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Hood River, Oregon, United States

Formerly engineering management, automated industrial fork lift trucks (Hyster and Yale), automation, AGVs, robots, controls, CANbus, nuclear, trucking, manufacturing, warehousing, international and domestic. Local volunteer work, skiing, hiking, backpacking, single track and back country motorcycling, and farming.

Fairview, OR

Application of emerging technologies in the automation of forklifts and electrification of large ICE trucks. Define global strategy, product requirements, and solution road maps for deploying these technologies. Lead proof of concept demonstrations to validate customer value propositions and production viability. Close collaboration with customers.

Portland, Oregon

Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Solutions, Marketing, Fleet Management, Aftermarket, Service and Product Development to understand industry applications and grow share. Facilitate Client cross-functional teams to identify problems and unmet needs. Perform application site assessments to define the real operating.

Portland, Oregon

Component deployment planning for counterbalanced electric rider and internal combustion lift trucks to increase global synergy in sharing common parts across product lines. Led development of strategies in lift truck systems. Improved processes in project management review gates, project escalations, patent review and implementation, and ISO compliance..

Portland, Oregon

Managed development of first CANbus control system for internal combustion powered trucks ranging in capacity from 2,000 – 18,000 lbs. Features included on-board service tools for electronic diagnosis of failures, adjusting and calibrating systems, patented advanced transmission controls, electro-hydraulics and automatic inch/brake overlap adjustment..

Portland, Oregon

Expanded Controls strategy development to implement new technologies, subsystems and components into the product line. Led creation of functional specifications, concept and development work in global dash, electro-hydraulics, multi-function handle. Representative to US ITA CANbus engineering work group. Process improvement work in FMEA (Failure Modes and.

Portland, Oregon

Developed Control System strategy. Part of team performing acquisition evaluation of European Warehouse Equipment design and manufacturing company. Led VNA (Very Narrow Aisle Class II) product development team responsible for product strategy, technical requirements, delivery process, and product support. Grew business with new product.

Portland, Oregon

Responsible for team that created concepts, sales, development, installation and support of fully and semi-automated material handling equipment to commercial clients and US government. Also sales and installation of Class II and III Warehouse Equipment to US Government. Successfully reorganized and relocated function with minimum personnel and business.

Portland, Oregon

Supervised design engineering functions for automation of lift trucks and development of special warehouse equipment, while continuing Systems Engineering role.

Develop fully automated material handling systems using lift truck equipment. Sales and consulting to Fortune 50 and U.S. Government. Provided mechanical and controls engineering, client management, contract negotiation, project management, installation management, and documentation.

Portland, Oregon

Mechanical engineering of custom designs for 8-50 ton internal combustion counterbalanced lift trucks and straddle carriers. Included design and finite element analysis of weldments, engine systems, electro-hydraulics, electrical interlocks, and hydraulics.