Marshall Ray Porter

618-***-**** / Email:

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***** ***** ****** **** ****,

Oakdale, IL 62268

SKILLS SUMMARY:

I am a highly effective project manager due to my team leadership skills

developed from working in matrix organizations. My capabilities span the

proposal/quotation process, program management to launch completion. I am

comfortable dealing with challenging OEM customers and building supplier

relationships.

EXPERIENCE:

1/08 to 11/09 - Principal Project Engineer, Innoventor, St. Louis, MO

Initially assigned to the New Business Development Group evaluating new

business opportunities, developing proposals and coordinating efforts with

technical resources. After 4 months moved to Program Manager (PM) role.

Served as PM on defense industry prototype system design and build

contract, for US Army support equipment. This equipment was vehicle mounted

and required to meet the full field deployment system requirements. On some

projects, served as the technical lead engineer, including ground support

equipment for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Provided technical support to

a R&D project transforming biomass material into low grade crude oil.

Responsibilities include overseeing the concept proposal, schedule, budget,

profit management, SOWs, FMEAs, design reviews, structural analysis,

thermal analysis, hydraulic systems, prototype build and validation

testing. Familiar with government contract requirements FARs, DFARs, SDRLs

and many more. Selected to be the Captain of a new business development

(NBD) team, after Innoventor reorganized that area. This work as NBD

Captain consisted of leading a team of 8 people to continually evaluate new

business opportunities and turn them into proposals. Under the new NBD

structure, most of that work was expected to be performed in addition to

the standard 40 hr week responsibilities as PM or technical lead.

3/06 to 12/07 - Project Manager Bausch & Lomb Surgical/Kelly, St. Louis, MO

Managed special development projects associated with cataract surgery

equipment. Responsibilities include coordination with clinical affairs,

global quality, manufacturing, commercial customers, purchasing, suppliers,

operations and contract testing sources. I established timelines,

supervised design, testing and preliminary production line builds. Worked

to develop product improvements and cost reductions to keep Bausch & Lomb's

Surgical group ahead of the competition. Familiar with FDA regulations,

GMP, GDMS documentation, various sterilization methods, bioburden testing,

biocompatibility testing, transportation testing and expendable surgical

components design and testing. I was responsible for meeting project

performance requirements, budget and schedule.

7/03 to 3/06 - Program Manager, Single Iteration/Watlow Electric, Fenton,

MO

Single Iteration is an engineering services group which is hired to conduct

advanced R & D engineering programs on primarily thermal systems. I was

responsible for managing these development projects to meet customer

expectations for thermal system engineering solutions and Single Iteration

profitability. I authored the formalized proposal quotation process

including cover letter, statement of work, cost breakdown sheet, schedule

and IP agreements. I was responsible for bringing together the engineering

resources required for each program from concept to production. Programs

consisted of a phased development process beginning with the establishment

of a development specification followed by a concept generation, concept

down select, computational analysis (FEA & CFD), detailed design,

prototypes and testing. I authored the concept development report

(typically 45 to 60 pages) summarizing the development results. I also

managed the detailed design and prototype phases of development. Program

management included bringing together all resources required from within or

outside the Watlow organization to complete the project on time and on

budget. I managed programs in medical, automotive, aerospace, and plastics

industry applications. Each industry has its own federal regulatory

requirements for products to meet.

2/96 to 9/02 - Program Engineer at Nascote Industries, Nashville, IL

Functioned as Program Manager for body systems on several automotive

programs. Responsible for building up pricing, early concept feasibility,

timelines, profitability, interfacing with manufacturing and customer

interface. Included overseeing design work from Decoma design engineers,

tooling budget, engineering changes, customer cost savings proposals,

DVP&R, FMEAs, IP agreements and Statement of Work contracts. As Program

Manager, I led a team consisting of representatives from each manufacturing

department affected plus, QA, purchasing, tooling, finance and design.

Recognized with Decoma/Nascote Cost Reduction Program Champion Award.

After two years, promoted to Advanced Product Development Engineer. I was

responsible for developing new automotive product and process technologies.

I was in charge of major cost reduction projects, leading cross functional

teams, managing timelines, development project budgets and technology

coordination with other Decoma divisions worldwide. I frequently traveled

to Detroit and Toronto on nearly a weekly basis. Some development projects

were conducted in Europe and Japan. I worked with sales and marketing to

target the best technologies for value added customer concerns.

Manufacturing improvement projects included reduced cycle times, simplified

assembly, integrated operations, new tooling technology, new plant layout

and new manufacturing processes for existing products. I managed the

advanced technology relationship with our customers to meet their needs and

protect the company's profit margins. Customer product performance

verification testing and certification for new technology items was

included. I developed an idea submission program that collected input from

all employees for product and process improvements. The Idea Program was

integrated with the company's Cost Reduction, Continuous Improvement and

New Product Marketing systems. I coordinated cost reduction projects and

advanced development projects for about 24 other engineers in the company.

I was responsible for managing intellectual property issues which included

screening patent ideas, setting up Confidentiality Agreements, Joint

Development Agreements, corporate proprietary information policy and

coordination with legal counsels.

5/92 to 2/96 - Senior Design Engineer, Carter Automotive/Federal Mogul

Corp, St. Louis, MO

Functioned as Lead Design Engineer for various fuel system programs for

various automotive programs. Types of fuel pumps included electric gerotor,

sliding vane & roller vane pumps as well as mechanical diaphragm & piston

pumps. Other programs included electric air valve actuator, pressure

regulator, liquid/vapor separator, diesel fuel filter and in-tank fuel

reservoir level sending units. Developed high pressure piston pump design

with low pressure external seal for diesel applications. Experience in

designing parts made by forging, casting, cold heading, machining,

injection molding, powder metal, stamping, wire wound coils and armatures.

As program manager, I was responsible for developing system pricing,

customer interface, timelines tooling budget, customer cost savings, DVP&R,

FMEAs and managing new programs into production.

9/83 to 4/92 - Senior Product Engineer, Moog Automotive/Federal Mogul Corp,

St. Louis, MO

Responsibilities included design, research, testing and product management

of various drive axle joint, A/C compressor and steering linkage product

lines. Design programs included constant velocity drive axles, A/C

compressors, power steering pumps and power rack & pinions. Worked with

several Moog divisions and plants across North America to develop product

improvements. Developed plans to convert purchased aftermarket products to

Moog engineered design, custom manufactured by outside suppliers from North

America to Taiwan to Europe. Participated in the conversion to Just-In-Time

manufacturing transition.

CAD experience: I managed design activity using Labview, Matlab, ANSYS,

Femlab, Pro-E, Solidworks, SDRC Ideas, PDGS, Catia and Unigraphics. I

personally performed hands-on design engineer using Unigraphics, Cadkey,

Ashlar Vellum, Autocad, Moldflow, C-Mold, Stresscheck, Rasna analysis and

Auto-trol.

Education: 1983 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of

Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri

1979 Associate of Arts in Pre-engineering Rend Lake College,

Ina, Illinois

Organizations: Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), St. Louis Section

Chairman, international committees.

Toastmasters International

Awards: Patent Awards - 10 for a wide range of fluid system, advanced

injection and blow molding.

Innoventor - Aim for the Sky Award, multiple awards for going

beyond the required effort.

Nascote - Supplier Cost Reduction Award, multiple awards for

reducing costs.

Moog - Aloysius B. Tierney, Jr. Memorial Award for Design

Excellence.

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