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Elevator Consultant, Project Manager. Project development for commercial, residential and industrial elevators- from capital planning through final testing. Consultant to commercial and governmental clients for maintenance, repairs, testing, inspection, accounting and service reviews, project management, upgrade engineering, equipment selection, budgeting, modernization auditing, and performance/condition evaluations. Project development and equipment technology; equipment testing; maintenance control plans, procedures and specifications. Research and analysis of conveyance systems, audit Project vendor invoicing, change orders and progress payments, Product introductions through code authorities, marketing research and develop surveys, data collection for clients.

Northern California Elevator Industry Group (NCEIG) President. Contributor to articles for Elevator World Magazine. National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, Intl. (NAESAI) Member. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, (ASME) Member

ThyssenKrupp Elevator. Modernization Sales Manager for ThyssenKrupp Elevator San Jose worked with TKE customers to develop successful modernization plans for their equipment. Manage South Bay Elevator Projects for Apple Computer, Hyatt Santa Clara, Stanford University, Sunnyview Lutheran Home, Devcon Construction, The Terraces of Los Gatos, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, SLAC, NOVO Construction, DPR Construction, John Q Hammon Hotels, Pacific Host Hotels, and other major Silicon Valley properties.

KONE Elevator. Account Manager for Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA (300+ elevators) Engineered repairs, advised upgrades, write equipment specifications, developed maintenance standards, modernization, and ADA special needs standards for the campus. Managed ADA upgrades, major repairs, wrote procedures for fire service testing, assisted in development of Group 4 tests, with Senior ERT. Review and approved billings, co-ordinate repair schedules, review equipment drawings and installations, developed five year strategic plans. Same duties with clients such as Yahoo, Google, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, Marvell, City of Santa Cruz and others.

Consulting for a major airport facility equipment outages and callbacks were reduced to virtually zero resulting in a significant reduction in overtime costs.Wrote specifications, reviewed bids for, and reviewed all work on a major project to chance out hydraulic cylinders at an HOA located adjacent to a major body of water.Assisted a European elevator component manufacturer in introducing their product to into the United States. Assisted in the development of the product, introduced client to code authorities, introduced client to majors in the parts distribution network, Performed marketing studies and provided general pricing and other information for the client.