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Captain on the Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet.

First Officer on the Bombardier CRJ700/900 regional jets.

Started as a Flight Instructor in the Private, Instrument and Commercial Pilot Groups. Became a Check Airman the final year, conducting stage checks and end of course check rides from Private Pilot through Multi-Engine Instructor.

Responsible for: territory management and new business development for a full line distribution company supporting the electronic assembly industry.* Developed new business with a top ten global contract manufacturer, resulting in at least a 10% increase in revenue for the territory.* Increased sales in territory for major product line, AIM Solder, by over 33%. * Established several new key accounts.* Lead and participated in technical presentations and demonstrations.* Managed customer information and documentation using ACT! database.

Responsible for: bid selection, scheduling, resource allocation and budgets for the electrical, gas & air lines, venting, construction and equipment riggers for a million dollar ice cream cone equipment installation.* Project completed on schedule and under budget.* Organized the project using Microsoft Project.* Created technical drawings using AutoCad LT.

Responsible for: product manufacturing and testing, inventory control, customer service, training, installation, purchasing, shipping and sales engineering for a startup company in the visual and broadband telecommunications industry.* Instrumental in moving the product manufacturing towards a turnkey solution and identifying vendors that could meet iGate's requirements, including manufacturing processes, product testing, industry certifications, delivery and price.* Developed a video visitation solution, a new niche market for iGate in the correctional industry.* Designed and developed the company datasheets, brochures, application notes and manuals as a cost savings measure.* Directly managed three employees and several contractors including project tasking, resource allocation and all personnel issues.

Responsible for: analog and digital electronic design, manufacturing test procedure development, hardware support for released products and manufacturing support for a start-up company in the visual communications industry.* Leader of product development team for three design projects.* Design project responsibilities included design documentation, project scheduling from conception through manufacturing, parts procurement, building and testing prototypes and acquiring agency compliances.* Projects included converting an existing product from through-hole technology to surface mount technology with an emphasis on cost reduction; designing an interface unit to convert Videolan's proprietary signal from twisted pair cable to optical fiber; and designing a communications hub extension product that eliminated the requirement that all local video communication hubs be located in the same location.* Developed board level manufacturing tests for Videolan's entire product line, including all test fixture hardware designs and software and firmware development.

Master Of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering