Custom timberframe homes and barns, specializing in high efficiency houses and deep energy retrofits (Passive House standards). A 150yr old water powered sawmill is still used to saw our own timbers (and to generate electricity when not sawing). The hydropower turbine was rebuilt in 2010 and I was a part of that project, performing calculations to specify bearing sizes and to improve the overall turbine efficiency.

Production, sales and marketing of single source organic maple syrup. Sales were both domestic and international. We constructed a new timeframe sugarhouse ourselves and installed appropriate vacuum pumps, reverse osmosis machines and a high-efficiency wood fired evaporator. We cut and split approx. six cords of wood per year from blow downs and damaged trees in the sugarbush.

Technical Expert, Body Reliability. Oversaw the technical output of this group, encompassing vehicle body static strength/fatigue resistance/corrosion resistance of all vehicles developed in North America. Typical workload was 3-5 simultaneous vehicle developments. Responsible for prompt resolution of market issues. Also responsible for identifying and promoting means of technical advancement of the group, including specifying large equipment purchases. Some of these equipment purchases ($100k+) required multi-year planning and new building construction. This role required regular interaction with upper management.Group Leader, Body Reliability. Responsible for the bi-annual performance appraisals of the engineers and technicians in my group. Also responsible for resource/workload allocation and resolution of personnel issues. I interviewed all applicants for positions within the group and was closely involved with disciplinary actions if required.I performed these two job descriptions simultaneously for the last three years I was at Honda.