Douglas Woolverton
Senior Manager Mechanical Engineering at Mainspring Energy- Claim this Profile
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Rick Keller
I worked with Douglas at Agilent Technologies and I recommend him as a highly productive design engineer, R&D project manager, and business development/customer quality leader. Douglas is a disciplined technologist. He drives to understand & manage the fundamental science and critical technology of any problem or project at hand. In this regard, he was instrumental in developing a complex flow-down of detailed requirements for a custom satellite-based interferometer development program. Douglas is also my benchmark for clearly defining problem statements and/or root causes in order to efficiently apply resources to solve a problem at hand. He has excellent skills for customer facing roles. He is a generous listener, adept at questioning without judging to nurture innovation, and a very constructive communicator. Douglas operates with a high level of integrity and is dedicated to doing the right thing. As a manager, he also has the fortitude to say no and propose/pursue alternate solutions when it’s the right thing to do.
Mehrdad Roosta
I regard Douglas as a top notch technical manager and team leader. Douglas recruited me to join his team of engineers and scientists at Agilent Technologies. Over a relatively short period of time he was able to assemble a high performance team that delivered a very challenging precision opto-mechanical product for an important customer, earning our division many millions of dollars. I have always been impressed by his balanced technical and people skills. He has excellent communication skills and he is able to create a high trust environment for his team. He treats his team members as subject matter experts, and his leadership is such that individuals are fully empowered to be their best. He provides guidance, information, and direction in a positive manner. Douglas put together one of the best technical teams that I have had the privilege of being a member.
Rick Keller
I worked with Douglas at Agilent Technologies and I recommend him as a highly productive design engineer, R&D project manager, and business development/customer quality leader. Douglas is a disciplined technologist. He drives to understand & manage the fundamental science and critical technology of any problem or project at hand. In this regard, he was instrumental in developing a complex flow-down of detailed requirements for a custom satellite-based interferometer development program. Douglas is also my benchmark for clearly defining problem statements and/or root causes in order to efficiently apply resources to solve a problem at hand. He has excellent skills for customer facing roles. He is a generous listener, adept at questioning without judging to nurture innovation, and a very constructive communicator. Douglas operates with a high level of integrity and is dedicated to doing the right thing. As a manager, he also has the fortitude to say no and propose/pursue alternate solutions when it’s the right thing to do.
Mehrdad Roosta
I regard Douglas as a top notch technical manager and team leader. Douglas recruited me to join his team of engineers and scientists at Agilent Technologies. Over a relatively short period of time he was able to assemble a high performance team that delivered a very challenging precision opto-mechanical product for an important customer, earning our division many millions of dollars. I have always been impressed by his balanced technical and people skills. He has excellent communication skills and he is able to create a high trust environment for his team. He treats his team members as subject matter experts, and his leadership is such that individuals are fully empowered to be their best. He provides guidance, information, and direction in a positive manner. Douglas put together one of the best technical teams that I have had the privilege of being a member.
Rick Keller
I worked with Douglas at Agilent Technologies and I recommend him as a highly productive design engineer, R&D project manager, and business development/customer quality leader. Douglas is a disciplined technologist. He drives to understand & manage the fundamental science and critical technology of any problem or project at hand. In this regard, he was instrumental in developing a complex flow-down of detailed requirements for a custom satellite-based interferometer development program. Douglas is also my benchmark for clearly defining problem statements and/or root causes in order to efficiently apply resources to solve a problem at hand. He has excellent skills for customer facing roles. He is a generous listener, adept at questioning without judging to nurture innovation, and a very constructive communicator. Douglas operates with a high level of integrity and is dedicated to doing the right thing. As a manager, he also has the fortitude to say no and propose/pursue alternate solutions when it’s the right thing to do.
Mehrdad Roosta
I regard Douglas as a top notch technical manager and team leader. Douglas recruited me to join his team of engineers and scientists at Agilent Technologies. Over a relatively short period of time he was able to assemble a high performance team that delivered a very challenging precision opto-mechanical product for an important customer, earning our division many millions of dollars. I have always been impressed by his balanced technical and people skills. He has excellent communication skills and he is able to create a high trust environment for his team. He treats his team members as subject matter experts, and his leadership is such that individuals are fully empowered to be their best. He provides guidance, information, and direction in a positive manner. Douglas put together one of the best technical teams that I have had the privilege of being a member.
Rick Keller
I worked with Douglas at Agilent Technologies and I recommend him as a highly productive design engineer, R&D project manager, and business development/customer quality leader. Douglas is a disciplined technologist. He drives to understand & manage the fundamental science and critical technology of any problem or project at hand. In this regard, he was instrumental in developing a complex flow-down of detailed requirements for a custom satellite-based interferometer development program. Douglas is also my benchmark for clearly defining problem statements and/or root causes in order to efficiently apply resources to solve a problem at hand. He has excellent skills for customer facing roles. He is a generous listener, adept at questioning without judging to nurture innovation, and a very constructive communicator. Douglas operates with a high level of integrity and is dedicated to doing the right thing. As a manager, he also has the fortitude to say no and propose/pursue alternate solutions when it’s the right thing to do.
Mehrdad Roosta
I regard Douglas as a top notch technical manager and team leader. Douglas recruited me to join his team of engineers and scientists at Agilent Technologies. Over a relatively short period of time he was able to assemble a high performance team that delivered a very challenging precision opto-mechanical product for an important customer, earning our division many millions of dollars. I have always been impressed by his balanced technical and people skills. He has excellent communication skills and he is able to create a high trust environment for his team. He treats his team members as subject matter experts, and his leadership is such that individuals are fully empowered to be their best. He provides guidance, information, and direction in a positive manner. Douglas put together one of the best technical teams that I have had the privilege of being a member.
Experience
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Mainspring Energy
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United States
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Renewable Energy Power Generation
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Manager Mechanical Engineering
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Nov 2018 - Present
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Keysight Technologies
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Manager
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Oct 2013 - Nov 2018
• Led the ME team to develop second-gen scanning electron microscope (SEM), transforming an early prototype into a manufacturable product • Substantially improved product reliability by extending the column/source lifetime. • Enhanced the user experience with shorter measurement cycle times. • Improved imaging performance by quieting electronic noise and vibration. • Led cross-functional team to establish program strategy through major checkpoints in PLC. • Led the ME team to develop second-gen scanning electron microscope (SEM), transforming an early prototype into a manufacturable product • Substantially improved product reliability by extending the column/source lifetime. • Enhanced the user experience with shorter measurement cycle times. • Improved imaging performance by quieting electronic noise and vibration. • Led cross-functional team to establish program strategy through major checkpoints in PLC.
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Agilent Technologies
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Program Manager
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Jan 2008 - Oct 2013
• Led cross-functional teams in rapid root cause analysis and resolution of multiple systematic field failures for top customers of semiconductor equipment in Europe and Asia. Recommended product design improvements and negotiated resolution plans. • Developed and implemented a program to grow the laser consumables business in Asia against emerging low-cost competitors of semiconductor cap eqpt; developed partners in Taiwan and Korea.• Re-engineered the root cause analysis process to shorten response/resolution time by more than 50% using existing resources.• Reduced risk using FMEA through the RoHS conversion of $80M product line. Show less
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R&D Project Manager
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Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
Led development team to design a custom interferometer for a high reliability aerospace mission, generating over $20M in revenue. Hired and managed multidisciplinary team of 12 engineers.
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R&D Project Leader
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Aug 2000 - Dec 2004
Led R&D project teams to develop solutions for precision measurement and photonic switching applications.
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Lumileds
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Project Manager
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Jan 2000 - Aug 2000
Investigated the next generation of high power packaging of LEDs for white light illumination, resulting in two patents for high power packaging of LEDs. Investigated the next generation of high power packaging of LEDs for white light illumination, resulting in two patents for high power packaging of LEDs.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Project Leader
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Apr 1998 - Dec 1999
Led a globally dispersed team to develop second generation LED emitter for automotive rear lighting.
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Applications Engineer, Europe
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Oct 1995 - Apr 1998
Facilitated adoption of LED technology into automotive exterior lighting applications and strengthened HP’s relationships with key customers in Europe.
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Education
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Stanford University
MS, Mechanical Engineering -
Vanderbilt University
BE, Mechanical Engineering
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