Richard Livingston

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White Pine, Tennessee 37890

865-***-****

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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

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