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Brookline, NH, US

Lowell, MA, US

Lowell, MA, US

Finding creative and automated solutions to the labor associated with farming and livestock management. An Industrial design background combined with a green thumb finds opportunity, mixed with a dash of marketing to produce a profit. Specializing in reuse of materials and companion relationships.

Manchester, NH, US

Managed a team of 10-15, in a build to order environment of repeat and high-volume contract manufacturing. Interfaced with scheduling of SMT line thru production planning and execution including scheduling couriers.

Manchester, NH, US

Performed as a dual role in parallel with Production Management. Responsible for several “Class 1” customers, from quoting and PO management thru the production floor as well as daily customer interface meetings.

Apopka, FL, US

Managed a team of 95+ over three shifts six days a week, responsible for hire and fire decisions.Developed and programed Lean Manufacturing OEE (Overall Equipment Excellence) barcode tracking system. Tracked parts per man hour, Average job size, and daily throughput using VBA data driven analysis.

Lowell, MA, US

Managed a team of 25 – 50 people, converted manufacturing facilities from 3-8hr to 24-7 over 4-12hrs shifts. Transitioned Wafer Fab outputs from 60 wafers per month to 400+ per week over 5 years and 2 facilities. Instituted Push-Pull production line techniques, while working with engineering to reduce handling risks. Built a “Wafer Kiosk” using VBA and a.

Specializing in exotic eggs and bird productions, species included quail, chickens, peacocks, pigeons and more.

Yard-Art creature creations using reclaimed metals painted and posed as decorative and functional garden features.

Charlotte, NC, US

Built and managed a master production schedule to track resource constraints for labor forecasting.Improved Schedule forecasting accuracy by 80%. Workload by department lists provided for daily targets.

Charlotte, NC, US

Managed a team of 15, over 3 shifts, assembling Reaction Wheels and Torque Rods for satellite orientation. Instituted in house and vendor supplied lean manufacturing pull locations for regular hardware. Improved on time delivery by 20%, through cross training, improving yield and eliminating work stoppage.

Charlotte, NC, US

Implemented 5S criteria to improve standards performed time studies improved production flow by 50%. Closed 45 CAs through process improvements, structured training programs, and document control.

Horseheads, New York, US

Converted large assemblies from AutoCAD to Solid Works within Corning and ANSI standards. SolidWorks drafted wing spar for U.S. drone program to be cut on a 5-axis CNC milling machine. Improved productivity by 20% using design tables and hot keys built within SolidWorks.

SolidWorks drafting of print packets for large assembly line machinery for 10’Sq. display sheet glass. Designed and built Pneumatics and PLC logic circuits to semi-automate display glass handling equipment. Reduced machining costs using simplified designs and machining processes.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Design and development of client submitted concepts, problem statements designed into viable products. Custom circuit design including IC programing and reverse engineering of existing technologies. Pro-E drafting of product solutions for rapid prototyping and 3D rendering of final designs. Concepts included package development, from graphics, fonts.