Peter Bouchard Email & Phone Number

North Andover, Ma

A Leader in Residential/Commercial Water Products o Developing ASSE 1013 RPZ & ASSE 1015 DC Backflow Product line.• Consumed less than 70% of the allowed pressure drop to meet flow requirement.• Reducing part count 50% compared to existing valve designs. o Designed ASSE 1020 Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a Watts first all composite.• Utilized PPS, PPE+HIPS, PPS & PA6 materials. • Development of the tooling to procured 28 plastic injection molds. • Coordinated the agency testing and obtained approvals. o Created Reduced Pressure Zone Backflow Prevention (RPZ) relief valve.• Linear opening pressure over 2 psi regardless of inlet pressures (25 and 175 psi). • Stable performance when exposed to high flow.• Eliminated stiction and maintained performance after heat aging. o Developed T&P Balance Shower Valve models sold by Kohler and TOTO.

Marlborough, Ma

Industry leader of overheat detection aircraft & industrial explosion protection systems.o Spreader Design• A 60% reduction in cost and 70% weight.• Eliminated moving parts and the potential collision with process equipment.• Simplified field installations and improved the distribution of agent.o Redesigned a zone isolation device• Weight reduced by 92%• Cost reduced by 65% of assembly.• Eased manufacturability. • Improved the end user experience & greatly simplified retrofit.

Manufacturer of automotive and truck thermostats.•Product Engineer responsible for the development of thermal control devices for automotive engines and automatic transmissions.•Developed and managed product and process documentation: process flow charts, dynamic control plans, failure mode and effects analysis and process detail sheets. •Lead cross-functional teams through the APQP process per QS 9000.