October **, ****

J ames A.Wenman

**** ******** ****

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a position in a company where my experience,

accomplishments and proficiency wil l give me the opportunity to contribute to the

organizations growth. To assist other personnel in the field of l ighting design and

p roject management.

Education:

U niversity of Wisconsin, Parkside – Kenosha, WI - BSMET

• Student Member of ASHRAE and the IESNA

• George Nelson Tramper Scholarship – Mary D. Bradford HS

U niversity of Louisville – Louisville, KY: E lectrical Engineering Coursework

Grand Valley State University – Allendale, M I: 12 credits towards MBA

GE Corporate T r a ining:

• Awareness common curriculum compliance

• E-learning

• Spirit and Letter of corporate policy

• Greenbelt DMAIC

• Cost awareness

• Reliabil ity awareness

Other Qua l ifications:

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

• Certified Specifier of GDT

• Patent numbers: 4,472,167 – 4,861,273 – 4,731,714 – 4,754,377

• Abil ity to program CNC punch presses

• Member of the IESNA. Former advisor to the Office L ighting Standards

Committee

• Operated my own contract engineering service for several years

• Instrumental in creating the “Office of the Future” for Neocon 1990 – Chicago,

IL

• Strong Photopia, Project Management and Product Analysis skil ls

Work Experience:

August 2006 – Present: Contract/Consulting Engineer – Creative Concepts

(self employed).

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

Primary Customers: Space Age Electrical (UAE), Sternberg L ighting (Roselle, I L),

U SA I l lumination (Highland, NY). Developed optical systems for both indoor and

outdoor luminaires - employing H ID, Fluorescent and LED l ight sources.

Apr i l 2005 – July 2006: Lead Design Engineer – GE I ndustr i a l and

Consumer Lighting – East Fl at Rock ( Hendersonville) NC.

Member of the NPI department, designed a garage luminaire slated for the 1 stquarter

of 2006 release. Delivered four optical designs whi le navigating around existing

i ntellectual property. Worked with Chinese suppliers in order to conform with their

p roduction capabilit ies.

Developed a 2nd generation garage l ight design, which would accommodate electronic

H ID ballasts. It had more optical design / application f lexibil ity.

Redesigned the Street D reams Cutoff louver to meet performance and cost criteria.

B ased on the 175W metal halide lamp, exceeded fixture efficiency by 43%, moved the

peak candlepower from 35 to 70 - i ncreasing the spacing / mounting ratio from 1.4

to 5.4 (15’ mtg ht- 3 lane road – staggered spacing, per RP8 requirements). Reduced

cost by $2.67 whi le improving quality.

Developed the Tiger Wide optics, to compete with Holophane’s Mongoose roadway

optics. Achieved 640’ staggered fixture spacing on a 4 lane highway – 30’ setback -

45 t i lt – 40’ mounting height. Holophane achieves 500’ spacing based on the same

c riteria.

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

Developed proficiency on the Pauget and Semi photometers. Used my knowledge of

p hotometric testing to assist in ushering GE’s Street Dream l ine into production.

P rovided a gage R &R analysis to determine the required improvement for the Semi

p hotometer.

May 1995 – Apri l 2005: Contr act/Consulting Engineer – Creative Concepts

(self employed).

Developed products, optical systems, UL compliant test labs and assisted

m anufacturing. Involved with agency compliance, structural analysis, testing,

catalog l iterature, and training of other engineering personnel, when requested.

Some of the companies I contr acted for:

• Space Age Electrical – UAE

• Sternburg Vintage L ighting – N i les, I L

• Supervision International –Orlando, FL

• Holcor – Chicago, I L

• Groen – Palatine, I L / Jackson, MS

• Alpha L ighting – Chicago, I L

• Richco Plastics – Chicago, I L

• Diamond Garden – San Francisco, CA

• Focal Point – Chicago, I L

Apr i l 1994 - May 1995: Senior Corporate Project Engineer – ALP L ighting

& Ceil ing Products – N i les, I L.

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

Designed louver, reflector & refractor systems along with components for l ighting

companies supported by ALP’s parent company “Bil l Brown Sales”. Answered

technical questions as a product support function.

August 1990 – Apr il 1994: Contract/Consulting Engineer – Creative

Concepts (self employed).

Contracted as a Product Development Engineer for companies in the Chicago area.

Februa ry 1986 – August 1990: Project Engineer – H aworth I nc. – Holl and,

M I.

As part of the Electrical Products Engineering group, I developed a 5 year plan for

developing and integrating l ighting products into modular furniture systems. I was

a lso responsible for the design of single circuit international power. During that time

I i nit ialed a $56K, $150K and a $250K cost savings, by product

modification / material / tooling changes. In 1990 I was transferred to the Advanced

P roduct /Process Development department. My responsibilit ies were for identifying

new manufacturing processes / materials / products and make proposals on how

t hese technologies could best benefit the company. Worked on the NEOCON “Office of

t he Future”, which appeared in several trade magazines and news magazine TV

shows? Also supported the Venture Group (an extension of Product Marketing),

meeting with customers and identifying new product needs and modifications to

existing products.

August 1982: Project Engineer – Thomas I ndustries – Louisville, KY

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

Designed and developed track and recessed l ighting fixtures. Worked with the

m anufacturing facilities to improve production and communication. Conducted UL

& CSA testing and submitted products for approval. As a member of the

merchandising team, I helped withy identifying product needs. I also trained the

sales force on how to read and interpret photometric and other pertinent data.

Received two patents – one for a f lexible low voltage track system and the other for an

I C recessed l ighting product, which would accept higher wattage A-l ine lamps (while

recessing the lamps higher into the ceiling cavity).

May 1974 – August 1982. (1980-1982 Design Engineer, 1978-1980 Designer,

1974-1978 D r aftsperson): – McGraw-Edison Area Lighting D ivision –

R acine, WI

While at McGraw-Edison, I attended college in the evening and received two optical

patents. One patent was for the MON I I wall pack and the other was for the SFK and

S FL indirect fixture (as part of the SPI indoor l ighting l ine). I also authored to

computer programs – a modified zonal cavity analysis program and a r isk analysis

p rogram for new product ventures. Spent one year in Marketing Research.

Strengths

• Diversified l ighting background with a strong optical / product design base

• Understands marketing needs supplies PLM, customers and my own research

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October 30, 2010

J ames A.Wenman

1181 Rohlwing Road

I t asca, I L 60143

Phone: 630-***-****

Cell: 828-***-****

Emai l: j abiad9@r.postjobfree.com

• Experienced with a wide variety of designs / materials / manufacturing

p rocesses and products

• Abil ity to determine the validity of designs, util ize application software and

conduct thermal & photometric testing

• Quickly Adapts to new software and processes. Strong Cad, Photopia and

application engineering skills

• Good project management skills.

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