Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Gary VanCamp
Email: abpbry@r.postjobfree.com
Address: ** ***** **** ***
City: Rochester
State: NY
Zip: 14623
Country: USA
Phone: 585-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 80
Willing to Relocate
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Gary A. Van Camp
84 Eagle Pine Way * Rochester, NY 14623 * Cell: 916-***-**** * Email: abpbry@r.postjobfree.com
Engineering/Manufacturing/Facilities Management
PLC Controllers* Night Vision Systems * Virtual Reality Displays
Interactive Voice Response Systems * Digital Data Recorders
Accomplished Manufacturing Executive, Engineer, and Inventor with complementary strengths in program management, project management, entrepreneurship, and global training programs.
* Produced high-impact results and increased revenue-and-profitability for Vuzik Corporation:
* Redesigned and produced Mixed Reality 3D viewer for the Japanese World`s Fair, which led to a consumer line of viewers for video entertainment with $2M annual revenues (Vuzix).
* Led development of a proposal that led to approval of a $3.8M grant for facilities expansion.
* Recruited and motivated high-performing teams:
* Led 10-person support group for Intel that supported customers using Intel 820 and Intel 850 chipsets. Won a Divisional Recognition Award for accelerating validation time by 22%.
* Built a manufacturing facility to produce virtual reality helmets for Forte Technologies. Started with one manufacturing engineer and grew the team to 80 people.
* Team led leadership & motivation programs at Saint John Fisher and Cornell University.
* Provided technical and administrative guidance for numerous startup companies:
* Design Resolutions (1990): Advised a computer-consulting business that sold hardware and custom software. Client achieved profitability within the first of year of business.
* Designed specialized PLC (PAC) control systems for controlling the environment in automated clean rooms and equipment burn-in stations(1990).
* Vuzix Corporation (2010): Compressed schedule for a new-product introduction that led to $350,000 additional revenue.
Operations Management Scheduling Training/Development
Workforce Planning Technology Deployment Team Motivation
Team Leadership Startup Operations Project Management
RECENT TESTIMONIAL
-As Gary`s immediate supervisor, I worked closely with him and saw many examples of his talent, diligence and work ethic. He has outstanding organizational skills, a passion for leadership, and works effectively with multi-functional teams. I would without any reservation recommend Gary Van Camp.-
- M.M., Vice President Operations, Vuzix Corporation abpbry@r.postjobfree.com
INVENTIONS, PATENTS, AND AWARDS
* Patent 3,737,895: High Density Tape Encoding Methods.
* Patent 3,838,445: High Density tape Decoding Circuits.
* Intel divisional recognition Award for negotiating and delivering technical trainings, 2003.
* Intel Divisional Recognition Award: Implementation of Y2K Rollover Program for ADC, 2001
* Intel Divisional Recognition Award: System Validation for Rambus Memory Systems, 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
G-Force Collaborations, Rochester, NY 2012
Training Consultant- aided in the development of Principle Driven Leadership training programs for engineers and managers.
VUZIX CORPORATION, Rochester, NY 2004-2011
Products include night-vision displays for military; glasses for consumer entertainment media; glasses for people with low vision; and glasses for augmented-reality apps. Annual sales $10M and 25 employees.
Vice President and Program Manager - Medical Products (2006-2011)
Created the medical division for Vuzix and designed three medical products for the company. Senior executive in charge of facilities management for 3 sites.
* Designed pre-clinical-trial eyewear - used by macular-degeneration patients - that exceeded expectations and led to creation of a new product line and division.
* Wrote grants that won approval for $3.8M in local, state, and federal funds for facility expansion.
Vice President of Manufacturing - Director of Engineering (2004-2006)
Defined and coordinated engineering and manufacturing programs.
* Increased productivity by reorganizing engineering: increased engineer output by 50%, which allowed the company to double the number of small and medium-sized projects - and simultaneously maintained schedules and quality.
* Increased company revenues from $2M to $10M by increasing manufacturing capability and infrastructure, and separating the production lines into military and consumer.
INTEL CORPORATION, Folsom, CA 1998-2003
Leading producer of microprocessors and computer systems. Approx. 93,000 employees and $35B annual revenue.
Project Manager - World Wide Training (2000-2003)
* Grew the Technical Marketing Design Center from 50 Application Engineers to 2,000 engineers that supported marketing, applications, and field sales. Increased the ROI by 100% for development of training content.
* Commended for increasing customer sat-scores for in-depth technical training by 33% (2003).
* Negotiated with 27 Intel Communications divisions to provide content for Intel training. Achieved an 80%+ rating for nearly all 28 courses delivered at Intel`s 2003 Technical Focus Training.
Manager of High Performance Desktop Support (1998-1999)
* Managed a 10-person support group in the Application Design-In Center (ADC) that aided Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers in the use of Intel 820 and Intel 850 chipsets (and related support chips) prior to formal product launch.
* Honored with Divisional Recognition Award for creating the ADC RIMM Validation group, which validated vendor memory products on Intel reference designs and accelerated validation by 22%.
* Decreased -design-in- time for customers by 20% and increased Intel`s time-to-revenue. Achieved result by refocusing the team from testing of customer products to facilitating integration with the customer design teams.
VOICETEC INC, Chelmsford, MA 1996-1997
Makes interactive voice-response systems with sophisticated voice-processing applications.
Project Manager - Customer Software Design and Development
Led a team of 26 software engineers that designed and installed software voice response systems for Fortune 500 customers worldwide - from simple voice mail to highly complex security trading systems.
* Increased project support capacity 50% by reorganizing staff.
* Implemented software to ensure proper project tracking worldwide.
FORTE TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY 1993-1996
Develops interactive virtual reality (VR) technology for the entertainment, education, and professional markets.
Vice President of Manufacturing
* Established a manufacturing facility that produced VR headgear and controllers.
* Selected the site and negotiated with the town government, which changed the property zoning from commercial to manufacturing.
* Located manufacturing site conveniently close to vendors and shipping resources, which cut shipping costs by 25%.
* Built an 80-person, 7-department manufacturing organization that encouraged collaboration with the Engineering and Sales/Marketing departments. Completed project by startup deadline and met manufacturing quotas, which ensured Forte`s next round of investment funding.
EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EXTRACURRICULAR
B.S., Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Private Pilot License * Amateur Radio License
Dale Carnegie Management Seminars * Intel Corporate Management Seminars * Life Stream Basic and Advanced Extensive Training in Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing
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