Garrett Guidroz
Director of Strategic Growth
- Role
- Director of Strategic Growth, Na at Rapa Group
- Location
- Auburn, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Director of Strategic Growth, Na
Nov 2025 — Present · Auburn, AL, US
Responsible for accelerating RAPA’s North American expansion into emerging industries beyond our core automotive business unit. Leveraging 20 years of R&D and product development experience, I bridge the gap between engineering and commercial strategy—working directly with OEMs, system architects, and purchasing teams to identify unmet application needs and translate them into scalable product solutions.My focus is on penetrating high-growth markets such as healthcare, biotech, industrial automation, and agriculture, positioning RAPA’s precision fluid-control technology where reliability and engineering performance truly matter. I lead initiatives around strategic partnerships, new product applications, and long-term business development to establish RAPA as a trusted supplier across multiple non-automotive industries throughout North America.
Education
University of South Carolina
Master of Engineering (MEng), Mechanical Engineering
2008 — 2010
The University of Alabama
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
1999 — 2005
Skills
- Root Cause Analysis
- Finite Element Analysis
- Continuous Improvement
- Ppap
- Lean Manufacturing
- Automotive
- Catia
- Product Development
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Tires
- Vehicles
- Fmea
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