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Kyle Walden

Lula,GA

Summary

Innovative and experienced leader with a passion in the food industry with a proven track record of driving growth and increasing revenue. Skilled in overseeing NPD teams, managing customer accounts, and developing innovation strategies to launch products on time and on budget. Strong communicator with the ability to establish relationships with major suppliers and motivate teams to achieve outstanding results.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Innovation Team Lead

Marel
01.2024 - Current
  • Conduct market research to assess feasibility of new ideas.
  • Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
  • Oversees a team on 10 developers and designers to create innovative products from concept to launch.
  • Conduct market research and analyze market trends to identify new development opportunities.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to create a successful product launch.
  • Monitored team performance and provided constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.

Sales Project Manager

Marel
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Developing and managing budgets for each project while accounting for all costs
  • Developed strong relationships with clients to maintain ongoing business opportunities.
  • Met with clients, delivering presentations, and educating on product and service features and offerings.
  • Working with clients to define their needs and goals to create effective solutions to meet their requirements.
  • Manage relationships with clients and all stakeholders.
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
  • Coordinating with outside vendors to obtain products or services.
  • Reporting on project status to upper management and keeping them informed about any delays or issues.
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation.

Sr. Development Engineer/ Project Manager

Marel
01.2016 - 01.2023

All the core jobs functions as previous role with additional

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products.
  • Resolved complex technical issues using expert problem-solving abilities, minimizing delays in product delivery timelines.
  • Oversees US projects from design to delivery.
  • Estimates and controls budget for US development projects.
  • Creating and executing project work plans. Project ranging from $50k to 2m.
  • Creating detailed product specifications that meet customer requirements.
  • Managing both internal and external customers relationships
  • Managing day to day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope

Sr. Development Engineer

Marel
08.2006 - 01.2016
    • Develops and commercializes new or improved products that solve customer problems.
    • Frequently performs extensive research and development around new technologies and their applications.
    • Lead R&D team members and other product stakeholders, including Sales, Marketing, and Operations Teams to define concept objectives.
    • Serves as single point of contact for project scheduling and reporting.
    • Develops and successfully transitions concepts into working prototypes.
    • Creates project plans to fit stakeholders and customer's needs for newly developed equipment.
    • Defines project deliverables and monitors status of task.
    • Scheduling and dealing with offsite contractors for onsite customer shutdowns projects and repairs.
    • Provides support and problem-solving resolutions for customers.

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Caterpillar
05.2005 - 07.2006
  • Monitored and documented work performance in maintenance logs in compliance with company guidelines.
  • Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
  • Inspected and maintained equipment to keep items in top working condition.
  • Conducted routine maintenance and inspections to identify and address mechanical issues.
  • Performed routine preventive maintenance activities and retained copy of equipment programs as backups.
  • Installed and repaired electrical and mechanical systems, equipment and machinery to maintain proper functionality.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Business Management

Lanier Technical College
Oakwood, GA
01.2025

Skills

  • Sales expertise
  • Problem-Solving
  • Performance Improvement
  • Customer Focus
  • Marketing knowledge
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Project Planning
  • Team motivation
  • Product Management
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance- November 2020
  • Six Sigma Green Belt- Lanier Technical College- February 2020
  • Leadership Academy- Lanier Technical College- September 2019
  • Solidworks Design, MLC Cad Systems, November 2017
  • Poultry 101, Auburn University, April 2010

Timeline

Innovation Team Lead

Marel
01.2024 - Current

Sales Project Manager

Marel
01.2023 - 01.2024

Sr. Development Engineer/ Project Manager

Marel
01.2016 - 01.2023

Sr. Development Engineer

Marel
08.2006 - 01.2016

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Caterpillar
05.2005 - 07.2006

Associate of Applied Science - Business Management

Lanier Technical College
Kyle Walden