Freese Enterprises - 45209 Helm St, Plymouth ยท since May 2013
Vice President Business Development
Leoni EPS - Lake Orion Mi Jul 2009 - Apr 2013
Manager Contract Programming Services and Metrology
Valentine Robotics, Inc. Feb 1996 - Jun 2009
CEO and Founder
Logic systems Development 1994 - 1995
Robotic simulation engineer
RWD Technologies Feb 1993 - 1994
Chrysler Advanced Technical Instructor
Education:
ITT Technical Institute Bachelors Automation 1986 - 1988
Associate of Science (A.S.) Electronics, Automation-Robotics
ITT Technical Institute-Fort Wayne 1983 - 1985
Associate of Science (AS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Skills:
Robotics Automation Engineering Plc Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing Electronics Product Development Continuous Improvement Engineering Management Electricians Automotive Industrial Engineering Testing Robot Integration Control Systems Design Leadership Manufacturing Engineering Project Management Systems Engineering Machine Vision Mechanical Engineering Simulations Process Engineering Electrical Engineering Manufacturing Operations Management Cad 5S Start Ups Industrial Control Fanuc Root Cause Analysis Program Management Iso Electrical Controls Kaizen Metrology Allen Bradley Pneumatics Instructional Design Process Control Project Engineering Programming Instructor Led Training Curriculum Development Welding Sensors Industrial Controls
Interests:
Children Skiing Photography Robotics and Controls Training Support Services Machine Vision Robotic Vision Guidance
Aval Creative LLC. - Denver, CO since Jan 2012
Contract Designer
Insight Product Development - Raleigh, NC Apr 2011 - Nov 2011
Senior Design Lead
Insight Product Development - Raleigh, NC Jun 2008 - Apr 2011
Associate Designer
Kiska - Salzburg, Austria Jul 2007 - Dec 2007
Intern Designer
Concept Center International Aug 2006 - Jan 2007
Intern Designer
Education:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2003 - 2008
Bachelor, Industrial Design
Skills:
Product Development User-centered Design Brand Innovation Industrial Design Sketching Solidworks Concept Generation Product Design Photoshop Illustrator Brainstorm Facilitation Product Road Mapping Wireframes 3D rendering Commercial Product Photography Client Relations Skills Contextual Interviews Project Planning Trend Analysis Competitive Analysis User Experience Design Use Case Analysis Medical Devices Heavy Equipment Pharmaceutical Industry Consumer Products
ACHIEVEMENTS
Board of Advisors - VT College of Arch + Design 2009 - Present
Jury member for IDEA awards 2008
AWARDS
Professional
2011 - 4711 Design Award
2010 - IF Product Design Award - Gasteiner Mineralwasser Flasche
2010 - IDEA Finalist - Sensus Water Meter
2009 - HF Praxis Award - Gasteiner Mineralwasser Flasche
University
2008 - Southern District IDSA Student Merit Award recipient
2008 - VT- Outstanding Senior Award for College of Arch + Design
2007 - VT- Werner Graeff Award recipient
2006 - IDSA National Scholarship recipient
2006 - Innovations in Lifejacket Design Finalist
2005 - VT- Recipient of Robert Reuter Research Grant