mar 2024 - now

  Lead program manager