Leading PDC's Project Engineering & R&D department, responsible for the introduction of new diaphragm compressor products. PDC Machines provides diaphragm gas compressors for Alternative Energy/Hydrogen refueling stations, Chemical and Petrochemical (CPI), Oil & Gas, Specialty Gas, Power Generation, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Food & Beverage, Research & Development, and General Industrial requirements worldwide.

Lead staff of mechanical engineers in the design of custom air bearing applications for a variety of market applications, including turbomachinery, medical, semiconductor, machine tool, flat panel display, and other industrial applications. Lead new/custom product development efforts, and also granted multiple patents, primarily in the area of air bearings for turbomachinery.

Primary focus was to lead business development activities for allowing New Way to become the world's first porous media gas bearing company to have bearings that function in high-speed rotational equipment, such as compressors, pumps, motors, and the like. Additionally, led business activities to bring New Way's porous media externally pressurized gas shaft seals to market.

As the Director Business Development, focused on translating existing technology into new products, including products for the DoD and new commercial product offerings. Oversaw the vetting of numerous product ideas by analyzing market dynamics, assessing market size and financial projections, establishing business plans, defining customer requirements, performing gap analyses, and searching for potential partnerships. Successful accomplishments were achieved in the areas of ammunition-related products for the DoD, and environmental products for commercial markets. Worked with multiple stakeholders, both internally and with customers. Currently hold secret-level DoD clearance.Business development activities for new products, both Military and Commercial products.Capture planning, business plans, 5-year planning, market analysis, business development, product roadmaps, market launches, vetting potentially new technologies, teaming relationships.

As the Manager of Strategic Marketing, led company in market diversification process. Strategically positioned company for increased growth in various market segments not previously being capitalized upon. Worked with all departments to lead market penetration efforts.Achievements: - Implemented company-wide marketing make-over and led strategic positioning efforts which opened the door to new market segments and customers- Diversification process led to growth in new market segments- Reinvented corporate-wide strategic market planning model- Developed new marketing and positioning material for company

Five Patents: US7303065B2 Belt Conveyor Apparatus, US7947160B2 System for Coating Objects, US8176826B2 Bandolier with laterally offset and spaced work piece, US7943028B2 Method for Coating Objects, 8539808B2 Bandolier with laterally offset and spaced work piece.As Manufacturing Manager:Managed Automation Department comprised of automation engineers/technicians (5 mechanical engineers, 2 electrical engineers, 10 technicians). Responsible for the design and manufacture of custom automated equipment.Custom equipment consisted of mostly PLC-controlled high speed assembly equipment, especially that which complimented end-of-stamping-press stacking, vision systems, laser marking, and assembly operations.Experience gained in the areas of precision machining and grinding, EDM, vision systems, high speed assembly, stamping, progressive dies, lean manufacturing, and tooling.As Engineering Manager:Directed over 30 engineers and technicians (12 mechanical engineers, 2 electrical engineers, 5 technicians, 1 secretary, 2 prototype technicians). Responsible for design of new products, custom machines, automated grinders and tooling solutions at Penn United’s 700-employee, $80 Million manufacturing facility. Responsible for the design of progressive metal stamping dies, custom automated equipment, prototype solutions, new products (mainly hand tools, and the manufacture and testing of stamping dies.Well versed in managing budgets, project management and managing complex projects.

Managed all Dept. of Energy business development activities for RedZone.Systems: “Houdini”, Laser Bay Transport System for Lawrence Livermore National Lab, applications for hot cells, and many others. Responsible for project management, proposals, negotiations, strategic alliances & marketing functions.Responsible for marketing the robotic systems for DoE applications.Well versed in legal matters, writing contracts, and negotiations.Formed alliances with large AE firms for the purpose of jointly capturing DoE work.

Led international market development initiatives for deep sea pumping systems (with key focus on Brazilian market).Formed Joint Industry Projects (programs) with Chevron, Texaco, Petrobras, and other oil companies interested in subsea multiphase pumping. Negotiated international contracts.Well versed in large proposals – commercial, DoE, and DoD.Project Managed all business end activities with Petrobras (primary customer) and the Joint Industry Project (JIP) partners.Traveled internationally – Brazil, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, other.Corporate Marketing Award; Business Unit Special Marketing Award. This effort pertained to a tremendous amount of effort in a $5 Million project for subsea multiphase pumping innovation.

Three Patents: US5674057 Submersible Canned Motor Mixer Pump, US5291087 Sealed Electric Motor Assembly, US5659214 Submersible Canned Motor Transfer Pump.11 years experience design/analysis of electro-mechanical systems for US Navy.Held Secret Level DoD clearance.Project Management experience in managing many complex projects, and interfacing with many stakeholders. Mechanical design, with special focus on hydrodynamic bearings, vibration dampening devices, testing, project management, and special manufacturing alignment techniques. Main product focus was reactor coolant pumps for Navy Nuclear submarines, with some focus on reactor coolant pumps for commercial nuclear reactors.Manufacturing involvement with large machining (HBM, VBM, welding, leak testing, simulation testing for reactor coolant pumps, materials, NDT techniques, assembly, design of experiments, structural and dynamic analysis, etc.). Well-versed in manufacturing, testing, NDT, & inspection techniques (LPT, RT, UT, VT, MT inspection).George Westinghouse Corporate Innovation Award.