Brendan McGrath

Background

About Brendan McGrath

A creative and resourceful business planner and business strategy developer, dedicated to driving success via innovation in products, business modeling and lean initiatives, balancing strong engineering aptitude and business acumen, I have been successful in uniting the needs of the customer to that of the business, striving for win/win results by eliminating waste and increasing value. • Insightful and creative, given complex problems, I can make sense of concepts in simple terms and am able to quickly form multiple strategies to overcome roadblocks or take advantage of market opportunities. • Resourceful in execution, understanding that budgets are limited, I can create strategies that work at any budget and timeframe, utilizing industry best practice and incorporating the latest in automation to remove unnecessary cost, I can deliver results responsibly. • Well rounded in business skills, I can interact effectively with all stake holders, internally and externally to deliver a project on time and under budget. • Experienced in engineering, routinely holds engineering reviews with customers in preparation for new business award to add value to customer and ensure product is and remains strongly profitable with creative and resourceful solutions. • Strong financial acumen, P&L responsible, itemized sales budgeting and tracking, new capability development and long-term business strategy creation, devised strategies to both take advantage of opportunities at times where the market was strong, and also to protect it when the market was at risk • Constant focus on quality and cost improvements through analysis of new technology & material improvements. Successfully initiated cost improvements on one program boosting direct margin $10M for the life of the program. • Improved direct margin for the OEM business unit 14% year on year through the maturation of long-term material and labor improvements and phasing out poorly performing products, processes and materials. • Stabilized a diminishing business, diversified risk and opened new markets, growing revenue from $15M to over $50M in awarded business by 2022. • Depth of experience in the eMobility and automotive fields of engineering and strategy.