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Dayton, Oh, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

As Director of Engineering, I direct the engineering activities at four different locations across the globe for the rotating and static mixer and agitator product lines of the Mixing Technologies business segment at NOV. This role entails setting the strategic vision and plan for the department, setting and managing performance metrics for the sites, and managing the capacity and load across the different locations to optimize the throughput of the entire engineering department globally.

Houston, Texas, Us

Driving progress and conclusion to a series of key strategic projects for the engineering department through team coordination and prioritization. Projects included engineering automation and standardization through best practice creation.

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Set priorities and goals for three Product Engineers, six Designers, and one internManage work load through the department and approve overtime as neededInitiated multiple Kaizen events to improve flow through the engineering department, which directly translated to a 12% improvement to the On-Time-Delivery metric of the entire department.

Houston, Texas, Us

Responsible for writing and presenting new flagship gearbox presentation to approximately 200 sales representatives at a Chemineer National Sales ConferencePerformed vendor qualifications in India and China to establish new sources for outsourcing projectsHelped manage Far East suppliers and handle quality and supply concerns during supplier start upOne of two Chemineer engineers who attended an engineering brainstorming meeting with the purpose of finding engineering synergies within different divisions of Chemineer's parent company, Robbins & MyersOne of ~35 international employees chosen for the Robbins & Myers Management Development Program Accomplishments of Note:Project Manager for interdisciplinary gearbox redesign project which exceeded the 25% cost reduction goal, attaining ~45%, utilizing advanced bearing and gear design, a modular assembly approach, and Far East sourcingEngineered a cost avoidance solution that saved Chemineer over $300,000 in back charges with a major customerCreated and led "Product Design Innovation Forums" to determine best practice designs for different productsInitiated cost reduction project outsourcing high dollar parts with Chinese and Indian vendors for over $100k per year savings

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Only engineer for entire Connectors product line, which included injection molded connector blocks, high volume progressively stamped terminals, and wire harness assemblies for the hermetic compressor industryOnly engineer for entire Streetlight product line, which included progressively stamped terminals, crimped electrical components and insert molded lead frames and terminalsHandled customers' technical questions and quality issues on a daily basis, including in-plant calls at customer locations for sales and troubleshooting reasonsOptimized customers' insert molded coil designs, and championed these projects thru the production phaseDeveloped quotations for sales department based on customer requirements or conceptual drawings, and created new stamped, molded or value added designs when neededExtensive experience managing projects from concept through productionResponsible for tool set-ups for creating samples and for productionResponsible for meeting ISO/TS requirements, and APQP and PPAP paperworkAccomplishments of Note:Researched, tested and approved a new material for the Standex connector line which saved Standex Electronics over $146,000 per yearRebuilt an out of use production machine and set up the production line in a Mexico facility to run a new wire harness line with virtually no start-up capitalRedesigned a connector on an existing product line to create a cheaper, higher quality connection using a new splice and weld techniquePatent Pending design of crimp and weld system for magnet wire terminals, and connector to use therein

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Worked in the brake lining divisionDesigned fixtures for manufacturing floorImplement safety, quality and ergonomic continuous improvement suggestionsAssisted quality engineer with PPAP and APQP paperwork

Assisted design engineers in designing, drawing, and dimensioning new progressive dies

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

M.S. Degree, Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering