Experience

Black Hawk College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - Present


St. Ambrose University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Instructor / Lecturer

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Combining personal and professional educational achievements with over 25 years of acquired industrial technical experience from 5 different manufacturing sectors to provide a unique ability to instruct domestic and international engineering students for a wide variety of industrial, mechanical, and materials college level courses. Manufacturing Processes: CNC, Robotics, Vacuum Forming, Laser Etching, 3D Printing Machining Technology, Introduction to Machining, Hydraulics and Pneumatics CAD/CAM 2D/3D Design, Blueprint Reading, and GDT, Technical Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus Engineering Economy, Operations Analysis, Statics and Strength of Materials, Engineered Materials Show less



TBS, llc

• United States

• Owner

  • Aug 2003 - Aug 2014

  Acquired a $4 million business in Chicago area that supplied close-tolerance sheet metal parts and assemblies to industrial, aircraft, aerospace, and defense markets. We produced products to meet customer print specifications and performance standards. Restructured operations to earn AS 9000 quality approval, installed new EPICOR ERP system, and developed new products which took advantage of operations capabilities and entered new markets to utilize excess capacity. Added $600K new business. Worked for private equity investors that were evaluating an assessment of businesses ($25M to $200M) that were considered for acquisition. My technical and business experience provided assessment of manufactured product/process technologies, growth opportunity with facilities, or turn-around potential for product quality or process throughput Made several proposals and acquisition offers that involved personal investment and the taking of responsibility for managing the company. Show less



Quanex Building Products Corporation

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President - Nichols Aluminum Group

  • Aug 1997 - Nov 2003

  Grew the output of the struggling newly built Davenport continuous-casting plant from under 250 million lbs. of hot rolled aluminum sheet per year to over 450 million lbs. per year. Increased quality and mill-finish output of the Lincolnshire plant from 120 million lbs. to 220 million. Acquired two aluminum companies in Decatur AL and Fort Lupton CO, to increase throughput and market penetration. Raised total profits from under $10 million to over $70 million per year with sales reaching $450 million. Integrated Nichol’s plants on a single ERP system and increased quality to a 6-sigma level using black belt practices. Implementing strategic planning principles and disciplines to reduce inventory, increase customer satisfaction and eliminate waste of resources made Nichols very profitable and the largest division of Quanex. Show less



Borg Warner Automotive

• France
• Restaurants

• President - Controls Group

  • Apr 1993 - Aug 1997

  Grew the business at BWA, Borg Warner Automotive, which included automotive “green” products including EGR valves for exhaust gasses, PGV for gas tank vapors, and electronic solenoid engineering for improved shifting performance and fuel economy of automatic transmissions. Revenues grew from $125M to over $300M with new designed products and acquisitions of 3 companies. These engineered products were developed, engineered, marketed, and launched in my 5 plants in the US and Mexico. I acquired companies in the US, France and Germany to help lead BW from a company focused on manual transmissions and brakes into global diversification into turbochargers and electronic products. Show less



ITT Cannon

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• VP/General Manager Commercial Connector Division

  • Sep 1990 - Apr 1993

  Restructured 5 companies that reported to me with $150 million in sales which served the US and Asian markets with industrial and aerospace electronic interconnect products. The businesses varied in products from electronic computer connectors, custom PCB assemblies, electronic micro-switches, aerospace interconnects, medical devices connectors, to laboratory and test equipment accessories. Developed a rapid prototyping organization using corporate manufacturing plants and external suppliers throughout Asia and Mexico to quickly fabricate newly designed components for our engineering and marketing resources in the US and Japan. I lead the effort to coordinate with our corporate electronic supply companies in Europe to take advantage of global marketing and manufacturing opportunities. Established new manufacturing joint ventures in Korea, China, and Australia for production and distribution of electronic connectors. Sales increased 100% while profits tripled. Show less



United Technologies Automotive

• United States
• Automotive

• Manufacturing Operations Manager

  • Jul 1984 - Sep 1990

  Streamlined and grew 6 UTA plants in the Midwest and Mexico that manufactured wire harness terminals and connectors for Ford and Chrysler automobiles including the continuous casting production of sheet copper and brass. Accountable for profit and loss for each plant which totaled $120M sales which grew to $180M with a doubling of profit. A key success factor that lead to winning business was met by improvement of supply chain management with internal wire-harness plants, as well as, external customers who supplied automotive OEMs. In addition, I personally initiated and developed the UTA corporate sourcing of die and mold tooling in Taiwan and Korea which grew to $4 million with a similar cost saving for the company. Show less



General Electric Carboloy

• Engineering Manager

  • Jun 1980 - Jul 1984

  Design milling and turning cutting tools for the US largest carbide tool company. Headed up a team to design innovative products that used newly discovered technologies at the GE R&D Laboratories, as well as, designing 5 new product lines ($22M) inspired by customers’ and market needs. Taught weeklong machining classes to hundreds of customers from across the US in automotive, aerospace, agriculture, etc. Advised, as adjunct professor, graduate students from the University of Detroit who did their research under my direction at our laboratories. Had P&L responsibility for two small tooling companies, less than $5M, that GE had acquired. Show less



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vehicle Engineer / Product Planner

  • Dec 1976 - Jun 1980

  Business development engineer working with Product Planning to introduce vehicle weight and cost reductions concepts to meet government NHTSA and EPA mileage and pollution standards. Responsible for the Corporate R&D budget ($45M) annual review by the Vehicle Weight Reduction Subcommittee. Business development engineer working with Product Planning to introduce vehicle weight and cost reductions concepts to meet government NHTSA and EPA mileage and pollution standards. Responsible for the Corporate R&D budget ($45M) annual review by the Vehicle Weight Reduction Subcommittee.



Raychem Corporation

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

• Research Scientist

  • Jun 1975 - Dec 1976

  Developed specific patentable attributes for various “shape memory” alloys and processes of Nickel-Titanium and Copper Based Alloys developed for military/space applications. Working with marketing we balanced the commercial opportunities and the technical property ranges of alloys. Developed specific patentable attributes for various “shape memory” alloys and processes of Nickel-Titanium and Copper Based Alloys developed for military/space applications. Working with marketing we balanced the commercial opportunities and the technical property ranges of alloys.