Thomas Kolden, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Santa Fe Springs, California

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Developed and implemented the department responsibile to perform third party quality auditing and inspection services to manufacturers of building products and materials. I developed the procedures, obtained accreditation from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) to ISO/IEC17020, trained the inspectors, and developed the marketing materials.Technical Manager for new projects in the area of testing and evaluation of building products. I marketed and sold the projects, managed… Show more Developed and implemented the department responsibile to perform third party quality auditing and inspection services to manufacturers of building products and materials. I developed the procedures, obtained accreditation from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) to ISO/IEC17020, trained the inspectors, and developed the marketing materials.Technical Manager for new projects in the area of testing and evaluation of building products. I marketed and sold the projects, managed the testing, engineered solutions to problems encountered along the way, and delivered the final test report for a range of building products. Show less

Element Materials Technology (Formerly Stork Twin City Testing Corporation),

Directed the department at the testing laboratory responsible for the testing and evaluation of various kinds of manufactured building products; most particularly post-installed mechanical and adhesive anchor systems, prefabricated panels, etc. Responsibilities included marketing and sales, profit and loss, engineering, product testing and evaluation, consulting and research and development. Under my management, the department grew to sales in excess of $1M.Participated in ASTM and… Show more Directed the department at the testing laboratory responsible for the testing and evaluation of various kinds of manufactured building products; most particularly post-installed mechanical and adhesive anchor systems, prefabricated panels, etc. Responsibilities included marketing and sales, profit and loss, engineering, product testing and evaluation, consulting and research and development. Under my management, the department grew to sales in excess of $1M.Participated in ASTM and ACI committees, as well as with the Concrete Anchor Manufacturing Association and ICC Evaluation Service Show less

Montgomery, Minnesota

Managed the engineering department operations, involving many functions including product development, testing, design, drafting, customer support, custom design, evaluations, quality, etc., with a staff of up to twenty-six people. USP Structural Connectors manufactures steel connector hardware used in the wood and engineered wood construction industry. I designed or redesigned hundreds of connector SKU's.

Wright-Patterson Afb, Oh

Managed the research/development and acquisition of logistics support systems for F-16 aircraft throughout USAF and air forces of participating nations.

Bachelor Of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering

Pre-Engineering