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Kirkland Wa

Everett Wa

Pallet SPC designs, develops and manufactures rapid response shelter housing for; disaster response, homelessness and the migrant farm worker markets. Responsibilites include; development of product specifications, product design to meet those specifications and development of lean manufacturing processes and principles in support of manufacturing. Pallet SPC is also a social purpose organization that trains previously incarcerated individuals that need a "second chance" to rebuild their lives.

Portland, Oregon Area

Blount is the largest manufacturer of Saw Chain in the world with plants in the US, Brazil, Canada and China. As Divisional Process Engineering Manager, responsible for the; 1) development of new manufacturing processes to support new product development, 2) Standardization of manufacturing processes across multiple manufacturing plants and 3) Development of breakthrough processes to significantly reduce cost and improve quality for all saw chain products within the division. Developed new fully automated epoxy bonding processes for the manufacture of saw chain bars in China.Developed new fully automated processes for the sharpening of saw chain cuttersStandardization of chrome plating procesees for saw chain across four different global plants.

Seattle Wa

Managing partner for 11 single purpose LLC’s responsible for the design, development construction and sales of 74 multi-family residential units (yielding potential for $37 Million in revenue) in the downtown Seattle area. • Implemented corporate level business planning and strategic planning for the combined companies.• As managing partner, responsible for Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Payable, and all Financial functions

Seattle Wa

As founder of a not-for-profit 501C3, established and executed a ministry for full time Christian servants for restoration and renewal aboard an 87 ft historic vessel in the San Juan Islands.

Seattle Wa

As an executive of the largest Computer Software Company in the world, managed the functions of: International Manufacturing and Distribution, Quality Control, Packaging Design and Engineering, Systems Engineering and International Import and Export Control. Major accomplishments included:• Implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs and philosophies to dramatically reduce time to manufacture while improving product quality and reducing cost.• Outsourced over 80% of International Manufacturing and Distribution processes around the world, further reducing time to manufacture while at the same time improving quality and reducing cost.• Responsible for all salary administration, performance review management, budgetary management of 8 departments, total of 450 employees and total operating budget of $20 Million.

Portland Or

As an executive officer of a major Sports Optics Company, managed the functions of Parts Manufacturing, Assembly, Purchasing, Materials Planning, Quality Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety and Facilities. Represented manufacturing in corporate strategic planning, annual planning and general business issues.• Developed and implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs and philosophies to: improve “on-time-delivery” by 400%, reduce work in process inventory by 82% and reduce lead time from 23 days to 3 days.• Developed and secured board approval of five year, $11 Million capital investment plan to modernize manufacturing equipment and processes.• Responsible for all salary administration, performance review management, for 8 diverse departments, with roughly 500 employees.

Portland, Oregon Area

CD Medical, a $25 Million division of the Dow Chemical Company, is a manufacturer of electro-mechanical Dialysis Equipment. Duties included management and direction of all aspects of Manufacturing and Distribution: Fabrication, Assembly, Test, Purchasing, Materials Planning, Quality Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Documentation, Safety and Facilities. • Developed and Implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs and philosophies resulting in improved inventory turns by 23% and improved product quality by 67% within one year.• Directed development and implementation of new Dialysis Hardware product line utilizing design for manufacturing techniques, facilitating increased product offerings from 7 to 55 in two years.• Redesigned all injection molded components for Dialysis Bloodlines, simplifying product line, resulting in 30% improvement in cost in addition to improved functional performance. Project included all corresponding clinical trials. (Project included two patents in my name)• Completed a comprehensive cost and feasibility analysis of establishing a Brazilian manufacturing operation for Dialysis Bloodlines.• Managed the design function for Dialysis Fistula Needles out of New York and the manufacturing process for Dialysis Fistula Needles out of Santee Nebraska.• As plant mgr. responsible for mgmt. of all salary and comp, full budgetary responsibility including operating budgets and capital budgets for a plant of roughly 400 employees.

Concord California

• Managed development of new automated manufacturing processes incorporating newly design injected molded parts, reducing manufacturing costs by 25% while simultaneously significantly reducing patient blood loss at rinse back.• Responsible for all design and manufacturing of CD Medical Dialysis Bloodlines including management responsibility for a Brazilian Bloodline Manufacturing Plant.• Responsible for process optimization, reliability of production equipment and plant utilities

San Francisco Ca

As power plant design engineer, was responsible for system and component process design and optimization including, specialized design utilizing fluid mechanics design optimization tools and noise reduction engineering.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Associates, Mechanical Engineering