Chief Engineer
CurrentChief Engineer – 2013 – PresentProduct Leader – 2009 – 2013Engineering Manager – 2006 – 2009Engineering Supervisor – 2004 – 2006Engineer I - IV – 1995 – 2004Progressively demanding decision-making positions involving: product engineering, research and custom design for Hyster® and Yale® lift trucks, two of the most successful lift truck brands in the industry.► Coordinate and oversee engineering activities with domestic/foreign design teams.► Perform engineering research, testing and development assignments of complex product specifications.► Full management responsibilities from client’s needs assessment to initial conceptual design of the product, quality control, material planning, reliability, performance, cost control and production.► Serve as a liaison between customers, vendors, suppliers and internal engineering team.► Develop and manage technical engineering plans involving: sourcing, scheduling, staffing, marketing and overall task management.► Provide support and guidance in communicating regulations, guidelines, laws, liabilities and quality standards.► Developed a lift truck that met the requirements of the Navy for shipboard usage. Led a team of 3 engineers. ► Interpreted and communicated Navy's contract requirement—developed testing procedures to meet specific requirement prior to the official military testing.► Led a design team of 3 to work on an Air Force Nuclear certified truck development program.► Responsible for designing and implementing an optical sensor used to detect phase changes in LP systems to better communicate fuel levels in equipment (Optical Sensor was granted U.S. Patent protection).► Led project to develop an electric truck for the U.S. Navy—met and exceeded all project requirements.► Successfully implemented EPA emission requirements—led a design team of 4 and successfully reconfigured an existing engine structure, exhaust, air intake, cooling design and overall testing.
