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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Product Manager for electrical construction device manufacturer. Manage Steel City line of steel electrical boxes, floor boxes, and fittings.Perform market and customer research.Work with engineering to develop new products.Develop marketing strategies.Work with sales on pricing, customer support

Houston, Texas Area

Engineering Supervisor for Baroid - Fann InstrumentManaged sustaining engineering and manufacturing engineering.Updated instruments for improving mechanical, electrical, and software reliability.Provided support to purchasing, sales, technical service.Contributed to API 13 fluids committee.

Memphis, Tennessee

Project Leader for Boxes and Fittings division at ABB Installation Products, formerly Thomas & Betts.New product development for electrical boxes used in building construction.Managed projects to coordinate product management, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality control.Directed project gate processes to ensure projects continue to meet business goals.

Houston, Texas

Provided technology strategy for global Sperry Drilling Surface Data Logging (mud logging). Managed technical portion of business strategy to fill gaps in service delivery and to provide cutting-edge technology. Worked with project manager on early stage project development to ensure project technical feasibility.• Drove equipment specification and vendor selection for drilling cutting scanning project to automate this process. Compromised acceptable solution with business manager and operations.• Developed project scopes with business manager for drilling cutting scanning and degassing projects to document project goals and specifications.• Created plan for hazardous area equipment testing and certification in response to changing regulations.• Created five patent disclosures, two published pending, two awaiting publishing.

Houston, Texas

Project Manager / Engineering Manager for global Sperry Drilling Surface Data Logging (mud logging) group. Managed group of six engineers and technicians. Managed sustaining engineering and new projects using Life Cycle process. Managed patent disclosure process for reports.• Reduced need for direct engineering support for operations by completing operation and maintenance manuals for already deployed degassing equipment.• Developed and completed documentation for surface sensors, including specifications and calibrations, which was historically lacking. Removed non-conforming and redundant sensors.• Initiated testing program for existing degassing equipment to document capabilities and limitations. This provided equipment verification required by customers.• Directed prototype manufacturing, controls testing, and validation testing for new degassing equipment. Resolved limitations for different mud types with business manager.• Communicated engineering projects with operations and requested feedback to resolve operations service issues. Resolved leaking air motor issue as one of these issues.

Houston, Texas

Engineering Supervisor for Fann Instrument (division of Baroid), a lab testing equipment manufacturer. Managed group of six engineers, designers, QC technicians. Managed engineering change process. Reviewed new equipment design and manufacturability with R&D department. Managed sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, QC.• Decreased QC inspection backlog from four days to two days by updating and managing inspection plans.• Standardized custom tubing to reduce fabrication time by eight hours (20% of total labor cost).• Managed reverse engineering of outdated drawings to support QC and Purchasing. Created prioritization of updates based on sales volume.• Performed pressure vessel stress analysis per customer requirements.

Houston, Texas

Engineer for HVAC and plumbing chemical company. Designed custom plumbing and fire-resistive products using SolidWorks and Cosmos FEA. Developed new plumbing tools and fittings with marketing and sales.• Decreased scrap rate for ABS plumbing valve from 80% to 10% by redesigning sealing element, testing sealing element before final assembly, and changing assembly method from sonic welding to spin welding.• Decreased scrap rate for fire stopping extrusion process from 50% to 10% by adding accumulator for more even material flow.• Evaluated new plant project in Malaysia, contacted Malaysian suppliers, and met Malaysian government officials.• Established QC procedures and designed QC testing equipment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)