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Taunton, Ma, Us

Taunton, Ma, Us

Leading the New Product Development, Global Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance departments to support Kenney Manufacturing's global operations. Ensure timely and accurate release of specifications to support the Sales, Marketing and Operations efforts. Provide development and support of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to ensure lowest-cost manufacturing in the safest possible environment, and manage the infrastructure.Advance all continuous improvement and lean manufacturing efforts, while directing sustained cost reduction efforts.

Leading the Global Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance departments to support Kenney Manufacturing's global operations. Provide development and support of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to ensure lowest-cost manufacturing in the safest possible environment, and manage the infrastructure.Advance all continuous improvement and lean manufacturing efforts, while directing sustained cost reduction efforts.

Provide engineering consulting focused on manufacturing technologies. Major projects include preliminary design and equipment specifications for $10+ million proprietary product manufacturing plant and qualification for industrial-grade solenoid.

Willemstad, Curacao, An

Supervised engineering department and managed capital upgrade projects for luxury resorts. Analyzed and provided budgetary recommendations for strategic facilities improvements. Oversaw cost control, engineering team, and contractors. Responsible for utilities, HVAC, life safety, and related systems.

Manufacturer of high-quality machined parts for medical, aerospace, automotive, and plumbing industriesGrew business from 1 to 20+ Swiss precision machines in 24/7 operation. Increased annual turnover 30-fold. Moved the business to allow for increased production capacity with less than 8 hours downtime for essential machines and no hiatus in shipments to customers. Among major customers acquired: US Surgical, Sloan Valve, Leviton, and Stanley. Sold the company to Precision Source, Inc.

Management team member responsible for the following departments: product development engineering (R&D), drafting, laboratory, and quality assurance. Responsible for technical supervision of manufacturing and cost control. Provided engineering support for sales. Successfully pitched multi-million dollar contracts. Established close cooperation with international sales teams, resulting in significantly increased sales. Improved research throughput and decreased development lead time through creation of interdisciplinary R&D teams. Substantially expanded proprietary technology asset base. Analyzed systems and implemented process changes to optimize production efficiency. Led engineering teams that successfully developed industry-leading continuous thermoplastic insulation tape for flexible flowlines and drill riser buoyancy modules with an integral security system. Set up extrusion manufacturing operation and laboratory. Wrote product specifications and manufacturing procedures (machine setup and control, document control, packaging and labeling specifications). Created laboratory and sampling procedures. Maximized team productivity through collaborative program management/R&D functional groups. Interfaced with customers and suppliers on specifications, quality assurance, documentation, and related guidelines.

The Hague, Nl

Technology and product development consultantsHeaded multidisciplinary equipment design projects for petroleum and construction industry customers. Initiated ISO 9000 manufacturing quality assurance system. Created and implemented materials procurement system.

Manufacturer of composite material structuresResponsible for product and production engineering. Provided engineering sales support. Re-engineered filament winding control system and software, reducing production costs. Designed and oversaw production of new products for Philips Medical Systems, Fokker Aerospace, Zumro Emergency Services, and others.

Master Of Science, Aerospace And Materials Engineering

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