Michael W.

About Michael W.

Commercial leader specializing in scaling sensing, electrification, and predictive maintenance technologies across global aerospace and industrial markets.My career began in engineering roles supporting complex aerospace and industrial systems before evolving into more than a decade of leadership across sales, business development, and product line management. This progression has given me a unique ability to bridge engineering and commercial organizations — translating complex technical capabilities into compelling customer solutions and scalable market strategies.I have spent much of my career working at the intersection of hardware innovation and market development, helping organizations bring advanced sensing platforms and power technologies to global customers. My experience spans aerospace, power generation, advanced manufacturing, marine, and heavy industry, where I have led growth initiatives, built strategic partnerships with OEMs and operators, and supported the commercialization of technologies that improve system performance and enable machine health monitoring and condition-based maintenance. The sensing and analytics platforms I\'ve brought to market — including embedded software layers for diagnostics and predictive health data — mirror the commercial model I\'m most energized to scale next.I regularly collaborate across engineering, product, operations, and commercial teams to bring new technologies to market and drive adoption across international customer bases. I\'m equally comfortable building the sales infrastructure — pipeline processes, team coaching frameworks, and GTM playbooks — as I am executing in the field. I thrive in innovative and fast-paced environments where emerging technologies, customer insight, and strategic execution intersect.I am particularly energized by opportunities where machine health, sensing platforms, and data-driven reliability services are shaping the next generation of system performance — and where there\'s a commercial team to build, not just manage.

Experience

1. Sales Manager, Engine Solutions & Electrification (Eaton Aerospace)

   Eaton

   Feb 2025 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   Lead team of Product Sales Managers driving global account growth, new platform capture, and team development-Drive multi-year supply contracts with major aerospace OEM customers across propulsion, sensing, and electrification platforms-Lead capture efforts for sensing platforms with embedded software, condition monitoring data outputs, and predictive health capabilities integrated into customer systems-Lead cross-functional capture teams to secure design-in positions on next-generation aerospace, autonomous, and unmanned platforms-Develop GTM strategies for new product introductions; translate customer requirements into product roadmaps with engineering and product leadership

Education

• University of Dayton

  Mechnical Engineering, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• Product Development
• Design and Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Ptc Creo
• Catia
• Failure Analysis
• Customer Service
• Autocad
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Turbines
• Intercultural Communication
• Supplier Development
• Wind
• Process Improvement
• Engineering Management
• Microsoft Project
• Team Management
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Quality Assurance
• 3d Modeling
• Inventor
• Technical Documentation
• Document Management
• Prototype
• High Volume Manufacturing
• Operations & Maintenance
• Pro Engineer
• Management
• Procurement
• Continuous Improvement
• Mechanical Engineering