Experience

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  Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc.

  • Portland, OR

  • Sr. Buyer, Castings & Forgings

    • Oct 2004 - Present
    • Portland, OR

    Procurement of Pump Castings and Forgings

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  Cheek Foundry

  • Albany, OR

  • President, CEO

    • Feb 2002 - Sep 2004
    • Albany, OR

    Small Class C Corporation; Producing Stainless Steel Sprocket blanks for major Gear Manufacturer using primary melt stock - Shaw Process Niche Composite molds / ethyl-silicate slurry and sand molds

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  Met-tek Heat Treating

  • Portland, OR

  • Sales & Accounting Manager

    • Apr 1997 - Sep 2001
    • Portland, OR

    Direct Sales - Heat Treating and Coating ProcessesSales ManagerAccounting Manager

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  NACO, Inc.

  • Northeastern United States

  • Northeasterm U.S. Regional Sales Manager

    • Sep 1995 - Dec 1996
    • Northeastern United States

    Regional Sales Manager - New Account Development - Account Management - Steel Castings, Flow Control Castings (pressure related castings)

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  Amite Foundry (Atchison Casting Corporation)

  • Amite, LA

  • NW Direct Sales to Sales Manager

    • Sep 1994 - Sep 1995
    • Amite, LA

    NW Sales Representative to Amite Sales Manager; Creation of new accounts and account maintenance for re-start Amite Foundry

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  Canica Export Corporation

  • Vancouver, WA + Dallesport, WA

  • VP Finance - Foundry Liasion

    • Jun 1993 - Sep 1994
    • Vancouver, WA + Dallesport, WA

    Rock Crusher Wear Parts Sales(Castings); Casting DesignCreated initial budget for Canica Foundry in Dallesport, WA Sales & Accounting ManagementGating & Risering of High Chrome CastingsChrome Procurement and re-purchase

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  Cheek Technologies - Representing Sivyer Steel

  • Pacific Northwest & Western Canada

  • Sales Representative

    • Mar 1990 - Jun 1993
    • Pacific Northwest & Western Canada

    Retainer with Sivyer Steel to develop the Pacific Northwest, California, and Western Canada; Steel Castings; shell & nobake; to 15,000 lbs.

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  Brookman Cast Industries

  • Salem, OR

  • Sales Representative to US Sales Manager

    • Nov 1988 - Mar 1990
    • Salem, OR

    Sales & Marketing of shell molded and investment castings throughout the US

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  Westlectric Castings

  • City of Commerce, CA

  • Sales Manager

    • May 1986 - Dec 1987
    • City of Commerce, CA

    Re-organize foundry to profitability - Direct sales & sales management; Market creation

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  Pacific Steel Castings

  • Southern California

  • Direct Sales

    • Oct 1980 - May 1986
    • Southern California

    Direct Sales - Account Management + Creation; Dominant force in carbon and low alloy steel castings; green sand; shell and no-bake

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  Hydril Company

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Typist to Sr. Buyer

    • Mar 1973 - Oct 1980
    • Los Angeles, CA

    Clerk typist to Casting & Forging Buyer; Conversant in all manufacturing processes for pressure containing devices; wrought and casting metals; Value Engineering Specialist; Annual value engineered cost savings exceeded $500K per annum in final year.

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  U.S. Army Procurement Agency

  • Frankfurt, Germany

  • Secretary

    • Dec 1971 - Feb 1973
    • Frankfurt, Germany

    Secretary for U.S. Army Procurement Agency; Typed multilingual documents & specifications; Germany; French; Russian, etc. Learned conversational German. Facilitated procurement through bi-lingual efforts.

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  U.S. Army

  • Frankfurt, Germany

  • Atomic Demolition Technician/Combat Engineer

    • Nov 1969 - Nov 1971
    • Frankfurt, Germany

    Cold War Veteran; Combat Engineer/Atomic Demolitions Team Chief