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Rochester, NY

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Summary of Qualifications

    • Supervised and motivated direct reports to reach corporate and personal goals.
    • Increased corporate profits by 20% through ROI and value added analysis.
    • Recovered $3.1 million by correcting manufacturing failure modes.
    • Obtained patents, published papers, designed and delivered training programs.
    • Implemented ISO 9000, lead auditor and authored quality manuals, implemented DMAIC methods which decreased cost of quality and changed corporate culture.

Professional Experience

Confidential, Rochester, NY 2010 - 2011 
Vice President of Operations

    • Conducted daily operating meeting to maintain sense of operating urgency which increased profits by ~$1M.
    • Planned production activities and ensured all daily operating goals of safety, quality, delivery and productivity were met. This was reviewed on a daily basis.
    • Managed direct reports schedules and wrote their performance appraisals providing them with feedback to improve their performance and plant operations.
    • Responsible for plant operations, procedures, equipment performance, and training.
    • Saved over $50,000 through strides towards operational excellence via cost of quality analysis, inventory reduction and implementation of lean manufacturing methods.
    • Increased uptime by 15% by implementing Preventive Maintenance System.
    • 99% of product shipped for the year was on time, increasing customer satisfaction.

Confidential, Rochester, NY 2006 - 2010 
Research and Development Engineer, Medical Devices
Developed $3 million of intellectual property sold to Medtronic and Boston Scientific. 
Designed, constructed, debugged and documented automated Cardiac Support System.
Generated two patents to support pacing lead patients’ safety during MRIs. 
Submitted $15M in SBIR grants, $1M of funding approved to support development.
Liaison with FDA for research and development of an MRI Compatible Voltage Measurement System resulting in new safety protocols and industry standards.
Confidential, Rochester, NY 2003 - 2006 
Development Engineer, Center for Imaging Science
Supervised 30 students in proper use of equipment to conduct fundamental research Designed and constructed calibration systems for airborne spectral imaging systems.
Installed, operated, and developed training programs for $1 million spectral laboratory.
Program leader for lab and field spectral measurement collection campaigns 
Liaison to government sponsors: NGIA, Boeing, Harris, and local universities.
Performed measurements to support the development of the ITT LIDAR system.
Wrote procedures and protocols for all equipment and agency measurements.

Confidential, Rochester, NY 2001 - 2003
Manufacturing Engineer

  • Program leader of technicians and engineers to drive technical advances which reduced the inventory by $3.1 million, increased production yield by 45%, increased test capability by 50% while increasing manufacturing quality.
  • Introduced KAIZEN continuous improvement process to manufacturing floor resulting in significant cost reductions and quality improvements.
  • Developed reference standards and comparison methods that enabled the statistical analysis and quality control by determining system bias, precision, and accuracy.
  • Developed a production forecast model of capacity, yield and repair of digital writers.

Confidential, NY 2001 
Senior Measurement Engineer

  • Supervised technician installation and validation of Aries and Jupiter Test Stations.
  • Wrote subordinate performance apparaisals.
  • Standardized artifacts and measurement methods to reduce system variability.
  • Improved manufacturing processes using Statistical Process Control (SPC).
  • Documented systems and trained technical staff in fiber optic measurement systems.

Confidential, Rochester, NY 1982 – 2001
Electrical Engineer

  • Lead engineer for many manufacturing projects ranging from $5K to $500K.
  • Designed, fabricated, documented, installed systems with PLCs and LabView.
  • Developed and delivered technical training programs.
  • Supervised metrology laboratory to support world-wide manufacturing.
  • Quality manager and experienced ISO 9000 and Guide 25 Auditor.
  • Coordinated world-wide corporate quality improvement programs.
  • Liaison to the N.I.S.T. for worldwide calibration standards. CORM Member.
  • Conducted routine maintenance and calibration of high voltage power systems.

Education

Masters of Science in Cross-Disciplinary Studies

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

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