Experience

Aero Fluid Products

• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer, Air Water & Fuel Valves

  • mai 2021 - - aujourd’hui

  New and Sustaining Design of Air, Water & Fuel Valves, Proposal, Design Concept, Design to Customer Specification, Verification and Stress Analysis, Development/Acceptance /Qualification Procedures, Design of Test Methods and Fixtures, Validation and Qualification Testing, Data and Qualification Analysis and Reporting, Non-Conformance Disposition, Checking Work and Guidance of Others.

• Engineering Lab Manager

  • mars 2015 - mai 2021

  Lead a group of up to 7 Engineering Technicians and one Test Engineer over two facilities; Schedule Work, Supplier Development and Parts Procurement, Process Outsourcing, Materials and Configuration Management, Planning/Scheduling, Component Inspections, Assembly Process Development, Test Design, Fixture and Assembly Tool Design, FAA Inspection and Test Conformity, 3D Model Printing, Prototype and Mock-Ups, Development Testing, Qualification Testing including Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Vibration, and Endurance. Outsourcing of Environmental and Electrical Testing. Customer Order Fulfillment and Shipping. Engineering Investigations, Laboratory Facilities Management and Improvement, Capital Equipment Research and Procurement. Hot Air Test Facility Management and Improvement, Facilities Construction Coordination with Trades.

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • mai 2012 - mars 2015

  Lead a group of seven Manufacturing Engineers, Work Prioritization, Streamlining Department Processes, Hiring and Training of new Engineers, Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Cost Savings Management and Capital Improvement Projects and ROI, Six Sigma Design Projects, Cost Estimating, Business Process Flow Mapping, Root Cause and Corrective Action, Supplier Quality Improvement, Work Instructions, Part Process Routing, PFMEA, Test Stand Design, Test Programs, Fixture and Tool Design, Manufacturing and Assembly Support.

• Engineering Lab Manager

  • oct. 2010 - mai 2012

  Lead a group of three Engineering Technicians, Schedule Work, Supplier Development and Parts Procurement, Component Inspections, Assembly Process Development, Test and Fixture Design, FAA Inspection and Test Conformity, Prototype and Mock Ups, Development Testing, Qualification Testing including Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Vibration, and Endurance. Outsourcing of Environmental and Electrical Testing. Laboratory Facilities Management and Improvement, Capital Equipment Research and Procurement.



Perry Village Market, Inc.

• Business Owner

  • avr. 2007 - déc. 2021

  Vice President and Treasurer. Business Planning and Communications, Accounting and Financial Analysis, Human Resources, Scheduling, Training and Customer Service. Vice President and Treasurer. Business Planning and Communications, Accounting and Financial Analysis, Human Resources, Scheduling, Training and Customer Service.



AeroControlex

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design Engineer

  • févr. 2006 - oct. 2010

  Support Existing Product, Product MRB, New Product Design Concept/Proposal, Development and Qualification, Design to Customer Specification, Customer Applications (travel), Design Reviews and Critical Characteristics, FAA Inspection and Installation Conformity, FAA/STC and PMA Certification, Project/Cost Management, Supplier Development and Parts Procurement, Development/Acceptance/Qualification Procedures, Data and Qualification Analysis and Reporting. Check, Relief, Float Shut-Off, Flow Regulator and Control Valves and Manifolds used in Potable Water/Waste, Air, Fuel, Engine and other Hydraulic Aircraft Systems.



Swagelok

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Design Engineer

  • août 1999 - févr. 2006

  Support Existing Product Lines, Product Streamlining and Make to Order Configuration, New Product Design, New Product Specifications. Project Management, Root Cause/Corrective Action, Design of Experiments, Process/Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Improvement, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Design FMEA. Ball, Check, Relief, Quick-Connect, Needle and Metering Valves; Industrial Fluid and Air Valves. Seismic Analysis for Nuclear Applications.Inventor, Design Patent Grant, 2002Inventor, Design Patent Application, 2001Inventor, Technology Patent Application, 2002

• Product Evaluations/Engineering Test Technician

  • mai 1996 - août 1999

  Failure Analysis, Repair and Acceptance Testing. Pressure, Flow, Helium Leakage, Force, Torque, Tension/Compression, and Endurance Testing as well as Technical Report Writing. Diaphragm, Bellows, Check, Relief, Needle, Metering, and Ball Valves, Air Actuators and Fittings; Industrial and High Purity Fluid and Air Systems.

• CAD Designer

  • juin 1994 - mai 1996

  Engineering Support and New Product Development; Concept to Release. 2D and 3D Modeling, Animations, Stack-ups, Design Documentation and Marketing Diagrams. Diaphragm, Bellows, Check, Relief Valves, Air Actuators and Fittings; Industrial and High Purity Fluid and Air Systems.