Experience

Lehigh Fluid Power, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Automation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager / VP / Board of Directors

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Serve on Lehigh's Board of Directors. Continue as Engineering Manager / Product Engineer.

• Engineering Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Present

  Lead Lehigh's Engineering Department. Continue role as Product Engineer.

• Product Engineer

  • Aug 2002 - Present

  Work closely with OEM customers and distribution to design custom pneumatic and hydraulic actuators for demanding applications. Design spring-loaded fail-safe actuators for drain valves, pinch valves and steam control valves. Design water hydraulic actuators for automotive tire manufacturers. Design hydraulic and pneumatic steam valve actuators for nuclear power plants. Developed an innovative manual piston rod lock for pinch valve actuators. Developed and implemented a new training program for Lehigh's sales staff. Provide engineering support for production and quality control.



Consarc Corp

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

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Mar 1998 - Jul 2002

  Designed custom equipment for the controlled atmosphere metal refining industry. Designed hydraulically operated water-cooled vacuum isolation gate valves in a wide range of sizes. Developed devices for measuring temperature and taking samples of molten metal. Responsible for uniquely designed vacuum oil bath filter. This design has become Consarc's standard vacuum system filter. Worked with Consarc's sister company in Scotland to develop a hydraulically operated bus switch design. Designed custom equipment for the controlled atmosphere metal refining industry. Designed hydraulically operated water-cooled vacuum isolation gate valves in a wide range of sizes. Developed devices for measuring temperature and taking samples of molten metal. Responsible for uniquely designed vacuum oil bath filter. This design has become Consarc's standard vacuum system filter. Worked with Consarc's sister company in Scotland to develop a hydraulically operated bus switch design.



SPD Technologies

• India
• Software Development

• Product Engineer

  • Jan 1996 - Mar 1998

  Designed marine switchgear to military specifications. Utilized 3D solid modeling software. Responsible for troubleshooting designs during prototype testing. Developed bus bar support standards and applied the standards to existing designs. Worked closely with production to ensure manufacturability of designs. Designed marine switchgear to military specifications. Utilized 3D solid modeling software. Responsible for troubleshooting designs during prototype testing. Developed bus bar support standards and applied the standards to existing designs. Worked closely with production to ensure manufacturability of designs.