Skills:
Over 14 years technical experience. Experienced at establishing QMS. Versed in LEAN manufacturing. Theoretical and practical knowledge of polymeric and composite materials R & D, Q.C., and manufacture. Experienced in scaling up products from lab to pilot plant to production. Very familiar with mixing and testing equipment. Experienced in rheological (RMS and Haake) and thermal analysis (TGA & DSC) as well as tensile, shear, peel, hardness, and ultrasonic (C-scan) testing. Experienced with scanning electron microscope (SEM). Experienced with cleaning, etching (FPL etch & phosphoric acid anodization), and priming metal surfaces. Familiar with metal alloys as well as finishing (chromate conversion coating, anodizing, etc) and plating specs. Familiarity with ultrasonic welding. Experienced in vacuum bag lay-ups, operating an autoclave, band saw, grit blaster, and drill press. 2 years experience in small business start up and management. Hired, trained and supervised 10 employees. Operated an online store and managed strip mall retail bookstore. Operated bookstore manager software on SCO/UNIX. 3 years volunteering in hospitals (6 months each in ER, Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy and 1 year on nursing floors). Gaps in paid employment listed here were filled with volunteer work for non-profit agencies. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, Power Point), Visio Pro, Task Map, 9000 World, Niku Workbench, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Elements, Windows Movie Maker, internet research, and various other software programs. Typing > 45wpm. 10 key. US Citizen.