Experience

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  Follett Corporation

  • Key Account Specialist

    • Oct 2007 - Present

    Technical Trainer for installation, operation and service of icemakers, dispensers, refrigerators and freezers. I conduct numerous national and international training classes for our distributors, customers and service agents ranging from large all day seminars to specialized in-house presentatio...

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  Unified Brands

  • Jackson, Mississippi Area

  • Senior Design Engineer

    • Apr 2007 - Oct 2007
    • Jackson, Mississippi Area

    Designed the water and steam system for a new combi-oven. Prototyping and fabrication of stainless components, CAD design and extensive cook testing :)

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  Ross Manufacturing

  • Escanaba, Michigan

  • Director of Engineering - Sales Engineer

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Escanaba, Michigan

    Manufacturer of continuous freezers and batch freezers.• Managed R&D group with over a dozen simultaneous new foodservice equipment projects.• Developed on time, a unique self-contained modular frozen desert dispensing machine with a substantially narrower width design than any competitor.• D...

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  Independent Contractor

  • Green Bay, WI

  • Foodservice Equipment Installation / Project Management

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Green Bay, WI

    • Project management and independent installation of restaurant equipment in over 100 fast food restaurants, chain restaurants, college campuses, and truck stops throughout the Midwest.• Installed ice transport systems, chef’s counters, wait stations, fry stations, post-mix fountain beverage disp...

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  Lancer Corporation

  • Orange County, California Area

  • Technical Operations Manager - Design Engineer

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Orange County, California Area

    • Midwest regional technical service manager and product development engineer for a major beverage equipment manufacturer. • Taught installation and service seminars on fountain beverage & frozen beverage dispensers, ice transport systems, and reverse osmosis water systems to Coca Cola, Pepsi...

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  Lancer Ice Link

  • Orange County, California Area

  • Design Engineer

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Orange County, California Area

    • Development from idea through working prototype to production of Ice Link, a pneumatic tube system for carrying ice. • Co-inventor on Ice Link patents. • Wrote system software specifications, worked mechanical and electrical design. • Designed, fabricated, and installed a variety of prototype i...

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  Dagger Mountain Bikes

  • Anaheim, California

  • Owner

    • 1994 - 1998
    • Anaheim, California

    Started a high-end bicycle manufacturing company specializing in full suspension mountain bikes and road bikes using Easton 7005 aluminum.• Formed a national dealer network, international distribution, and a pro race team. • Designed magazine advertising, jerseys, banners, graphics, and trade sho...

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  Facilities Support Technology

  • Laguna Hills, CA

  • Project Manager / Owner

    • 1992 - 1994
    • Laguna Hills, CA

    Project manager then owner of a mechanical contracting company installing process equipment, piping, and cleanrooms for the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. • Designed and fabricated gas handling systems, high vacuum, exhaust, equipment cooling, DI water, and drain systems. • Installe...

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  Rockwell International

  • Anaheim, CA

  • Aerospace Engineer

    • 1985 - 1992
    • Anaheim, CA

    Design of MOCVD and VPE epitaxy systems for thermal imaging detectors - HgCdTe on GaAs.Software for flight control systems on B1-B aircraft.• Project engineer in infrared semiconductor device manufacturing. • Responsible for developmental program of gallium arsenide wafer processing equipment for...