Experience

National Precast Concrete Association

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VICE PRESIDENT of TECHNICAL SERVICES

  • 2013 - 2014

  Member of the NPCA management team leading the efforts and functions of NPCA’s technical services department which supports the technical needs of the association’s membership, engineers, specifiers, and publications by providing technical services and interpreting industry standards and specifications for the precast concrete industry.

• DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES AND PLANT CERTIFICATION

  • 2006 - 2013

  Responsible for leading a technical staff of six in support of all NPCA committees representing eight product and five board appointed groups. Designed and implemented policies and procedures leading to obtaining ANSI accreditation for the NPCA plant certification program. Trained, mentored, and participated with technical services staff responsible for providing preassessment audit services to prepare plants for certification. Developed technical articles for the association’s two publications.

• DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS

  • 2004 - Present

  NPCA is a national trade association representing manufacturers of precast and prestressed concrete products and the suppliers of that industry. As one of the nation’s largest associations, NPCA has over 600 producer members and a vast supplier support network. Liaison to the NPCA Quality Assurance Committee and responsible to structure and implement decisions on all policies and procedures of the NPCA Plant Certification Program within the guidelines of ANSI Accreditation to ISO/IEC17065. Train and mentor the independent third party audit staff of 35 from two separate agencies on all program and audit requirements and policy interpretations to nearly 400 member certified plants nation wide.

• TECHNCIAL SERVICES ENGINEER

  • 2004 - 2006

  Responsible for direct technical support and liaison to four industry product specific committees, processing of technical questions from members and industry, and technical writing and research as directed by the Director of Technical Services.



General Devices Company, Inc

• VICE PRESIDENT ENGINEERING

  • 2000 - 2004

  General Devices is a precision sheet metal manufacturing firm serving the computer, telecommunication, medical, aerospace and other industries with 30 M in annual sales. Core products include electronic enclosures, solid bearing, roller bearing and ball bearing slides, heavy duty bottom mount slides, and specialty sheet metal fabrication per specification.Member of the management team and responsible for the definition, development, and implementation of strategic engineering initiatives focused on the design of new products, cultivation of new highly technical business opportunities, upgrades, design improvements, streamlining of manufacturing process for all product lines, and the efficient operation of all engineering functions with a staff of eighteen.• Co-inventor on US Patents 6.749,275, 6.926,378, 6,929339, and 6,935,711 for tool-less quick mounting methods for telescoping slides. New product sales estimated at .75M in sales within first year.• Project management including design and structural analysis for three aerospace cabinet contracts resulting in .7M in sales upon completion of contracts.• Developed and implemented policies and procedures for ISO 9000 registration in 2004.• Leader / participant in enterprise wide process improvement efforts and Kaizen.



General Devices Company, Inc.

• MANAGER OF ENGINEERING

  • 2000 - 2000

  Responsible for the formulation and implementation of engineering product design and documentation policies, procedures, and practices. Assemble, lead and mentor as a team, three separate product design groups consisting of eight design engineering associates. • Implemented the upgrade of design and data management software from AutoCAD and a manual system to Pro/Engineer increasing department throughput, accuracy, and quality of engineering documentation to the manufacturing floor and customer base.• Coordinated and participated in the design, development and evaluation of a family of ten roller bearing slide models supporting rack mounted servers and equipment for Dell Computer annual sales 12M.• Project management and design responsibility for a remote specialty transmitter cabinet enclosure for military application contract sales of .3M.



Engineered Cooling Systems, Inc. (Now a part of Horton)

• APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

  • 1980 - 1986

  Responsible for the design, testing, and application of sheet metal and glass filled nylon injection molded engine cooling fans and cooling system related products and account support for major OEM clients.

• MANAGER OF ENGINEERING

  • 1977 - 2000

  Engineered Cooling Systems designs, develops, and manufactures sheet metal and nylon cooling fans, fan shrouds, and fan guards for a variety of OEM’s with annual sales of 12 M. Fans and related products range in size from 12 inches to 96 inches in diameter.Participative manager responsible for all engineering functions including QS9000 preparation, new product development, applications engineering, customer support, laboratory testing activity, production support, electro-deposition painting machine and process, and computer aided design and analysis systems and software with a staff of eleven. • Conducted numerous technical sessions on engine cooling fans design and application and related topics for customer base to expand technical interchange and enhance product application knowledge. • Co-inventor US Patent 5,655,882 Fan Assembly and Method• Implemented the upgrade of CAD and CAE software from AutoCAD to SDRC and Fluent codes with development engineering team.• Prepared policies and procedures for QS9000 implementation

• DRAFTSMAN AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

  • 1977 - 1980

  Responsible for preparation of all tooling, component, and assembly drawings, BOM, process routings and control plans. Performed all laboratory evaluation of products; wind tunnel performance, vibration analysis, stress analysis, and product durability.