Develop/implement/manage Preventative Maintenance (ISO 9001) and Capital Projects. Parts procurement and inventory. Contract with Machine Shops for OEM repair and fabrication. Developed/implemented dbase for equipment, parts, and work tracking. Hands-on experience with extrusion, industrial 25 kW microwave, gas fired/electrical ovens, gravimetric feed systems, granulators, VFD's (AC/DC), process controls, CNC, air compressor/dryers/vacuum, and water treatment. Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). PVC & Rubber Extrusion. Maintenance Engineer

Specialized battery testing and customized battery manufacturing for aerospace and commercial customers. Experience in testing and manufacturing of Manned Space Flight Hardware batteries. Experienced with Government Source Inspection, various test equipment, environmental, vibration/G-force (fixtures and testing), Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA), abuse, life-cycle, storage testing, capacity performance, and safety testing on various battery chemistries. NASA Group Achievements Awards.Experience with Li-Ion, Li-primary, NiMH, and NiCd.

Direct technical services, engineering, maintenance, Capital Projects, and Quality system functions for battery foam production. Interface with key customers, member of Kepner-Tregoe team. Strong experience with reverse osmosis water purification, boilers, electroplating, high temperature annealing, web handling, slitting and inspection. Developed preventative maintenance plan, implemented use of computerized maintenance software system. Direct plant safety and emergency plan.

Managed process engineering, quality control, and implementation of capital projects for rechargeable sintered electrode battery operations. Directed activities of new product introduction from trial stage to manufacturing production.

Directed the design, start-up and operation of a $1.8 million state-of-the-art metals battery recycling facility including equipment specification / procurement and installation, project cost accounting, production scheduling, and inventory management. Managed a chemical production facility producing metal salts and recycling efforts.

Directed activity for new product introduction and the initial production of nickel metal hydride batteries. Process engineer for Sintered Electrode Department. Led efforts in Employee Involvement Teams implementation.

Provided analytical support for a battery related positive electrode development program, including wet chemistry techniques, atomic absorption spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope operation. Provided direct support for pasted negative electrode program.