Quality Assurance Manager

PETER K. DOMALAVAGE

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Materials Scientist - Metallurgy Specialist

Creating culture of teamwork, competitive advantage, and consistent top

performance.

More than 20 years' experience building and directing top-performing

manufacturing operations. Consistently successful in improving products,

efficiencies, quality, safety, technologies, and processes through

innovation, leadership, and customer commitment. Strong budgeting and cost

management qualifications. Core qualifications include new product

development, pilot manufacturing, quality assurance, and R&D.

Operations & Leadership Expertise Technical / R&D Expertise

New Product Design, Engineering, & High Temperature Metals; Metal

Commercialization Alloys & Superalloys

Cost Management & Cost Reduction Composite, Ceramic & Polymeric

Quality, Reliability, Performance, & Materials

Productivity Improvement Consumer Product Improvement

Team Building & Mentoring Investigative & Testing Techniques

Green Belt - Six Sigma Manufacturing

Executive Endorsements: "In all my experience of engineering projects I

cannot recall a situation in which so much has ridden on the performance of

one individual and so much has been achieved by him. You bore this weight

of responsibility with great strength." -Executive Director, Manganese

Bronze Holdings plc.

"On a personal basis, I have always found Pete to be very approachable,

collegial, honest, extremely hard working, and of the highest level of

integrity." - Associate Dean of Engineering, MIT.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIBER COMPOSITES, LLC, New London, NC 2000-2008

Privately held manufacturer of composite decking and fencing products.

Technology Manager

Created a constant flow of new concepts to improve product quality,

strengthen company brands, and meet emerging market trends. Administered

technology budget that spanned Quality Assurance, R&D, warranty, and code

compliance activities. Reported to President/Owner.

Operations & Business Leadership

. Boosted profitability by leading start-up of production line that

extruded at high rates and improved formulations of deck boards

(polyethylene/wood fiber) and guardrails (polyvinyl chloride/wood

fiber).

. Achieved code compliance for two manufacturing facilities by two ANSI

accredited code compliance organizations with two certified quality

programs.

. Created QA laboratory to ensure high standards in strength, color

consistency, natural aging, and production materials.

. Authored and had oversight over QA for two manuals, gaining approval

from two independent 3rd party evaluation agencies.

Technical / R&D Initiatives

. Provided clarity of vision and practical solutions for product

development opportunities leading to improved color retention, reduced

mold / mildew growth, and elimination of strength and visual defects.

. Enhanced company's Fiberon brand with new formulations of composite

materials consisting of wood fiber and polyethylene, achieving 2004

Consumer Reports'"Best Buy"performance rating for deck boards.

. Achieved industry first: created deck board formulations that exceeded

California Urban Wildlife criteria for fire resistance as evaluated by

Western Fire Center, Inc.

SPECTRA, INC., Hanover, NH 1998-1999

Commercial inkjet and digital printing machinery manufacturer.

Analytical Laboratory Manager

Raised company's competitive advantage with meticulous mechanical and

chemical testing for production and R&D activities. Managed analytical

laboratory budget and directed technical staff.

Operations & Business Leadership

. Enhanced FTIR facility by conducting all technical investigations,

planning, purchasing, and operations.

. Created Instron mechanical testing facility, establishing materials

program to ensure quality production.

. Propelled quality and innovation by directing Scanning Electron

Microscopy laboratory by identifying foreign materials in production

process and providing failure analysis for R&D experiments and

Manufacturing.

ULTRAFINE POWDER TECHNOLOGY, INC., Woonsocket, RI 1988-1998

Developer and manufacturer of alloy metal powders.

Senior VP of Operations

Led industrial construction project for new manufacturing facility,

negotiating major contracts to move pilot initiative into full production.

Primary driving force behind all manufacturing activities including

purchasing, material handling, production, scheduling, maintenance, and

personnel. Managed operating budget and developed high-performance

production team.

Operations & Business Leadership

. Directed planning, design, construction, and equipment installation for

22K sq ft manufacturing facility with 2,800 lb capacity production

atomization unit.

. Acquired $4M from Rhode Island Industrial Revenue Bond and SBA loans to

finance construction.

. Grew production into 2-shift operation for 200+ alloys including

oxidation-resistant materials for thermal barriers, electronic

materials, and magnetic alloys.

. Reduced total process cycle time by 120+%.

. Soared over productivity goals with 3,500% improvement as measured by

product shipped per employee, using lean manufacturing techniques and

technology advances.

. Instilled culture of excellence with JIT, SOPs, total quality

management methodologies, and continuous improvement mindset.

Technical / R&D Initiatives

. Achieved worldwide industry first: delivered as-atomized average

particle size of fine stainless steel powders below 20 microns both as

a pilot operation and commercial production process.

. Explored latent market needs with sales staff, concentrating on

magnetic material innovations.

. Evaluated market potential of fine-alloyed metal particulates including

powder injection molding, stealth powders, and magnetic materials.

WILSON SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, River Grove, IL 1984-1988

Director of Racquet Sports Product Development

Propelled market share of company's tennis, racquetball, squash, and

badminton racquet lines through product improvement. Managed R&D budget.

Partnered with Marketing Team to strengthen global awareness of Wilson

racquet products.

Operations & Business Leadership

. Created multiple pioneering racquet products that ignited consumer

demand, placing Wilson at #1 in sales worldwide.

. Slashed material costs by 30% with introduction of prepreg operation.

. Created QC testing program to test and evaluate racquets that became

worldwide model adopted by competitors.

WILSON SPORTING GOODS COMPANY (continued)

Technical / R&D Initiatives

. Emphasized continuous improvement through management of CAD/CAM support

facilities that played instrumental role in evaluating new materials,

concepts, and designs for golf and tennis products.

. Created tennis racquets with superior technological advantages by

cultivating relationships with major vendors of advanced materials,

resulting in key R&D breakthroughs.

. Spurred R&D advances by developing a Prototype Workshop that produced

new sample racquets in pursuit of optimal mix of aesthetic design,

product performance, and material behavior to capture customer demand.

. Guided next generation of R&D specialists by launching co-operative

program with Illinois Institute of Technology's Mechanical Engineering

Department.

EARLY CAREER / TEACHING CAREER

. ARCO METALS COMPANY, Technical Specialist-Arlington Heights, IL

. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Research Scientist; Assistant

Director of the Materials Processing Center; Consultant for various

metals companies and the National Bureau of Standards (currently NIST)

- Cambridge, MA

. BRYANT COLLEGE, Adjunct Professor (Entrepreneurship); Guest Lecturer;

Business Plan Contest Coordinator & Judge-Smithfield, RI

. ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cooperative Work Program-Chicago, IL

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

MBA-Executive Program UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, RI

Ph.D.-Metallurgy MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT), Cambridge,

MA

Process Development of Cobalt-Base Superalloys modified

with Hafnium and Zirconium

MS-Materials Sciences UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Storrs, CT

High Temperature Creep Properties of Nickel Modified with

Boron

BS-Materials UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, New Haven, CT

Engineering

AS-Mechanical HARTFORD STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Hartford, CT

Engineering

Board Member, NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL, Lincoln,

RI, 1996-1999

Chairman of Contract Oversight Committee

Recent Affiliations: American Society of Testing Materials . Society of

Plastic Engineers . International Code Council - US National Building Code

Body

Current Certifications: Green Belt in Six Sigma at Villanova -

Manufacturing.

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