Corporate Chief Operating Officer with substantial financial, engineering, quality, and management experience in a diversified number of mechanically engineered product lines. Focus on proven and documented quality of fabricated commodities for oil & gas, refinery, bridge iron, specialized fabrications, and machining.Responsible for Government and DOD certifications and programs including DIBBS, SAM, SBA, and HUBZone for all STAAR Companies.Responsible for all Corporate related functions associated with Manufacturing and Production, ASME/AWS/AISC Engineering, Procurement, Quality & Inspections, Expediting, Estimating & Sales, and HSE.

President/Owner of David Schultz Airshows LLC. Full Aviation Event Support Services provider specializing in Professional Airbosses, Ground Operations, Jet Team Coordination, Event Announcing, Computerized Ramp Layouts, Event Websites, and many other value added services for civilian and military locations worldwide. Over 500 events since 1994.Our company employees nearly 20 professionals all over the United States on payrolled staff for the consultation, administration, operation, and execution of SAFE aviation events, flyovers, Open Houses, and Airshows.Our company coordinates and provides our services to Chambers of Commerce, Airport Authorities, US Air Force Bases, US Naval Air Stations, international government agencies, FBOs, Aviation Schools, Raceways, and numerous other types of venues.

Responsible for day-to-day 24/7/365 operations of Dry Ice and LCO2 facility overseeing production, safety, maintenance, quality, and continuous improvement opportunities for Lean Manufacturing for newly constructed plant in Clearfield, PA.Oversaw the ground-up Construction of new Plant in Clearfield, PA, including coordination with local and regional municipalities for all utilities, permits for equipment onloading, and coordination with CO2 supplier. Coordination with local Career Centers in Dubois and Clearfield for new employee screening and hiring and training/development of the 24/7 365-day workforce in all areas of the plant.Also responsible for:1) Managing safety programs that help ensure the protection of employees and public2) Training employees to established product quality procedures and guidelines to insure customers are receiving expected quality and purity of product.3) Manage production schedule and configure plant machinery to meet customer demand4) Maintain Operational job knowledgeable of each job function in the facility.5) Maintain, analyze, evaluate profit and loss (P&L) statements.6) Production and work schedules7) Manage controllable costs8) Manage Human Resources principles of hiring, reviewing, terminating, promoting, directing, supervising and motivating plant and office employees.9) Understand the total manufacturing process, which includes liquid Carbon Dioxide, AmmoniaRefrigeration and Dry Ice Production, and be able to troubleshoot in each area.10) Maintain excellent communication with all customers and plant personnel.11) Maintain Gov't Permits and Operational Approvals with Federal, State, and Local Governments.

Corporate Chief Operating Officer with substantial financial, engineering, quality, and management experience in a diversified number of mechanically engineered product lines. Focus on proven and documented quality of fabricated commodities for refinery, Oil &Gas, and chemical service. Responsible for all Corporate related functions associated with Manufacturing and Production, ASME/AWS/AISC Engineering, Procurement, Quality & Inspections, Expediting, Estimating & Sales, and HSE.

Plant Facilities Manager for Forum Production Services in Clearfield, PA and Smithton, PA locations. ASME Code Engineering, Fabrication, and Inspection Shop specializing in Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, API 12F Tanks, Skidded Assemblies, Piping, and other customized equipment for Gas and Oil Industry. Responsibilities include scheduling of fabrication works, building and maintaining properly trained and skilled workforce, client negotiations, procurement activities, estimating, quotations, managing of engineering and design staff, and management of office personnel. Responsible for P&L for plant production with over 100 personnel operating in multiple shifts with numerous disciplines.Developed staff for production and supporting roles for new facility in Clearfield, PA starting with less than a dozen skilled employees in April 2011 to well over 120 by end of 2013. Managed development of skill sets of employees in order for the Clearfield operation to execute well over a dozen different Forum Product Lines while maintaining good quality, safety, and on-time deliveries while also keeping profitability.Product lines included Gas Production Units, Line Heaters, Dehydration Units/Skids, Flowback Separation Skids, Sand Separators, Slug Catchers, Vapor Recovery Towers, 2-Phase & 3-Phase Separators, Piping Assemblies, Piping and Valve Skids, 210BBL up to 500BBL API monogrammed tanks, and Revamps of existing equipment.Put in place e-file document control procedures, Quality Plans, Safety Programs, and other operational procedures and policies which increased general annual revenue from $4.5MM in 2011 to over $26MM in 2013.

Strategic Planning of Corporate Quality Functions (ISO 9001:2008 Certification, Vendor Quality Management, Field Construction Quality Control) within budget and schedule requirements both domestically and internationally. Corporate Quality Assurance Manager with substantial experience in a diversified number of mechanically engineered product lines. Focus on proven and documented quality of vendor fabricated commodities for refinery and chemical service. Developed Vendor Evaluation Criteria and proven cost effective solutions for Inspections of Equipment. Provided Leadership for development of feedback process for Lesson Learned on Contracts. Manage multiple in-house and 3rd Party contracted inspections simultaneously. Always interested in Troubleshooting Non-Conformances, Preventive and Corrective Actions, and Root Cause Analysis.Specialties included: ISO 9001:2008 Management, Auditing, and Certification for multiple locations.ASME Section I, II, VIII, IXASNTSix Sigma Black Belt (DMAIC, FMEA, etc.)Root Cause Analysis Investigations and ReportingRapid Reaction person for client and vendor concerns related to engineering, fabrication, construction, and inspections.

Project Manager for Petrochemical and Chemical Multi-millions dollar contracts.

ASME Design Engineer of Oxidation, Vaporization, and Furnace Technologies

Mechanical Design Engineer for Heat Exchanger Equipment.