Eric Smith Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Oversee all day to day operations from the design aspect, manufacturing techniques and processes, finance/compliance, etc. Specializing in proprietary design which allows us to custom design products to meet each customers specific requests. We excel in custom product design, development, and manufacturing. All glass fibers are manufactured in-house to ensure superior products are delivered to our customers. Standard and custom ends are available. Medical cables incorporate applications such as endoscopy, microscopy, and surgical illumination, i.e. head lamps. Industrial Fiber Optic Cables are offered for light curtain and photo eye sensor applications. As with the medical cables,custom designs are available.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Personally responsible for many of the revolutionary products now being manufactured by Fiberoptic Lighting Solutions, Inc. With decades of experience in engineering and manufacturing, I have been awarded patents in advanced light source design. We are a leader in providing next generation cutting edge fiber optic lighting products designed to not only to replace ordinary lighting fixtures, but to improve quality and atmosphere of all lighting applications,conventional and custom. Design and manufacture the highest quality fiber optic lighting systems available anywhere. Oversee all day to day operations from the manufacturing floor, engineering design, and finance/compliance. Initiated and maintain UL compliance for fiber optic light sources.

Palmetto, Fl

Work with rep’s, designers and contractors to plan all major projects; responsible for all personnel except the company President; direct accounting practices and GL decisions; responsible for profit / loss and improving gross margins; assisted in the development of new product literature and a company web site; perform employment decisions and evaluations; supervise the costing and quotations on very large and national account projects; setup departments and personnel responsibilities; setup the quality control system used by production; developed an inventory control system; installed and implemented accounting and inventory control software, DBA software package; perform R&D and new product development; work with Underwriters Laboratories to get new products approved and maintain existing UL files; setup and performed photometric and thermal testing on fiber optics and light sources; updated an existing light source patent (increased output 35%) and currently filing a new light source design patent; invented the dual lens system for crisp edge down lights; involved in all company wide decisions; supervise production scheduling and project shipment dates; create drawings for manufactured parts and custom projects using AutoCAD 14; redesign existing products for manufacturing efficiency, cost and quality; assist sales reps as needed on large national account projects; traveled to solve problems in the field during and after installation of projects; work with vendors to assure quality and improve out-sourcing cost

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Designed and oversaw the manufacture of two mold cleaning production lines for the Mexico expansion project; traveled to Mexico and oversaw the instaIlation of the quarter million dollar mold cleaning lines; designed new and improved existing components and processes at the Park Street facility including the UV cure process; worked on several projects related to the completion of the Mexico expansion project including facility layout and process flow between departments; worked on process automation and automation machinery projects at the Park Street facility

Largo, Fl

Designed and performed engineering calculations for all custom projects;oversaw major crane projects from concept through completion; responsible for streamlining and improving several manufacturing processes; reviewed all standard products for manufacturing efficiency, quality and cost; designed and evaluated hydraulic systems for various projects; used AutoCAD 13 to supply manufacturing with necessary prints; worked with naval architects and engineers to define the design parameters for major projects; involved with the static and dynamic testing of various projects; developed and designed new products and the new economical davit product line; researched all problems related to manufacturing and assembly

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rugby

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Engineering

Associate'S Degree, Precision Machining & Manufacturing