Richard Livingston
White Pine, Tennessee 37890
*************@*****.***
EMPLOYMENT
Retired 1/2013 to Present
Unemployed 8/2010 to 1/2013
Bureau US Census, Dayton, Ohio 3/2010 to 8/2010
Enumerator
Techmetals, Inc Dayton, OH 12/2006 to 4/2008
Custom Metal Finishing Medical, aerospace, military
Research and Development Engineer
Boron, Phosphorus electroless nickel, aluminum finishing, plating on ceramic
Completed 4 projects with projected sales of $2 million
Developed hard chrome system on aluminum without using a nickel base
Developed sulfamate nickel plating inside air cylinders
Laid off due to national economic collapse
Kaydon Ring & Seal Baltimore, MD 5/2005 to 11/2006
Manufacturer of Aerospace and Railroad Engine Piston Rings
Plating, Machine Shop Supervisor, Environmental Engineer
Managed 25 men in waste treatment, hard chrome plating, thermo spray coating,
and two machine shops in a union plant.
Obtained Maryland Industrial Operator license and NAPCAP certification.
Left for medical reasons
Blue Grass Plating Richmond, Kentucky 1999 to 2004
Plating company with zinc, nickel, and black oxide systems
Plating and Environmental Manager
Managed non-union department with 5 employees.
Monitored usage and cost of products.
Maintained local, state, and federal environmental compliance.
Designed and built water recycling system of 50,000 gallons per day.
Cut chemical cost $60,000 per month and rework from 12% to 2%.
Dismissed for environmental reasons
Chicago Faucet and Wolverine Brass Chicago, IL and Conway, SC 1996 to 1999
Manufacturer of water faucets
Plating and Environmental Manager
Managed 25 union employees.
Supervised the closure of superfund site.
Developed system to plate nickel chrome to non-leaded polished brass.
Assisted Quality Control with NADCAP certification on first try
Left for family problems
Plating Technology Dayton, Ohio 1989 to 1996 Custom plating for automotive and hardware
Senior Process Engineer and Environmental Manager
Did all quotation of parts, worked with customers
Developed processes and corporate environmental manager
Developed high corrosion zinc/nickel process
Developed high corrosion zinc/cobalt process
Designed, built, and operated waste water system reusing 300,000 gallons of water/day
Worked with city to fix other companies waste water systems
Worked with quality control for ISO 9000 certification
Left for better opportunity
Delco Electronics Division of General Motors Kokomo, Indiana 1983 to 1989 Automotive manufacturer of radios and heater controls
Plating Engineer
Patent issued for EMI/RFI shielding for digital electronic radio
Department outsourced to Mexico
MacDermid, Inc Waterbury, Conn 1975 to 1983
Chemical Process supplier for metal finishing industry
Field Technical Service Engineer and Technical Sales
Technical Service for all aspects of plating, Plating on Plastics, Ceramic, Circuit Boards
Metal finishing, Equipment, Electroless Plating, Waste Water Treatment
Left for family, obtained child custody; got off the road
US Air Force 1971 to 1974
Aeromedical Evacuation
Viet Nam Veteran Honorable Discharge
EDUCATION
BS in chemistry Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 1971
AA in Economics Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH 1976
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1977 Patent issued for food spoilage indicator, lid color change of if food spoiled
1984 Patent issued for EMI/RFI shielding of electronic radios and heater controls, eliminated 95% warranty cost
1988Paper published in “Plating and Surface Finishing”
1988Developed zinc/cobalt plating process
1991Developed zinc/nickel plating process
1994Designed and built water recycling system, recycling 300,000 gallons per day
1996 Cut chemical cost $60,000 per month, and eliminated all local fines for waste water treatment of $5,000 per month
1999Designed and built water recycling system, recycling 50,000 gallons per day
2000Maryland Industrial Operator waste treatment license issued