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Longmont, Colorado, United States

Longmont, Colorado, United States

I was the lead engineer responsible for design, development, and initial product launch of the ST-1 Applicator for spraying fast-set polyurethane foams (spray-foam insulation) and polyureas (roofing). The applicator was a part of a larger design and development project that required a high level of coordination and cooperation among various engineering, sales, product management, and executive management personnel to maintain focus on project and business requirements. Design requirements were developed from customer requirements. Product was tested in the lab and in the field. Field trials were conducted with several strategic customers. The product was introduced to the market in early 2020, and it has been extremely well received against a very popular (and entrenched) competitive product. Expected to take significant market share from the competition.

Louisville, Colorado

Binks GEMS is an electro-mechanical plural component ratio control system that can dispense two component coatings in ratios from 1:1 to 50:1. High level of coordination required between software, hardware, and mechanical design. High level of communication required between engineering, product management and sales. Equipment requirements included ability to perform optimally with very corrosive catalysts. Software requirements included ability to report data that could be acquired remotely and analyzed by managers using data analytics software. Product introduced an improved metering system for catalyzed coatings that allows for a wider range of mix ratios, allowing customers to save money on catalyst and see a quicker payback on their equipment investment. High ratios (above 25:1) are critical for the wood finishing market (allows the use of less catalyst and improves customer ROI).

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Quality Management 2003-2017- Responsible for successful implementation of ISO 9001 at the R&D Facility in Louisville, CO. Included development of procedures and work instructions for a variety of core and support processes.- Successful completion of 36-hour Lead Auditor Training for ISO 9001:2015- Working familiarity with the following EU directives: Machinery, ATEX, and PED- Working familiarity with Lean Sigma principles including Kanban and 5S in both manufacturing and R&D environments.

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Project scope was to bring an entire new spray gun product line to market. Primary responsibility: Touch-up Gun – including gun handle forging, atomization components, machined parts, stamped parts, injection molded plastic parts, rapid prototyping, lab testing and validation, transition to manufacturing, creation of product manuals, and CE and ATEX certification. Coordination with design team members was essential for a successful, coordinated product launch.

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Improved gun for use with abrasive coatings. Improved gun for use with extensions. Improvements included a re-designed gun handle forging, re-designed air and fluid passages, and incorporation of an alternate trigger. Improvements made based on customer/industry requirements. Essentially, a better version of the gun with no real increase in cost to the customer.

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Projects/Duties:- Visited customer plants to evaluate products and manufacturing processes. Obtained customer requirements.- Performed product testing where required.- Conducted customer surveys for potential new products.- Created industrial products catalog

Louisville, Colorado, United States

-Coordinated the transition of several products from R&D to manufacturing including domestic and global products: ARO Pump Outfits (North America), EXL Spray Guns (North America), SRi Spray Guns (North America from UK), Compact Spray Guns (North America from UK), Comet 4/12 Pumps (Germany to North America), FRC-650 Air Preparation Units (Brazil to North America)- Designed product improvements such as quick release lowers for Binks MX Pumps. Stainless steel investment castings. - Improved Binks pressure feed tanks with a cost reduction of 10%. Total value of product line: $1.8MM- Simplified Binks standard fluid needles to a 1-piece design with a savings of $100,000- Consolidated Binks and DeVilbiss paint cup designs with a cost savings of $90,000.- Implemented and managed ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management system at the Louisville, CO facility. Later updated to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015.- CE/ATEX Liaison for US products requiring CE and ATEX certification

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Worked in product manufacturing plant performing various manufacturing engineering functions including- Kan ban system implementation- Engineering support to assembly cells- Provided training to assemblers- Assembly tooling / fixturing

Boulder, Colorado, United States

-Managed engineering changes and a vast new electronic database of engineering drawings that had previously been largely paper-based. -Developed a system of tracking and reporting engineering changes as a new manufacturing facility came online.-Supervised a team of draftsmen performing engineering changes

Gunbarrel, Colorado, United States

Worked as a consulting engineer intern writing process procedures for clean-in-place (CIP) systems for a pharmaceutical plant in Athens, GA.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Societies: Pi Tau Sigma, ASME Activities: Robotic Vehicle Competition - 2nd Place in National.

Ba, Psychology