Engineer Manager

David C. Kaminski 419-***-****

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Professional Experience

EISC, Inc., Toledo, Ohio (1990 through 2007)

EISC, Inc. is one of Ohio’s seven not-for-profit Thomas Edison Centers. All are focused on

helping manufacturing companies with technical assistance including research, development and

feasibility.

2005-2007 Manager -Technology Transfer & Commercialization

Provided technology and commercialization assistance to many private sector companies

requesting assistance in electronic, and mechanical, feasibility prototyping with

commercialization considerations and new manufacturing equipment specifications. Assisted

researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Toledo to examine commercialization

opportunities both with the private sector and military markets. Also, provided technical business

assistance with the EISC, Manufacturing Technology Small Business Development Center,

MTSBDC and EISC’s Center for Innovative Food Technology, CIFT.

2000-2005 Manager - Product and Process Development

Manage a team of development laboratory specialists devoted to advanced prototyping and

instrumented testing in the areas of new product development and manufacturing process

improvement. Extensive use of CAD/CAM/CAE technologies were employed. Some of the

successes were:

Ÿ Several advanced machining tools

Ÿ Injection Molds

Ÿ FEA on product designs

Ÿ Several new machining fluids designed for markets in USA, Europe and China.

Ÿ Gun safety mechanisms

Ÿ New innovative packaging systems.

1997-2000 Product Line Manager for the Center of Manufacturing Excellence

This position had all the responsibilities of the position above but included an educational and

training activity. Assistance was given to train the trainer in a machining apprentice program that

was created for a fast-track approach. Product and process development activities were still in

place. Managed for all of Northwest Ohio, a National Excellence in Materials Joining initiative of

the Federal Governments Technology Re-Investment program conducted by the Navy Joining

Center at the Edison Welding Institute in Columbus. This three year program was so successful

that it was extended by the State of Ohio with extra funding just for Ohio companies.

1996-1997 Lake Erie MEP QS 9000 Auditor and Field Engineer

EISC participated in a new National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, developed

program named Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, MEP. This experience added quality and

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David C. Kaminski - continued 419-***-****

1991-1996 Director Of Geometry Shop

This program activity was approved by a large portion of the membership of EISC. The Geometry

Shop employed a total of fifteen staff at three locations reporting to the director. Toledo, Bowling

Green State University’s Center for Quality Measurement and Automation and Owens Technical

College CAD/CAM Training Center. Outreach to all Northwest Ohio’s businesses was conducted

to provide project assistance to utilize the emerging benefits of 3D designing and 3D CNC

manufacturing including robotics. Many companies were help in creating new products, and

winning new contracts.

Dana Corporation - Ottawa Lake Michigan- Center for Technology

Chief Engineer

Many new products continued to be developed and tested in the areas of automotive speed

controls, truck engine controls and electronic axle shifters, mechanical and hydrostatic automatic

transmission controls, power-take-off system controls, and truck bed onboard log weighing

systems. A novel hybrid 4x4 automotive small car electric/gasoline drive was developed and

installed in three cars and successfully tested. New responsibilities were added to assist

manufacturing with the latest technologies in cell manufacturing techniques, automation including

robotics and machine vision to produce vision guided robotic automatic assembly.

Dana Corporation - Toledo Ohio- Corporate R&D

Senior Development Engineer

Many new products were developed and tested in the areas of automotive speed controls, truck

engine controls. Technologies employed were electronics, fluidics and hydrostatics

Eltra Corporation - Toledo, Ohio ( Formerly the Electric Autolite Company )

Advanced Development Engineer, and Supervisor of Motor Testing

Advanced Engineering activities centered about designing automotive automatic climate controls

and automotive capacitive discharge ignition systems.

Product Development Engineer, Electromechanical Department

Engineering activities centered about designing electromechanical switches, actuators, motors and

motor controls.

Education and Training, Patents

B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

Dana Certified Supervisor from Dana University, Toledo, Ohio

Quality Lead Auditor Training, Stat-A-Matrix, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Holds six patents relating to various product development projects

References

References are available and can be furnished upon request.

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