Teams at Bridgestone Americas

Leads engineering services for an automated tire manufacturing plant, overseeing equipment, infrastructure, maintenance, facilities, utilities, IT, safety, environmental compliance, capital projects, and operational budgets exceeding $65 million. Develops long-term engineering strategy, manages CAPEX and OPEX planning, drives continuous improvement and cost reduction, ensures business continuity, and leads staff, hourly employees, contractors, and union coordination.

Lead cross-functional implementation and adoption of Bridgestone Mining Solutions. Manage initiatives, escalations, and strategic success plans; drive stakeholder engagement, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and provide executive updates to ensure solutions meet scope, schedule, budget, and business goals.

Manages computer-integrated manufacturing IT and network infrastructure teams. Responsibilities include developing network capacity plans, designing LAN/WAN architecture, analyzing hardware and software systems, supporting front-end processors and transmission systems, ensuring SLA compliance, managing budgets and continuous improvement, and coaching direct reports. The role also influences strategy, maintains institutional knowledge, and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders.