Charged with daily management of teams spanning Engineering and Manufacturing departments, including supervision, task allocation, and project management. Owns project budgets and department budgets. Interfaces regularly with corporate/executive management to determine strategic direction for business and operations. Leads continuous improvement initiatives with bias for Lean Management and One-Piece-Flow constructs, delivering cost reduction, quality and efficiency improvements. Works with multiple regulatory agencies to manage certification and permitting processes.

Passed a comprehensive background check and completed a rigorous training program to become a Seattle Police Officer. Responsible for maintaining a constant presence in the community through regular precinct patrols—to deter crime and provide quick assistance as needed. Remained vigilant regarding potential hazards which could harm the public.

Customer-facing role involving regular communication with Gensco clients, initiating sales engagements from product quotes and orders. Maintained an out-front, consultative presence and built sustainable relationships. Responsible for quality service and for moving the customer from transactional interaction to long-term loyalty across product and brand. Sales engineering liaison between Gensco customers and company sales and product-related divisions, including Columbia Manufacturing; order processing through fabrication and delivery cycles.

Managing of vendor relations with suppliers for Lennox Hearth Products/Innovative Hearth Products. Working directly with regulatory operations including EPA, ANSI, ASTM. Knowledge of Intertek-Warnock Hersey and OMNI testing agencies from testing products with them for over 17 years. Participation in the creation of accurate 3D models for existing products and new products that are built in the Auburn manufacturing plant Established accurate and extensive parts lists on existing product being built in Auburn manufacturing plant. Extensive collaboration with the purchasing department with regard to necessary products for sustaining and NPI. Continuous process improvement efforts with the manufacturing plant to improve quality, cost savings and reduce overall production times. Lead and collaborate with the engineering team to troubleshoot and generate new and existing product designs. Improved parts process by moving purchased parts to in-house production, resulting in decreased costs and improved lead times for the company overall Management of a team of five high profile engineering employees while working closely with the manufacturing and corporate management teams. Management of all product budgets from prototype to production levels along with management of the Engineering department budget.

Engineering project management of wood, gas and pellet hearth products. Worked very closely with sales to determine the new products needed or the upgrades needed to existing products. Worked close with manufacturing plant to solve any design or assembly issues of the new and existing products.Worked as a lead or member on an Engineering Team to develop along with bring to market one new gas product and three new pellet products. Experience working closely with many different suppliers to Lennox Hearth Products. Worked directly with regulatory operations such as EPA, ANSI, ASTM. Knowledge functioning and close relationships with ANSI accredited testing agencies of manufactured productsAssisted with the creation of accurate 3D models on the majority of existing product that are built in Auburn manufacturing plant. Establishment of extensive and more accurate parts lists on existing product being built in Auburn manufacturing plan. Assistance to the purchasing department with any questions on product that may arise. Daily work with the manufacturing plant to improve both quality and reduce product build times. Working with the engineering team to problem solve new or existing product designsEngineering and improved parts process by moving purchased parts of products to in house production which decreased both cost and lead times

Engineering project management of wood, gas and pellet hearth products. Worked very closely with sales to determine the new products needed or the upgrades needed to existing products. Worked close with manufacturing plant to solve any design or assembly issues of the new and existing products.Worked as a lead or member on an Engineering Team to develop along with bring to market three new wood products, nine new gas products and two new pellet products. This included all tasks from the intial specification of what is needed to sales training of customers purchasing the products.Completed sustaining engineering tasks to assure that the product was of the highest quality along with receiving the upgrades as needed. This work helped to take sales of Country Stoves above $12 million annually.

I operated and programmed the Amada laser cutting machines, Finn Power turret press and Haas machining center. I also operated the CNC press brakes in the manufacturing plant. This manufacturing plant was set up to where I was able to rotate around in jobs and different times and get experience in almost all areas of the facility. This includes spending a portion of my time mig welding.