Design Clean Carbon Fuel dryers for coal and carbon black markets. Specify mechanical and sensor components. Create component testing apparatuses and conduct testing. Size dryer and components to maintain proper drying zones, flows and temperatures. Create CAD models and shop drawings using Inventor. Create I/O layout and facilitate programming of PLC control with HMI monitoring for process, including motor loads, valves and sensors. Provide electrical and mechanical support both as an engineer and technician during the construction and testing phase.

Schedule and monitor work assignments of the Electrical Engineering Team. Create Electrical Schematic and Electrical Panel designs and layouts. Review each electrical engineering package for quality and accuracy prior to release to manufacturing. Create and review ECRs (Engineering Change Request), assure the implementation of ECNs (Engineering Change Notifications) and monitor redlines on the manufacturing floor. Provide input and direction during project design and design review meetings. Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Manufacturing and Service to develop product improvements and upgrades. Lead product cost reduction efforts for both electrical and mechanical assemblies. Design PCBAs to reduce cost associated with individually wired components. Assure compliance with electrical standards such as UL508a, NFPA 79, NEC and SEMI. Assist manufacturing in diagnosis of wiring and component issues.

Manage an Engineering Team to design customer specified wet benches. Monitor project to maintain budget including time, cost and schedule. Drive product standardization for both mechanical and electrical designs. Participate in scheduling, procedural, design for manufacturability and design for serviceability meetings. Participate in middle and upper management strategic planning.

As senior member of the electrical engineering team was responsible for component selection, schematic creation, panel layout and electrical reviews. Work with Electrical Designers/Drafters to detail and create drawing releases for manufacturing. Documented hours worked per project. Helped move electrical designs toward standardization. Assisted manufacturing in diagnosis of wiring and component issues.

Act as a key member of Research and Development team to conceptualize, design, build and test equipment for the silicon wafer processing and poly-silicon cleaning markets. Formalize process, specify components, create equipment layout, collect pricing and evaluate Cost of Ownership information for sales and marketing. Create Electrical Schematics, Plumbing Diagrams, Bills of Material, IO Lists, power requirement calculations and facility needs lists using Excel and Visio. Create and assemble 3D models of all parts in the equipment including robots, tanks, frames, electrical components, plumbing, etc… down to nuts and bolts using SolidWorks. Act as a member of the Continuous Improvement Team to help move MEI into ISO compliance. Act as backup member of standard product engineering as needed.

Design, develop, and establish optimum manufacturing methods and processes for production of company products.Direct daily manufacturing efforts by; scheduling production to produce level loading, scheduling resources both components and personnel, Mentoring and coaching personnel in Lean Manufacturing, Monitoring material, processes and personnel to ensure adherence to quality, safety and value standards. Promote improvement by; Creating Kaizen events to reduce setup times, inventory, processing times, lead times and waste while increasing value to both internal and external customers. Introduce new products to manufacturing by creating functional teams to transfer concept out of engineering into the manufacturing department. Ensure ISO requirements are met.

Design, develop, and establish optimum manufacturing methods and processes for production of company products.

Specify Audio-Video controls and switches, DC distribution controls, components, sensors, and wiring. Draft AV and DC control/distribution wiring and cabling schematics. Assemble component BOMs and connection lists. Draft 3D mechanical sheet metal and assemblies. Perform equipment and wiring installation, testing and documentation for the motor coach industry. Provide electrical and mechanical design for the scientific equipment industry. Provide electrical and mechanical design for the wood products industry. Provide equipment trouble shooting and repair for the food products industry.

Direct engineering activities and focuses. Interface with customers and manufacturing facilities to support product marketing, design, installation and service. Design QA requirements for component/product testing and provide QA training for internal personnel and manufacturing houses. Design and implement low voltage and high voltage control systems for the Home, Motor Coach and Emergency Vehicle Market. Supervise installation of wire/cable, control components and A/V components. Design sheet metal, mechanical components. Create and verify BOMs for mechanical and electrical designs. Program Palm handheld devices, QTerm handheld devices and Crestron control modules. - Designed a redundant Vehicle Deployment Center that offers up to 4 levels of redundancy for an Emergency Vehicle manufacturer. System includes manual switch control, rack mount control module with front panel control, wired remote control (QTerm) and wireless bluetooth remote control (Meazura RDA).- One of two person team that designed a 1U rack mount AC to DC power supply for the commercial/home automation industry. Supply features redundant power supplies, protected outputs and Ethernet control.- Organized, supervised and installed the automation of a custom Toterhome Class RV that was completed in 7 weeks for it's début at the 2007 SEMA show. System includes AC and DC power control, lighting control, A/V control for 7 LCDs (four of which are touch screens), generator control, shade control, inverter control, HVAC control, GPS and more.- Organized, supervised and installed the automation of Mobile Command Center that débuted in the 2007 FDIC show. System consists of automatic leveling, slide control, floor control, AC and DC power control, video control for two LCD displays, multi position touch screen, lighting control, generator control, antenna array control, mast hatch control, conference table control, HVAC control and more.

Interface with customers via email, phone and in person to provide technical support for automation equipment. This including providing mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and application trouble shooting and information. Travel with in the USA, Europe and Asia to customer sites to provide technical and engineering support for automation equipment that requires installation, repairs and/or upgrades. Prepare spares and repair/refurbishment quotes and orders to meet customer needs. Identify and establish opportunities for product improvement that benefit both the customer and ATS. Responsible for Sales Order (SO) entry and all aspects of project management for Service Returned Material Authorization (SRMA) activities. Coordinate with purchasing, engineering and production to determine component/software obsolescence and assist in providing solutions that meet the customer needs. - Designed, programmed, prototyped and documented a serial converter used to adapt a new scale with an incompatible serial protocol to an existing application. The serial converter satisfied the customer’s need for a “Drop In” replacement for an obsolete scale. - Provide electrical, mechanical and software support for tool startup and debug on projects as available.- Consistently, successfully, repaired and/or upgraded automation tools at customer site. Repairs involved electrical, mechanical and software.- Responsible for SRMA log entries, updates and associated customer communication.- Interact with standard products to determine obsolete and/or product improvement issues and assist in the resolution of those issues.- Internal ISO auditor for the Service and Support group.

Design imbedded controls including applicable component specification/selection, circuit design, PCB design, wiring diagrams, CAD drawings, Bills of Material and assembly documentation. Develop specialized software for imbedded controller for the control of, and interface with, specialized equipment. Design and produce software for the Palm OS platform PDAs using CodeWarrior for Palm OS. Software includes IR communication with coffee and espersso brewing equipment in order to control brewer parameter databases and perform diagnostic checks.

Interfaced with Engineering to facilitate the construction, documentation, product improvement, process improvement and design for manufacturability of automated Vision Inspection equipment for the silicon wafer industry. Created and maintained Bills of Material, detailed Assembly Instructions, assembly labels, cable drawings, cable labels and Serial Number Logs. Initiated, justified and clarified Engineering Change Requests, Manufacturing Change Orders, Redlined Engineering Drawings, Manufacturing Service Requests and Parts Requisitions. Designed and fabricated test equipment and test fixtures for subassemblies. Assisted Engineering with the location, specification, installation and testing of machine components. Fabricated/assembled complete equipment including: cables, components and sub-assemblies. Troubleshot and repaired electrical and mechanical issues including initiation of corrective action documentation. Conducted the initial setup and testing of the equipment. Verified software operation and informed Software Engineering of issues needing correction. Maintained floor stock items including fasteners, pneumatic fittings, cable and wire. - Acted as key manufacturing representative during the development of 300mm wafer inspection platform and product improvement of 200mm wafer inspection platform. - Worked closely with Senior Project Engineer to resolve issues regarding electrical/mechanical design, manufacturability, reliability, safety agency and troubleshooting. - Collaborated with Senior Project Engineer to resolve I/O Box Assembly electrical and electronic issues that had been plaguing the 200mm and 300mm projects since before my employment. - Designed and built I/O Box Assembly test fixture. Wrote testing procedure to verify the correct operation of the I/O Box Assembly prior to installation, thus saving manufacturing countless hours of troubleshooting.- Internal ISO auditor for the Manufacturing group.

Designed and engineered a wide range of customized products and equipment, conceiving and fabricating prototypical machinery/systems for company and customer requirements. Facilitated international firms' entry into the American market - applied specialized knowledge of Edison Testing Laboratories, Underwriters Laboratory, Canadian Standard Association and National Sanitation Foundation. Implemented design improvements to and repairs of equipment including coffee brewers, circuit boards, scales, pumps, valves, and sophisticated espresso machines/carts. As "go to" staff member, provided solutions and input regarding many aspects of equipment design, manufacturing and repair. Coordinated and supervised production; conducted testing and benchmarking. Wrote assembly and production instructions. Served as liaison for technical research activities. Designed layouts for equipment shows; also attended shows, set up displays/equipment, and represented company to the general public. - As part of four-person team, completed from scratch all aspects of design for a line of five coffee service carts and 10 fully self-contained espresso carts for international distribution and sale. - Discovered design flaw in hydraulic inlet solinoid of French-made espresso machine, resolving equipment malfunction and effecting large cost savings. Repaired over 100 of the machines in the U.S. market and salvaged market release.- Addressing the need to link two incompatible European products, formulated a solution, developed micro-processor control boards and wrote C program for embedded controller.- Conducted hands-on training of 23 service technicians after acquisition of new equipment. Also planned and led three annual technical seminars (in Alabama) for up to 60 technicians.- Acted as department manager in his absence.Research Development Technician (1989-1994) Component Assembly Technician I (1986-1989)Component Technician (1986)