Professional Summary
Experienced in various management and supervisory positions, managing
groups ranging in size from ten to one hundred people. Most of these years
have been spent with manufacturing companies in the aerospace and defense
industries, located in the Southern California area. Willing to relocate
for the right position.
. Head of Quality Engineering.
. Manager of Configuration Control. Wrote the Configuration Management
Policy and Standard Operating procedures based on the Air Force Systems
Command manual 375-1.
. Project Engineer developing automated assembly, machining and test
systems. Performed the research and developed standard engineering design
instructions.
. Assistant Director of R&D, developing temperature, pressure and flow
instrumentation for the oil and gas industry and for shipboard
applications.
. Operations Manager in establishing a new facility.
. Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, including; Process engineers,
Reliability engineers, and R&D.
STATUS: Natural citizen of US; Active Department of Defense Secret
Clearance
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:
Engineering:
. Design engineer on test equipment for commercial use, oil and gas
industry and military applications
. Design of airborne and ship board equipment for commercial and
military applications
. Design of automation equipment: automated test, assembly and machining
. Industrial designer of products for avionics, special purpose test
equipment and weapons systems
. Chief Engineer designing Recreational Vehicle Interiors (DOT safety
standards)
. Chief Mechanical Engineer designing weather stations for the Alaska
Pipeline
. Designed products for various manufacturing processes (in coordination
with manufacturers)
. Process Engineering (manufacturing process development)
Quality:
. ASQ Green Belt
. Quality Management Systems: Zero Defects, TQM, ISO 9001, ISO 17025,
. Auditor: Internal Auditing, Supplier Auditing, ISO 9001, ISO 17025
. Experience in teaching and applying Zero Defects, TQM principles,
Earned Value Methods, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, and Value Stream
Analysis
. Assisted organizations in implementing Zero Defects, TQM, the Baldrige
Criteria, the Navy Performance Excellence Guide (NPEG), and ISO 9001.
. ISO 9000 Lead Auditor, and an ISO 17025 Assessor.
. Examiner for CAPE (California Award for Performance Excellence).
. Established the Quality Management System for the Navy Metrology R&D
Program.
Trainer/Presenter:
. Trained officers of the Egyptian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air
Force in TQM, SPC, ISO 9000 compliance and preparation for laboratory
accreditation to ISO 17025. Trained the Egyptian officers at NSWC
Corona and in Egypt. The Malaysian officers were trained at NSWC
Corona.
. Developed and delivered training workshops, courses and brief
presentations on: Corporate Policies, Zero Defects, TQM, ISO 9000, ISO
17025, ANSI/NCSLI Z540.3, SPC, Measurement Uncertainty, Auditing,
Teaming Principles, Project Management, Earned Value Management (EVM),
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Audio/ Visual Presentation
Skills, public speaking, and procedures writing.
. Guest lecturer at two universities on establishing and managing teams
for improved productivity.
. Presented training and technical papers at conferences on ISO 9000 and
ISO 17025, in the U.S., Egypt, Canada and Croatia.
Technical Writing:
. Proposals for private industry and government contracts
. Configuration Control Policies and Procedures
. Operation and Maintenance Manuals
. Quality Management System Policies, Procedures and Work Instructions
. Team member and writer for ANSI/NCSLI Z540.3 Standard: REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CALIBRATION OF MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT
. Industry advisory group member/writer for ANSI Y14.5: DIMENSIONING AND
TOLERANCING
. Management briefs
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
American Technical Services (ATS) - Norco, CA
1/21/2013 - 4/5/2013
Position: Senior Systems Engineer. Reason for leaving: Reduction
in DOD funding
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) - Norco, CA 3/10/1994 -
1/18/2013
Position: Senior Systems Engineer. Reason for leaving: CSC
reorganization
Hughes Aircraft -El Segundo, CA Sept 1986 -
Nov 1993
Position: Manager of Manufacturing Engineering.
AWARDS:
. Patent #3,376,450; Permanent Magnets Means for Correction of
Distortion in Cathode Ray Tubes.
. Hughes Aircraft Company; High Achiever Award
. Listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in The West, 1989 - 1990"
. Certified member of the ANSI/NCSLI Z540.3 Standards Writing Committee
. Business Man of the Year Award for 2004 and 2006, from the Republican
Business Man's Council
EDUCATION SUMMARY:
. Los Angeles Valley College: Mechanical Engineering
. California State University, Los Angeles: Industrial Psychology
. Pepperdine University, Los Angeles: MBA Program
. San Francisco State University: MS Program; Organizational Behavior
and Leadership
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
. American Society for Quality (ASQ); (Past Chair of 0711 Section)
. American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE); Past Co-Chair of Inland
Empire Section
. NCSL International; Past Co-Chair of the Measurement Requirements
Committee
. National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA); Past Chair
of the Technical Requirements Committee
. Measurement Science Conference (MSC); Exhibits Chair, 2014 Conference
. Toastmasters International
REFERENCES:
Robert Everly, Program Director, CSC Norco, CA; *******@********.***, 951-
898-3046
Arman Hovakemian; Chief Technology Officer, NSWC Corona, CA;
*****.**********@****.***, 951-***-****
Dave Lewis; Alion Science & Technology Corp. McLean, VA:
*******@************.***, 540-***-****
John Fishell; Technical Director NSWC Corona, CA (Ret); *********@***.***,
27999 Kalmia Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
Home: 951-***-****
Cell: 951-***-****