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Lake City, SC

Direct and lead the newly formed C-Corp as it transitions from an early-stage growth company to a high growth, profitable advanced materials business. Responsible for raising capital to fund business growth and setting the strategic direction for the company. Report to the Board of Directors.

Lake City, SC

Direct and lead company transition from developmental / research organization to commercialization.

Fletcher, NC

Responsible for business operations, product development, business development and strategic planning. Leading Department of Energy Phase 3 grant work as Principal Investigator. Responsible for all aspects of the development of a carbon fiber reinforced composite drumstick that underwent a successful global launch by the largest drumstick supplier in the.

Fletcher, NC And Lake City, SC

Responsible for new product development activities involving discontinuous reinforcing fibers. Also responsible for facility design, building up-fit, selection and specification of all process equipment, equipment installation and commissioning, development of all Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instuctions and hiring and training all start-up.

Fletcher, NC And Lake City, SC

Responsible for facility design, building up-fit, selection and specification of all process equipment, equipment installation and commissioning, development of all Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instuctions and hiring and training all start-up personnel for MIT LLC’s greenfield carbon fiber reclamation facility in Lake City, SC. Provided support.

Hendersonville, NC

Transitioned SELEE’s Quality System from ISO 9001:1994 to ISO 9001:2000. Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental System certification. Maintained Ford Q-1, Alcoa, Howmet and other customer quality certifications. Continued to drive Lean Manufacturing (Gemba Kaizen) efforts throughout the plant and personally led many one-week Kaizen events in the plant..

Hendersonville, NC

Responsible for all plant operations including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Scrap, Overtime, Capital Spending, Maintenance, Training and Inventory Control. Started up a new, $2 million Castshop filter production line that reduced headcount from 55 people operating 24/7 down to 20 people operating a single 40-hour work week. Introduced Lean.

Hendersonville, NC

Responsible for implementing and maintaining ISO 9001/QS 9000 and Ford Q-1 Certifications and leading Total Quality Management efforts at SELEE Corporation. Focused efforts on Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Quality Operating Systems (QOS) patterned after Ford Motor Company's programs. In May 1996, SELEE Corporation became one of the first 200.

Hendersonville, NC

One of 10 key employees involved in a highly-leveraged MBO of SELEE Corporation from the parent company. Took over a sales territory following the MBO and was responsible for all sales, service and applications engineering efforts throughout the Far East region in an area extending from Australia/New Zealand over to India and up to China and Japan. Sales.

Hendersonville, NC

Managed new product and market development for a Primary Steel Filter targeted at large steel mills around the world. Extensive travel to steel mills in Europe, South America and Japan. Arranged, managed and conducted field trials during the product development stage.

Hendersonville, NC

Directed all marketing efforts company-wide including sales coordination, territory realignment, distributor management and advertising. Worked with Field Applications Engineers on solving customer problems in using SELEE’s products.

Hendersonville, NC

Provided assessments of potential new markets and managed advertising budget.

Rolling Meadows, IL

Provided analyses of companies and markets in industries of interest to Atlantic Richfield (ARCO). Used financial analysis, marketing, strategic planning and computer modeling skills to evaluate potential acquisition candidates for ARCO Metals.

Columbia Falls, MT

Solved process and production problems; developed new methods and equipment; and monitored and improved production trends.

Omaha, NE

Direct supervision of production personnel; environmental sampling and control and energy conservation project management.

Escanaba, MI

Maintenance Engineering Department. Established a new equipment numbering system; designed process improvements; provided cost estimates and supervised equipment installation.

B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 3.82

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Mu Metallurgical Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

No Degree, Mba Program