2023 – Present
North American Technical Director
VI-grade
Canton, MI
- Product Manager to VI-WorldSim.
- Responsible for product planning and roadmap.
2017 – 2023
Head of Integrated Software / Technical Fellow
HBK Engineering Solutions
Southfield, MI
- Manage multi-year, multi-million-dollar custom development programs.
- Responsible for implementation of CBM scalability solutions for the US Army.
- Solution architectural R&D oversight and direction.
- Actively involved in sales support, project proposals, plans, architectures, executions and delivery.
- Responsible for development team scrum agile planning and execution.
- Developed frameworks to integrate data collection, database ingress and egress, data storage, large scale data analytics, machine learning integration and visualization.
2002 – 2017
Chief Executive Officer / Owner
Creative Technology Links, LLC
Warren, MI
- Functioned as Technical Lead to develop a proof of concept related to device location-based services; contributing to patents development and filing.
- Provided effective IT consulting services using custom integrated solutions and connecting technologies to improve business.
- Designed and implemented custom applications, customer websites, e-commerce and online video content, automating various aspects of business operations.
2016 – 2017
Senior Leader, GCCX IT and Integrated Test
General Motors Corp
Detroit MI / Atlanta GA
- Supervised a team of more than 100 employees in charge of managing Connected Vehicle GCCX-integrated test activities.
- Coordinated with IT leaders and senior management in rendering integrated solutions to the test strategy organization.
- Managed the creation of a Selenium-based keyword-driven automation strategy and implementation of continuous integration testing.
- Collaborated with the executive director and chief information officer for the GCCX IT while managing a team of 100+ employees.
- Brought significant contribution to the transition from a quarterly release cycle to a more Agile/iterative monthly release cadence.
2015 – 2016
Senior Manager, GCCX IT and Automated Test and Hardware
General Motors Corp
Atlanta, GA
- Established the Test Team within the GM IT Georgia Innovation Center.
- Led recruitment, training, and performance evaluation for the team.
- Led the GCCX IT OnStar System Integrated Test Team; created a common testing vision and strategy.
- Formulated and executed a world-class keyword-driven test automation framework, reducing errors by 20–50% prior to release to testing.
2015
Senior Manager, GPD PDBS Application Solution Engineering
General Motors Corp
Warren, MI
- Maintained active involvement in portfolio planning, project estimation, and forecasting.
- Aligned key efforts around organizational streamlining and developer-centric culture establishment.
- Developed playbooks, templates, and tools streamlining resource onboarding and reducing project ramp-up times.
- Delivered project solutions for architecture, code, infrastructure, and process surpassing customer expectations.
2012 – 2015
Senior Manager, GPD PLM Development
General Motors Corp
Warren, MI
- Global IT Application owner for GM's Teamcenter PLM tool suite.
- Managed PLM Technical Integration Team responsible for global system updates, tool and process customization, and core module configuration and support.
- Led implementation of next-generation integrated design environment serving ~16,000 concurrent users across 76 integrated applications in 17 global databases.
- Led migration of all North American Teamcenter instances (42 VMs, 7 databases, 350TB vault data) to the new GMIT EDC with zero disruption to engineering activities.
2011 – 2012
Affinity Lead, Vehicle Design Software
General Motors Corp
Warren, MI
- Oversaw development activities for all software: CAD, CAE, CAT, supplier integration, business systems, quality systems, and legal/regulatory systems.
- Led organizational transition of IT processes while guaranteeing on-time project delivery.
- Acted as functional recruiting lead for Baylor University innovation center staffing.
2011
Program Manager, Next Generation Electrical Controls
General Motors Corp
Warren, MI
- Technical lead for delivering $22M Global Next Generation Tools program.
- Administered supplier resources, contracts, and project team deliverables.
- Managed overall program working closely with vendor on customer requirements, technical solutions and architecture.
2006 – 2010
Group Manager, KBE and CAE Development
General Motors Corp
Warren, MI
- Active member of Virtual Vehicle Development Leadership Team, setting global engineering strategy for CAE and KBE.
- Established an offshore development team in Bangalore, India; hired and trained 45 individuals.
- Supervised globally distributed team establishing KBE and CAE Process Automation as a global center of expertise within GM Engineering.
- Administered a multimillion-dollar annual development budget.
2002 – 2006
Program Manager, KBE Development
General Motors Corp
Pontiac, MI
2000 – 2002
Program Leader, Knowledge, Infrastructure, and Architecture
General Motors Corp
Pontiac, MI
1997 – 2000
Senior Experimental Engineer, GM Truck Group
General Motors Corp
Pontiac, MI
1995 – 1997
Senior Project Engineer
EG&G Structural Kinematics
Troy, MI
1993 – 1995
Postgraduate Research Assistant
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK