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Poestenkill, Ny

Lead company efforts to develop unique new products in existing and adjacent markets. Manage the new product selection and development process, including the creation of new project ideas, analyzing development costs, conducting market analysis, evaluating project potentials utilizing a risk/reward approach, setting development priorities, and ensuring the quality and progress of all efforts. Directly manage the Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineering teams. Allocate assets and resources to most effectively support the needs of research, product development, and manufacturing. Continue to fulfill the duties of the company Chief Metallurgist.

Poestenkill, Ny

Provide metallurgical technical support to customers and staff. Present technical seminars to customers about the features and uses of DSI’s ‘Gleeble’ line of thermal-mechanical simulation equipment. Evaluate potential markets and coordinate new product development with product designers. Work with customers to develop experimental plans and solve technical problems using DSI equipment.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Direct approximately 100 soldiers of the Distribution Management Center of the 135th ESC providing military sustainment planning, maintenance, ammunition, fuel, transportation, human resources, contracting, and finance support.

Direct all aspects of the Battalion providing supply, transportation, maintenance, medical, aerial delivery, and intelligence support to the 20th Special Forces Group.

Fort Mcclellan, Alabama

Selma, Al

135Th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

Coordinate with higher headquarters and subordinate and supported commands to effectively plan and support future military operations. Coordinates the decision making process to ensure the optimal planning, staffing, and logistics of future operations. Provides briefings to the General Officers and VIP's in regards to future military planning. Supervise company grade officers and senior non-commissioned officers on the completion of assigned tasks.

Special Troops Battalion, 167Th Theater Sustainment Command

Responsible for planning, coordinating, synchronizing, supervising and evaluating the training, force protection, physical security and safety of over 400 Army National Guard and Active Duty soldiers assigned to the 167th Theater Sustainment Command. Coordinate with headquarters to ensure battalion training plans and schedules meet requirements and approved guidance. Conducts battalion training meetings to provide guidance and support to TSC Directorates. Supports the battalion commander and enforces policies established by the command relating to training, operations, discipline, and safety.

Decatur, Alabama

Developed alloys and process routings to cost effectively meet customer requirements. Interacted with customers and operators to analyze problems and devise solutions. Monitored quality and developed quality improvements and cost reduction measures. Responsible for the business and product development of automotive business for Nucor’s Decatur flat rolled steel mill.

Indiana / Texas

Company Commander of C Co., 38th MSB consisting of 129 soldiers. Responsible for everything the unit did or failed to do. The unit was activated in 2004 and spent one year operating the Port of Corpus Christi and the Fort Hood Railhead in support of units rotating in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Ensured the safety, welfare, training, discipline, professional development and team development of soldiers assigned to this command from 15 different units.

Middletown, Ohio

Developed new flat rolled steel grades to meet customer needs in the most cost-effective manner. Designed, conducted, and evaluated experiments on the factors controlling steel properties and quality. Interacted with customers and applications engineers to solve customer design and forming issues and implement cost reductions. Analyzed steel defects to pinpoint source and develop corrective actions, presented customers with corrective actions and solutions.

Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering

Mba, Mba With Technological Management Emphasis

Ms, Manufacturing Engineering

Ba, History

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rifle Team

Ile And Advanced Operations Course, Military And Strategic Leadership

Master'S Degree, Strategic Studies