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Deerfield, Illinois, Us

R&D leadership responsibilities for the Care Solutions global business unit, including advanced technology development, clinical studies, new product development, and sustaining Engineering. Products and services include class 1 and class 2 med devices- Hospital beds (Med surg, ICU, long term care, specialty), stretchers, wound therapy surfaces, patient mobility equipment, clinical consumables, specialty rental products, aftermarket services and patient monitoring to enable improved clinical outcomes for multiple care settings. My team is comprised of 250+ full time engineers plus contractors working across sites in North America and Europe.

Windsor Locks, Ct, Us

Design,development and sustaining engineering responsibilities for $1.4B division of Hamilton Sundstrand, DIvision of United Technologies Corporation. Products included aircraft motors and generators, high voltage power conversion equipment, ram air turbines (emergency power systems) microprocessor based controls and switching systems, systems engineering, embedded software and test equipment. 500+ full time engineers and 300+ contractors, 25+ active development programs. Chaired product safety committee and supported electric power system sustaining engineering efforts for over 90% of the world's commercial and military aircraft.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Us

Chief Technology Officer for $6B division of United Technologies. Products and Services included consumer and industrial fire protection products (Detection and Alarm systems, Gas suppression products, UV/IR based gase detectors, sprinkler systems, explosion protection systems, fire extinguishers and fire fighting equipment), security system products for consumer, commercial and industrial applications (video surveillance systems, access control, burgler alarm systems, hotel door lock systems), as well as fire and security system services (installation, alarm monitoring and response, medical response, guard services). 500+ full time engineering team across 12 sites globally. Chaired product safety committee and also oversaw advanced technology development program to support growth. Supported significant acquisition activity in APAC region during my tenure.

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Director of Research for UTC FIre & Security Division. Investigated and developed new technologies to advance state of the art in security & fire protection systems (video, access control, intrusion, gas suppression, detection/alarm, gas and flame detectors). Managed a team of 5 principal researchers and an extended team of 25 to 30 engineers.

Windsor Locks, Ct, Us

Engineering Department Manager for Actuation Systems Enterprise. Product line includes commercial high lift (slat/flap) and horizontal stabilizers and customized miitary actuation systems, Responsible for project management and technical oversight including systems engineering, mechanical design, electronic controls, design analysis, embedded software, sustaining and test equipment engineering. Led successful campaigns for reliability/quality improvements in the field as well as new program wins on ARJ-21 high lift and A380 THSA systems.

Windsor Locks, Ct, Us

Quality Director for Flight and Undersea Systems Division, a business unit wth diverse product offerings including actuation systems, space systems, engine controls and accessories, propeller systems, and aerospace/commercial motors. Led supply chain and quality improvement initiatives resulting in significant quality improvements and reduction in cost of poor Quality. Developed ISO 9001 and AS9000 compliant quality system procedures and achieved ISO 9001 certification while supporting various customer and regulatory audits.

Windsor Locks, Ct, Us

Led Phase an A320/A330/A340 controls redesign project which successfully introduced a common controls platform (both hardware and embedded sotware) for all 3 aircraft. Team achieved significant cost, manufacturing cycle time and quality/reliability improvements for the customer.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering