Expert Details
Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Building Products
ID: 722887
Tennessee, USA
Expert has experience in the regulations concerning building construction including OSHA requirements, city approvals (MEA, Dade County, Etc.), model building codes, design standards (AISC, AISI, etc.), NFPA, ASTM, and ASCE. Expert has participated in the writing of ASTM specifications for fire protection and cement based products as well as assisting in the development of several areas of the model codes.
Expert managed a team of engineers and designers involved in the design of roofing systems for power plants, steel mills, schools, aircraft hangers, etc.
Expert has experience in the development and application of steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and cement based products for the construction industry having developed products marketed by Fabral, Owens Corning and James Hardie.
Expert has successfully managed the construction of 11 manufacturing plants including development of initial design, development of project schedules, selection of vendors, development of capital and construction budgets, selection of equipment, installation of structures and equipment, plant start-up, and testing and training of new associates.
Expert has been a senior member of several corporations and has been instrumental in the development of strategic plans that included developmental plans for new products and manufacturing facilities, safety, environmental, and engineering.
Expert has managed design engineering teams involved in the development of new building products along with the design of large corporate (exterior) image systems for Ford, GM, McDonalds, Nissan, CVS, etc. Staffs have ranged from four to 90 personnel.
Expert has been able to marry his product development experience with his experience in understanding and developing manufacturing facilities. This has resulted in products that stress the need for ease in assembly while maintaining good product margins.
Expert has managed several manufacturing plants during the initial start up phase including the selection of staffs, training, development of safety and maintenance plan. He has been responsible for inventory management, capacity planning, and quality along with P&L responsibility. He has managed teams that have reviewed plant performance then developed solutions that allowed increased productivity while reducing scrap and waste.
Expert has lead teams that have evaluated the current manufacturing processes then developed a streamlined reorganization that resulted in increased productivity while decreases production costs.
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Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1979 | Degree: B. S. | Subject: Agricultural Engineering | Institution: Pennsylvania State University |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: M. S. | Subject: Structural Engineering | Institution: Pennsylvania State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Brookwood Construction and Engineers | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was the Project Manager for a company for the design of the infrastructure and relocation of all equipment to new 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The project included the management of all outside engineering firms, purchasing of new equipment, managed rigging contractor and establishing a new IT system. He also did the preliminary design of a fiber cement manufacturing facility for a leading building products company in Pennsylvania. He also was responsible for the construction of new $615,000 residential home in West Knoxville. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2004 | Employer: ImagePoint, Inc | Title: Director - Technical Services | Department: Technical Services |
Responsibilities:1. Management of technical staff including five project managers, seven design engineers, 12 manufacturing engineers, 18 CAD operators, eight graphic designers, two estimators, four quality engineers, and 14 plant support specialists.2. Managed the successful shut down of a 350,000 square foot plant, increased capabilities of remaining to bring capacity in balance with need, transfer of critical equipment to other plants, eliminated $3 million in yearly operating losses. 3. Successful disposal of equipment remaining from transfer. 4. Responsible for developing strategic capacity plans for all manufacturing facilities working with Sales/Marketing to develop quarterly forecasts. 5. Reorganized manufacturing facilities increasing efficiency and productivity by 15%. Streamlined MRP system by developing common methods amongst plants in part numbers, bills of materials and work routing steps. Lead effort to develop standardized training of new and existing employees. 6. Successfully implemented improved safety programs that reduced recordables by 60% and eliminated $500,000 in yearly Workman’s Compensation costs. 7. Managed teams that successfully started up over $200 million in new business. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1999 | Employer: Fabwel, Inc. | Title: Vice President | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:1. Member of Fabwel’s Executive Committee involved in strategic planning and operational issues.2. Developed capital spending budget in conjunction with Vice President – Operations and divisional managers. 3. Development/rebuild of equipment and facilities in support of operations. Assisted in the establishment of preventative maintenance programs. 4. Team leader in the establishment of a new division for laminated wall sections. Managed $1.5 million capital plan, established internal programs, selected management team and acted as General Manager until division was established. 5. Managed the expansion of fiberglass composite sidewall plant that increased sales of products by $15 million. Oversaw $4.5 million capital plan. 6.Development of a formal, corporate wide, safety and environmental programs. Managed personnel involved in implementing programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1996 | Employer: Alumax Building Products | Title: Director | Department: Engineering Services |
Responsibilities:1. Management staff involved in product development, customer engineering, and quality assurance.2. Management staff involved in the design and development, purchasing, installation, and operator training of equipment to produce products. 3. Managed the processes required for the establishment of new laminated wall division ($1.0 million capital plan), new metal manufacturing facility in Helena, Arkansas ($2.5 million capital plan). 4. Team Leader in the redesign of the manufacturing process to produce RV doors ($1.0 million capital plan) including construction of new fixture tables, design and development of automated CnC router and new lamination equipment. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1994 | Employer: Eternit/Promat/FCP (Cemplank) | Title: | Department: Managing Director |
Responsibilities:1. Management of staffs involved in sales, product development, engineering, quality assurance and manufacturing processes.2. Profit/Loss responsibility for Promat Division involved in the marketing of fire protection products. 3. Development of quality assurance program for Cemplank manufacturing division. 4. Development of fiber cement products including siding and tile backer board products now marketed under the Cemplank name. 5. Development of strategic sales and marketing plans, implementation of the resulting programs. 6. Design of equipment and processes to manufacture fiber cement products, member of staff that built new facility ($25 million capital plan). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1987 | Employer: Fabral - Alcan Building Products | Title: Manager of Engineering | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:1. Managed staff of engineers and in-house drafting/detailing departments2. Long term forecasting of products and/or markets, implementation of product and engineering policies to meet those needs. 3. Design and requisition of equipment required to manufacture products including rollform tooling, progressive dies and injection molding. 4. Management of application activities including project quoting, project design, customer inquires, product training and resolution of claims. 5. Developed all marketing materials including brochures and advertising. 6. Supervision of customer sales service department, development of customer quotes, monitored pricing strategies, raw material planning and production scheduling. 7. Design and development of new products, application engineering at customer level. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Belgium | Summary: Expert worked with design teams in Brussels on fiber cement products and new plant design. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: He worked with other Promat managing directors to formulate a global sales strategy. |
Fields of Expertise
building construction, construction engineering, construction industry, construction defect, roofing, construction material siding, aluminum siding, composite siding, cement fiber siding, wood siding, general contractor, building construction regulation, building design, construction material, construction project management, project management, corporate strategic planning, design engineering, design for cost, design process, engineering design, new product design, new product development, product design, design for manufacturability, design for manufacture and assembly, high volume, low cost product design, integrated product development, plant management, plant operations management, process design, operations engineering, manufacturing efficiency, general contracting, slate roof, post project appraisal, business management, assembly structural testing, integrated product team, machining tooling design, robust design, design-for-quality, industrial design, steel test program design, steel research program design, value analysis program management, aluminum product design, development engineering management, stiffness design, manufacturability design review, material product development, product safety design, redesign process, material design, product, computer-aided design and manufacturing, new product development management, process modification, concurrent engineering