·        Responsible for managing the floor production personnel consisting of 2 welder fabricators and 4 sewing machine operators.·        Responsible for daily production of all shade structures, replacements, and repairs.·        Purchased all raw materials for production and installation as well as all consumable items needed in the manufacturing processes.·        Responsible for maintenance and repair of metal forming equipment and sewing equipment.·        Developed written procedures for production processes.·        Implemented inventory monitoring of production raw materials.·       Conducted safety training for all company employees.

·        Chief engineer for the development of new and existing products that include cranes, davits, ladders, stairsx and gangplanks for the yacht market both for OEM’s and aftermarket.·        Redesign the cane and davit boom ends to eliminate the cast aluminum pulley heads. Saved $500 dollars per crane and eliminated the corrosion problem of the cast heads.·        Re-designed the base of the larger cranes and davits to replace the rotary hydraulic actuator with a gear and pinion drive to reduce cost of actuator by 50% and reduce the overall height of the crane when in stowed position by 15%.·        Re-organizing the drawing filing system to correspond to the MRP numbering system.·        Responsible for the part number creation, BOM and routing creation and maintenance.

·        New Product development for welding and brazing equipment for the welding and HVAC industry and service.·        Design new products and manage their introduction into the in-house manufacturing floor as well as coordinate with overseas suppliers and manufacturers.·        Develop second generation App for HVAC service technicians that will blue tooth sensor probes and manifold to add technician in diagnosing and repairing residential and commercial HVAC system.

·        Manufacturing Engineer that supported the sheet metal department that supplied sheet metal components for the manufacture of water source heat pumps for commercial and residential applications.·        Responsible for maintaining the manufacturing operations and engineering document data base, includes work instruction, work sequence cards and all forms used on the production floor.·        Wrote and revised work instructions for the production floor.·        Specified, purchased new Spot welding machine to replace two older machines that did not meet safety standards.·        Project lead in continuous improvement project in the sheet metal department that improved process flow by 25% and reduced sheet metal scrap by 5% which resulted in a savings of $20K/month.·        Member of the ISO14001 internal audit team.

Manufacturing Engineer – Dometic Corporation, Pompano Beach, FL – 8/2012 – 3/2016• Manufacturing engineer that supported 12 production lines that produced marine air condition systems, air handlers, chilled water units and engine room ventilation.• Responsible for all production equipment including refrigerant charging machines, Nitrogen and helium leak detection equipment, automated testing equipment.• Supervised the condenser coil bending department.• Implemented the change from Copper/Cupronickel condenser coil to the Copper/Titanium on the production floor• Implemented the 134A 7K truck unit on the Truck production line which included detailed work instruction and standard work for production personnel to follow.• Responsible for relaying out all production lines when plant was expanded in size by 34,000 sqft. Completed moves 3 months ahead of schedule and under budget.• Performed a Bill of Material audit on all products to correct errors and reduce inventory discrepancies by 30%.• Part of the ISO9001 and 14001 audit team that performed monthly audits on all aspects of the both systems resulting in continued recertification.• Worked with design engineering to resolve manufacturing issues through product design changes and process changes.• Wrote new standard work instruction for multiple products and processes, updated existing work instruction when changes warranted.• Reduced condenser tube scrap by 80K by consolidating condenser tube yields per tube. • Work with sourcing and planning to approve and validate their products for use in production units in order to reduce costs.

Senior Project Engineer – Spectrum Brands, Ross Hobbs Division Miramar FL – 10/2009 – 7/2012• Manage the product development of new cooking category products from the beginning of the design phase to the release for mass production at the contract manufacturing factory. Products include all Black & Decker and Faberware small kitchen appliances (Toaster Ovens, Toasters, Waffle makers, Rice Cookers, Bread makers, Griddles, etc.).• From 10/2009 to present have managed the development of 36 products ranging from type 3 to type 6.• Created and managed all the product development schedules.• Coordinated all development activities between Russell Hobbs and the contract manufacturer from the design phase to the through the implementation phase and mass production, ensuring all deliverables are provided at the correct times to complete the projects on schedule.• Troubleshoot all problems that the contract manufacturing has providing solutions for implementation.• Managed the ECR/ECN process for all cooking category products.• Coordinated with Quality/Safety group to ensure all new products meet all quality and safety requirements as per Black & Decker trademark requirements and UL regulations.• Developing new technologies and features that will be used in the new global toaster platform Flash.• Developing the two global toaster oven platforms Ferrari and Solid Gold with the goal in mind to provide the lowest cost possible by using cost improvements in design to allow for more features (RTB’s) for the consumer.• Managing and implementing the Cost Improvement program for the category currently tracking to 2.7 million in saving for 2011/2012.

Support the production floor that produces Chlorine generators for pool sanitation, resolve and correct all production floor quality issues and vendor related quality issues. Provide manufacturing input to the design process for new products. Design all production and Quality test fixtures for all current and new products.• Created all existing product work instructions for production lines, maintained all work instructions.• Submit, process and implement all Product Change Authorizations.• Implement all 5S and lean manufacturing plans on the production floor.• Created all work, testing, and QC instructions as well as all manufacturing and testing fixtures for two new product lines.• Trained all production floor personnel on the assembly of two new product lines.• Worked with vendors to bring new components for two new product lines and addressed all QC concerns with the vendors.• Created new Bills of Materials for two new product lines as well as maintain all Bills of Materials for all existing product lines.• Created and implemented a new “Smart” finished product part numbering system.

R&D of new products and technologies for overseas manufacturing. Develop new technologies into new consumer products and bring them to market. Managed one mechanical engineer and two industrial designers in creating new products in ceiling fans, solar and low voltage lighting, commercial solar panels, interior and exterior lighting, high velocity fans and heaters sold primarily by The Home Depot.• Reviewed all overseas engineering designs and production products for cost reductions and quality issues.• Maintained all existing company patents, submitted 8 new patents.• Investigated all QC problems in the field, developed and implemented CAPA’s at the overseas factory in response to the QC problems in the field.• Worked with oversea manufacturer of electric motors to develop a brushless DC motors for use in ceiling, substantially reducing the energy consumption of a ceiling fan.• Researched and developed a patented technology to reduce the amount of copper wire used in a ceiling fan motor. Generated a cost/benefit analysis for implementing the new motor design. Negotiated the rights to the patent with the inventor. Tested and implemented the technology. Expected cost savings of 4 million dollars annually in copper used in ceiling fan motors.• Reviewed all current ceiling fan product lines and found 2 million in cost savings.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – WaterPik Technologies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 5/2004 to 2/2006Support the production floor that produces Pool Heat Pumps for pool heating and cooling, resolve and correct all production floor quality issues and vendor related quality issues. Provide manufacturing input to the design process for new products. Design all production and Quality test fixtures for all current and new products.• Implemented cost reductions and streamlining of the production floor• Reduced the size of the heat pump production line by 50%.• Managed the Deviation and Engineering Change Notice program for the Ft. Lauderdale facility.• Developed and maintained the quality program.• Main trouble shooter for all computerized production equipment.• Maintained all Bills of Materials for all product lines.• Moved heat exchanger production line from Jacksonville to Ft. Lauderdale. Trained all production personnel on new manufacturing processes used in the heat exchanger. • Developed quality plan for the new heat exchanger product line.• Project Manager for a new automated coil bending machine, develop cost/benefit analysis, work with vendor in design of the bender and develop operating instruction for the coil bender.

Developed all manufacturing documentation needed for the production of new products. Created all Bills of Materials and Routings for all new and existing product lines. Investigated all field quality problems and developed and implemented all design and manufacturing changes to eliminate the QC problems. Conduct all time studies for all production processes. Backed up the department manager by assigning and tracking tasks to the junior engineers.• Developed Bill of Material structure that was implemented into the new ERP system (IFS).• Time studied all factory processes to determine time standers for every process and implemented them into the ERP system to track labor and production costs.• Developed prototypes of all new products.• Design and setup new production cells for new POP displays.• Developed packaging for final shipment of product.• Project manager for small customer runs, coordinating, design, engineering, purchasing and production personnel to complete projects on time for shipments and under cost.

Engineering support of all production cells, maintain all Bill of Materials and routings in the ERP system.• Project manager for two new clean room production cells for the company expansion plan.• Conducted time studies of all production processes to update and maintain the Oracle ERP system.

Manufacturing Engineering Support

Implementation, tracking and coordination of all capital projects, cost reductions and new customer projects while supporting the plant goals of increased productivity, efficiency and quality. Performed routing maintenance on the company ERP system. Quote secondary processing costs for new business opportunities.• Managed the purchase and installation of at-the-press blending systems to all plastic molding presses reducing the head count and improving the quality of mixing. The project produced an annual savings of $60,000.• Managed the purchase and installation of an automated carton-erecting machine that resulted in an annual savings of $60,000.• Managed the installation of a bottle unscramble to the labeling line that increased production from 70,000 per shift to 120,000 per shift.• Created and updated all plant layout drawing for 5 plants.• Designed and managed the purchase and installation of two manufacturing cells for a new customer. Cells were completed two weeks ahead of schedule.• Designed the plant layout for 5 new injection blow molding machines for a new customer. Purchased and managed the installation of all secondary press equipment which was received ahead of schedule, all presses where operation a week ahead of schedule.• Created detailed capacity analysis for the yearly sales budget. Recommended the purchase of new equipment and the re-locations of assets to other areas of the company based on this analysis.

Establishing all routings of the company’s products through the manufacturing process and maintained the data in the MRP system. Approved all designs for new products for manufacturability.• Created work centers and determined the standard costs and labor rates for the work centers.• Conducted time studies to determine the labor standard rates used in all work centers & production operations.• Established new production and packing lines that increased shipping by 200%.• Assistant to the Facilities Manager, prepared sewage reports, and supervised various in-house construction reports.

Improve efficiency, productivity and reduce scrap for two production departments. Improve production and quality through the introduction of state-of-the-art production equipment and methods. Coordinated cost reduction projects for the entire plant.• Project manager for the installation of two new high-speed (1500 caps/min) production lines that were installed simultaneously. The project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule and 15% under budget.• Reduced scrap by 50% and increased efficiency by 30% in two production departments.• Reduced head count by replacing manual inspection with an automated quality vision system.• Team leader for two TQI teams resulting in reduced scrap and increased productivity.• Participated in three TPM projects that overhauled three production lines, which increased efficiency by 15% and reduced scrap by 25%.

• Shift Supervisor – 1/1990 to 12/1990. Supervised production and quality of six crystal making shops with 45 employees.• Process Engineer – 7/1989 to 1/1990. Assigned to upgrade, improve and replace outdated manufacturing equipment and processes in order to reduce production costs.

• Division Officer (Lieutenant) – supervised a staff of 28 technicians who were responsible for maintenance of all shipboard communications, computer and RADAR systems. Previous assignments included, Assistant Administration Officer, Electrical Division Officer, Repair Division Officer and Deck Division Officer.