CEO of Trumble, Inc.
CEO of Trumble, Inc. which is home to REVEALFactory.ai which helps eliminate manufacturing costs by making plant floors work smarter. Powered by AI, our cloud-based agents seek out sources of variation in the manufacturing process to enable corrective action and stop line disruptions before they ever happen.
A dedicated business executive with 30 years of experience focused on growth-stage companies leveraging advancements in operations, product development, technology, and strategic relationships. Exceptional track record of market diversification, inorganic growth, product commercialization, and sales strategy supporting firms including General Motors, Ford, Honda, Daimler-Chrysler, Stellantis, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Hayworth, Knoll, Fauracia, Magna, JCI, Continental, Donnelly, Stryker, Medtronic, and Abbott.
Experience
March 2022 | present
Chief Executive Officer
Navigating an emerging high growth smart manufacturing AI SaaS business model through strategic relationships, market diversification, and executive team development. Our solution REVEALfactory.ai creates strong value return through margin improvement, risk reduction, and operational excellence by eliminating manufacturing waste from equipment and product quality variation.
September 2020 | December 2021
President
Captained strategic development and reorganization of the entire enterprise, leading a 200-person team to execute on key corporate objectives. Pivoted operations to prioritize growth and diversification, revitalizing company performance through comprehensive executive redevelopment, business process realignment, and pandemic-related restoration activities. Managed P&L for operational, technical, sales and marketing, finance, and human resources areas.
February 2020 | September 2020
Business Development Manager
Promoted to helm the commercialization launch and market penetration of a range of innovative UVC technology, products, and market applications, shaping product and business strategy to drive achievement. Held full P&L responsibility, ensuring financial viability through major market launches and driving market leadership in stand- alone product, OEM integration solution, and technology licensing segments.
March 2016 | February 2020
Program Manager
Directed a global matrixed team of 40, leading world-class design, systems and software engineering, functional testing, and other mechatronics processes to drive product development and launch. Steered global new business operations, generating up to $200M in annual sales and governing $150M+ in active production programs. Catalyzed business development for global OEM's major systems, sourcing and qualifying highly valuable opportunities within the automotive electronic system controls sector to improve growth and value.
August 2013 | February 2016
Principal Consultant
Launched and grew the consulting firm, supporting Kimberly-Clark Corp. and others directing business growth, market development, and product promotion to support organizations of all sizes through expert guidance and direction.
August 2013 | December 2015
Director, Business Development and Commercialization
Recruited six months into the facility restart to lead organizational growth, expansion, and business development. Led a team of 23 direct- and indirect reports, building operational teams and processes from the ground up. Developed a multidisciplinary technical engineering team, integrating production, processes, launch, and tooling engineering operations to deliver exceptional manufacturing performance.
August 2009 | August 2013
Chief Operating Officer; Associate Pastor
Delivered expert financial, business, operational, and pastoral leadership for this large church, shaping dynamic operational systems to empower optimal performance across all organizational functions. Steered risk assessments, building tailored risk management processes to ensure ongoing viability. Cultivated internal and community leaders, laying the groundwork for stable, sustainable operations.
March 2006 | July 2009
Principal, Managing Partner
Consulted with clients to shape impactful growth strategies, market expansion, strategic positioning, and capital attainment strategies, empowering the achievement of greater market share and optimized financial viability. Developed and implemented targeted triple bottom line strategies, driving successes across financial, social, and ecological impact areas.
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April 2005 | February 2006
Manager – Market Development
Spearheaded the integration of Surge into the Cascade Engineering enterprise following its acquisition, guiding brand-aligned market development and commercialization of medical devices specifically for cardiovascular, general surgery, and emergency services products across multiple markets.
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May 1993 | February 2006
Manager – Corporate Development, Program Management, Engineer
Lead market development and diversification across various markets including intelligent transport systems, alternative mobility, consumer goods, residential housing and solid waste services. Created new business ventures, established strategic alliances, facilitated joint-venture partnerships, developed public/private partnerships engagements, and developed legal patent strategy advancing novel technology and market applications.
Accelerated Launch
Accelerated market launch of the grenlite (TM) product, providing COVID-19 disinfection capabilities in mobility applications nine months ahead of schedule, leading a new system, product, software, design, and process engineering team. Penetrated every market channel, launched brand nationally, and secured a major auto OEM project proposal, cherry-picking top opportunities and negotiating three distribution channel agreements with a forecasted $1.5M in launch sales.
Delivered Sales
Generated executive buy-in and won job bid for a new shift-by-wire solution proposal, shaping technical, operational, and financial pitch decks for internal and client-facing use, delivering $150M in annual sales, $500M program value, an additional $500M in opportunities through flawless on-time project execution
Generated Growth
Generated a 15% YOY top-line annual growth, executing a growth and diversification business strategy, exploiting and deepening revenue from top customer while reducing said customer’s total revenue share to <75%.
Results
Business Process Development Visionary Leadership
Strategic Planning
Business Transformation Enterprise Solutions
Expansions & Acquisitions Global Business Direction Organic & Inorganic Growth Leadership Development Performance Improvement Technology Roadmaps Relationship Management
Expertise
