Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of the R&D Engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems. Develop and maintain department standards and procedures, develop employees’ skills and capabilities, and maintain the relationship and communication between the R&D Group and other departments / facilities. Set scientific and technical goals in alignment with company growth plan. Identify project requirements considering market needs, industry standards, and resource needs. Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work. Oversee new employee training and continuing education. Coordinate and direct projects. Perform any and all core engineering duties as needed to sustain department workload and to maintain a current working expertise in engineering tools and practices. Advise Sales team on technical questions and provide concise technical training on new products.

Product research and design for the industrial drainage and construction products industry. Performed and managed entire life cycle of product design: initial concept; patent; FEA analysis; prototyping using 3D printing; testing to international standards; small qty. manufacturing; large qty. mfg. and cost reduction; mature product changes and improvements to stay relevant.

Product Manager for Motorized Reels, Sliprings, Panzerbelt and Cable in the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. Responsible for intake budget, development and management of key accounts, expansion into new markets, list pricing, inventory levels, and training of inside sales team. Developed sales tools used at international group level.Performed application engineering, presentation and quotation of new solutions to customers. Worked closely with sales personnel to identify opportunities for product development. Performed sales visits and site visits to advise on new projects, perform commissioning and troubleshooting / repairs. Managed technical projects and directed work of project engineers.

Machine design and project management for industrial cable handling equipment.Lead designer on long-term project that was awarded a Supplier Excellence Award in 2011 and 2012 from major military contractor.Senior member of engineering team involved in growth of department, establishing standards and procedures, and training entry-level engineers.

Lowered cost of high-volume commercial components by transitioning from machining to stamping and casting methods.Corrected manufacturing errors in legacy military products by performing tolerance analysis and applying “design for manufacturing” techniques.Design and drafting of mechanical and electronic components.

Machine design to rework, repair and make improvements to automated glassworking and wire forming machines for medical lighting products. Manufacturing and tooling design to support manual production lines.

Serviced, diagnosed and repaired lawn and garden power equipment.Assembled and tested new outdoors power equipment.