Experience

Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Engineering

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Engineering Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Medley Florida



MOBILE POWER LLC

• VP of Product Development and Engineering

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2018

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area  Manage private label licensed products including: Car and Driver and General Motors.  Successfully launched product lines in major retailers and shopping channels including Home Depot, HSN and QVC.  Lead Product Development process, for all 12 Volt & Electronics products, in supplier evaluation, definition of product spec., development of test plans, competitive product testing and analysis, and patent clearance.  Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch 12… Show more  Manage private label licensed products including: Car and Driver and General Motors.  Successfully launched product lines in major retailers and shopping channels including Home Depot, HSN and QVC.  Lead Product Development process, for all 12 Volt & Electronics products, in supplier evaluation, definition of product spec., development of test plans, competitive product testing and analysis, and patent clearance.  Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch 12 Volt Products which meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery goals.  Create test plans and protocols for quality assurance testing and inspections conducted by manufacturer and/or third party auditors.  Create and keep all documents and records for the quality control conducted on products.  Control of non conforming products and create corrective and preventive action plans.  Create process maps, process flow charts and/or process descriptions and specifications.  Create and manage production schedules, approved supplier lists, test and inspection plans and quality plans.  Assure supplier (and sub-suppliers) has manufacturing process capability and capacity to meet requirements.  Responsible for confirmation of working prototypes, engineering samples, and pilot lot samples meeting all requirements. Also responsible for following the quality control process throughout the entire product manufacturing life cycle to ensure that all components and materials meet standards established during the development process.  Present updates and new product suggestions to sales team on an ongoing basis.  Evaluate and resolve safety concerns; both internal company standards and safety listing agencies such as FCC, UL, ETL and CSA.  Coordinate all marketing tasks in support of assigned products such as conducting user / market research, product packaging, user manuals, competitive analysis and creative marketing / sales executions. Show less



Rally Manufacturing, Inc.

• Product Development Manager 12 Volt

  • May 2008 - May 2012

  - Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch 12-Volt and Consumer Electronics Products which meet Quality, Cost and Delivery goals. - Responsible for confirmation of working prototypes, engineering samples, and pilot lot samples meeting all requirements. - Lead Product Development process in supplier evaluation, definition of product spec., development of test plans, competitive product testing and analysis, and patent clearance. - Evaluate and resolve safety… Show more - Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch 12-Volt and Consumer Electronics Products which meet Quality, Cost and Delivery goals. - Responsible for confirmation of working prototypes, engineering samples, and pilot lot samples meeting all requirements. - Lead Product Development process in supplier evaluation, definition of product spec., development of test plans, competitive product testing and analysis, and patent clearance. - Evaluate and resolve safety concerns (per company standards and safety listing agencies such as UL, ETL, FCC and CSA). Show less



Black & Decker

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2005 - May 2008

  - Key member of Product Development team. - Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch Automotive & Electronics Products which meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery goals. - Responsible for executing the Milestone Process and communicating project status/updates as required. - Assist suppliers to ensure New Product Development disciplines are utilized in accordance with the Milestone process. - Assure supplier (and sub-suppliers) have manufacturing process… Show more - Key member of Product Development team. - Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch Automotive & Electronics Products which meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery goals. - Responsible for executing the Milestone Process and communicating project status/updates as required. - Assist suppliers to ensure New Product Development disciplines are utilized in accordance with the Milestone process. - Assure supplier (and sub-suppliers) have manufacturing process capability and capacity to meet requirements. Show less



Vector Manufacturing

• United States
• Manufacturing

• Program / Product Development Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

  - Work with sales/engineering/manufacturing to develop and launch Automotive & Electronics Products which meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery goals. - Responsible for confirmation of working prototypes, engineering samples, and pilot lot samples meeting all requirements. - Lead Product Development process in supplier evaluation, definition of product spec., development of test plans, competitive product testing and analysis, and patent clearance.


Vector products
• United States
• Product Manager

  • 2004 - 2007


Quest Industries

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2005

  - Developed aftermarket automotive and 12 volt accessories from concept to finished product. - Supervised oversea facilities through the manufacturing stages. - Attended meetings with Sales Staff as technical support.

• Product Development / Quality Control

  • Mar 1999 - Apr 2003

  - Assisted with designing concepts for new products. - Tested and compared possible new products against competitor companies to keep an edge on the market. - Received sample shipments of all new merchandise to test before allocating to stores for retail sales. - Prepared comparison presentations that were used in Sales Meetings.

• Warehouse Supervisor

  • Oct 1998 - Mar 1999

  - Supervised team of 20 warehouse employees in the Shipping Department - Supervised 5 warehouse employees and complete operations in the Returned Goods Department