SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Material and component product management sales and inventory control;

Customer interface: technical sale presentations and engineering sales and maintenance support.;

Management of component and mechanical systems design and development departments;

Metallurgical and material processing and related specification and process development;

Extensive reverse engineering and field design improvements based on equipment performance;

Job site and material processing equipment evaluation and root cause failure mode evaluation;

Computer literate, Microsoft Office, Auto CAD, Inventor, Solid Works and Pro-E knowledge;

Hands on manufacturing and maintenance experience and operating system development;

ISO 9000 & QS 9000 Quality Standards system development, Continuous Improvement;

NDT testing evaluation and specification experience, X-ray, UT, Magnetic Particle, Die Penetrant;

Customer/Supplier control and monitoring system design, management and implementation;

Process management: Crushing, Screening Equipment Maintenance, Fabricating and Welding,

MSHA and OSHA (MSHA Part 48 certification maintained).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

11/2017 to 3/2020 Tassco Inc. Supplier of mining and mineral processing wear and performance materials and solutions. Engineering Sales Support/Technical Sales

Direct responsibility for evaluation of mining and processing sites and conditions to ensure proper application of products and equipment performance. Evaluation of material handling equipment and materials such as aggregates, ore, sand, recyclables, metals and others to evaluate the impact on wear steels and components in the field. Installation and test monitoring of components in mining, crushing, conveyance and stacking equipment to ensure performance parameters are met.

12/2013 to 9/2017 Nantong Rising. Consulting on material development and casting design and design for improvement on performance.

Developing sales for a large off shore alloy steel foundry. Directing domestic clients with technical sales and performance reviews on existing designs. Direct contact with customers responsible for evaluation of operations to ensure adequate equipment and component applications in the mining, processing, material handling and other heavy industries. Assist in site layout to ensure equipment optimization.

2/2005 to 3/2013 Excel Foundry and Machine: Manufacture of replacement parts for the heavy surface mining, construction and aggregate processing equipment. Director of Engineering.

Oversaw all design activities for new replacement parts product offerings. Oversee project management teams to ensure compliance with customer specification. Ensure cross functional communication of achieve deadlines of defined projects within budget. Direct control over supplier development. Qualified suppliers of steel castings, forgings, fabrication and machined components. Develop predictive maintenance programs for processing equipment

8/1998 to 2/2005 Getco Ltd.: Largest wholesale distributor of ground engaging tools and wear parts for heavy equipment. Chief Engineer / Manager QA.

Managed new product development and product performance specifications department. Incorporated improved manufacturing processes for a number of steel casting and forging suppliers. Direct customer equipment operating conditions and parameters to allow for performance results to impact PM programs and equipment availability. Directed all new projects from concept to market. Coordinated management team to ensure efficient project completion.

American Alloy Corporation: Leader in aftermarket replacement parts for mining and heavy equipment. Manager of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.

Personally, managed new product development team responsible for all component design requirements and specifications to support maintenance and ensure equipment availability. Directed equipment and mine mineral processing and quarry site conditions assessments in efforts to correlate component performance with such conditions. Responsible for failure mode analysis to determine root cause. Implemented effective corrective actions as a result of utilizing systematic problem-solving methods. New project management team coordinator. Developed requirements and specification to ensure customers’ needs were met. International supplier management and development, castings, forgings and steel production.

P-E Handley Walker: Professional Consultants to Management - Project Manager.

Personally, directed a number of companies in various industries to create management teams to define and implement documented quality management systems in compliance with quality system requirements defined in the ISO and QS 9000 series of standards. Design and implement continuous improvement and corrective action programs.

Euclid-Hitachi Co.: Manufacturers of off highway construction and mining equipment - Supplier Quality Manager, Project Manager.

Designed and implemented supplier quality management systems that contributed to a 30% reduction in the tier I supplier base. Reduced incoming inspection costs and defects on arrival at the manufacturing plants. Member of project management team responsible for troubleshooting components and systems resulting in new product development and/or process/product improvements. Developed an effective system for early supplier involvement to formalize production and inspection techniques with our production facilities and engineering.

Hi - Tech Aero: Supplier of high-tech vacuum and specialized heat treatments and custom manufacturing and assembly – Product Manager, Process development/Sales engineer.

Engineering sales support for marketing in the Aerospace and Naval Nuclear program which established the organization as a prime contractor on specific projects. New component process development and testing. Developed metallurgical requirements and thermal processes for raw materials and components based on customer specifications for the departments of defense (DOD & Naval Nuclear), energy (DOE) and aerospace (Military, Commercial, NASA).

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

{Cleveland State University}. Cooperative Education Program.

MSHA Part 48 training complete

Extensive training in metallurgy, material science and failure analysis.

{ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio}

MBA Operations management {Cleveland State University}. Current student.

Member of Society Mining Engineers, (SME). Member of American Society of Quality Control (ASQC). Member of American Society for Materials (ASM). Original founding member Heat Treating Society (HTS). Member of American Foundry Society (AFS).

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