Michael Schmid, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida Area

Leading a startup company focused on the commercialization of membrane-based thermal technologies developed at the University of Florida (UF). This effort has involved the strategic leadership, in concert with company ownership, regarding the development/maintenance of the company business plan, technology/research plan, and the establishment of business.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Performing research in Absorption Refrigeration technology to enable the development of compact, high performance, low cost residential scale systems. A participant in ongoing research at UF to implement new fluids as the AR system working solution to provide the opportunity to tailor the absorbent property for operation at conditions never possible.

Orlando, Florida Area

While pursuing a PhD fulltime, worked as a system engineering consultant in the design, development, installation, and testing of the training system network architecture for the US Navy’s west coast Littoral combat ship training center. As an integral participant on all program integrated product teams, this effort involved close collaboration with the US.

Orlando, Florida Area

Led multiple simultaneous programs with a total value in excess of $40M as part of a small organization of <50 people. Responsibilities included proposal development, contract negotiations, program financial and milestone performance objectives, customer relations, and system acceptance/sell-off. Programs covered a wide spectrum including prototype and.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Part of the three-person executive team leading the Orlando division. This executive team established the division priorities to ensure division near-term and strategic objectives were met. Performed the functional management duties for the division’s engineering personnel; staffing, directing, and managing the engineering team across multiple programs.

Orlando, Florida Area

Led the internal research and development technical effort to develop a commercial low cost driver training product, and proposed the resulting product for a variety of applications. Part of a four person team that successfully negotiated the first sale of the resulting product to a foreign government. Led the resulting program's effort until leaving LM..

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Technically oriented systems engineer involved in proposal efforts including the direction of proposal activities and writing, system level concept definition, systems design, acceptance test procedure generation and execution, government meetings and site surveys of simulation systems. Site lead for the Platoon Gunnery Trainer program's field integration.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Led several small design/assembly teams in the design and prototype manufacture of Image Generation and Armor Training systems. Led the mechanical and electrical packaging design effort for the department's new line of low cost, high performance image generation computers. The design was accomplished under budget and on schedule. Led the integration and.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Analyst responsible for the thermal and finite element shock and vibration structural analysis of Mil-Spec shipboard control and motion based simulation systems. Part of a four person team that performed eight man months of effort in three weeks for the thermal analysis of DDG ship consoles to meet a tight program schedule. Performed finite element.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma MemberViola Tarrent Memorial Scholarship Recipient (1981) Graduated with High Honors