Acting as voice of the customer for new jobs and ongoing customer support, translating customer requirements into system specifications - Negotiating specifications, price, delivery, terms and conditions for high-value, long duration capital projects - Providing furnace project overviews including top-level calculations and specifications for custom furnace systems - Aligning customer expectations with internal manufacturing capabilities and requirements

Trouble-shooting, debugging, streamlining product movement through automation equipment, plant-wide. Contract gig ended.

Fostered culture of respect. Restored open communications between Production Operators and Management. Reduced workforce turnover - Focused corporate investment on efficient tooling and equipment restoration. Established Preventative Maintenance guidelines for maximum operational equipment uptime - Enhanced product and process traceability through modification of raw material inventory reporting - Pursued and achieved improved clarity in process documents. Developed, certified and promoted… Show more Fostered culture of respect. Restored open communications between Production Operators and Management. Reduced workforce turnover - Focused corporate investment on efficient tooling and equipment restoration. Established Preventative Maintenance guidelines for maximum operational equipment uptime - Enhanced product and process traceability through modification of raw material inventory reporting - Pursued and achieved improved clarity in process documents. Developed, certified and promoted skilled trainers from within employee pool - Cross-trained versatile workforce for maximum coverage of key operational positions - Established level loading of workflow and scheduling Show less

Championed the transfer of R&D products to full manufacturing release - Streamlined, troubleshot, and fully documented newly developed products for release from R&D to manufacturing - Developed a transfer document package and tracking system to assure complete product launches - Implemented several innovations for increased capacity, and robust manufacturing systems and methods

Acted as voice of the customer for new jobs and ongoing customer support, translating customer requirements into system specifications - Negotiated specifications, price, delivery, terms and conditions for high-value, long duration capital projects - Provided furnace project overviews including top-level calculations and specifications - Developed cost estimation and quoting system to capture material and labor costs for custom furnace systems - Aligned customer expectations with… Show more Acted as voice of the customer for new jobs and ongoing customer support, translating customer requirements into system specifications - Negotiated specifications, price, delivery, terms and conditions for high-value, long duration capital projects - Provided furnace project overviews including top-level calculations and specifications - Developed cost estimation and quoting system to capture material and labor costs for custom furnace systems - Aligned customer expectations with internal manufacturing capabilities and requirements Show less

Reduced waste and streamlined processes through the application of lean manufacturing principles and root cause problem-solving - Effective communication at all levels and “on the floor” presence fostered renewed workforce involvement realizing 60% reduction of reject costs - Created several innovative process modifications for improved yields of challenging ceramic components from 30% yield to 95% yield - Introduced novel improvements in ceramic assembly techniques, resulted in… Show more Reduced waste and streamlined processes through the application of lean manufacturing principles and root cause problem-solving - Effective communication at all levels and “on the floor” presence fostered renewed workforce involvement realizing 60% reduction of reject costs - Created several innovative process modifications for improved yields of challenging ceramic components from 30% yield to 95% yield - Introduced novel improvements in ceramic assembly techniques, resulted in product-specific rejection reductions of over 75% Show less

Effective in management / engineering combination roles in an aerospace manufacturing environment - Pioneered the development of the first reliable SiC ceramic components approved for flight by NASA and the US Navy - Diverse background in several technological fields enabled multi-disciplined implementation of a complete ISO-certified manufacturing process and facility - Authored facility procedures, hired and trained technical staff