Responsible for leading Mechanical Engineering, Electrical\Automation & Controls Engineering, Software Engineering departments and Supply Chain Department. Member of Leadership Team in charge of day-to-day operations.Responsibilities include:- Development of short, mid and long-term strategic Engineering Design plan - Development of short, mid and long-term strategic Operations plan - Development of short, mid and long-term strategic Supply Chain plan - Implementation of standardization of product line offerings across three industry sectors- Implementation of standardization of engineering design principles and best practices- Initiate R&D projects across all product lines- Implement Design for Manufacturing standards & concepts- Identify new business revenue opportunities; conceptualize, develop & implementation of new revenue streams- Implementation of Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies

Provide strategic direction and leadership for a 450+ person manufacturing facility (350K sq. ft, 40-acre campus). Plan, budget, schedule and execute capital investment projects. Create and nurture a continuous improvement culture that promotes safety, continuous improvement, teamwork, and open communications. Leading the digital transformation to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies.Responsible for leading and managing facility:- Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) Department- Information Technology (IT) Department - Maintenance Department- University of Georgia School of Engineering Co-Op program Partner with executive leadership and plant personnel to assess processes and identify process improvement opportunities applying:- Computer automation - Analytical problem-solving methodologies (4Q, Voice of Customer, Simulation software, etc…)- Lean-Flex Flow principles - Six Sigma principles- Industry 4.0 technologies and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies- Digital Transformation

Responsible for the continuous improvement of all manufacturing processes throughout 450+ person facility (350K sq. ft, 40-acre campus). Lead the identification and elimination of waste. Lead teams in improving process flow, material flow, and information flow within and between all departmentsResponsible for leading and managing facility:- Quality Assurance (QA) Department- Continuous Improvement (CI) Department - Information Technology (IT) Department - Technical Training Department- University of Georgia School of Engineering Co-Op program

– Developed innovative automated controls for the poultry processing systems and/or machines.– Implemented Marel proprietary hardware and software in the North American, Central American, and South American markets.– Developed and implemented:–– Global innovation road maps for poultry industry utilizing Marel global standards and procedures.–– Global standards and procedures for Order Flow – Electrical Department.–– Global standards and procedures for automated controls documentation – ePlan.–– Global standards and procedures for innovation automation development projects.–– Global standards and procedures for PLCs, PACs, and HMIs.

– Designed automated control systems for multi-million dollar poultry processing systems.– Improved overall equipment efficiency (OEE); used advanced diagnostics routines to reduce production downtime.– Managed a project to develop an automated vision inspection system (hyperspectral technologies) – a 12-year, $15M project for the USDA – Creative Research and Design Agreement (CRADA) program.– Led USDA research and design teams (nine Ph.D.’s and two master’s-level electrical engineers, programmers, animal physiologists, agricultural engineers, and a veterinarian) in Beltsville, Maryland and Athens, Georgia.– In charge of the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) approval and licensing process on the vision project.– Also designed computer automated test systems, test procedures, test protocols, and co-coordinated research and test findings with existing research from the USDA with partners based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.– Performed all development, programming, construction, implementation, purchasing negotiations, and support of electrical control systems including:–– Cost justifications–– Control system design–– Control system architecture and configuration––– Control panel design and layout––– Electrical load calculations––– Power distribution––– Hardware components specifications––– Industrial network and communications protocols–– Software programming, development, and design– Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) components; software development and design– Man-Machine-Interface (MMI) components; software development and design– Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems; software development and design– Communications platform specifications–– Purchasing specifications–– Purchasing negotiations–– Installation specifications–– Documentation packages––– Online documentation packages––– Hardcopy documentation packages––– Construction and installation management–– Implemented and managed the college co-op program.

– Developed and implemented automated controls standards and guidelines for manufactured and sub-contracted control system and machinery for Stork Gamco and Stork PMT (Boxmeer, NL) to comply with National Electric Code (NEC) and Underwriter Laboratories (UL) standards.– Led the North American international design team in the development and improvement of processing systems.– Implemented North American, Central American, and South American design standards for hardware, software, layout, programming methodology, and communication protocols.

Reliance was purchased by Rockwell, then by Baldor Electric, and then by ABB in 2010; http://www.reliance.com/.– Oversaw and/or performed the design, startup, maintenance, and upgrading of a completely computer automated paperless plant for the production of three-phase induction motors.– Selected and supervised all electrical and mechanical contractors and/or sub-contractors for plant maintenance.– Designed, programmed, implemented, and installed special projects and computer automated assembly cells as needed for production; supported all AutoCAD customization and setups.– Some projects included: specialized computer and programmable logic controller (PLC); automated, high precision four-axis servo system for two-part epoxy motor winding insulation work center; material handling systems for customized PID process controlled work centers; and NdYAG laser etching work centers.