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Served as lead faculty for Finance programs, directing curriculum strategy and academic quality across undergraduate and graduate offerings. Led the comprehensive redesign of all Finance courses over a two-year period to strengthen rigor, alignment, and learner outcomes.

Taught a broad portfolio of undergraduate and graduate Finance courses, including core and advanced offerings within the Master of Science in Finance and related business programs. Maintained continuous instructional presence across multiple academic terms, teaching a high volume of Finance and Accounting courses in accelerated formats.

Taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses across Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, and Operations over more than 20 years of university service. Extensive instructional experience across in-person, hybrid, and fully online learning environments.

Taught MBA620 – Financial Decision Making. Developed activities related to MBA620.

Served as Division Chair for the MBA and Master of Science in Finance (MSF) programs, providing academic leadership and strategic oversight. Chaired the Institutional Review Board (IRB), overseeing research compliance, governance, and ethical standards.

Led the design and optimization of Futuris's global capital structure to support growth, liquidity, and financial stability. Centralized global treasury operations, implementing standardized treasury policies and governance frameworks.

Taught FIN370/540 – International Financial Management and ACC501 – Financial Management (MBA).

Managed global cash balances, liquidity planning, and cash repatriation activities across international operations. Led global free cash flow forecasting and analysis, including detailed working capital and liquidity assessments.

Led the development and execution of Dana's global enterprise risk management strategy, with a focus on financial market risks. Reviewed and approved all foreign exchange and interest rate hedging transactions to ensure policy compliance and risk alignment.

Held full P&L responsibility for the OH business unit with $1.2B in annual revenue across 15 global manufacturing facilities. Directed general ledger, financial reporting, forecasting, and regulatory compliance activities for the business unit.

Held full financial responsibility for the FESC division, overseeing performance across five global facilities. Directed divisional general ledger, financial reporting, forecasting, and regulatory compliance activities.

Designed and implemented an enhanced product-level financial reporting framework across the NAFTA region, increasing cost transparency and margin visibility. Led transfer pricing negotiation and approval for parts and products sourced from non-NAFTA Daimler subsidiaries.

Led a financial turnaround at the Ford Woodhaven Forging Plant through enhanced cost controls, improved financial monitoring, and structured cost-savings initiatives. Negotiated cost reductions with key suppliers and vendors to improve plant-level profitability.

Designed and implemented an enhanced financial control framework to monitor and manage program-level changes. Established new audit procedures to support quarterly program validation and compliance.

Played a key role in developing the material cost forecast and budget for the NAFTA region. Led scheduling, system administration, and vendor relationship management for the VCAPS bill-of-material development system supporting Ford Motor Company NA Operations.

Led the design, testing, and implementation of a database-driven chargeback system to allocate IT service costs to internal business units. Conducted internal financial analysis of banking operations within the Service Company, supporting check processing, EDI, and related functions.

Completed a Certificate in Financial Management with a concentration in Investment Analysis in August 2021.

Earned a Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Economics and Finance. Dissertation defended in February 2012 and graduated in May 2012.

Graduated with a Master of Business Administration with a major in Business Management in 2003.

Graduated with a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems in 1999.

Graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Finance in 1997.