Michael Melton Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Sycamore, Illinois, US

Leader of Product Management, Marketing, Channel, and Project Management for Ideal Electrical - North America

Itasca, Illinois, US

Promoted to further improve NPD performance and business alignment with direct oversight of our product management, engineering, and project management teams. Annually developed strategies and executed 3 year product roadmaps and to maximize profitable growth. - Improved business profitability and reduced manufacturing complexity by completing projects to.

Itasca, Illinois, US

• Promoted to improve Werner's new product development performance by improving our stage gate process, developing new methods for user research (with Product and Engineering), and building a stronger team..
• Setting business strategy by developing 3 yr strategic plans - including product innovation roadmaps & key quality and profitability objectives
• P&L responsibility and department budget creation/management
• Business case development, translating field insights into market opportunities
• Manage a global manufacturing footprint for new product development and sustaining activities
• Stage-Gate management through new product development life cycle

Itasca, Illinois, US

• Recruited to set up and lead a global product development team consisting of both product marketing and engineering primarily focused on sourced products from China. Established relationships with Chinese based.
• Led a team of product development professionals both in the US and in Asia
• Developed 3 yr product roadmaps
• Established strategic relationships with partner factories globally
• Direct reports include Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers
• P&L management

Itasca, Illinois, US

Product Manager responsible for the strategic direction of multiple product categories in the Climbing Products group. Working with a cross functional team including Engineering, Sales, and Commercial Marketing to develop and commercialize product concepts with "must have" feature sets.Responsibilities include: Strategy, Setting Product Development Vision.

Azusa, California, US

• Promoted to provide technical direction and leadership of all engineering activities including NPD, continuous improvement, and production line support at four manufacturing facilities. Direct reports: Engineering.
• Developed and executed annual strategic planning documents mapping out succession planning, new product development, quality improvement, and cost reduction projects for over 5 yrs.
• P&L exp; responsible for quarterly financial summaries and annual SBU budget/revenue forecasts.
• Prepared SWOT analysis as part of Pumps Mfg. Business Review. Resulted in addition of a critical field sales support manager, leading to improved pump sales +20% (2015 vs. 2014).
• Gathered VOC at Industry shows, Distributor Round Tables, and Superintendent Fly-ins leading to product enhancements.
• Developed a competitive testing regiment highlighting Pros/Cons to create sales and marketing materials.

Azusa, California, US

• Recruited to provide leadership in engineering design and project management, responsible for the product design, creation of schedules, validation test plans, and driving results.
• Launched 700/751 Rotor product line incorporating new feature sets while achieving 25% reduced cost targets.
• Awarded Patent # US 7,926,746 B2 - flow control device extending the useful range of existing 700 valves without hunting.
• Experience using computer simulations (FEA / CFD) to reduce time to market by creating better prototypes the first time.
• Developed over 20 ultrasonic welding programs improving quality by strengthening joints and improving consistency.
• Developed glass filled nylon valves utilizing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to address chemical attack failures in the field.

Chicago, IL, US

• Recruited as the Engineering Manager for WaterSaver Faucet Company with design responsibility over sister company Guardian Equipment. Reported directly to the owner and ran the operations side of the +$40 M business.
• Hiring manager responsible for 2 engineering departments and their inspection lab (8 direct reports).
• Responsible for direction and workflow for NPD and sustaining projects (co-located with plant).
• Implemented new standards for quality control, internal validation testing, and document control.
• Spearheaded numerous procedure changes and refined processes, improving workflow efficiency.
• International experience at Pfizer facility in Sandwich England. Met with end users to ensure customer satisfaction.

Azusa, California, US

Project Engineer in the Golf Division. Primary responsibilities included design and trouble shooting support for the case, regulator, and valves used in the Golf rotor assemblies. Traveled to various courses to resolve customer issues and / or support field testing efforts. Awarded a patent for a flow control device. Experienced with plastic injection.

Chicago, IL, US

• Lead Project Engineer for WaterSaver Faucet Company. Traveled internationally to support customer issues. Developed and built the company's first Water Tempering System (portable warm water safety station). Authored.
• Certified lead auditor for ISO 9001 implementation
• Authored Operations and Maintenance manual for company's first "Water Tempering System"
• Experienced with plastic injection molding, brass extrusions, brass forgings, sand castings and stainless investment castings

• Promoted to Product Engineer after interning as a Test Engineer while earning my degree.
• Designed natural and propane gas valves, regulators, and manifolds using Pro-E 3D design software.
• Designed products with aluminum extrusions, die castings, die cut and molded diaphragms, and screw machined parts.
• International experience in Vancouver BC. Resolved pressure decay testing confusion with onsite demonstrations.
• Extensive laboratory experience, familiar with various ANSI, CSA, and UL standards.
• Performed reliability testing on various controls per company and/or ANSI requirements.

Extensive laboratory experience, familiar with various ANSI, CSA, and UL standard. Performed reliability testing on various gas controls per company and / or ANSI requirements

Bs, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Mba

Project Management

General Engineering