January 1990 - September 1998
Sweden
* Design Manager, UTAB, Sweden (Supplier of large furnaces for the process industries)* Project manager, including everything from sales to installation and commissioning of the plant. Gave many opportunities to develop my entrepreneurial skills.* Production Manager ABB AB Sweden, DC motor production. * Staff responsibility for 52 employees divided into three production sections. * Project manager for AC machines. Customer contacts in most of Europe.* System Administrator, FFV Aerotech AB, Sweden (Military aircraft maintenance) for landing gear and brakes. The responsibilities included aircraft, 32-Lance, 35-Dragon, 39-Gripen and the 85 Caravell. * Investigations and preventative maintenance, customer contacts with Air Force squadrons in Sweden. * Development of maintenance equipment, supplier contacts in England and the United States.* Test Engineer, SAAB-Scania AB, Flightdivision, Sweden, Mechanical and Hydraulic systems. * Design and type testing of devices, components and related software development and reporting.