Resume

• 2016

  Trumble Inc.

  Trumble Inc is dedicated to advancing the manufacturing industry and has created Reveal®

  a breakthrough software solution that creates a self-optimizing plant environment by automatically exposing sources of process variation to plant floor personnel in real-time. Reveal® is extremely agile

  architected to accommodate the largest OEM and Tier 1 factories with our Enterprise solution

  and smaller Tier 2 and 3 suppliers with our Cloud solution. Regardless of IT maturity

  Reveal® changes the plant culture from reactive to proactive; from identifying and containing defects to preventing defects from occurring.

  President and Director of Operations

  Greater Detroit Area

  Trumble Inc.

  Bloomfield Hills

  MI

  Member Board Of Trustees

  Oakland Mediation Center

  U-M Tech Transfer is the University unit responsible for the commercialization of University research discoveries and reports to the U-M Office of Research. We enhance these research discoveries to encourage licensing and broad deployment with existing businesses and newly-formed U-M start-ups. U-M Tech Transfer has earned a reputation for performance among the top 10 of all universities.

  Venture Center at University of Michigan

• 2015

  Roush Performance Products

  Inc.

  ROUSH Performance is the automotive performance product division of Roush Enterprises. The mission of ROUSH Performance is to deliver quality high performance automotive products and services. ROUSH Performance provides completely assembled pre-titled vehicles

  aftermarket performance parts

  performance crate engines

  performance part installation

  hot rod restoration

  and custom graphics. Our automotive engineering heritage is evident in everything we create.

  Vice President of Marketing

  Greater Detroit Area

  Roush Performance Products

  Inc.

  Wixom

  MI

  Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps industrial manufacturers develop the disruptive technologies of today and the life-changing products of tomorrow. The aim of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is to combine technologies and ideas to enable closed loop manufacturing – developing solutions that solve customer problems. In cognitive science

  the human response to a problem can be described in three terms: sensing

  thinking and acting. Sensing

  thinking and acting independently is just the first step. We are already beginning to connect the dots

  creating links between each phase of the manufacturing cycle to enable manufacturers to make the best possible products in the fastest possible time for the lowest possible cost. \n

  Business Development Lead Integrated Solutions

  Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

• 2014

  Don

  Manfredi

  The YES Foundation

  Oakland Mediation Center

  Rain Dog Management

  Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

  Venture Center at University of Michigan

  Bingham Farms

  MI

  The YES Foundation® helps empower children to become self-sufficient adults and contributing members of society through the creation

  incubation and dissemination of intervention models that provide resources

  support

  and opportunities in the areas of Employment

  Education

  and Enrichment.

  Board Member

  The YES Foundation

  Livonia

  MI

  ROUSH CleanTech is dedicated to developing the most innovative and reliable alternative fuel powered products

  while providing our customers the means of attaining a cleaner emissions profile

  a positive return for their investment

  and the very best ownership experience.\n\nBy designing

  engineering

  manufacturing

  and assembling quality alternative fuel systems for light- and medium-duty Ford trucks and vans

  ROUSH CleanTech offers a seamless operational experience while lowering your vehicle’s environmental impact and your fleet’s operating costs.

  Group Account Director

  ROUSH CleanTech

• 2013

  ROUSH CleanTech

  Livonia

  MI

  ROUSH CleanTech is dedicated to developing the most innovative and reliable alternative fuel powered products

  while providing our customers the means of attaining a cleaner emissions profile

  a positive return for their investment

  and the very best ownership experience.\n\nBy designing

  engineering

  manufacturing

  and assembling quality alternative fuel systems for light- and medium-duty Ford trucks and vans

  ROUSH CleanTech offers a seamless operational experience while lowering your vehicle’s environmental impact and your fleet’s operating costs.

  Director of Business Development

  ROUSH CleanTech

• 2010

  Ann Arbor SPARK

  Provide volunteer consulting to start up companies during the Entrepreneurial Boot Camp held by Ann Arbor Spark. During the Boot Camp Mentors work with Entrepreneurs to help them develop a solid business planning foundation

  and design an effective investor presentation while providing one-on-one consulting. \nThe Boot Camp Program compresses the usual three-month learning curve to move a great business to the next level with two intensive days of learning. Entrepreneurs spend two days and evenings learning how to identify critical issues for their business plan.

  Ann Arbor SPARK

  Founder and Principal Mentor

  At Rain Dog we provide in depth

  customized mentorship to help your business and its people succeed. We are a hands-on group of experienced professionals that will work for you by working with you every step of the way. We focus on mentorship not consulting at Rain Dog

  making work with us more integrated and more in-line with your company culture. \n\nBusiness Focus Areas\nStrategy: Business strategy is an often misunderstood but very necessary component for company success. We can help you create and execute practical and actionable strategies for your business.\n\nLeadership: Leadership happens at every level in an organization. Let us help you create an organization full of leaders through training and facilitative leadership sessions with your team.\n\nMarketing: Marketing is part science

  part art

  and all process. Whether you are a product or service company let us help you create a customized marketing process that covers all the bases from branding

  product marketing execution

  to promotion.\n\nSales: Direct selling can be a key to growing your revenue. We will work with you to create and implement a customized sales process that will help you grow your company’s top and bottom line. \n

  Rain Dog Management

• 2006

  Lawrence Technological University

  Currently teach Marketing Management

  Entrepreneurial Marketing

  Technical Sales

  Sales and Marketing for Entrepreneurs

  and Leadership.

  Lawrence Technological University

• 2003

  MBA

  Lawrence Technological University

• 1988

  BA

  Communication

  Michigan State University

• Instructed Yoshokai Aikido as a staff volunteer.

  Livonia YMCA

  Product Development

  Team Building

  Presentation Development

  International Business

  Leadership Mentoring

  Technical Training

  University Teaching

  Cross-functional Team Leadership

  Product Marketing

  Entrepreneurship Education

  Strategic Leadership

  Team Leadership

  Marketing Communications

  Entrepreneurship

  Strategic Planning

  Sales Presentations

  Business Planning

  Leadership Development

  Sales Management

  New Business Development

  Seven Questions to Selecting a Measurement System

  Work backwards from the manufacturing process to select an appropriate measurement configuration for in-line

  non-contact measurement solutions.

  Seven Questions to Selecting a Measurement System

  Each year the acceptance of machine vision grows and more manufacturers are looking for machine vision-based solutions to their manufacturing problems. As more potential customers are available

  more machine vision systems integrators are becoming available to attempt to satisfy the demand.\n\nThe challenge for prospective customers is finding a machine vision systems integrator that can help them integrate machine vision into their manufacturing process. This article will help you get a better perspective on what machine vision customers should be looking for when attempting to find a world-class machine vision integrator.\n

  Selecting a World-Class Vision Systems Integrator

  Today’s advances in sensing and software algorithms allow for a new approach to assembly verification. The use of 3 Dimensional data provides solutions that are more robust

  simpler to use

  and lower cost to own.

  Test and Inspection: The Case for 3-D Assembly Verification