(Customized Testing Lab, Product Development and Manufacturing)Technical WriterResponsibility: Engineering and Statistical Analysis for a global corporation.ISO17025 accreditation.

Project Manager for construction materials and sub-contractors.Responsible for 3 man construction crew at Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority demineralization pad.Design and create “as-built” CAD drawings.

Project Manager for factory automation ($1.4MM budget). Directed multi-shift, Maintenance Dept., including Maint. Manager, machinists and mechanics. ISO 9001:2008 Preventative Maintenance and machine repair standards. Responsible for Capital Expenditure submissions. Filed federal, state and local Environmental reports.TRI/TUR, TSCA, SR/ES, EPCRA Tier II. DOT-IATA Hazardous Material shipment, HAZWOPER Certification. Safety Manager Designed and built 155mm Howitzer technology platform simulator.

Project Manager for electronic and rail transit wire and cable. Design and improve wire and cable specifications. Provide Cost Estimates. Responsible for UL, CSA, ISO, Mil-spec, customer and company specifications Maintain ISO 9001:2000, SAE AS9100, ISO 14000 standards.

Project Manager for a new product line of LED devices in Asia. Managed a warehouse fire protection system upgrade, saving $70,000. Designed and developed an OEM product line with an upside of $1MM. Managed the design and implementation of several chemiluminescent glow devices. Responsible for creating specifications and drawings for Chinese product. Designed and prototyped several consumer/medical product lines.

Managed the design of a wide range of industrial protective packaging, including establishing the correct level of protection, choosing proper materials, creating prototypes, and testing to ISTA standards. Hands on design of comprehensive and economical packaging systems for products ranging from tiny electronics to industrial equipment weighing several tons utilizing corrugated, foam fabrications and wood. Created preliminary bills of material for Engineering Department, scheduled Design Department workload. Produced sales samples from CAD designs through Short Order Department. Provided technical support to sales at customer locations. Established CAD in Design Department. Maintained ISO 9001 design documents. Initiated release schedule for designs/samples. Updated ISTA drop test software to Windows platform.

Oversaw technical activities of Project Engineering department for New Product Development. Designed, specified, and scheduled new product submissions for release to manufacturing. Worked with Purchasing to consolidate bulk ABS resin purchases, with cost savings of $15,000 for year 1999. Scheduled and approved injection mold tooling. Sourced and approved stamped metal parts and coordinated customer, test, and color samples. Created and maintained bills of material, updated part and assembly CAD drawings. Responsible for plastic resin custom color match and approval, sourcing hot stamp foils for manufacturability and customer color approval. Established with Quality Control and Purchasing customer approved color standard procedure for plastic resin.

Maximized up time of production equipment through lean practices, SMED, preventative maintenance, repairs, parts ordering, and major equipment replacement purchases. Controlled capital projects, coordinated with maintenance and manufacturing departments to purchase, install, and maintain large automatic production equipment. Investigated new technologies to lower costs, increase efficiency and productivity. Led automated assembly cell project for molding operation, reducing operators required from 11 to 3 saving $100K annually.Project Engineer ­ Value Engineering, 1992 ­ 1996 Developed and implemented value analysis projects including changes in product design, materials, automated assembly, and packaging to enhance products and increase profit. Prepared specification packages, tooling (mold) plans, and project cost justifications. Established automatic assembly and packaging cell, which eliminated 10 operators with annual savings, approximately $250K. Reduced lead-time from two weeks to two hours. Implemented semi-automatic, box packing line at the mold. Eliminated one operator with annual cost savings approximately $80K. Increased sales by 50K units by redesign and packaging change.

Responsible for investigating, sourcing, specifying, and costing new product for presentation to top management. (Involving design, packaging, materials, tooling, and scheduling of orient and domestic items)

Product Cost Engineer – Research and Development, 1986 – 1991Helped establish the Cost Engineering department.Product Engineer-Research and Development, 1985-1986Responsible for new product design, specification and packaging.Quality Control Technician, 1980 ­ 1985 Duties included printing department, inspecting litho quality, testing ink and papers. Tested metal parts, timers and mechanisms for fit, form, function, and product safety. Maintained Quality control standards and sample files. Inspected and tested incoming raw materials (chipboard, paper, and plastics.)Quality Control Inspector ­ Manufacturing and Electronics, 1978 ­ 1980ACCOMPLISHMENTSInitial measurements and CAD design for 10-12 baseball diamond "Picknelly Field"at Forest Park in Springfield, MA.