design engineer, project management, product develop., manufacturing

Seeking an opportunity in business to use my engineering, manufacturing, or marketing capabilities together with some of my consulting, teaching, management or business experiences. Job may be developing of new products, identifying better manufacturing processes or implementing organizational challenges that are required for successful achievement of goals.

For over 25 years I had been an executive at large multinational conglomerates and mid-sized specialty companies, in Asia and Europe, as well as, the US. At all the companies I developed and implemented strategic plans that focused on organizational restructuring to insure growth by enhancing excellence in quality, customer satisfaction and profitability. In each case there was abundant success when I empowered capable people, established a team to create the planning process and resourced the organization with enough capital and technology.

I likewise found similar reward when I was able to teach students or lead employee teams. There are great opportunities provided in our country’s businesses if people and organizations obtain proper education and training and then implement as planned.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor/Instructor 4 years

Having sold the business and moving back to the QC area, I started to teach at Engineering and Math courses at Black Hawk College and then Manufacturing Processes, Operational Analysis, and Engineering Economics at St Ambrose University. Currently, I am responsible for the CAD/CAM, Mechanical Engineering and Materials curriculum in the Engineering Technology Department at Black Hawk.

Small Business Owner 5 years

Owned a small business in Chicago area that supplied metal formed parts to industrial, aircraft, aerospace and defense markets. Attained AS 9000 quality approval, installed new EPICOR ERP system, and developed new markets for excess capacity matching operations capabilities.

Consultant to Private Equity Groups 4 years

Worked for investors that sought executive advice on a growth opportunity or a turn-around situation, to assure the process would start successfully immediately after acquisition. Provided technical and business expertise to private equity groups and private banks before the acquisition of manufacturing companies.

Quanex Corporation: President Nichols Aluminum 7 years

Grew the output of the fledgling new Davenport casting plant from under 200 million lbs of aluminum sheet per year to over 450 million lbs per year. Streamlined and increased output from the Lincolnshire plant from 120 million lbs to 250 million. Acquired two companies in Decatur AL and Fort Lupton CO, to increase throughput and market penetration. Raised profits from under $10 million to over $70 million per year with sales reaching $450 million. Integrating Nichol’s plants on a single ERP system, increasing quality to a 6-sigma level using black belt practices, incorporating strategic planning principles and disciplines to reduce inventory, increase customer satisfaction and eliminate waste of resources and time made the largest and very profitable division at Quanex.

Borg Warner Automotive: President/Fluid Controls 6 years

Grew the business at BWA, Borg Warner Automotive, which included automotive “green” products including EGR valves for exhaust gasses, PGV for gas tank vapors, and electronic solenoid engineering for improved performance and economy in automatic transmissions. These engineered product developments marketed, engineered and launched in my 5 plants in the US and Mexico. I acquired companies in France and Germany to help lead BW from a focus on manual transmissions and brakes into global diversification with new electronic products and acquisition of several large companies.

ITT Defense and Electronics: President, Commercial Division 3 years

Restructured 5 companies that reported to me with $150 million in sales which served the US and Asian markets with industrial and aerospace electronic interconnect products. Developed manufacturing company plants and external suppliers throughout Asia and Mexico to work with our engineering and marketing resources in the US and Japan. Coordinated with our corporate electronic supply companies in Europe to take advantage of global marketing and manufacturing opportunities. Established new joint ventures in Korea, China, and Australia for manufacture and distribution of electronic connectors.

United Technologies Automotive: Manager Manufacturing Operations 5 years

Streamlined and grew 6 UTA plants in the Midwest and Mexico that manufactured wire harness terminals and connectors for Ford and Chrysler automobiles including the continuous casting production of sheet copper and brass. Accountable for profit and loss for each plant and the supply chain management with internal wire-harness plants, as well as, external customers who supplied automotive OEMs. Also, initiated the UTA corporate sourcing of die and mold tooling in Taiwan and Korea which grew to $4 million.

General Electric: Engineering Manager 4 years

Design milling and turning cutting tools for the US largest tool company. Responsible for the introduction of R&D projects from Corporate Laboratories, as well as, new designs inspired by customers and marketing. Taught machining classes to hundreds of customers from across the US in automotive, aerospace, agriculture, etc. Advised, as adjunct professor, graduate students from the University of Detroit who did their research under my direction at our laboratories. Had P&L responsibility for two small tooling companies that GE had acquired.

Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Engineer 3 years

Business development engineer working with Product Planning to introduce vehicle weight and cost reductions concepts to meet government NHTSA and EPA mileage and pollution standards. Responsible for the Corporate R&D budget annual review of the Weight Reduction Subcommittee.

Raychem Corporation: Research Scientist 2 years

Developed specific patentable attributes for various “shape memory” alloys and processes of Nickel-Titanium and Copper Based Alloys developed for military/space applications. Working with marketing we balanced the commercial opportunities and the technical property ranges of alloys.

EDUCATION

University of ILLINOIS, Chicago

B.S.M.E.

Mechanical Engineering - cum laud

Major in Machine design

University of ILLINOIS, Champaign

Ph.D. and Masters

Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science

University of MICHIGAN, Dearborn

Business Management Certificate

Executive Program while at Ford Motor Company in Product Planning

University of Indiana, Indianapolis

APICS - CPIM

Executive Program while at United Technologies Automotive

Duke University, Durham

Chairman's Executive Council

ITT's Chairman of the Board Selected Executives

Publications, Patents, and Lectures

I published 6 scientific papers in international engineering journals and hold 7 patents that are basis for product lines in the cutting tools and electronic connectors today. on the editorial board for the ASME (American Society for Metallurgical Engineers) for 7 years and editor for the ISO (International Standards Organization) for cutting tool standards.

AWARDS

Black Belt Certification: University of Milwaukee 2000

Chairman’s Executive Council: ITT Corp 1991

Sloan Award Manufacturing Excellence: United Technology 1986

Patent Honorary Society: General Electric 1983

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