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25 years product development, product & materials testing, rapid prototyping products and manufacturing process development. ********AEROSPACE, (12 years combined): 5 yr, TRW Space & Defense; Materials Engineering Dept. Senior Lab Analyst & Facilities Manager 2 yr. UCLA; Set up & Managed Mechanical & Aerospace Materials Research Labs for Prof. T. Hahn2 yr. Hughes; Built satellite structures and tested materials & processes in M&P Lab. 1 yr. Composite Prototypes Inc: On team of 5, built Burt Rutan's M144, 32 ft. wingspan drone aircraft.2 yr. California Composite Designs; Asst. Project Manager producing structural components for Delta 4 rocket. Designed equipment for filament winding process, and machinery to produce oil well composite Fracking plugs.********PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & PROCESS ENGINEERING:CONSUMER PRODUCTS: 2 yr. GT Bicycles; Tooling & Mfg. Engineer Successfully designed factory layout enabling production of 350,000 bikes/yr. in Orange County CA. SPORTING GOODS; 2 yr. Invented, patented, manufactured Snowboard & Ski products in USA and sold them at International trade shows.1 yr. Kohler Engine Engineering Laboratories2 yr. McCulloch chainsaw Engineering Laboratories2 yr. Motorcycle Mechanic3yr. Wind turbine industry; Repair, Installation, Crane Operator********MILESTONES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Received technology innovation awards for Materials & Process patents pursued while at TRW Aerospace.Awarded Snowboard product patent, launching other sporting goods under Provisional patents.Developed multiple consumer products; from sleep product, to automotive, to pond filtration, sporting goods and an IoT device. All under provisional patent.Green product; WiperSwyper. An automotive windshield wiper refurbishing tool.Zip-Thru-It. An adhesively applied zipper pet door opening for screen doors and kitchen screen food pass-thru.Bandit Blaster. An Internet of Things remotely controlled Koi pond water gun defense system :)

Listed skills include Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Product Design, Manufacturing, and 17 others.

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  Founder

  Redemption Enterprises

  Jun 2011 - Present - Costa Mesa Ca

  New product development. A few products developed, or in development are:* WiperSwyper, a windshield wiper reconditioning device.* Zip-Thru-It, a zipper applied to screens for pass-through convenience or, use as a pet door. * Bandit Blaster, an IoT remote defense system for Koi Ponds and fire defense. * Bag-E-Rack, an innovative rack to discreetly store, dry and recycle your plastic bags ie; Baggies, Ziplocks etc.* A novel $200 Pallet stretch wrapping system (name TBD) that helps small business owners easily palletize deliveries & save their backs doing it!