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New Mexico, United States

• Manage Mechanical/Optical Engineering Team associated with High Energy Laser design, program development, and system integration.
• Prepare documentation associated with defense and aerospace customers which includes designs, drawings, prototypes, and product development.
• Plan, implement, and task team to complete program responsibilities to support contracts.
• Assist procurement, vendor development, machine shop schedules, and advanced manufacturing goals.
• Review and approve drawings, process, interpret scientific and technical presentations.

• Contract support improving designs, tracking programs, and developing engineering/manufacturing processes
• Review program risks and develop/review new technology plan including current SOP’s and MOP’s. Complete design and prepare prototypes for evaluation.
• Write technical documents such as drawings, manuals, product guides, quality programs and processes.
• Market research and new product strategy suggestions.

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, US

• Direct Manager of 7 Engineers and Technicians. Led Engineering Product Development, established Manufacturing Department, and Product Service Center.
• Oversaw Engineering team developing/integrating thermal camera systems.
• Manage all Long-range government programs regarding budget, internal schedules, and employee performance.
• Report progress on programs and custom design integration to top management.
• Provide technical support, mentoring, and performance metrics for all programs.
• Manage the thermal Product Service Center and the Service Technicians. Develop department performance goals and establish strong relationships with customers.

• Led RF and satellite-based ground sensor programs, portable receivers, and tower mount repeaters. Managed sales force and customer training programs. Directed multiple company operations to meet business goals.
• Implemented RF and Satellite based electro-mechanical programs which yielded new product platforms and $18M in product sales.
• Technical writing including technical papers, manufacturing documentation, marketing material and product manuals.
• Provided creative solutions for unique complex problems supporting national and global security concerns.
• Liaison to government agencies addressing technical and product performance enhancements.
• Developed designs utilizing AutoCAD, Solidworks 3D models and additive manufacturing to save 45% of production costs and accelerate prototype development.

• Developed and Produced RF mobile video technology to support enhancement of thermal imagers. Early developers of IoT technologies.
• Team leader for the design and development of wireless mobile video and IP video system.
• Managed production and engineering development of hardware teams to support design, testing, and custom integration.
• Identified, monitor, and communicated project risks and identified solutions to mitigate.
• Worked closely with local University preparing first round SBA projects.
• Oversaw custom integration, utilizing wireless video for overseas custom applications.

• Originally hired as Manufacturing Manager in this small start-up company. Produced wireless notification transceivers as part of the Sandia Laboratories Technology Transfer Program.
• Prepared budgets, instituted company security protocols, and managed project development cycles.
• Established testing programs for product performance and prepared technical documentation.
• Worked with Angel Investors and top management to close market opportunities.
• Transitioned products from R&D into several million in overseas sales.

Short duration with GET Systems was due to the company shut down of operations in 1999.As a co-founder of this privately held company, I was responsible for branding GET Systems Inc. as an industry leader in Ni/Sn chip plating equipment developer. Managed the software and mechanical engineering teams and reviewed mechanical drawings for manufacturing..

Chicago, Illinois, US

Managed a 63 person, five department production team consisting of three process engineers, five supervisors and 55 production employees over three daily shifts. Integrated production processes required to produce PZT thin-film wafers. Responsible for P/L, capital equipment and all processes including clean room, kiln firing, diamond wire saw, Ni/Sn gold.

Rosemont, Illinois, US

Primary responsibilities for the Life Stride Treadmill program included new product design, product manufacturability, assembly tooling, and individual component testing. Designed and implemented a “Push Style” production line consisting of 54 balanced stations. Increased annual sales to $38M.Increased throughput with a 98% first-pass yield. Marketing.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

General Math And Science Studies, Technical And Scientific Communication