Eric Patton Email & Phone Number

Utica, Mi, Us

Shelby Township, Mi

Ares Technology is firm specializing Defense and Aerospace consulting and manufactured component sourcing.

Lapeer, Mi

Ferndale, Mi

Livonia, Michigan

Sterling Heights, Mi

Created customer pursuit & market development strategy for non-military business segment & implemented through business development activities Served as main customer interface for all non-military customers for both sales & customer serviceo Developed positive relationships with 10 major OEMs in Fire/Rescue, Off-road, and Commercial Armored Vehicle marketso Delivered 6 new business, product development programs within the Commercial Market Performed contract negotiation & review for both Government and commercial programs Develop complete costing methodology and model for 3 year engineering and development contract with US Army Provide budgetary revenue forecasts monthly and quarterly for commercial market segments Manage all marketing activities for North America, including several tradeshows, events, print media, & email campaigns, including, but not limited to:o Managed end-to-end development of 20x20 two-story both space for Annual Association of US Army trade show for 3 consecutive yearso Managed end-to-end development of 10x20 two-story booth space for Modern Day Marine show for 2 consecutive yearso American Association of Airport Executives exhibito Airport Rescue Fire Fighting annual show, 3 consecutive yearso Fire Department Instructors Conference, 2 consecutive yearso Recreational Vehicle Industry Associationo Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association Served as Integrated Product Team Leader, managing 6 engineers across 4 sites in USA, Canada and UK Supervise procurement & project management staff on all non-military programs Managed operation of the Quality System & supervise 2 Quality personnel Developed & maintained employee training plan, comprising, new employee training and orientation, Quality Management System, ITAR Compliance, Security Plans Developed & approved Operational Security (OPSEC) Plans for Military Programs Served as Department of State Empowered Official & Company Security Officer

 Create and manage program timelines & man-loading schedules for US Army Ground Combat Vehicle suspension contract Develop invoicing & cash flow schedules for US Army Ground Combat Vehicle Suspension Contract. Developed and Implemented Quality Management System from ground up to bring the company into compliance with ISO 9001:2008 specifications & obtain certification Created & implemented marketing plan for US office primarily consisting of tradeshows & event planning Created and Implemented an Export Compliance Program to ensure compliance with regulations Drafted and managed multiple Technical Assistance Agreements, and hardware export licenses with US Dept. of State Served as key liaison to outsourced IT operations Developed and managed company wide IT policies Managed consolidation of two company facilities IT infrastructure with minimal downtime

 Served as Principle Investigator and managed all aspects of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract Managed performance and budget for research subcontract with University of New Hampshire Managed production launch for all new products Formulated new construction repair products to meet customer specifications Designed test plan to evaluate competitive materials and provide market intelligence Achieved 5-20% cost reduction across 30% of product line

 Served as development manager for several components going into the new Harley Trike Improved vehicle handling & reduced steering effort through front end geometry redesign and extensive physical testing and simulation in ADAMS Developed testing matrix for vehicle handling Performed competitive analysis of competing Trike vehicle kits Assisted in development of computational model for vehicle steering effort Designed several new components for new Trike

 Developed Class B paintable automotive sealant Worked with manufacturing to scale up new products from R&D to manufacturing Performed extensive testing on all products to customer specifications Formulated Aerospace panel edge sealing compound which reduces processing by 20% Developed material processing methods for several reactive thermoplastic compounds Altered existing existing automotive product formulations for fireproofing

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society – Student Representative/Chapter Relations  Tau Beta Pi – Treasurer and President .

Itar Compliance, Basics Of Itar

Certificate, Data Science