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Dennis, Ma, Us

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

• Executive management of a high technology publically held corporation involved with the design and production of advanced optical system components for use in the Aerospace and defense markets.• Designed a 65,000 square foot, state of the art beryllium casting facility and succeeded in the buildout from warehouse space to a fully functional manufacturing facility in one year.• Provided management to 25 technical, professional and manufacturing staff members on a day to day basis.• Responsible for profit and loss financials with a direct report to the Board of Directors.• Increased revenues 300% over a three year period by developing substantial Aerospace orders for major customers such as Lockheed Martin, EOTS flying on F-35 Lightening aircraft, Raytheon ATFLIR system, and Lockheed Martin SNIPER programs.• Managed the design and implementation of a quality system that resulted in certification to Aerospace Standard AS-9100C-ISO 9008-2009.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed a stand-alone facility producing silicon carbide optics and structures for use in military and commercial optical airborne and space applications.• Designed and implemented process changes that increased yields by 100 percent.• Utilized six sigma design techniques to improve manufacturing process that increased the quality of manufactured SiC components.• Provided manufacturing and technical direction that involved the front line management of five technical operations and two technical professional staff members.• Provided management and technical input for the design and manufacture of optical platforms for all L-3 IOS systems that utilized Silicon Carbide materials.

• Increased throughput 100% by designing and implementing innovative process improvements using lean manufacturing techniques taking a developmental metal matrix composites precision casting process to production.• Developed and tested improvements in process systems that further increased capacity by 20%. Reduced defect rates by 40% and increased yields to 95% on production investment castings of beryllium aluminum metal matrix composite casting alloys.• Provided manufacturing and technical direction with the design and development of advanced manufacturing systems that included automated manufacturing techniques. Front line management of 35 professional, technical and operational staff members.• Provided technical input in the plant layout and design of an automated manufacturing plant to include the design and development of manufacturing processes that increase capacity by greater than 400%.

• Co-inventor of Beralcast® alloy 363, a ductile lightweight, investment castable beryllium-aluminum metal matrix composite.• Managed multiple manufacturing projects which included engineering and program responsibility for cost estimating, scheduling, manufacture, customer liaison, concurrent engineering, design to cost and machining of commercial and aerospace cast and wrought products for customers such as Goodrich, Kaman. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Honeywell, Raytheon, and Kulicke and Sofa with a combined value of more than $25.0M.• Developed, as Lead Technical Engineer, a semi-solid manufacturing process for producing large volumes of a computer disc drive component from low alloy beryllium-aluminum metal matrix composites.• Reduced investment casting reject rates to zero by developing and instituting a materials classification and recycle procedure for multiple beryllium aluminum alloy systems.