Expert Details
3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping, Ergonomics, and Digital Imaging
ID: 737682
Pennsylvania, USA
• Awarded Certificates of Appreciation from Raytheon IDS in support of Naval Undersea Warfare Center projects.
• 20+ years of experience as Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer for wiring harnesses and cable assemblies for Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) MK-48 and MK-54 torpedo systems for Raytheon IDS, Northrop Grumman, Progeny Systems, and Lockheed Martin.
• Design Lead for a proprietary missile system connector interface application. (ATK, Boeing/Lockheed Martin)
• Lead Project Engineer; 2012 TOW Program Supplier of the year. (Raytheon Missile Systems)
• Supervisor/Mentor for Vo-Tech students, College engineering interns, and high school STEM teams participating in regional robotic and technology programs and competitions.
• Conference Speaker and Presenter at numerous industry events including the Rapid+TCT conference series, Additive Manufacturing Conference AM2019, and Digital Bridge 2019, Industry 4.0.
• Featured in edition of Additive Manufacturing magazine. Empathy in Engineering article.
• Author/Contributor for numerous blogs and publications on Additive Manufacturing and Production.
Managerial Skills
-Program Management & Business Development
-Sales/Engineering Presentations
-Manufacturing Engineering
-Problem Solving and Thought Leadership
Technical Skills
-Tooling, Jig, and Fixture Design
-Productivity Ergonomics
-Rapid Prototyping
-Photography: Nikon Advanced Systems Specialist
-Artec Scanning and Digital Image Processing
-Geomagic for SolidWorks
-3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
-Objet Studio – Stratasys
-Control Center - Stratasys
-Fortus Insight software- Stratasys
-Medical First Responder – Plant Operations
-ISO9001/AS9100, NADCAP - Quality Systems
-IPC/WHMA-IPC-620
Education
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Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2016 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Manufacturing Engineer III | Department: All Business Units |
Responsibilities:• Engineering department supervisor for the development of process and tooling improvements to increase labor efficiencies, reduce defects, and reduce manufacturing costs.• Engineering Lead for various Additive Manufacturing and advanced process technologies including SolidWorks, Stratasys FDM and PolyJet Additive Manufacturing systems, and Artec scanning systems. • Sales Engineering support for new and existing business development. • Technical Contributor; supporting marketing initiatives including HubSpot and various media publications. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2016 | Employer: Liberty Electronics, Inc. | Title: Project/Process Engineer | Department: Military-Aerospace |
Responsibilities:• Business development: Organized, created, and conducted sales and technical presentations, as well as Lunch and Learn events, for Prime Contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Bombardier to support annual business unit sales.• Technical/Sales support: Conducted sales support, customer interface, and training applications for territory sales representatives and agents. • Program Management: Provided oversight of all functions of estimating, sales, engineering, and production scheduling for assigned projects or customers. • Directed technical studies for improving manufacturing processes, equipment qualification, safety considerations, design verification reviews, operational efficiencies, and cost-savings studies using Six Sigma, Lean, and Kaizen methodologies. • Served as Technical Interface in support of Quality Assurance, design, product development. • Developed and designed tooling, fixtures, and sub-assemblies in support of production requirements. • Conducted capability and qualification studies of existing and prospective vendors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1997 | Employer: Comtex Industries, Inc. | Title: Owner; President & General Manager | Department: Owner |
Responsibilities:• Design and production of commercial, retail, architectural and museum grade display products, and engineering-grade thermoplastic components.• Led HR Management, Product Development, Customer Relations, Sales and Marketing. • Sold business in 1998. The business continues in operation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1992 | Employer: Ultrapure-Technologies, Inc. | Title: Welding Technician/Project Manager | Department: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1991 | Employer: Bank Equipment Consulting, Inc. | Title: Service Technician/Crew Supervisor | Department: |
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Career Accomplishments
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| - Kaizen/Lean Processes: Certification - SixSigma: Certification. Yellow Belt - Microsoft Office: Certification - CAD Design-SolidWorks: Certification - Stratasys Fortus Operations – Level 1 & 2 - HubSpot – Inbound Sales and Marketing - Raytheon Export Control Awareness |