Donald W. Bailey

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CAREER SUMMARY

** ***** ** *************, *********** and supervisory experience.

Professional career began in the US Navy in the Naval Nuclear Power

Program. During this tenure attained the rank of Master Chief Petty

Officer, the Navy's highest enlisted rank. Responsibilities included

managing the Engineering Department of several submarines and the training,

maintenance and operations of the Nuclear and Steam plant systems. Private-

sector management experience includes a position with Celgard LLC. Here he

led a team of 150 managers and technicians in the Company's Polyethylene

and Polypropylene Flat sheet material manufacturing operations. As Director

of Manufacturing at Sencera Incorporated. Led and managed the manufacturing

/ operations of the Charlotte, NC solar module manufacturing facility. Most

recently, as Senior Project Manager with Sunpower Incorporated, worked to

help commercialize a 3 kW Stirling engine to be used in the alternative

energy sector.

CIVILIAN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 to 2013 -Sunpower Incorporated

Senior Project Manager

. Business development consultant with Sunpower Incorporated.

Established a commercial product line for stirling engines currently

being deployed by NASA. Developed engineering specifications for the

commercial stirling engine and established a supply chain with vendors

in the US, China, and Spain. Commercial division has a contract for

delivery of 24,000 commercial engines for the next two years.

2008 to 2011 - Sencera International Corp - Charlotte, NC

Director of Manufacturing

. Responsible for leading the planning, construction, and operation of

a 50-megawatt solar module manufacturing facility. Directed and

coordinated the activities of the production, manufacturing

engineering, quality control, and supply chain departments.

. Reduced capital equipment cost for the manufacturing facility from

41.5M to 21M through aggressive negotiations with both domestic and

international vendors and suppliers.

. Set up the supply chain, negotiating pricing and delivery schedules

for the raw materials for the production of thin film solar modules.

Set up contracts with gas suppliers at fixed prices in 5 year

intervals and JIT delivery of glass panels and other consumables

reducing warehouse space requirements and maintaining cash reserves.

. Worked with Underwriter Laboratories and International Electro-

technical Commission laboratories to obtain safety and performance

certifications for thin film solar modules in the US, Canada and

Europe.

2006 to 2008 - Celgard LLC - Charlotte, NC

Manufacturing Superintendant

. Directed and coordinated activities of several departments consisting

of 150 personnel through subordinate supervisors. Accountable for

costs, budgets, methods, quantity, quality, operations, and personnel

of the production department.

. Enforced rules, regulations, and policies, set up standards of

performance, measured progress, work flow, determined personnel needs,

analyzed problems, and took corrective actions as appropriate.

. Analyzed production problems and improved manufacturing processes,

loss reduction and improved manufacturing productivity and product

quality; initiated, managed and participated in safety, quality, cost

and improvement projects.

. Implemented Lean manufacturing and 5S along with data analysis (Six

Sigma) resulting in an increase in quality, a 30% increase in through

plant yield and a 25% reduction in manufacturing cost.

. Championed several Kaizan events in multiple departments, error

proofing, reducing wastes and lowering takt times to processes.

2005 to 2006 - Sencera LLC - Charlotte, NC

Operations Manager

. Assisted in the development and operation of three distinct designs of

inductively coupled "Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition"

(PECVD) sources used to deposit low temperature thin film material at

high rates for use in manufacturing flexible flat panel displays by

the Flat Panel Display Consortium. Conducted many hours of process

engineering to determine key operating parameters for highest film

quality.

. Responsible for the operation, maintenance and procurement of all

subsystems, support equipment and quality testing equipment to operate

three Ultra High Vacuum chambers in support of the PECVD processes.

. Responsible for the environmental safety for the operations area. This

area contains various chemicals and gases which are hazardous to

humans and potentially dangerous requiring special handling and

storage. Implemented comprehensive worker safety guidelines for the

operations area.

2004 to 2005 - Celgard LLC - Charlotte, NC

Flat Sheet Manufacturing Shift Supervisor

. Responsible for the supervision of a team of 15 technicians in the

extrusion, web handling and converting operations of Polyethylene and

Polypropylene Flat sheet material. Leading the team in production,

safety, quality and continual process improvement, consistent with

principles of lean manufacturing and ISO 9001 standards. Provided

career development, employee review and disciplinary counseling.

. Developed, planned and implemented an innovative new training and

qualification program for new and experienced technicians, ensuring

complicated procedures and troubleshooting guides are understood,

minimizing product defects and machinery downtime.

. Initiated a comprehensive procedure for the documentation of all

machinery history logs, including analyzing operational performances,

driving quality improvements and implementing improvements to reduce

operating costs.

. Developed and implemented a computer based quality assurance program,

allowing the operating technicians to input test results of the

product and allow manufacturing engineers to access real time data

anywhere and at any time minimizing scrap by quickly troubleshooting

process parameters.

NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER EXPERINCE

2003 to 2004 -Submarine Squadron Six Assistant Engineer

Officer / Senior Squadron Nuclear Electrician

. Senior enlisted officer providing consultation to5 nuclear engineering

departments - each containing approximately 75 engineers and

engineering technicians.

. Planned, coordinated, and directed numerous engineering projects;

including "cradle to grave" planning, scheduling and liaisons with

commercial contractors and shipyard organizations for repair,

alteration, improvement and overhaul of the nuclear and steam

propulsion plant systems of nuclear powered submarines .

2000 to 2003 - Nuclear-Powered Submarine USS Scranton

Nuclear Engineering Department Manager

. Responsible for all aspects of operation, training, maintenance and

administration for the nuclear reactor and steam propulsion systems.

Directly supervised over 75 individuals and 5 mid-level managers.

. Recognized 3 consecutive years as the best performing engineering

department in a squadron of 5 submarines.

. Department was responsible for operations, maintenance and overhaul of

the nuclear reactor and steam systems of nuclear powered submarine.

Led a 9 month Depot Modernization Period where the analog Reactor

Protection systems were replaced with new digital Reactor Protection

systems.

1997 to 2000 - Submarine Training Facility

Engineering Department Curriculum Manager

. Provided quality assurance and course curriculum guidance for 24

engineering courses and mentored 65 instructors on lesson planning,

instructional strategies, and teaching skills. Responsible for the

training and qualification of all the command's Master Training

Specialists. Reduced the number of required instructors by 30% through

streamlining curriculum maintenance and improving instructional

delivery.

1995 to 1997 - Nuclear-Powered Submarine USS Narwhal

Nuclear Electrical Department Manager

. Responsible for all aspects of operation, training, maintenance and

administration for the nuclear and non-nuclear electrical generation

units, distribution systems and control systems. Directly supervised

18 nuclear electricians.

. Led major repairs to the 500kw ships service motor generators and the

ships main storage battery while deployed preventing an altered

deployment schedule.

1993 to 1995 - Nuclear-Powered Submarine USS Greeneville

Nuclear Electrical Department

. Assisted in the construction, testing, and post shake down testing of

the reactor and steam plant systems of the USS Greeneville. Performed

system inspections and audits to ensure systems were installed in

accordance with the stringent guidelines set by the US Navy

. Assisted in the complex testing of the nuclear and steam plant systems

including initial criticality testing of the ship's nuclear core.

. Coordinated all aspects of Engineering Department training onboard the

USS Greeneville. Responsible for writing and administering exams,

coordinating and running all ship's drills.

1990 to 1993 - Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit

Senior Nuclear Instructor

. Served as a Nuclear Instructor years at Naval Nuclear Power Training

Unit, Ballston Spa NY. Responsible for mentoring and tutoring

prospective Navy Nuclear Operators. Supervised and evaluated student's

performance during reactor and steam plant operations in support of

qualification. Earned the designation of "Master Training Specialist",

a designation that only the top 10% of instructors earn.

. .Assisted in the shutdown, overhaul, and subsequent startup of the

steam and reactor plant systems. Completed a refueling overhaul where

the S8G reactor core was replaced with S6W reactor core

1986 to 1990 - Nuclear-Powered Submarine USS Newport News

Nuclear Electrical Department

. Assisted in the construction, testing, and post shake down testing of

the reactor and steam plant systems of the USS Greeneville. Performed

system inspections and audits to ensure systems were installed in

accordance with the stringent guidelines set by the US Navy

. Assisted in the complex testing of the nuclear and steam plant systems

including initial criticality testing of the ship's nuclear core.

Qualifications achieved: Engineering Duty Officer, Reactor Fill Control

Room Watch, Engineering Watch Supervisor, Engineering Duty Petty Officer,

Shutdown Reactor Operator, and Electrical Operator

Personal Awards: 4 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and 4 Navy

and Marine Corps Achievement Medals

EDUCATION

2013--Masters in Project Management (Keller Graduate School of Management)

50% complete

2012-- Masters in Business Administration (University of Phoenix)

2004 -- Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Technology (Excelsior College)

2007-- Certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt (CPCC)

1986-- Graduated Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Ballston Spa NY

1985-- Graduated Naval Nuclear Power School Orlando FL

1984-Graduated Basic Electrical and Electronics School and Electricians

Mate "A" school

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