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with 15+ years of hands-on experience winning major contracts and managing complex projects across a wide range of industries. I bring an analytical approach, attention to detail, and a ‘can-do’ attitude to every project that I take on.
I am always seeking new opportunities in engineering and business development that will allow me to leverage my leadership skills in order to drive growth and innovation.
Please read on to learn more about my expertise and experience, and feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss any new opportunities or chat about previous projects I have worked on.
Industry Experience
| Power Generation | Pharmaceutical |
| Energy Infrastructure | Medical Devices |
| Midstream Oil and Gas | Food and Beverage |
| Aerospace | Minerals and Mining |
| Defense | Emissions Control |
| Fuel Cell Research | Building Products |
| Chemical Processing | Consumer Products |
| Rapid Prototyping | Research & Development |
Expertise
Engineering Project Management
- Proven Track Record: Accurately and efficiently managing multiple complex and widely-varied projects simultaneously while ensuring profitability
- Industries Served: Energy infrastructure, aerospace, defense, chemical processing, pollution control, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, mining, petrochemical, building products
- Leadership: Interfacing with both on-site manufacturing team and outside contractors to meet deliveries and manage unexpected occurrences; ensuring customer satisfaction
- Communication: Interfacing between executive leadership team and manufacturing/quality teams
- Supply Chain: Managing availability of materials and manufacturing bandwidth to meet deadlines
Business Development
- Strategic Thinking: Identifying and analyzing growth opportunities and developing action plans
- Capture: Proven record of winning important contracts in a broad range of industries
- OEM Partnerships: Developing complementary product lines in coordination with major OEM’s
- Digital Marketing, Strategy, and Data Analytics: SEO, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Search Console
- Presentations and Public Speaking: Sales presentations and lectures, seminars, business proposals
- Trade Shows: Booth setup and management, networking, lead generation, direct sales
Hands-On Experience
- Manufacturing Environments: 15+ years experience in a manufacturing facility and 100+ visits to various industrial and chemical sites including food, pharmaceutical, well site, refinery, R&D facilities
- Research & Development: Development and optimization of products for new applications and industries; reverse engineering legacy equipment
- Troubleshooting: In-person and remote/virtual customer support, failure analysis, root cause analysis
- Systems Administration, Integration, and Cybersecurity Compliance: Personally manged a 20+ user secure computer network including on-site file server and mail server
- Mechanical Aptitude: Assembly, installation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical and electromechanical equipment; basic carpentry and fabrication
- Inspection, Calibration, and Certification: Hardware, processes, test equipment, instrumentation
Computer Proficiency
- Engineering and Drafting: Solidworks (incl. Simulation FEA and Flow Simulation CFD), AutoCAD, Inventor, Mathcad, PTC CREO/Pro-E, MatLab, LabVIEW, SketchUp, G-code
- Programming and Web Design: WordPress, Python, PHP, C/C++, BASIC, VB, VBA, HTML, Javascript
- Systems and Network Administration: MS Windows, MacOS, VMs, VPSs, Cloud Platforms
- Cybersecurity/Compliance: DoD Cybersecurity protocols per NIST 800-171 and CMMC v2.0; GDPR, CPRA
- Productivity: MS Office incl Teams and Excel VBA, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), QuickBooks, Google Docs
Technical Writing and Presenting
- Technical Writing: Quotations, proposals, competitive assessments, design studies, action plans
- Technical Presenting: In-person and remote presentations and demonstrations for engineering, sales, and business development
Compliance
- ITAR and DFARs: Government procurement procedures and documentation requirements
- Customer Specifications: Analyzing and interpreting technical requirements to understand opportunities and potential risks
- Engineering Standards: ASME B31.1, B31.3, Section VIII, Section V; GMP
- CMMC v2.0 & NIST 800-171: Security Assessment, System Security Plan, Plans of Action & Milestones
Experience
Fox Valve Development Corp – Dover, New Jersey
Senior Applications Engineer – 2008 to present
- Engineering, Design, and Sales:
- Venturi ejectors for air and gases – vacuum generation, venting, compression, altitude simulation
- Venturi ejectors for steam – vacuum cooling, steam recompression/recovery, distillation
- Venturi eductors for liquids – pumping, mixing, blending, dilution, separation
- Multi-phase processes – oxygenation, ozone injection, acid neutralization/scrubbing, evaporation
- Multi-stage vacuum systems (condensing and non-condensing) and hybrid ejector/vacuum pump integrations for deep vacuum and altitude simulation at aerospace research facilities
- Pneumatic conveying systems for bulk solids handling including design of hoppers, silos, cyclone separators, dust collection systems, explosion prevention systems
- Blowers (positive displacement, regenerative), compressors, pumps, fans, valves, actuators
- Venturi flow controls and flowmeters for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications
- Integration of engineered equipment with existing plant environment and controls
- Design of equipment for severe duty in harsh, explosive, or controlled environments
- Integration of high-pressure flanges and fittings (ANSI, AN, SAE, boss seal, metal-to-metal)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics:
- CFD design studies for consulting, product design, performance optimization, efficiency optimization, thermal analysis, troubleshooting, reverse engineering, system integration
- Project Management and Business Development:
- Overseeing engineering, proposal, design, production, and installation of critical equipment
- Customer point-of-contact and project manager for $600k+ projects while managing numerous contracts simultaneously
- Compliance/Documentation: Organizing material certifications, inspection reports, non-destructive test reports, ASME code calculations, quality assurance documentation
- Customer Service & Consulting: Feasibility analysis, product specification/troubleshooting (on-site and remote), system improvements and upgrades, retrofitting, re-engineering, reverse engineering
- Research & Development: Prototyping, testing, data analysis, product development and improvement
- Recruitment: Interviewing, hiring, and supervising engineering interns and new hires
- Systems and Network Administration: Overseeing cybersecurity and compliance for 20+ users, maintaining and upgrading servers, workstations, and computer network
Education
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant Coursework: Engineering design and drafting, modeling, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, machine design, circuit analysis, computer science, materials science, laboratory instrumentation and statistics, mechanical vibrations, design methodology, dynamic systems design, wave motion, spectroscopy, experimental chemistry, economics, public speaking
- Pi Tau Sigma – Mechanical Engineering Honors Fraternity
- Engineering Mentorship Program
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers