A critical-thinking, hands-on professional adept in problem solving with acumen in welding engineering and allied fabrication, manufacturing and material sciences encompassing high integrity products for critical applications.

EDUCATION

M.S., Welding Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, GPA 3.76 2005

Independent Study Topic: Superalloy Laser Welding

Fellow, Advanced Study Program, Weld Science Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1997

M.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, GPA 3.90 1995

Thesis: Ultra-High Purity Tube Weldment Gas Purging and The Effects of Oxygen Contamination

B.S., Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, GPA 3.91 1985

A.A., Welding/Applied Technology, Worcester Industrial Technical Institute, Worcester, MA, GPA 4.0 1983

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT (Direct & Contractual)

Welding Engineering & Global Support Raytheon, Andover, MA 2006-

• Operated within materials engineering: engineering & sub-contract manufacturing of military weapon & combat systems.

• Provided global on-site leadership in the metal joining of high precision components and the fabrication and repair of structural weldments & brazements: NAVSEA Naval combat systems (radar, sonar, torpedo); MDA ground & sea-based radar and missile defense systems; mobile combat systems (radar, missile defense, power); aerostat surveillance systems.

• Directed engineering and fabrication of weldments and brazements in accordance with AWS, ASME & NAVSEA codes.

• Conducted global supplier auditing/development: workmanship quality; production & process capabilities & competencies.

Welding & Materials Engineering Curtiss-Wright Flow Control, East Farmingdale, NY 2001-2005

• Directed welding & materials engineering: NAVSEA Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) nuclear reactor plant valves & piping; ASME commercial nuclear reactor plant valves & piping; U.S. Naval non-nuclear valves & fabrications.

• Provided technical leadership: hardsurfacing; welding; cladding; workmanship quality & weld NDT; repair development; NPI process-product design; welder training/qualification; supplier support (welding); laser research (hardsurfacing).

Project Engineering & Global Support Pratt & Whitney, North Haven, CT 1999-2001

• Operated within materials engineering: manufacturing & repair of aerospace engine vanes, blades & titanium fabrications.

• Directed projects comprising: CO2 & Nd:YAG laser technology & equipment advancement (welding, hardsurfacing, 3D DMLS); global supplier support (welding, hardsurfacing, fabrications); repair development; NPI process-product design.

Welding Engineering Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, AL 1998-1999

• Supported ASME Nuclear Components code accreditation (“N” stamp): U.S. DOE radioactive waste containment vessel fabrication; workmanship quality and weld NDT training; BPVC-II, -III, -V, -IX training; welder training/qualification.

Operations & Welding Engineering ABB (Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.), Westboro, MA 1995-1998

• Managed aluminum structural/pipe fabrication turnaround: cross-country CGIT/IPB megawatt electrical power conductors.

• Directed: workmanship quality and weld NDT; EHS training; welding technology and equipment advancement; ASME welder training/qualification; plant layout; pipefitting & fabrication methodologies; materials science & DFMA training.

Welding Engineering General Electric, Aircraft Engines, Lynn, MA 1994-1995

• Operated within welding engineering: manufacturing & repair development of aerospace engine components, castings and fabrications in accordance with MIL-STD-1595; NPI process-product design; welder training/qualification; weld NDT.

Welding Engineering Intel Fab 6 Construction Project, Hudson, MA 1993-1994

• Developed and qualified orbital, GTAW tube welding procedures in accordance with the ASME code: installation of UHP process gas tubing & semiconductor manufacturing equipment within Class 1, 10 & 100 cleanrooms; VT weld inspection.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT (Cont.)

Project Engineering Process Systems International, Inc., Westboro, MA 1992-1993

• Directed ASME code fabrication projects: helium gas liquefier cold boxes; NASA satellite shroud systems; oil, natural gas and petrochemical piping modules; U.S. DOE radioactive waste containment vessels; KSC hydrazine fuel piping modules.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Operation Desert Storm 1991

Fabrication Engineering Ken-Weld Company, Worcester, MA 1989-1990

• Directed AWS and ASME code fabrication projects: structural steel, piping module and pressure vessel applications.

Robotic Sales Applications Engineering Automatix, Inc., Billerica, MA 1984-1989

• Operated within Sales/Marketing Department: automotive, truck, tractor, aerospace, furniture, durable goods applications.

• Managed: client presentations; robotic configuration designs; welding/cutting/assembly programs; trade show exhibitions.

Welder/Fabricator Domestic mechanical contractors & constructors 1975-1981

• Nuclear power plant, chemical refinery and pharmaceutical plant piping, tubing, vessel and structural fabrication projects.

CAREER SUMMARY

Responsibilities:

• Global manufacturing supplier development, qualification & support: North America; Europe; Middle East; Asia.

• Attaining quality products via design development & problem resolution: weldability, manufacturability, methodologies.

• Welding sciences: EBW; LBW; PAW/PTA; GTAW; GMAW; FCAW; SAW; SMAW; SW; RW; USW; ESD/ESA; OAW.

Subscribed to Codes, Standards and Technical Publications:

• NAVSEA 250-1500-1; NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248; NAVSEA S9074-AR-GIB-010/278; Aerospace and Marine MIL-Standards; ASME; AWS; AMS; NADCAP (welding AS7110); API; ANSI; NASA; KSC; ASTM; AISC; FDA-GMP.

AWARDS, VOCATIONAL & MILITARY TRAINING

• ESAB AlcoTec Aluminum Welding School, Traverse City, MI, 2008

• Raytheon IDS-MED Technical Achievement Award – Welding Engineering Support, Cincinnati, OH, 2008

• Raytheon THAAD Program Technical Achievement Award – Welding Supplier Development, Princeton, KY, 2008

• Raytheon Author’s Award – Welding Supplier Development, El Segundo, CA, 2007

• Honor Graduate, USAF Aircraft Electrical School, Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, IL, 1987

• First Award: James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, National Welding Awards Program, Cleveland, OH, 1982

• Certificate, Welding (2000 Hours), Worcester Trade School, Worcester, MA, 1975

• Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Welding School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD, 1974

SECURITY CLEARANCE, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Active U.S. DOD Security Clearance: Secret

Massachusetts Journeyman Pipefitters License #022640

Member, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

Life Member, The American Welding Society (AWS)

American Welding Society, Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) #06101431

American Welding Society, Certified Welding Educator (CWE) #0701010E

~ A passion for excellence, professionalism and a commitment to product workmanship quality based upon the fundamental principles of diligent preparation, in-process inspection and continuous process improvement, control and discipline ~

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