GEORGE L. LEWIS

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I am seeking opportunities in the following fields: Electro-Mechanical,

Electronic, Product and Process Development, and Project and Program

Management

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

My base expertise is product development, manufacturing process

development, and operation and engineering management. I have spent my

career in electromechanical / electronic mechanical products and processes.

I have an excellent understanding of:

. Mold tooling and processes

. Metal forming tooling and procedures

. Integration of secondary assembly and cellular manufacturing

. Plastic, metal and ceramic materials

. Engineering analytical tools

. Program and project management

. Working knowledge of tool shop processes and equipment

. Business and engineering computer systems

. Training and mentoring young management personnel

. Have worked internationally in engineering and operations

. Product and process cost and how to reduce both

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Electrical and electronic engineering including power electronics

. Mechanical engineering including thermals

. Industrial engineering, product and process costs and improvements

. Injection molding expertise including over molding and two-step and

three-step molding

. Good at the use of engineering tools and manufacturing simulation

tools

. Strong base in physics, engineering math and chemistry

. Excellent application of technology

. Superior knowledge and use of quality validation tools

. Good lean skills

. Innovative and out-of-the-box thinker

. Outstanding knowledge and use of product industrialization and re-

industrialization

. Excellent computer skills including engineering cad systems

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consulting Engineering - Concord, NC - New product and process introduction

. Position held - Owner and Chief Engineer (2000 - Present)

. Customer base: 3M, Dell, HP, GM, Square D, Teleflex, Prettl Electric,

Alliance Carolina, Ericsson, Eaton, Baldor, and Toshiba

Square D Company (Group Schneider) - Raleigh, NC - Electromechanical and

electronic industrial products

. Position held - Director of Industrialization and Advanced

Manufacturing

(1989-2000)

. Led the project in the Variable Frequency Drives Business which

turned a

$9 million loss into a $21 million profit by redesigning the product

and the manufacturing process in eighteen months

Manufacturing Technologies - Greensboro, NC - Product and process

development

. Position held - Owner and President (1985-1989)

. Developed the industrialization and re-industrialization process

Allen-Bradley - Greensboro, NC - Electromechanical and electronic

industrial products

. Position held - Director of Engineering (1979-1985)

. Led the project that turned an $800,000 loss into a $3.5 million

profit in twelve months

Duracell - Cleveland, TN - Designer and manufacturer of batteries

. Position held - Director of Advanced Engineering (1974-1979)

. Led the upgrade project of product and manufacturing - went from 8

million cells per month to 31 million cells per month with 463 less

workers

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Otterbine College, Westernville, Ohio

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

. B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering

Carnegie Tech (through Ohio University), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

. Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Ohio Technical Institution, Columbus, Ohio

. Associate Degree in Electronics

Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio

. Associate Degree in Business Administration

Dale Carnegie Management School (through Allen-Bradley)

Harvard University International Management School (through Square D)

Northwestern University Training in Business and Negotiating (through

Square D)

Harvard University Cost Structures for Product Development and Introduction

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

. International Society of Hybrid Electronics

. International Society of Manufacturing Engineers

. International Society of Electrical Engineers

. Society of Molding and Mold Tooling Engineers

. International Society of Battery Manufacturing

. Power Electronics Group

. Lean Manufacturing

. New Product Development Group

AWARDS / HONORS

. Awarded first patent (while at Essex Wire) for development of

procedure to handle and weld through-the-wire insulation in motor

products

. NASA award (while at Gelzer Systems) for the development of the dirt

grabber on the Moon Rover

. Won Engineer of the Year two consecutive years for innovative product

and process designs (while at Allen-Bradley)

. Won "People Who Make a Difference" award for outstanding Achievement

(while at Square D)

. Hold 131 patents with 4 more patents pending at this time

. Named by Manufacturing Engineering magazine as one of the top five

American engineers in the area of handling small to medium size

automated parts

SUMMARY

. Excellent engineering and science fundamentals

. Superior operations knowledge

. Outstanding innovator and problem solver

. Work very well with customers

. Work well up and down the organization

. Excellent mentor - expertise in developing people

. Have written four books which are used for training in technical

schools

. Automotive expertise: APQP, DFMEA, PFMA, control plans, PPAP, and QS

& TS

. Other fundamentals: GD&T, Taguchi methods, QFD, and DFM

. At Allen-Bradley and Square D, implemented the manufacturing ability

process

. I continually update on technology in my field

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