Continuing the operation of an enduring and successful family owned business in Waynesboro. Providing dry cleaning and laundry services, wedding gowns and accessories sales, tuxedo rentals and sales, young lady's prom and formal gown sales, seamstress services, FEDEX shipping services as well as fire and water textile pick-up, restoration and return services.Our employees make the difference. Augusta Cleaners and CRDN are operated under our new company, Better Image Incorporated.

Teacher● Kate Collins Middle School● Classroom Instruction with emphasis on Virginia Standards of Learning● Math Department Chair 4 years● Developed interactive teaching aides using Microsoft Power Point, Word & Excel● Used SmartBoard© and SmartTools© and Geometer’s Sketchpad © for instruction● Used SASI© and PowerSchool© software for grade books● Regularly assisted peers with technical problems involving computers, network, audio/video equipment, Microsoft Office, Smart Board©, Elmo© and other PC based tools● Developed and lead a year-long Pay It Forward program for character education within the school● Clinical Faculty – Mid-Valley Consortium for Teacher Education

Genicom Corporation Waynesboro, VAProject Manager (6 years)● Engineering manager of team of electrical, mechanical and software engineers and technicians and drafters on high-speed SIDM printer development and production start-up● Project Manager responsible for coordinating inter-departmental resource allocation during design, parts procurement, qualification, pre-production and production start-up phases● Worked closely with marketing, quality assurance, compliance, purchasing, documentation, and quality control departments during all phases of the project● Used Microsoft Project project management software for tracking and communicating project cost, resource allocation, and schedule including critical paths● Project manager and technical liaison to Japanese and Italian manufacturers on new designs as well as OEM enhancements of existing printer products taking numerous trips to supplier facilities during design, qualification and production implementation phasesSr. Electrical/Electronic Engineer (9 years)● Electrical/Electronic designer of controllers for serial impact dot-matrix printers ● Step-motor and print head control firmware designer for embedded microprocessor-based SIDM printers● Designed, simulated, procured and tested dual-purpose application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for use in cost and size reduced SIDM controller ● Used design-for-test and design-for-manufacturing strategies to improve product costs● Tested and made design improvements for ESD immunity, EMI/EMC compliance, and UL/CE/FCC/TUV certifications● Worked with TEMPEST certification design company ● Worked with patent attorney to obtain patent for in-house product ● Worked with various customers on customization of printer products● Technical liaison to Mexican manufacturer of in-house designed printer products

● Electrical/Electronic designer of ergonomic opto-electronic and capacitive keyboards● Firmware designer for embedded microprocessor-based keyboards● Tested and made design improvements for ESD immunity● Technical liaison to Japanese manufacturer of keyboards