Experience

Zim Sailing

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  Zim Sailing builds and markets small sailboats 8-14' in length. These are Optimist dinghies, Club 420's, Club FJ's, Byte's and Megabyte's sold to Yacht Clubs, Community Sailing Programs, High Schools, College Sailing, and retail buyers. Zim Sailing builds and markets small sailboats 8-14' in length. These are Optimist dinghies, Club 420's, Club FJ's, Byte's and Megabyte's sold to Yacht Clubs, Community Sailing Programs, High Schools, College Sailing, and retail buyers.



Vanguard Sailboats

• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Operations

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2007

  Responsible for all operations; including procurement, planning, import logistics, order picking, shipping, receiving, engineering, and production, encompassing 8 salaried and 55 production team members.

• Materials Manager/Vice President of Materials

  • Dec 1997 - Jan 2004

  Responsible for procurement, planning, inventory management, cost of material control.



Wakefield Engineering

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • 1995 - 1997

  Developed manufacturing cost estimates for materials and labor as well as tooling requirements for standard and custom product. Highly involved in the implementation and registration of ISO9000. Designed and implemented production tooling. Developed manufacturing cost estimates for materials and labor as well as tooling requirements for standard and custom product. Highly involved in the implementation and registration of ISO9000. Designed and implemented production tooling.



GE Lighting

• Tunisia
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer/Supervisor

  • 1990 - 1995

  Broad range of manufacturing duties including supervision and equipment enhancement with progressively increasing areas of responsibility. Broad range of manufacturing duties including supervision and equipment enhancement with progressively increasing areas of responsibility.