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Company Director (2010 - present)• Helped direct the company from inception through product design, qualification, introduction, sales growth, and foreign expansion.Director of Total Customer Experience, Design Engineer, Co-Inventor (2009-2013)• Accomplished design-start to product shipments in 9 months.• Assisted with product definition, architecture, and design; prototype and model builds; assisted with vendor selections and negotiations; directed detailed design at… Show more Company Director (2010 - present)• Helped direct the company from inception through product design, qualification, introduction, sales growth, and foreign expansion.Director of Total Customer Experience, Design Engineer, Co-Inventor (2009-2013)• Accomplished design-start to product shipments in 9 months.• Assisted with product definition, architecture, and design; prototype and model builds; assisted with vendor selections and negotiations; directed detailed design at vendor; helped with fundraising and marketing efforts, financial planning, and contract reviews and negotiations. Led engineering, customer support team, QA, and new product concept team• The Flip-Pal mobile scanner was awarded the PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice award in 2013. Show less

Knights of Columbus Council 3434 is a faith-based service organization of 325 members. I held the Council’s top elected position in 2014 to 2016 after holding other offices in prior years. Major accomplishments during these two terms included:• Received the state organization’s first place award for recruiting programs.• Received the second place award for all programs (5 categories) in Colorado for largest councils and the fifth place award for all councils.• Received “Best in… Show more Knights of Columbus Council 3434 is a faith-based service organization of 325 members. I held the Council’s top elected position in 2014 to 2016 after holding other offices in prior years. Major accomplishments during these two terms included:• Received the state organization’s first place award for recruiting programs.• Received the second place award for all programs (5 categories) in Colorado for largest councils and the fifth place award for all councils.• Received “Best in Loveland” community service award from Group Publishing, Inc. in 2015.• Began a major kitchen renovation to reach code certification and increase serving capacity.• Doubled Sunday brunch program attendance• Increased charitable giving by over $16,000 in 2015 over the prior year.• Increased membership by over 5%. Show less

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Assisted with product definition, architecture, part design, fixture design, and prototype build and test.

Mechanical / Hardware Engineer V - BCS Telecom Products (2006-2009)• Designed to NEBS requirements several in-house and OEM products• Provided OEM product support / Vendor management / Product qualification testingMechanical / Hardware Engineer V - BCS Enterprise-Class Servers (1999-2005)• Designed, released, and provided ongoing support for HP rp8000 series products• Performed initial conceptual investigations and product definitions for the next generation server… Show more Mechanical / Hardware Engineer V - BCS Telecom Products (2006-2009)• Designed to NEBS requirements several in-house and OEM products• Provided OEM product support / Vendor management / Product qualification testingMechanical / Hardware Engineer V - BCS Enterprise-Class Servers (1999-2005)• Designed, released, and provided ongoing support for HP rp8000 series products• Performed initial conceptual investigations and product definitions for the next generation server productsR&D Engineer – Greeley Hardcopy Div. (1992-1999)• Investigated the design for a smaller, lower cost, color, second generation handheld scanner• Led mechanical design team to produce the HP Capshare 900 and Capshare 910• Architected and lead a design team for the HP Scanjet 5c, a very successful product built at less than ½ the cost, and achieving better performance that its predecessor. It set sales records with more than 1 million units in a year and achieved a new record low AFR for the division. Several generations of scanners used parts designed during this project. More than 3 million of those parts were made. I also assisted with ISO 9000 qualification.• Designed, released, and supported the HP Scanjet IIc XPA, the company’s first transparent media adapter.• Provided design support for, and qualification of the HP Scanjet IIp and its document feeder, products OEMed from a third party.Manufacturing Engineer – Greeley Storage Div. (1990-1991)• Provided line support, product design and cost reduction support, and test development and support for an optical media robotic autochanger that HP OEMed to another large company. Development Engineer – Greeley Hardcopy Div. (1989-1990)• Developed requirements and specifications for the HP Scanjet + and the HP Scanjet + ADF• Coordinated testing of, design changes for, and qualification of the HP Scanjet + and the HP Scanjet + ADF• AFR data showed a 4X improvement over the prior product model Show less

• Advised on operations of the irrigation ditch and especially on technical direction to take• Negotiated contracts and coordinated infrastructure changes with developers

The Big Thompson Ranch was a Working Ranch with Horse Boarding, Horse Sales, and Hay Sales• Improved ranch to turn it into a profit generating business• Managed part time help and contract workers• Provided primary contact point for boarders• Redesigned the irrigation system for the ranch to improve water use efficiency and scheduling

• Production assignment and plant engineering (hydraulics emphasis) in grey iron foundry• Programmed company’s first gear checking analysis routines (QA)• Evaluated (by Finite Element Modeling) and determined cause of engine connecting rod failures• Evaluated the dynamic behavior of drive train components

Msme, Mechanical Engineering

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering