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Upton, MA, US

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

Middleborough, MA

Lead cross-functional engineering team in the Research, Design, and Development of Automatic Splicers for use in the paper and packaging industry

• Olympus Innov-X (formerly Innov-X Systems, Inc.– acquired by Olympus in June 2010) is a $80M division of an $8B parent company specializing in portable and bench top analytical instrumentation utilizing X-Ray.
• Direct supervision of a multi-disciplined Engineering team responsible for the design, development, and continous improvement of highly specialized analytical instrumentation utilizing x-ray flourescence technology for.
• Completed engineering development and successful manufacturing release (hardware and software) of next generation of flagship product (Delta Hand-held analyzer) and associated accessories – product success directly.
• Implemented strategic rapid cycle product development to advance new bench top model product from concepts to market release in 5 months - full manufacturing release and first customer shipments within 9 months of.
• Structured existing resource management tools (MS Project and MS Outlook Tasks) to effectively assess resource loading and headcount requirements across a matrix organization of Engineering, R&D, and Applications to.
• Applied Agile process to the software development and release cycle resulting in a clear definition of features associated with each new SW release and more accurate release timing

• Iwaki America, Inc. (formerly The Walchem Group – acquired by Iwaki Co., Ltd Japan in Sept 2008) is a $25M division of a $250M parent company specializing in on-line analytical instruments, Controllers, Metering Pumps.
• Direct/inirect supervision for staff of 24 incl Mfg Eng, production personnel, Logistics personnel, Facilities asst, & Quality Mgr
• Revised company QMS - key to achieving ISO 9001- reg. (Mar '08)
• Participated in due diligence by Iwaki Co. Ltd.
• Liason of Iwaki America to Iwaki Japan &Iwaki Europe presenting Ops capabilities, processes, & QMS
• Contributor in 3-yr strategic planning for Mfg & SWOT analysis for primary product lines

• kSARIA Corp is a VC-funded company with ~$4M in annual revenue focused on the fabrication of mission-critical fiber optic cables, assemblies, & maint. tools for Comercial and Mil-Aero applications using internally.
• Direct supervision of Eng staff of 6 including Mech & S/W engineers & an Eng Tech/Machinist
• Direct supervision of 9 Mfg personnel
• Resp. for development & design imp to multi-million dollar custom systems (hardware & software) for fabrication of fiber optic cable assemblies
• Resp. for >$3M in product development efforts funded through government SBIR and STTR programs (phase gate/ toll gate product development)) – revenue recognition based on Earned Value Management Systems
• Indirect supervision of Prod. Eng & Mat'l Mgt groups in support of fiber optic cable production and product development

• The Air Flow Controls (AFC) Division of Brooks provides precision control of exhaust air flow for semiconductor wafer process tools utilizing proprietary floating piston technology.
• Responsible for P&L of a $4M division supplying precision air flow control valves to the semiconductor fabrication industry including Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), Applied Materials (AMAT), and IBM
• Direct staff of 10 including Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and R&D personnel
• Reorganized division personnel and procedures to create a more streamlined and self-sufficient R&D and Manufacturing organization – Refinements made to Engineering Change Order (ECO) and repair (RMA) processes resulted.
• Successfully executed product rationalization and manufacturing cost-reduction efforts resulting in a 25% reduction in manufacturing BOMs and a 30% decrease in COGS
• Directed cross-functional team through the final deployment stages of updated, modular test equipment used for final test and validation of products

• The Specialty Equipment and Life Sciences (SELS) Division (formerly Intelligent Automation Systems) was acquired by Brooks in Feb 2002. IAS was a private company (~$10M in annual rev) specializing in the design and.
• Directed concurrent eng team in the development & launch of 2 new Life Sciences and Fiber Optics products – The automated nano-liter scale reaction genomic sequencer (Parallab 350 – www.parallabs.com) and Automated.
• Reconfigured Mfg from custom equipment prod. to subassy-based, process flow, product mfg
• Developed, documented, & deployed an internal CRM process for the Parallab
• Directed staff of 5 Prog Mgrs and >20 Engs & mfg techs in the development & delivery of more than $5M in custom capital equipment for industries incl. sporting goods, electronics, fiber optics, water filtration, &.
• Reduced Mfg & Eng resource allocation time by 90% by deploying improved Proj Mgmt techniques

Intelligent Automation Systems was acquired by Brooks in February 2002 and became the Specialty Equipment & Life Sciences (SELS) Division. Intelligent Automation was a privately held company with ~$10M in annual revenue specializing in the design and development of custom automated systems for manufacturing, metrology, fiber optics, and life sciences.

• Instron Corporation (now a division of ITW) is the world-leader in equipment, systems, and software for testing materials, products, and structures.Manager - Custom Systems Eng. - Electromechanical Business Unit.
• P & L responsibility for $7M+ Custom Systems Engineering Business (~60% of North American custom business) – Business yielded >50% GM every year and overall group COGS were consistently within 2% of original estimates
• Direct supervision of a 12-person custom engineering staff consisting of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers, as well as engineering technicians, designers, and contract resources
• Provided technical sales support and proposal development/presentation for custom products through Domestic and international (UK, Singapore, Korea, China) travel - One Asian trip directly resulted in more than $1M in.

Engineering Intern ProgramRotational Engineering assignments at various Augat subsidiaries (Alcoswitch, Interconnection Components, and Isotronics)

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: ASME

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