Trevor Reither

Background

About Trevor Reither

Senior Engineering Manager and Veteran with successful contributions in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Software, Program Management, and Lean Agile Product Development consistently improving the efficiency in developing and delivery of new cutting- edge products to customers. Implementation of Agile Scrum methodologies have been a cornerstone of my tenure, fostering cross-functional collaboration and enhancing product value across global platforms. LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: • Sponsored and led the Automation team transition to Scrum development process, resulting in a 50% reduction in development and delivery effort to deliver the next leading edge Combine Automation suite to our customers. • Initiated and utilized Agile methodology to accelerate projects through the early Product and Project definition phases of new product development, delivering a 30% reduction in cycle time. • Utilized Six Sigma Pairwise Analysis to gain alignment of Marketing, Engineering, Product Planning and Customer on prioritizing product requirements and ensuring alignment of the cross functional team. • Delivered numerous efficiency improvements on the production floor and in product development areas with the use of value stream mapping to eliminate waste and improved cycle times. TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP: • Experience developing and testing complex microprocessor based embedded electrical control systems using CAN communication. • Led the development of a requirements review and re-use process resulting in a 30% improvement in R&D costs for follow on projects. • Quote from my team, “Trevor has a knack for knowing when to dig into a technical detail and when to allow the team the space to pursue the solution without burden”. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT: • Enacted employee development activities to empower employees to improve their knowledge and capabilities, resulting in a 20% improvement on our teams Employee Rewards and Recognition metric. • Delivered a 15% improvement in Employee Engagement scores by restructuring the Electrical and Automation teams using AGILE Product Owner concept to create Vehicle Owners and Domain Owners, improving the clarity of the team’s roles and responsibilities.