Functional Skills
Product Strategy
Business Planning
M&A Support
Process Design / Re-engineering
Program Management
Software Skills
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Sector Experience
Automotive
Manufacturing
Technology
Languages
Portuguese
Experience
Ford Motor Company
Product Management / Strategy
Product Marketing Manager
12/2022 - Present
• Develop Super Duty product offering strategy for fleet and commercial applications
• Advocate for the commercial truck customer and user throughout the product development process
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders during business case and market equation development to prioritize hardware and software solutions most useful to the commercial truck customer
• Advocate for the commercial truck customer and user throughout the product development process
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders during business case and market equation development to prioritize hardware and software solutions most useful to the commercial truck customer
Ford Motor Company
Corporate Strategy & Development
Corporate Strategy Consultant
8/2020 - 12/2022
• Directed executive leadership through strategy development for North and Sub-Saharan Africa
regions, resulting in product portfolio rationalization and shift of resources from Middle East
to South Africa
• Managed open issue work stream during final three months of Mahindra-Ford of India joint
venture closing, coordinated resolution of due diligence, government affairs, labor, royalty
and transfer pricing concerns, reduced open issue count by 75% without escalation
regions, resulting in product portfolio rationalization and shift of resources from Middle East
to South Africa
• Managed open issue work stream during final three months of Mahindra-Ford of India joint
venture closing, coordinated resolution of due diligence, government affairs, labor, royalty
and transfer pricing concerns, reduced open issue count by 75% without escalation
Ford Motor Company
Product Management / Strategy
Product Planner / Manager
11/2017 - 8/2020
• Delivered international vehicle program authorization by leading global, cross-functional team
through product definition, resource requirements and market equation development,
resulting in $80M CapEx approval with 20% internal rate of return
• Presented future product programs for approval at highest levels of company as junior
employee, was recognized by management for performing several levels above my role, given
highest performance rating and promoted
through product definition, resource requirements and market equation development,
resulting in $80M CapEx approval with 20% internal rate of return
• Presented future product programs for approval at highest levels of company as junior
employee, was recognized by management for performing several levels above my role, given
highest performance rating and promoted
Ford Motor Company
Engineering
Product Development Engineer
9/2016 - 11/2017
• Led development process for 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 Sport Seat, coordinating internal
and vendor related activities, vehicle received the 2019 NAIAS Best Production Vehicle Award
• Resolved manufacturing quality issues on Mustang and Continental, using root-cause analysis
of defective parts and cross-functional collaboration, lowering annual warranty spend by
approximately $500k
• Organized team of audio technicians and engineers on design validation for Expedition and
Navigator
and vendor related activities, vehicle received the 2019 NAIAS Best Production Vehicle Award
• Resolved manufacturing quality issues on Mustang and Continental, using root-cause analysis
of defective parts and cross-functional collaboration, lowering annual warranty spend by
approximately $500k
• Organized team of audio technicians and engineers on design validation for Expedition and
Navigator