Enjoying all the usual responsibilities that go with Chief Technology officer.Planning and developing new concepts in technology, solving challenging problems for our client base, ensuring product quality deliverables, adding value to the core competencies and listening to everybody!I prticularly enjoy the "Innovate to create value" part of this job, with a good measure of "Commitment to our customers success!" Fraser River specialize in providing high speed time to… Show more Enjoying all the usual responsibilities that go with Chief Technology officer.Planning and developing new concepts in technology, solving challenging problems for our client base, ensuring product quality deliverables, adding value to the core competencies and listening to everybody!I prticularly enjoy the "Innovate to create value" part of this job, with a good measure of "Commitment to our customers success!" Fraser River specialize in providing high speed time to market for clients who have a tested instrument or piece of equipment and demand high reliability back end platform support. Fraser River employs the latest in technology and develops the interface needs ensuring a fast turn round ime to market. Clients reap the benefits of years of experience in supporting and packaging test equipment and field instruments for today’s high speed rough and tumble working environment.Providing that vital link between chaos and reality, keeping the sales teams honest and our engineers focussed while balancing the needs of the clients with the benefits of our technology! See our latest "Reconfigurable Instrumentation Platform" at our website at http:\\www.frrct.com , I'd like to think it's ready to load your latest test equipment design. Let me know! Show less

Engineering Director, Consumer electronics, XRF technologies, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, systems analysis. Directing product development process, implementing design for manufacture, test and reliability into the feature set. Authored functional specification documentation and managed the development staff in this regard. Hiring and directing the engineering staff to produce the product as required by the customer, directed by E/Staff and marketing… Show more Engineering Director, Consumer electronics, XRF technologies, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, systems analysis. Directing product development process, implementing design for manufacture, test and reliability into the feature set. Authored functional specification documentation and managed the development staff in this regard. Hiring and directing the engineering staff to produce the product as required by the customer, directed by E/Staff and marketing requirements.A positive asset to any engineering team, and (given the resources) can be relied upon to "Get things done!"Specialties: Systems engineering, technical documentation, forensic failure analysis debug, identifying modes of failure. My input has been deemed invaluable by my peers.Responsible for the development and engineering management of the new product(s) to be introduced over the next few months. I designed the product components, assembly procedures and directed the engineering staff in the component design for manufacture. A new hand held X-Ray Fluorescence product used for the detection of lead in paints. I developed the functional specification documentation and agreed with E/Staff the products feature set. Then directed the Engineering staff to develop the product electronics and controls systems to achieve those features. Entered contract negotiations with vendors to agree deliverables and hired and directed engineering staff requirements to achieve the product goals. Developed testing procedures, architected and directed software production methods and developed and presented E/staff presentations for the product. Chaired production meetings, tracked product milestones, resource requirements and project plan changes. Ran Agile in all rolls, product champion, facilitator, expert contributor and individual contributor levels, contributing to the product feature set, customer requirements, and Marketing requirements specifications. Show less

Developing scientific microprocessor controlled Arm based hand held instrument for radiological inspection industry for X-Ray Fluorescence inspection equipment used in the determination of lead in paint. Responsible for the functional specification documentation and mechanical design requirements tracking, Hiring the Engineering staff and providing direction to the product design following the Executive staff input and tracking the product changes and feature implementation through Solidworks… Show more Developing scientific microprocessor controlled Arm based hand held instrument for radiological inspection industry for X-Ray Fluorescence inspection equipment used in the determination of lead in paint. Responsible for the functional specification documentation and mechanical design requirements tracking, Hiring the Engineering staff and providing direction to the product design following the Executive staff input and tracking the product changes and feature implementation through Solidworks and Solidworks Product Data Management (PDM). Show less

I managed the field service engineering department with two direct reports and plans to grow the division to a larger size. I ensured the deliverables were achieved and provided contingency planning where possible.The company specialised in Environmental control systems operating to -80-100 deg C using split level refrigerant cooling systems and specialist ovens to temperatures above 600 C. I trained on refrigerant systems and have a EPA608 Universal refrigerant gasses License. My… Show more I managed the field service engineering department with two direct reports and plans to grow the division to a larger size. I ensured the deliverables were achieved and provided contingency planning where possible.The company specialised in Environmental control systems operating to -80-100 deg C using split level refrigerant cooling systems and specialist ovens to temperatures above 600 C. I trained on refrigerant systems and have a EPA608 Universal refrigerant gasses License. My general duties consisted of planning, scheduling and tracking men and materials in the day to day business operations. I also provided debugging and training to employees. Show less

3D Systems bought ZCorp in January 2012, so I was assimilated into my next position.Trained on the Zcorp range of 3D powder printers, these are a nicely thought out product providing full color printing capabilities. With some cool engineering in these machines and they provide a reasonably long MTBF, if built correctly, and well maintained should provide years of service. I provide 2nd tier support to the service engineering staff and customers supporting this product range.

When your Projet modeller printing machine breaks down, I'll be the guy providing 2nd line support to your service engineer. I also occasionally provide front line support to clients directly.Projet 3000, Invision SI2, Projet 3500 Projet 3500Max, Zprinter 310 ZPrinter 510, Zprinter 150, Zprinter 250, Zprinter 350, ZPrinter 450 Zprinter 650 and Zprinter 850 machine support.As a skilled Electrical and Electronics Engineer I also provide improvement feedback to Engineering.3D Systems… Show more When your Projet modeller printing machine breaks down, I'll be the guy providing 2nd line support to your service engineer. I also occasionally provide front line support to clients directly.Projet 3000, Invision SI2, Projet 3500 Projet 3500Max, Zprinter 310 ZPrinter 510, Zprinter 150, Zprinter 250, Zprinter 350, ZPrinter 450 Zprinter 650 and Zprinter 850 machine support.As a skilled Electrical and Electronics Engineer I also provide improvement feedback to Engineering.3D Systems bought ZCorp in January 2012, so I was assimilated into my next position.Trained on the Zcorp range of 3D powder printers, these are a nicely thought out product providing full color printing capabilities. With some cool engineering in these machines and they provide a reasonably long MTBF, if built correctly, and well maintained should provide years of service. I provide 2nd tier support to the service engineering staff and customers supporting this product range. Show less

Field Engineering for 3 Dimensional printing systems, manufacturing dental prosthetics. My current position encompasses the SensAble Dental lab Systems. These systems are used to scan in dental stones, turn that information into 3 Dimensional models in cyberspace. These models are then used to design the prosthetics, which are then printed in 3 dimension al printing machines. The finished prosthetic contains the contour information taken from the original stone, forming a true and well… Show more Field Engineering for 3 Dimensional printing systems, manufacturing dental prosthetics. My current position encompasses the SensAble Dental lab Systems. These systems are used to scan in dental stones, turn that information into 3 Dimensional models in cyberspace. These models are then used to design the prosthetics, which are then printed in 3 dimension al printing machines. The finished prosthetic contains the contour information taken from the original stone, forming a true and well fitting prosthetic former, which is then populated with the finish and any required teeth the patient may have lost which require replacement. The 3 dimensional printers can be used to create faithful replications of any object that can be created in a computer memory, though size is limited to the actual dimensions of the print bed, the accuracy is currently around 20 microns, which allows the equipment t o create highly complex shapes.The creation of jewelry, is another successful use of this product. For rapid prototyping technologies, and businesses that require highly intricate products for mould creation, metal forming and plastics injection moulds this technology is highly desirable.My job... basically...at this time... is to keep it running, learn what makes it tick, how it develops failures, and when I have enough experience doing that, my intention will be to move into designing a better product. Show less

Product Support Group go to guy. I evaluated issues reported by customers and determined root cause. Defined workaround solutions to the issue(s) and drove solutions into the product. Testing software releases and managed customer facing server systems.

Transferring from the Product Engineering dept I now lend a hand with installing and maintaining hardware and software at customer sites. My main duties, when not carrying the clarion for the company, ensure that our products are functioning properly at customer sites and that FSE's are trained in its use and can instruct the customer and can trouble shoot any issues that arise. I also occasionally assist Sales with product technical backing and customer training.I continue to make… Show more Transferring from the Product Engineering dept I now lend a hand with installing and maintaining hardware and software at customer sites. My main duties, when not carrying the clarion for the company, ensure that our products are functioning properly at customer sites and that FSE's are trained in its use and can instruct the customer and can trouble shoot any issues that arise. I also occasionally assist Sales with product technical backing and customer training.I continue to make contributions to the use and feature set for the product and ensure these value added ideas make it into the field. I work closely with R&D engineers and managers to drive things forward, providing cost savings in man power and support as the products mature.I evaluate the nature and modes of failure and project statistical heuristics for potential support situations as we end of life existing equipment. My current focus is with new product introduction, and innovating to create value in this area. A number of my ideas and suggestions have made it into the product range over the time I have been employed here. Show less

I examine the things that are wrong with our very expensive and complex emulation technology and suggest improvements to the system, design, manufacture, and process flow. I feed support data down to the field service and manufacturing teams and feedback to R&D issues that arise in the process flow.I also figure out ways around problems that present themselves in hardware, software, and firmware, on occasion, and implement that as a workaround to support customers. I also author the… Show more I examine the things that are wrong with our very expensive and complex emulation technology and suggest improvements to the system, design, manufacture, and process flow. I feed support data down to the field service and manufacturing teams and feedback to R&D issues that arise in the process flow.I also figure out ways around problems that present themselves in hardware, software, and firmware, on occasion, and implement that as a workaround to support customers. I also author the material for an internal website, generate ECO's and troubleshoot down to component level, issues that are presented from the field, and diagnostics did not catch.I authored the Verification and Validation plan with contributions from my colleagues and understand the stage gate process. And verify and validate the diagnostics components of our software release to ensure changes do not break the ability of the diagnostics to identify problems. I also train employees on occasion. Show less

Electronic and Electrical Engineer designing industrial control automation equipment for textile machinery and automation of gear driven carding machinery. Induction heating equipment, repair, modification, and design. Automation and control station design and build, install and commission. R&D engineering projects include design and build, install and calibrate sintered metals tungsten carbide roller crack detection equipment and analysis for roller wear and roller lifetime improvement… Show more Electronic and Electrical Engineer designing industrial control automation equipment for textile machinery and automation of gear driven carding machinery. Induction heating equipment, repair, modification, and design. Automation and control station design and build, install and commission. R&D engineering projects include design and build, install and calibrate sintered metals tungsten carbide roller crack detection equipment and analysis for roller wear and roller lifetime improvement. High speed analogue camera design for measuring down to 1 micron at 1 million samples per second. Show less

Electronics Technician, planning and implementing control systems for PCB chemicals production process. Hazardous materials movement and processing equipment. Electronic's and electrical troubleshooter. Industrial controls for many types of chemical processing and handling. Plasma Etch, PCB manufacture and Silicon wafer handling equipment. Clean room experience in materials and chemicals processing for Silicon etch. Waste chemicals processing and waste systems handling controls design.