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Manager of the Quality Assurance Department of an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facility.

Manager of formulations laboratory for an international research company, leading a team of chemists in compounding and test article preparations for biomedical research and testing.

Managed program to assist livestock owners and producers with soil analysis, pasture improvement and management, composting, drainage and on-farm improvements to make their use of natural resources more efficient and sustainable. Included managing various grants from Washington Department of Ecology and Washington Department of Health, as well as conducting workshops at multiple venues and online. Annual instructor at Country Living Expo in Stanwood, WA.

Provided management to a team of design engineers creating lighted and electronic mirror products for hospitality and residential customers worldwide, with a focus on continuous quality improvement and development of lean practices within design philosophy and product manufacture.

*Instructor of Physics I & II, and department head.*Instructor of Biology I & II, Biochemistry I & II, Botany and Zoology

*Traded and trained horses with local ranches for production work*Rehabilitated horses with nutritional deficiencies and other medical needs.*Designated shelter for seized animals for Sherman County, Texas and City of Stratford, Texas.

PFC with C CO, 2nd BN, 39th CA Reg, based in Amarillo, TX. Our unit performs civil affairs and medical missions as a component of the Texas Military Forces (Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and State Guard).

*Assisted veterinarian in large and small animal surgeries.*Performed routine health maintenance on large and small animals (teeth, hooves, etc.)*Obtained samples of blood, urine and feces and analyzed for abnormalities and parasites.

*Designed detail parts, assemblies, and installations of structural components of 747-8 using CATIA.*Spatial design coordinator between Spirit and Boeing, assuring integration of interfaces between Section 41 (Spirit owned) and the rest of aircraft.*Analysis and certification of rapid decompression systems for Section 41.*Liaison to Boeing for structural interface and design issues. Travelled frequently from Wichita to Everett for meetings.

*Designed commercial store fixtures of steel, wire, and wood using Solidworks and SAP PDM. *West coast customer engineering liaison, serving large retail customers with headquarters on the west coast.*Raw material certification focal, analyzing and certifying various forms of sheet metal for use in plant.*Weight analysis certification focal, performing weight analysis on various fixtures for customer certification.

*Designed various technical products on contract for public and private business using AutoCAD.

*Assisted district engineer with survey work and CAD design for new dam project on Cherry Creek near Duvall, WA.

*Original designer of 777-200 electronics bay smoke detection system.*Original co-designer of 777-200 Purser Work Station (PWS), from initial customer through all succeeding customers, from layout to detail design.*Original co-designer of 777-200 Business Centers, from initial customer through all succeeding customers, from layout to detail design.*Worked at various junctures on loan to other groups, including: lavatories, stow bins, closets, sidewalls and seats.*777-200 Design Build Team (DBT) member for the Interiors Responsibility Center (IRC).*Worked on team that developed first options drawings for closets on 777-200.*Implemented and trained others on new options process for various interior commodities as a leader of the Define and Control Airplane Configuration (DCAC) process implementation for the IRC.*As part of leadership for IRC DCAC Implementation, cross-trained with all IRC commodity groups and supporting groups - stress, manufacturing engineering, customer engineering, and procurement.*Worked closely with suppliers and airline customers as a layout configurator for various interior commodities, mostly for PWS group.*Led team in 2002 that performed rapid redesign of 777-300 Pilot Crew Rest after rejection of orginal design by FAA. Coordinated closely with counterparts at Boeing Design Center in Moscow, Russia, being responsible for workflow and and quality control of design product provided by said counterparts upon arrival at Boeing.