Engineering Sales

Production Management • Engineering Management • Sales Management

Project & Program Management • Product Development

Over 25 years of management, leadership, and engineering experience; including P & L responsibilities. Extensive experience in project & production management, product design & development, and customer relations. Consistent successes in building, growing, and improving profitability, performance, and company value. Experienced planner, leader, and expert in RF & Microwave cavity filter development. Published writer and internationally awarded photographer.

Qualifications Overview

Operations Management • Policy & Program Development • Sound Judgment • Complex Problem Solving

Mergers & Acquisitions • Sales & Marketing Strategies • Productivity & Efficiency Improvement

Technology Implementation • Networking • Customer Relationship Management

ISO-9001:2008 • MRP & ERP • Photographer • NCRC Certified, Platinum Level, 9NQVJPJN168D

Professional Experience

Director of Business Development, RF & Microwave Business Unit

Wi2Wi, LLC, (formerly Precision Devices, Inc.) Middleton, Wisconsin March 2014 to June 2016

Wi2Wi, LLC is a manufacturer of wireless technology solutions (Internet of Things (IOT)) that purchased Precision Devices, Inc. in November of 2014. Lead designer of RF & Microwave filters used in RADAR, medical, and other systems throughout the world. Responsible for streamlining the production of the filters on a multi-year projects exceeding $800k. During the production of the filters, reduced the production time by over 30% to bring the average build time of each filter to less than 30 minutes. Directed the purchasing of materials to maximize cost savings while minimizing shipping costs and inventory management. Responsible for reducing the average Bill of Materials cost by over 25%.

Designed and developed RF & Microwave filters

Lead research into material selection, process validation, and functionality

Created strong relationships with customers (Internal and external)

Reduced BOM's cost by 25%

Reduced Production time over 30%

Facility Security Officer (FSO)

Wi2Wi, LLC

As the FSO (and in parallel with other duties), responsibilities included maintaining security clearances for the personnel in the company, worked with Defense Security Services and customers to maintain the necessary documentation, training, and security of the program within the company. Has an active clearance through DSS that can be transferred.

Liaison with Defense Security Services (DSS)

Created and maintained the Facility Clearance

Managed personnel and profiles to complete necessary clearance requirements

Vice President of Engineering

Precision Devices, Inc.

Precision Devices, Inc. (PDI) was a company that specialized in the production of crystals, crystal filters, and oscillators. Tasked with changing the face of the engineering team. When brought on, the team was significantly late on project and deliveries. During the time as the VP of Engineering, taught the team the benefits of time management, project planning, and skills allocation. Took average project time to completion from over one year to less than three months. Mentored the Junior Engineers on how to best utilize and grow their skills.

Lead a team of engineering professionals

Wrote business plan for the RF & Microwave Group prior to taking on the role of Director

Defined strategies for product creation, transition, and production

Creation: worked with the Sales team to translate the customer requirements into product application

Transition: created processes for moving the product from concept to production

Production: worked with the Production team to streamline the assembly and testing requirements for each product

Director, RF & Microwave Group

Trilithic, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana January 2003 to February 2014

Trilithic, Inc. is a manufacturer of cable television test equipment. Until February of 2014, the company manufactured RF & Microwave components, i.e. filters, attenuators, switches, & subsystems. Lead engineer on a project for Boeing to create a test system for aircraft calibration. The system consisted of filters, switches, attenuators, and amplifiers. All used to measure the emissions within the aircraft while in flight. Other applications that the product was used were RADAR, guidance, MRI, and communications. Trilithic, Inc. sold the division in January of 2014. During time as Director, the group grew from sub-$1M to over $6M in annual sales. With the Director of Operations, co-lead the team in efficiency improvements, operations & processes, and cost reductions. Developed strategies that lead to a reduction of average assembly time per filter from over one hour to less than fifteen minutes.

Designed and developed RF & Microwave components and filters

Grew business from $1M to $6M over the course of ten years

Co-Lead a team of twenty three in the development and production of the RF & Microwave products

Skilled trainer, mentor, and motivator for diverse cross-functional teams

Facility Security Officer (FSO)

Trilithic, Inc.

As the FSO, responsibilities included maintaining security clearances for the personnel in the company, worked with Defense Security Services and customers to maintain the necessary documentation, training, and security of the program within the company.

Liaison with Defense Security Services (DSS)

Created and maintained the Facility Clearance

Managed personnel and profiles to complete necessary clearance requirements

Education

Delmar High School graduate, Delmar, DE • Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis IN (Electronics)

Military Schools

Basic Electronics & Electricity • Electronics Technician, Class A • Naval Nuclear Power School

Affiliations

Free & Accepted Masons of Wisconsin • Free & Accepted Masons of Indiana • Past Master of West Newton Lodge #707

Order of the Eastern Star of Indiana • Past Patron of Mooresville Chapter #260 • Kentucky Colonel

Awards & Publications

Written multiple White Papers on RF & Microwave filter engineering/manufacturing • Published in Microwave Journal

Published in Microwave Product Digest • Winner Best Photo of Natural Crystal • Winner Staff Winter Selection Photo 2015

Winner of 137 Top Class awards for photography • National Dean's List, 4.0 GPA

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