Rich Green

*** **** ***** ****** **. Westerville, OH 43081

614-***-**** vw1iog@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rich-green/35/108/b49

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Senior Engineering Professional

Leadership, Project Management, Business Unit Management,

Team Building, Technical Expertise, Sales and Marketing

Senior engineering and management professional with increasingly responsible experience in project management, business unit management, and welding and materials joining expertise. Demonstrated understanding of team building personnel management, and sales and marketing strategies. Respected as a dynamic team builder, hands-on leader and creative solutions provider. Engaged in cross-departmental networking and author of forward-thinking marketing and project plans.

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Areas of Expertise

Project Management Education & Training

Business Unit Management Certified Welding Inspector

Codes and Standards Government and Private Sector Contracts

Weld Process Expertise Communication and Presentation Skills

Leadership: Excelled in past positions with promotions and increasing levels of responsibility. Assembled and led multiple teams to improve business processes, procedures, productivity, sales, and efficiency.

Project Management: Extensive experience managing research, development and implementation projects for industry and government. 20+ projects per year/ $3M per year. Impressive record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

Business Unit Management: P&L responsibility, revenue increase, new business start-ups, new product development, staff management, mentoring, professional development.

Team Building: Assembling high performance teams to meet company/project objectives, including technicians, administrative support, process engineers up to Ph.D. level, welding engineers, metallurgists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers.

Technical Expertise: Expertise in most all welding processes, including SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, FW, RW, LBW, Brazing and Soldering. Welding Codes and Standards including AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D17.1, ASME Section IX, and Mil-Std-248.

Sales and Marketing: Communication Skills, Technical and Cost proposals, successful proposals to State and Federal Government agencies - DOD, DOE, Dept of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Ohio Department of Development, industries in automotive, aerospace, oil & gas, pulp and paper, food and chemical processing Authored new marketing plans involving use of customer databases, company website, targeted emails and periodical advertisements.

Professional Experience

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (2010 – 2011)

Director of Planning and Development

• Managed technical training, curriculum development, bookstore products and sales, website and marketing.

• $1.5M in annual sales.

• Generated $225K in new sales

• Developed two new business lines, on-line training, product site licenses

• Initiated new marketing plan using Constant Contact for monthly newsletters.

Edison Welding Institute (1995 - 2010)

Project Manager (2006 – 2010)

• Managed and led technical and cost proposals, project execution, resourcing, planning, budget and schedule.

• 2007: 34 projects, $3.0M

$60K in project under spends

100% on-time delivery

Clients: US Navy, Delphi, Honda of America Manufacturing, Westinghouse Nuclear Systems, Caterpillar

• 2008: 24 projects, $3.1M

$100K in project under spends

96% on-time delivery

Clients: US Navy, Delphi, Shell Exploration and Production, Honeywell, Harley Davidson, Honda Manufacturing of Indiana

• 2009: 26 projects, $2.8M

$50K in project under spends

100% on-time delivery

Clients: US Navy, Shell Exploration and Production, Chevron, General Motors Corp., Chrysler, Honda R&D, Boeing Co.

• Awarded 2007 Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for the Development of Translational Friction Welding of Titanium Engine Blisks.

Manager, Education & Training (2002 - 2006)

• Created new EWI business unit through partnership with Hobart Institute and from IP developed through the NJC Teaching Factory and NEMJET programs

• Duties included marketing, proposal writing, client management and program execution

• Generated up to $550K in revenue per year

Workforce Training Manager (1998 - 2002)

• Established Business partnership with the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, and began offering welder training programs through EWI.

• Proposed and awarded Department of Labor Grant to provide skills training to employed welders in Ohio (1998 - 2000).

• Proposed and awarded Housing and Urban Development Grant to provide skills training to economically disadvantaged individuals in Central Ohio (1998 - 2001).

• Generated over $200K in revenue per year

• Duties included all aspects of proposal writing, management of both EWI and industry cost match requirements, and program execution

• Qualified procedures and personnel with SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW to AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D17.1, and ASME Section IX for over 20 different companies.

Management of EWI Technical Inquiries (2005 - 2006)

• Management, assignment and tracking of technical inquiries from both EWI member and nonmember companies.

• Developed companywide intranet tracking and reporting tool

Manager, Manufacturing Resource Office (2003 - 2005)

• Management of Department of Commerce funded Manufacturing Extension Partnership program

• Duties included management of three full time staff, tracking and reporting of metrics, tracking cost match and billings

• Provided Engineering Services to over 120 Ohio Manufacturing Companies.

Navy Joining Center Project Manager (1995-1999)

• Responsible for Teaching Factory program element of the Navy Joining Center (NJC).

• Developed and presented over 30 Materials Joining Courses

• Qualified GMAW procedures to Mil-Std-248D for HY-80 hull applications

• Project Manager for Knowledge Based Inspection System (KBIS) – expert system for UT signal analysis.

• Project Manager for Virtual Reality Welder Training Program. Current product licensed to Lincoln Electric Co.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (1989-1995)

Welding Engineer (1989 - 1995)

• Hired as an entry level engineer in 1989

• Promoted to Program Manager in 1990

• Promoted to Technical Leader in 1993

• Successfully managed government sponsored research programs ($250K to $1.5M) in areas such as Translational Friction Welding, Vibratory Stress Relief, and the Development of GMA Welding Consumables for High Strength Steels.

Edison Welding Institute

Membership Department (1988-1989)

• Worked part time while attending The Ohio State University. Duties included telemarketing, preparation of quotations, updating Membership Department database, establishing new contacts inside existing member companies, and communicating manufacturing problems from prospective new members to EWI staff engineers.

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering, 1989

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH 43210

Engineer in Training (EIT), 1989

The Ohio Society of Professional Engineers and Surveyors

American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector, 2010

Professional Training: Customer Centric Selling, Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers, Program Management Professional (PMP) Training, Aileron Leadership Training

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PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

H. A. Kuhn and R. S. Green, "Advanced Joining Technology Meets Industry Needs,"

Welding Journal. Vol 70, No. 10, p. 27, Oct. 1991

R. S. Green, K. Sampath, J. H. Devletion, D. Singh, D. Howden, and L. Zhang, "Filler

Wire Development for GMA Welding of HSLA-100 Steel," Third International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, ASM International, pp. 359-364, June 1992

K. Sampath, R. S. Green, and R. E. Swanson, "A Metallurgical Perspective on Constitutional Liquation in Weld Heat Affected Zone," in Advancements in Synthesis and Processing”. Proceedings of the Third International SAMPE Metals and Metals Processing Conference, Toronto, Canada, pp. M491-M503, Oct. 20-22 1992

K. Sampath, D. A. Civis, and R. S. Green, "Mechanized Gas Metal Arc Welding of HSLA-100 Plates using Metal-cored Wire," presented at the AWS 74th Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, Apr. 26-29, 1993

K. Sampath and R. S. Green, "Evaluation of Linear Friction Welds in Cast Nickel-based

Super alloys," presented at the AWS 75th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, Apr. 10-14, 1994

R. S. Green and K. Sampath, "Development of Advanced GMA Welding Consumables for High Strength Steels," presented to local AWS Johnstown-Altoona Chapter, Johnstown, PA, Feb. 9, 1994

K. Sampath and R. S. Green, "Evaluation of Linear Friction Welds in Aerospace Alloys,"

Presented at the 5th Annual AeroMat Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 6-9, 1994

R. S. Green and K. Sampath, "Evaluation of Linear Friction Weldments for NAVAIR

Applications," presented at Reptech 93, San Antonio, TX, May 10-13, 1993

R. S. Green and K. Sampath, "Evaluation of Linear Friction Weldments for Aerospace

Applications,” presented at Reptech 94, Indianapolis, IN. June 27-30.1994

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