FRANZ ANTONIO WAKEFIELD
E-mail: abn7k6@r.postjobfree.com Tele: (305) + 206.4832
Objective: Dynamic leader capable of creating shared vision in any
business environment. Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills and a record of accomplishments built on an ability to create and maintain business relationships, while producing results and materially impact shareholder value. Proven ability to leverage business and technical background, while providing thought leadership for the creation and implementation of solutions to a variety of applications.
Education:
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, Fl.
B.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING December 1999
Minor: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AIB CERTIFIED IN FOOD PROCESSING SANITATION/HYGIENE
SIX SIGMA CERTIFIED BLACK BELT IN STATISTICS & LEAN MANUFACTURING
Lifetime Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
. Winner of The 1989 Congressional Art Competition.
. The ClickVideoShop Patent GRANTED on 01/09/2007: U.S. PATENT N:
007,162,696 B2.
Professional Work History:
March 12 - Present: Account Manager, Orkin Commercial Services
Miami-Doral, Fl
Managing exisiting Commercial Pest Control Accounts in South Florida.
Responsible for expanding the Orkin Brand Commercially in South Florida & Nationally utilizing chemical engineering background and technical
expertise regarding pesticide ingredients and MSDS Labels.
Nov. 09 -- March 11: Sales Agent, Liberty Power Company
Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Responsible for expanding the company's energy business in the United
States. Recognized as the Number Three (3) Sales Representative, closing over 25,830 MWH in sales, representing 8% of the overall total sales for the Outbound Sales Department.
Jan. 08 -- Sept. 08: Sales Account Manager, AT&T
Miami, Fl
Responsibilities included customer service, and vertical product sales via telephonic interaction with dynamic national consumer databases.
Ranked in the South East Region, number four (4) out of two thousand and
eighty-three (2,083) Sales Associates in total sales revenue.
Jan. 00 - Mar. 07: Management Rotational Product Development
Engineer, and Consultant
Cordis NeuroVascular Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Co.)
Miami Lakes, Fl
. Integral Team Member responsible for launching various products for the brain.
. Extensive experience researching protocols, writing & following STP's,
SOP's & Technical Reports.
. Developed, & implemented Clinical Trial Programs to support regulatory
filings, & the FDA process.
. Fostered and built relationships with Neuro Physicians and key opinion
leaders.
. Managed over 60 employees in production, & increased production 260%,
eliminating back-order.
. Contributed to inventing new products for the neck & brain; micro
catheters, stents, and liquid embolics.
The University of Florida College Work History:
Aug. 99 - Nov.99: Research Fellow, The University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl
Wet Chemistry research of Molecular Association in Micelles, Liquid
Crystals and Micro emulsions;Under the guidance of Mr. Dinesh Shah, "a rebel, a philosopher an investigator of science, a poet and a
man of two worlds CHE educator, ASEE Summer 1983
May 98 - Aug 98: Intern, Cardiology Dept. Cordis Corporation (a Johnson & Johnson Co.)Miami,Fl.
Patent Disclosure: Implementation of automated UV adhesive procedure for
securing braid construction used in the manufacture of guiding catheters used in the Heart.
May 97 - Aug 97: Ronald E. McNair Research Fellow University
of Florida
Pressure drop studies through Multi-dispersed Spherical Particles in
Packed Columns and statistical analysis under the tenured Chemical Engineering professor Dr. Chang Won Park.
Jan. 97 - May 97: Co-Op Engineer, Dow Chemical co.
Freeport, TX.
Chlor - Alkali Plant: Optimizing water recirculation discrepancies, and
plant troubleshooting through material and energy balancing and fundamental Bernoulli variable calculations.
May 96 - Aug 96: Intern, Kraft Food Co.
Chicago, Il
Extra Creamy COOLWhip( Process Optimization, Product Reformulation, And
Consumer Analysis Studies. Patent Disclosure: Implementation of a protein complexing derivative.
Jan 96 - May 96: Co-Op Engineer, Dow Chemical co.
Plaquemine, LA
Methoxy Cellulose Plant: Configuration of TDC 3000 operating interface to integrate with existing control system; for maximizing production, and operator's needs for efficient process control.
June 94 - Aug 94: Research Fellow---American Cancer Society
Shands Hospital
Quantization of HLA transcripts by Polymerase Chain Reaction & Single
Strand Conformational Polymorphism Gel Electrophoresis from Cultured Lymphoblastoid Cells under Dr. K.J. Kao in Pathology.
Skills/Certifications:
Wet Chemistry, HPLC, GC, Dissolution, Chromatography, Data Acquisition
Systems, Writing and Following STP's, SOP's, and Technical Reports, Skilled at Visual Basic, C/C++, MS Proj., Excel, Minitab, DOE Pro, 6
Sigma Certified (Black Belt), Lean Manufacturing, AIB Certified in Food
Processing (Sanitation/Hygiene) Honeywell TDC3000 programming, GIS,
Hydraulic Modeling, & Computational Fluid Dynamics.