David Dillon Borden

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Knoxville, TN 37931

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Summary

Thirty-three years’ experience in engineering, quality, and operations

Nineteen years with Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive industry OEM suppliers

Sixteen years at the direct manufacturing management level

Participation (engineering/management roles) in six new plant start-ups

International business travel (Europe and Japan)

International joint venture (German/Japanese)

Project development within the solid waste and recycling industry

Business owner

Investment property owner/developer/licensed contractor

Experience

Engineering

Participated in relocation of 150,000sf manufacturing facility within a 6-month schedule Responsible for plant layout and establishment of standard cost data

Directed 6-month international study and installation of two $10M production lines

Lead engineer in the design, build and final acceptance of a $54M municipal solid waste recycling and composting facility. Completed project on time and under budget.

Quality

Organized and managed quality assurance program for a $90M per year commercial ball bearing manufacturing facility

Coordinated writing and implementation of quality assurance manual and procedures

Achieved Ford Motor Company’s supplier Q-1 status

ASME Pressure Vessel Certification (Team Leader for Proton Power, Inc. Joint Review)

ISO 17025 Lab Certification (Team member in Certification process)

Internal auditor training

Participation in numerous HAZOP process evaluations

Operations

Managed 90-worker manufacturing department after unsuccessful union election. Company won election by 12 votes. During the next 6 years, there was no union activity.

Improved department efficiencies by 17% through tooling improvements and implementation of maintenance program

Managed the staffing, training, and commissioning of an 125-employee workforce manufacturing facility within a 9-month start-up schedule

Successfully opened and operated a Bruster Ice Cream franchise in Knoxville, TN

Bought and remodeled(hands-on) investment property in Knoxville Old City

Purchased and developed residential property in Anderson County, TN

2012 – 2016 Quality Assurance Manager, Proton Power, Inc.

2005 – 2012 Land developer /Licensed Residential and Commercial Contractor

2000 – 2005 Bruster Real Ice Cream franchisee

1992 – 1999 Vice-president and Chief Engineer; Environmental Wastechnologies

Group, LLC, Atlanta, GA (Principle shareholder)

1990 – 1992 Manufacturing Manager, ZUA Autoparts, Flowery Branch, GA

1975 – 1990 Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Manager, and Manufacturing Unit Manager;

TRW Bearings Division, acquired by SKF (1986), Flowery Branch, GA

1972 – 1974 Industrial Engineer; Gould Heating Element, Inc., Cookeville, TN

Education

B.S. Industrial Technology, 1970, Tennessee Technological University

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