John Ramos Email & Phone Number

Fort Collins, Colorado

Simultaneous development of Product and Process - Changing the Future of Clean Energy!

Loveland, CO

Development of advanced High Speed Gears, Turbine Designs, and a High Speed CVT.

Engineering Consulting in technology transfer and design optimization for new product introduction, cost, quality, and operational excellence.

• Direct report to the CEO/Board of Directors – Managed all aspects of operations from procurement, production operations, quality assurance, distribution, and warranty
• Fiscal responsibility for all aspects, including operations staff of 160, facilities in Stowe, Grand Junction, and San Francisco
• Moved/brought up Grand Junction facility from empty warehouse to 40,000 square foot factory employing 120, and producing 240,000 pairs of snowshoes the first year

• Released new products into production, handling all aspects of the product transfer from Product Design to Production – co-reported to Director of Operations and VP of Product Design
• Initial MPM involvement in Origin2000: wrote, maintained, and drove the Manufacturing Business Plan and the Phased Introduction Plan (Beginnings of SGI’s Integrated Product and Process Development)
• Supported the development of the Origin2000 product early development stages for appx. 6 months
• Transitioned to ONYX2 Graphics Product, and released it to production with the cleanest introduction in SGI history ($80 Million 1st Qtr.) Drove the Mfg. Foundations and Execution teams for Quote to Collect

• Design/Layout/Build/Staff a manufacturing facility for “Box” build at a run rate approaching 10,000 units per day (of a yet to be determined consumer product)
• Designed and built a model shop, part number and inventory system, prototype line, procured and operated a Selective Laser Sintering system for “Box” modeling
• Laid out and subsequently redesigned into office space four successively smaller factory layouts
• Prototyped and tested approximately 10 different possible “Final Products”

• Staff and build the Manufacturing Engineering Team from 6 to 15 Manufacturing Engineers
• Developed Product and Process documentation required to meet FDA and GMP requirements
• Launched 4 new products into the Minimally-Invasive Surgical Devices market

• Provide expertise in High Volume, World Class Manufacturing
• Worked with the R&D Team to develop a hand held Navigation Device that was one-fourth the size, weight, and power consumption of the previous product
• Became the New Product Introduction Manager for the product line, and introduced it to Manufacturing- Implemented the first Continuous Flow, Flexible Process Module for the company, allowing model change at any time.
• Managed the Process Module, which represented 20% of the Gross Revenue for Trimble

• Led an Inter-Divisional and Cross-Functional design team of 17 Engineers to develop an integrated Chassis Control System for the 1992 and later Cadillacs (The Northstar System)

• Responsible for design, specification, validation, release, and implementation of brake systems for Cadillac

• Responsible for Design and Simultaneous Engineering of Brake Components (Typically 5-15 K/day)

Ms, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Ms, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Recipient - Outstanding Service AwardGeneral Motors Fellowship

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Society of Automotive.