RICHARD HEALEY

Marshall, Michigan 49068 | 269.209.0495 | rhelmhealey@gmail.com

Executive Summary

Extensive and successful product - brand management experience in electronic, automotive and aerospace- defense industries. Responsibilities include maintaining gross margin expectations, new product releases, incremental growth, sales support, promotional activity and coordination with other company departments in support of product lines.

Core Qualifications

Operations, engineering and business MS capable management Experienced global travel Financial management; pricing, cost Problem solving management; overall responsibility for Staff development gross margin ISO auditor Sales support; extensive experience Experienced with presentations and working directly with OEM & public speaking Aftermarket customers Extensively traveled with continued Active accountability in support of travel not a problem. product lines with company departments such as quality, materials, accounting, document control, technical services, customer service and others.

Professional Experience

Sr. Product Manager Vehicle Wiring and Lighting Jun 2004 to Mar 2016

Cequent Performance Products － Plymouth, MI

Reason for departure facility closed. Received 2007 Extra Mile award for employee of the year. Exceeded sales & margin growth targets all but 1year; 2009. Managed both catalog & custom wiring and lighting products. Extensive experience with new product releases but when necessary product rationalizations. Responsible for product line gross margin.

Product Manager RF Products

Winchester - Northrup Grumman － Wallingford, CT

Reason for departure weekly PA to CT commute. Product manager for High Frequency electrical RF connector product. Markets served communications aerospace/military.

Product Manager - RF products & MIL Connectors. Sales Manager for Boeing Seattle, WA

AMP - TYCO - TE Electronics － Harrisburg, PA

Reason for departure department was transferred to Europe during TYCO transitions of 2000-2001. Received Corporate Presidents award for #1 sales person of the year. Experience included sales manager for Boeing Seattle, WA, market manager for commercial and manned military aircraft, Boeing 777 Arinc 629 program manager, MIL connector product manager and coaxial - high frequency connector product manager.

Merchandise Manager - Buyer

JL Penney － Harrisburg, PA

Reason for departure was left to work for AMP-TYCO. Completed corporate 18-month merchandise management program

Education

Affiliations

Bachelor of Science, Business - Political Science

Mount Union College － Alliance, Ohio, USA

Post Graduate business & language

Dickinson College － Carlisle, PA, USA

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