Summary of Qualifications

Technical/Engineering Leader with progressive engineering, technical sales, manufacturing management and capital equipment experience. An experienced engineering leader, possessing exceptional communication, motivation, analytical, conceptual, and applied problem solving skills and recipient of seven U.S. patents.

Functional Experience:
Engineering Management, R&D, Operations, Maintenance, Application Engineering and Sales Support

Industry Experience:
Automation Equipment, Packaging Components, Automotive and Consumer Lighting, Optical Fiber, Ceramic Capacitors, and Testing Equipment

Management Skills:

• Organizational Leadership
• New Product Introduction
• P&L Management
• Technical Project Management
• R&D/Design/Development
• Intellectual Property
• Strategic Planning/Budgeting
• ISO/QS Quality Systems
• Process Optimization

Professional Experience

Confidential, Tucson, Arizona 2006 – Present

Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Automation (2006 - Present)
Responsible for identifying, justifying and implementing of new manufacturing and process technologies at various US and foreign Rain Bird manufacturing facilities

• Successfully coordinated the design and implementation of automated molding improvements resulting in a 100% increase in production with a $100,000 reduction in labor saving per year.
• Identified automation opportunities to reduce the required assembly, testing and packaging labor by 350 people. Obtained approval and implemented the initial phase of the project to achieve an annual cost reduction of greater than $500, 000 per year in labor savings.
• Acted as the Manufacturing Manager for Rain Bird’s largest injection molding facility with annual sales of $30,000,000 per year. Responsible for a staff of over 200 operators and technicians over a 24/7 schedule for four months.

Confidential, West Seneca, New York 1995 – 2006

General Manager: Active-Pak Automation Division (2002 - 2006)
Led an organization of eleven engineers and technicians in all aspects of the operation including: production, engineering, and sales of capital equipment used in the packaging of pharmaceutical, diagnostic and food products. Translated the corporate goals into definable, measurable objectives for the business unit and executed strategic business plans to achieve these objectives. Developed budgets and managed the business P&L. Deployed new technology and processes to reduce operating cost as well as increase revenue, safety in the workplace, and market share. Hired, coached, motivated, developed, and evaluated personnel to improve the effectiveness of the business unit.

• Implemented build-to-inventory system that reduced lead times by 35% and balanced work flow.
• Increased annual sales from $1 million in 2002 to $2.7 million in 2005. Successfully supported growth through effective staffing, scheduling, capital acquisition, and technical expertise.
• Realized an increase of $500,000 in profitability through effective sales growth and cost control.
• Introduced a new inexpensive line of capital equipment for the nutraceutical market with sales totaling $300,000 of total sales in the first twelve months.
• Led the design and development of design improvements to reduce periodic maintenance and improve machine uptime for new and existing dispenser designs.
• Coordinated projects with customers to insure that all machine and interface requirements were identified and machines were delivered on time with 98% customer approval at final testing.
• Managed multiple capital equipment projects including the design, development manufacturing and testing for specific customer applications. Achieve a 95% on time delivery record.

Managed a department of 30 engineers and technicians responsible for process and product development, production support, and maintenance. Interfaced with customers and professional organizations to identify emerging technologies and product concepts to address future market needs. Led development projects supporting pharmaceutical, diagnostic, food, electronic, and automotive customers.

• Coordinated 25 patent applications over four years with a success rate of greater than 75%. Directed efforts to expand patents and protect intellectual property in foreign markets.
• Developed a product line of chemical filters for the electronics industry using new materials and new processes with third year sales reaching $4 million and achieving a 50% market share.
• Lead the design, development, and assembly as well as the production implementation of capital equipment for the manufacturing of a new product line.
• Managed the annual capital equipment budget process and justification for production, maintenance and research and development departments.
• Achieved a response time reduction for product line extensions by 60% through the development and implementation of a database with real time access for engineers and sales personnel.
• Implemented and championed a cross-functional team approach for new product development that improved customer satisfaction, reduced engineering changes, and decreased time to market.

Confidential, Corning, New York 1980 – 1995

Technical Group Coordinator: Lighting Products Division (1991 - 1995) 
Directed a staff of engineers and technicians in improvement areas including hot glass compression molding processes, tool improvements, annealing and polishing and packaging equipment and design. Member of management team that determined the strategic direction and goals of the organization.

• Developed and implemented new tooling technology to reduce defects during the forming process with a cost savings of $600,000 per year.
• Reduced process start up by 20% on critical products by implementing improvements through capability studies and experimentation.
• Achieved 50% cycle time reduction for new product quotations and production implementation.

Department Head, Confidential (1989 - 1991) 
Directed the mold and machine shop (engineering and skilled union employees) in support of the manufacturing operation. Developed and managed a $5 million annual budget for production tooling.

• Instituted an external quotation system that resulted in a net reduction of $500,000 in the first 18 months while maintaining the highest level of quality.
• Implemented CMM process that identified tooling wear and forecast tooling life. Modified key tooling design parameters and tooling maintenance procedures that reduced defect levels by 10%.

Department Head, Confidential (1985 - 1989)
Directed a staff of engineers and technicians in the design of new and existing equipment for current and future product lines. Coordinated product and process requirements with customer and production organizations.

• Implemented packaging equipment improvements that reduced equipment downtime by 20%.
• Developed an automated equipment downtime data collection system to improve the accuracy of machine downtime.

Section Supervisor, Confidential (1983 - 1985)
Directed a staff of mechanical engineers and technicians in the improvement of equipment efficiencies for the manufacture of optical fibers.

• Implemented an increase of 15% in manufacturing capacity utilizing design improvements of the existing manufacturing equipment.
• Coordinated the validation and production acceptance of a major capacity expansion, including both process equipment and facility support functions.

Project Engineer/Section Supervisor: Confidential (1980 - 1983) 
Responsible for the direction of a staff of engineers and equipment designers from conception through implementation of new manufacturing equipment and processes for various manufacturing plants.

• Coordinated the design, development and successful implementation of new equipment for three new processes for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors. The new equipment reduced the cost by 20% and improved the quality by 10%.
• Evaluated and recommended new commercial printing equipment for glass pipettes to improve the quality and durability of the product printing.

Education

Confidential University 
BSME, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering