Engineer Project Manager

Thomas J. Solomon

**** ******'s Court . Dayton, OH 45440

937-***-**** (home)

********@***.**.***

Experience Summary

. My career progression includes over twenty one years of

experience as an engineer and program manager. This

experience includes thirteen years supporting new product

development in the automotive, appliance, and medical device

industries, and over eight years supporting Department of

Defense contracts for the Air Force, Navy, Army and

Department of Homeland Security.

. My experience includes program management, process

engineering, product design and development, new business

development, and resource management. I'm innovative in the

design of products and processes and experienced in all

phases of product development and project management.

. I'm dedicated to professionalism and highly motivated to

achieve results with a high degree of customer satisfaction.

. My leadership skills have been proven during the course of my

career and I'm committed to teamwork.

Professional Experience

Qbase Inc. Beavercreek, OH 07/08 - Present

. Manager, Professional Services: Duties include leading the

Professional Services Team of software engineers and

technical analysts that provide support to active Government

contracts for the Air Force. Manage cost, schedule, and

performance of all Government contracts to insure all

contract deliverables are provided to the Government on time

and within budget. Responsible for submitting monthly status

reports, conducting program management reviews, developing

work breakdown structures & schedules and tracking costs on

all contracts. Provide new business development support to

increase revenue while providing on-going customer support.

. Facility Security Officer: Key Management Personnel (KMP)

responsible for facility and employee security detail.

Initialize and process individual clearances in JPAS. (Joint

Personnel Adjudication System) Responsible for ensuring that

facility is compliant with DSS (Defense Security System)

policies and regulations and that all cleared employees are

trained and regularly briefed on security measures.

AT&T Government Solutions Fairborn, OH 04/04 - 06/08

. Program Manager - Air Force Wire Integrity Program &

Department of Homeland Security S&T Program: Duties included

managing all program activities / tasks with overall

responsibility for submitting contract deliverables to the

government on time and within budget. Additional duties

included managing the subcontractors that supported the

programs with responsibility for all subcontract deliverables

to AT&T. Provide on-going support to new business by

supporting white paper and technical proposal development.

GRC International - Division of AT&T Fairborn, OH 03/01 - 04/04

. Senior Project Engineer - Air Force Wire Integrity Program:

Duties included responsibility for 100% on-time submittal of

contract deliverables including status reports, program

management reviews and final reports. Maintain 100% customer

satisfaction ensuring no formal customer complaints regarding

the quality or timeliness of work/projects. Assist in

assuring a 15% business growth by identifying viable

ideas/opportunities and supporting proposal development.

. Senior Project Engineer - Nexus Needle Free Device: Duties

included leading the technical team in the development of a

needleless injection medical device for the Army. Finalized

the product design, optimized manufacturing processes and

created all technical documentation necessary in support of

the 501(K) medical device submittal application to the FDA.

o Assembled test laboratory to perform functional

product testing

o Developed test protocols to facilitate product

performance test procedures

o Optimized product designs to meet performance

specifications

o Invented new valve designs to address a product

performance deficiencies

o Supported regulatory professionals to assemble 510K

medical device submittal package

o Supported device manufacture on all design controls

required for submittal package

o Performed product testing to acquire product

performance results/data

Vernay Laboratories Yellow Springs, OH 12/91 - 02/01

. Senior Project Manager/Medical Team Lead, 06/97 - 02/01:

Duties included leading the medical team to achieve business

unit goals and objectives. I interfaced with customers to

provide technical solutions on precision medical components

and develop sound business strategies. I served as the

liaison between the medical team and upper management as well

as provided technical expertise to the medical team and also

managed multiple engineering projects.

o Managed multiple medical component programs such as

IV therapy devices, heart catheter devices, catheter

products, insulin drug delivery systems, and trocar

devices

o Developed medical manufacturing processes that would

address the stringent requirements for cleanliness

and particulate free products

o Supported design engineer to invent products for

specific applications along with design for

manufacturability

o Supported materials chemist to develop compounds that

met critical performance requirements along with

design for manufacturability

o Worked closely with manufacturing to develop

processes that addressed ergonomics/human factors

engineering

. Project Engineer, 12/91 - 06/97: Duties included leading the

research and development team that designed and manufactured

a safety product that eliminates hazardous practices in the

health care industry. I managed medical elastomer projects

from conceptual design to pre-production. I also developed

manufacturing processes for injection, compression, transfer

and cold transfer molding. I partnered with the senior

product designer to develop new product concepts, the senior

tool designer to design tooling, senior elastomer chemist to

develop elastomeric materials for optimized processing and

AQP Engineer to satisfy quality requirements.

Minnesota Rubber St Louis Park, MN 12/87 - 11/91

. Injection Tooling/Processing Engineer: Duties included

partnering with tool designers to design optimum injection

tooling. I also acted as the research and development leader

for the injection-molding program and worked closely with the

lab on material development to generate process-friendly

compounds and assisted in solving problems with tools, part

quality and developed multiple production processes. In

addition, I programmed and operated the injection molding

machinery to develop robust manufacturing processes.

Education

B.S. University of Minnesota; EE (emphasis on sciences related

to Electrical and Mechanical Engineering), 1986

Specialized Training

. ISO 9001 Certification, 1999

. QS-9000 Certification, 1999

Professional Skills & Clearances

. Top Secret Clearance - Active since December 2006

. Experimental Design

. Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) / Process and Design

. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510K Submissions

. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

. Human Resources Development

. Management / Mastering Meetings

. Project Management Certification

. Tool Design and Engineering

Computer Skills

Hardware / Software

Component Knowledge / Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel,

Project, and PowerPoint

Honors & Memberships

. Inventor on United States Patent 5,533,709, Medical Coupling

Site Valve Body

. Inventor on United States Patent (Patent Pending) Reflux

Valve for Medical Coupling Site Valve Body. European Patent

No. 07016562.6-1260

. Inventor on United States Patent, Fiber Optic Mechanical

Splice (Patent Pending)

. Member of Dayton Development Coalition

. AT&T Achievers Club 2006

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