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Manufacturing/Management/Business
Experience:
May 2007 - Present Inside Sales - A&E Custom Manufacturing· I joined A&E in order to increase their capacity to provide quotations and follow sales orders. · Currently project manage for one major customer account in addition to supervising fabrication section of manufacturing. Jan
1995 - May 2001- Present
Sole Proprietor now - Technical Advisor.
RALMTEC
(ALM)
·
I
started the enterprise in January 1995. Designed, built and marketed line
of small, worm & gear driven rotary positioning tables for industrial
OEM's. ·
In
May 2001 I sold the product line to American
Linear Manufacturers, a company that had been a major customer. I
continue to provide technical assistance on a royalty basis. May 1997 Oct 1997 Production Manager, Precision Pattern, Inc. Wichita,KS Salary $60,000 ·
400
employees. Cabinet making environment. Use of lightweight, high strength
materials and composites. High aesthetic and functional requirements.
Significant emphasis on trace-ability and adherence to specification with
all associated documentation. Non-union. ·
The
former president of Master Machine Tools was now President and Chief
Operational Officer for Precision Pattern. He asked me to help solve their
manufacturing department's problems that had resulted from rapid growth. I
returned to my RALMTEC
venture full time as business demanded. May 1986
Jan 1995 Manager,
RolerTrac Division Master Machine
Tools, Inc. - ·
The
division manufactured a line of linear and rotary positioning equipment
for industrial OEM's and end users. 100+ employees. Non-union. ·
I
was responsible for the complete start up including contract negotiations
with a Swiss manufacturer, importation of product, the establishment of
all sales and marketing functions plus financial forecasts and budgets. ·
In
1994 a corporate decision was made to refocus on basic machine tool
components. I left to start my own business. Master Machine Tools ceased
operations in 2001. Parts of it's product line are now with SETCO,
a former "sister" company. Jul 1984 May 1986
Production Control Manager, Howmet
Turbine Components Corp
, Refurbishment Division ·
This
was a start up venture for the parent company. The division refurbished
used turbine engine components for the Airline and General Aviation
Industries. ·
HTTC
was a global company with several thousand employees predominantly
manufacturing turbine components for major jet engine manufacturers. This
new venture concentrated on the high tech refurbishment of used components
such as turbine blades. ·
Welding,
Machine Shop, Heat Treatment environment. Very heavy emphasis on quality
control, trace-ability, and adherence to written procedures and
specifications. Non-union. Jan
1978 Jul 1984 Production Manager, Master
Machine Tools, Inc. ·
Machine
Shop & Medium/Heavy Assembly environment. Non-union. ·
Responsible
for all aspects of manufacturing. This included personnel, manufacturing,
purchasing, industrial engineering, inventory, shipping, receiving,
budgeting & cost accounting functions. ·
1,000
employees. Machine Shop & Medium/Heavy Assembly environment. Highly
unionized. ·
Supervised
up to 25 professional engineers and technicians in the execution of
productivity improvement projects. Responsible for the identification,
selection and purchase of capital equipment and for methods improvement.
600+ employees.
1972
1974 Methods
Development Engineer, Farrel Bridge Ltd. - ·
500
employees. Machine Shop &
Medium/Heavy Assembly environment. Highly unionized. ·
Carried
out manufacturing productivity improvement projects. 1967
1972 Student
Apprentice ·
Manufacturer
of electric power transmission cables and associated products. Highly
unionized. Many 1,000's of employees worldwide. ·
Joined
BICC upon graduating from Grammar School while simultaneously gaining
admission to
Salford
Other Experience:
Jan 2000 Aug 2007 Licensed Real Estate Agent
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