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Richmond, Va, Us

Dundalk, Ireland, Ie

Designed, developed, and supported the production of datacenter switchgear up to 5,000ALed the Databar product line transition from our UK facility, establishing guidelines and reducing costs.Was the lead mechanical engineer for a new static transfer switch product.

Zurich, Zh, Ch

Leading the engineering team to localize railway power converter systems for U.S. manufacturing.Developing processes and infrastructure to ramp up local production.Using knowledge and experience of the previous six years at the same facility to speed the transition.Working closely with the main R&D group in Switzerland to coordinate design efforts.

Zurich, Zh, Ch

• Lead mechanical engineer for the development of innovative power quality equipment.• Generated customized solutions for installations at Lowe's and American Express, resulting in an additional $1m in sales.• Brought new high-density power distribution equipment to market, to enable datacenters to lower costs and run more efficiently at higher voltages.

Middletown, Ri, Us

• Leader of cost reduction efforts for mobile satellite TV and internet antennas. Design improvements and Asian outsourcing resulted in $1 million in total annual savings.• Reduced parts and labor by 30% through the transfer of an antenna subassembly to a contract manufacturer in China. Developed new stamping and injection molding tools. Sourced standard and custom components locally in China. Performed inspections and extensive physical testing.• Introduced a creative new enclosure design for an HDTV satellite control module and cut component costs by $55.• Made significant improvements to several components, including motors, heatsinks, custom bearings, belts, pulleys, and slip rings. Worked together with manufacturing, purchasing, and marketing departments for smooth implementation. Performed design, testing, documentation, and BOM maintenance for all parts.

Rueil-Malmaison, Île-De-France, Fr

• Team leader for the custom-engineered products group. Directed the daily operations to specify, design, and manufacture power distribution equipment per customer requests. Worked cross-functionally to create and streamline the new business process for this sub-group within APC.• Charter member of the ancillary power products group in 2000, an expansion into the 10-500kW power protection market. Developed ancillary power equipment, such as power distribution units, bypass panels, transformers, and battery systems.• Designed the company’s 150kW InfraStruXure® power distribution unit. The InfraStruXure product line provided total datacenter solutions to customers via enhanced modularity, scalability and manageability. • Developed a patented cable management system for datacenters – U.S. Patent #7425682.• From 1996-2000, created metal and plastic enclosures for power backup products for use in the home and office. Utilized Cadkey, SolidWorks, and the APC New Product Development (NPD) process.• Introduced a low-cost uninterruptible power supply (UPS) product line that provided the initial inroads to a large market opportunity in China. Supervised the manufacturing startup in Suzhou, China.• Led the development and release of a USB conversion cable, partnering with an industrial design firm, to enable existing UPS products to use USB functionality.

Us

• Designed and detailed guide components, castings, and weldments in CADRA to optimize performance of steel and copper rolling mills.• Conducted material analysis using industry formulas to predict the behavior of the steel being processed and to specify proper roller sizing.

• Project manager for the development of a remote drill bit temperature monitor, overseeing the budget of $500,000 and partnering with Sandia National Labs. This critical component was designed to ensure safe temperatures while drilling and sampling highly combustible nuclear and hazardous wastes.• Researched new design concepts and improvements for sampling techniques that would be more cost effective for the Tank Waste Characterization program.• Conducted a study on particulate generation using a parametric model developed with Science Applications International Corporation. The results provided design criteria for the exhaust system required while drilling into hard tank wastes.• Controlled the planning and budget for the rotary core sampling project. Followed administrative practices set forth for government funding to track costs and limit spending.