I started my career as an apprentice machinist and had worked my way up to the position of Director of Operations of a manufacturing facility. The majority of my career has been spent as a contract engineer, working 3 to 24 month contracts. I have traveled the United States and the world, working in many engineering disciplines, such as: R&D, Mechanical, Structural, Civil, Industrial, Manufacturing, New Product Development & Design, Quality Assurance, Product/Process Improvement and Technical Writing. It's been a fascinating journey, having worked with some of the most talented engineering teams ever assembled.If you have an idea, product, or process, I can make it better and/or more cost effective. I will find solutions where others may have failed.I find solutions to both new and nagging problems. There is always a better, faster, safer, more logical, more economical way to do anything and everything. Continuous Improvement and New Product Development is what I do. STRENGTHS / SPECIALTIES:• Continuous Improvement.• Manufacturing Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Process Engineering.• Lean manufacturing.• Plant or facility layout.• Profitability increase procedures for manufacturing facilities.• Quotations and estimating.• Leadership.• Employee acquisition. • Mechanism design. Structural design. Sheet metal design. Heavy steel design. Welding design.• Prototype machines, hands-on. Research & Development. New Product Development.• Materials expertise; metallics and non-metallics.• Design & Drawing Checker. Red-lining. Working with designers & Manufacturing to correct deficiencies, inaccuracies and deviations from standards and eliminate materials & labor waste.• Cost reduction through alternative design, materials, processes and alternative vendor selection.• Design improvement; form, fit, function and aesthetics.• Proof Reading, Technical Writing and Illustration for Marketing, manuals, and documentation.• AutoCAD 2D (30 YEARS)• Solidworks (2+ YEARS)• AutoCAD 3D (1 YEAR)• Inventor (1 YEAR)