Fan Xu
Senior Director Strategy
Columbus, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFan Xu is a senior strategy leader with 15 years of cross-functional experience blending management consulting, product development, and engineering across the US, China, and Japan. Currently Senior Director of Strategy at Cummins, he leads global engine business portfolio investment decisions and operational model evolution, previously managing a $90M+ annual R&D portfolio for China engine platforms. He combines deep technical roots in thermal, emissions and powertrain systems with MBA-trained business acumen to translate customer needs into high-impact product and portfolio decisions. Known for driving efficiency—e.g., engineering process changes that yielded six-figure cost avoidance and a 70% boost in ESW completion—he excels at aligning technical teams with commercial objectives. His early research produced publications, a patent, and practical fuel-cell and battery diagnostics used by industry and defense customers, reflecting a rare blend of hands-on engineering rigor and strategic leadership. Based in Columbus, Indiana, he is fluent in navigating multicultural stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.75, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.75 at Purdue UniversityMaster's degree, Chemistry, 3.6, Master's degree, Chemistry, 3.6 at Xiamen UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Manufacturing Engineering, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Manufacturing Engineering at Indiana University
English, Chinese, southern min dialect
Github Skills (2)
bioinformatics7
retrieval6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
HuanglabPurdue/INSPR
Mar 2020 - Jul 2021
in situ PSF retrieval for whole cells and tissues
Contributions:59 commits, 18 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 4 months
in-situpsfbioinformaticsretrievalcells
xufbit/leetcode
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
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