Experience

LasX Industries

• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Oct 2022 - 1 year 3 months

  St Paul, Minnesota, United States Responsible for developing customer programs associated with microfluidics and diagnostic point-of-care device solutions for MicroMedSolutions – Life Sciences division of LasX. Responsible for supporting Laser processing module (LPM) equipment sales and project execution for the fuel cell and battery market.



TruEnergy Inc.

• Founder

  • Dec 2020 - 3 years 1 month

  Binghamton, New York, United States Committed to providing thermal engineering services and developing electrified products & systems that are energy efficient and sustainable. The greater long term purpose of TruEnergy is to sustainably decarbonize and reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by developing efficient thermal solutions and products. This includes utilizing lean, six sigma and AI based solutions to enhance efficiency as well. We won the Siemens track heating tech for sustainability competition in 2021, and are… Show more Committed to providing thermal engineering services and developing electrified products & systems that are energy efficient and sustainable. The greater long term purpose of TruEnergy is to sustainably decarbonize and reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by developing efficient thermal solutions and products. This includes utilizing lean, six sigma and AI based solutions to enhance efficiency as well. We won the Siemens track heating tech for sustainability competition in 2021, and are currently engaged in developing thermal solutions for combined heat and power (CHP) and biomedical applications. Contact me directly via this LinkedIn profile, or through our website: https://truenergy.io/ for your thermal engineering needs. We look forward to serving you. Show less



Self-employed

• Engineering Systems Creator

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

  Ithaca, New York Area  Principal inventor and patent holder (patent no: 10941988) of Continuous Helical Baffle Heat Exchanger, which is considered to be one of the more efficient electric heat exchangers in the industry.  Battery technology: Evaluated energy efficiency and efficacy of batteries and ultracapacitors for wide variety of applications in conjunction with National Science Foundation I-Corps program and Cornell University Entrepreneurship.  Tru-Calcs Web App: Created and developed… Show more  Principal inventor and patent holder (patent no: 10941988) of Continuous Helical Baffle Heat Exchanger, which is considered to be one of the more efficient electric heat exchangers in the industry.  Battery technology: Evaluated energy efficiency and efficacy of batteries and ultracapacitors for wide variety of applications in conjunction with National Science Foundation I-Corps program and Cornell University Entrepreneurship.  Tru-Calcs Web App: Created and developed Tru-Calcs which comprehensively and accurately predicts the thermodynamic and transport properties of complex hydrocarbon mixtures, refrigerants and other industrial fluids. Applicable to industries such as Natural Gas Liquefaction, Refrigeration-HVAC, Hydrocarbon refining, transportation, power generation and so on. The web app is in the beta-testing phase and ready to be released for wider use. Show less



Watlow

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

  Ithaca, New York Area  Worked closely with multi-disciplinary teams in sales & engineering, and performed proposal and opportunity management to increase company's profitability and revenue.  Led the overall project management of complex contracts from initial customer contact through to order management, delivery and after sales management.  Was responsible for growing and expanding strategic global account portfolios pertaining to OEMs in the energy space, such as Siemens and Mitsubishi.  Worked… Show more  Worked closely with multi-disciplinary teams in sales & engineering, and performed proposal and opportunity management to increase company's profitability and revenue.  Led the overall project management of complex contracts from initial customer contact through to order management, delivery and after sales management.  Was responsible for growing and expanding strategic global account portfolios pertaining to OEMs in the energy space, such as Siemens and Mitsubishi.  Worked closely with outside sales to identify key value propositions in the energy space.  Coordinated with teams within the company to develop thermal systems and streamline processes to satisfy these key value propositions.  Regularly conducted lunch & learn and performance feedback sessions with key customers.

• Senior Engineer

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2017

  Ithaca, New York Area  Developed an innovative design that improves the thermal efficiency of Watlow’s electric heat exchanger by 200% to 300% based on initial testing. This design is patent pending.  Created a complex engineering web tool that is critical for quoting and designing one of the flagship energy space products.  Significantly contributed to successfully transitioning Watlow - Caterpillar (CAT) CRS seal design from development phase to full-scale production.  Implemented three new… Show more  Developed an innovative design that improves the thermal efficiency of Watlow’s electric heat exchanger by 200% to 300% based on initial testing. This design is patent pending.  Created a complex engineering web tool that is critical for quoting and designing one of the flagship energy space products.  Significantly contributed to successfully transitioning Watlow - Caterpillar (CAT) CRS seal design from development phase to full-scale production.  Implemented three new production processes (Seal installation, laser welding and Helium leak detection) in order to improve the throughput of the CAT seal heater production.  Conducted product and process development at the system's level using Lean principles in the Diesel emissions space (Customers: Caterpillar and Parker Hannifin).  Performed Root Cause Analysis activities and implemented corrective actions as required.



Watlow

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2010

  Greater St. Louis Area Responsible for opportunity management, proposal & project management, and new product development projects of the Watlow Single Iteration (engineering consulting division). Key activities:  Led multi-disciplinary teams, performed proposal, opportunity management and project management to increase Watlow’s profitability and revenue.  Led the overall project management of complex technical development contracts from initial customer contact through to pilot production.  Prepared… Show more Responsible for opportunity management, proposal & project management, and new product development projects of the Watlow Single Iteration (engineering consulting division). Key activities:  Led multi-disciplinary teams, performed proposal, opportunity management and project management to increase Watlow’s profitability and revenue.  Led the overall project management of complex technical development contracts from initial customer contact through to pilot production.  Prepared project plans and proposals based on customer needs & objectives, and managed the segmentation of work to appropriate specialists, both internal and external to Watlow.  Prepared effective promotional materials and presentations communicating Watlow-Single Iteration’s (Engineering services division) value proposition.  Identified prospective customers, utilized effective customer engagement strategies, and contributed to the continuous improvement of Watlow-Single Iteration’s systems, processes and operations.

• Supplier Quality Engineer & Project Coordinator

  • Feb 2007 - Apr 2008

  Greater St. Louis Area Qualified engineering services companies in India. Project liaison between Watlow India & Watlow USA.

• Engineer II & Numerical Solutions Analyst

  • Oct 2000 - Feb 2007

  Greater St. Louis Area Performed thermal engineering analysis (FEA & CFD), conducted computer aided engineering (CAE), and enabled responsible engineering authorities (REAs) to make engineering design decisions.