Managerial • Plan and budget Compound Development and Testing Laboratory (approx. $.2MM/yr)• Lead technician groups ranging in number from three to eleven. • Participated in company leadership, management, and TQM training programs. Certified through 3M to teach "Roadmap to Problem Solving".• Member of Management of Innovation and Technology Process team.• Safety Team leader.• Corporate quality program examiner (based on Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award).Technical • Manufacturing experience in batch processing of rubber compound mixing; metal cleaning, treating, and coating; molding, extruding, and bonding; and process control. • New formula development and existing recipe modifications as necessary.• Process optimization with traditional and statistical design methods.• Design engineering of solid rubber and "fluid" vibration isolation systems. • Material and design assistance of arterial stent device. (Awarded U.S. Patent, see below.)• System modeling of laboratory and manufacturing equipment for scale-up predictions.• Member test standardization and information transfer team.• Physical and chemical characterization for developmental materials and failure analysis.