PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

Senior Forensic Engineer

Conduct technical investigations and provide expert analysis with forensic expertise in the areas
of accident reconstruction, failure analysis, product liability investigation, fire causation, safety analysis and equipment
design.

Provide services relative to; expert testimony in deposition and trial, vehicle and component testing, photographic
documentation, evidence preservation, engineering reports, standards and literature research, and courtroom exhibits.

• Conduct technical investigationsand provide expert analysis with forensic expertise in the areas of accident reconstruction, failure analysis, product liability investigation, fire causation, safety analysis and equipment design.
• Provide services relative to; expert testimony in deposition and trial, vehicle and component testing, photographic documentation, evidence preservation, engineering reports, standards and literature research, and courtroom exhibits.

Member

• Consulting company engaged in mechanical engineering design of mechanical and electromechanical products.
• Partial list of projects:
  • Design review
    • Valcor Valve
    • Next generation iFountain electronics
  • Manufacturing, service and remanufacturing
    • Cup lid dispenser
    • All purpose wrench
    • Mechanically refrigerated pre-chill carbonator
    • Drop-in cold plate test fixtures
    • iFountain IBD redesign
    • Flavor shot retrofit
    • Ice machine to IBD adapter
    • Adaptive carbonation regulator
    • Bag-in-Box Syrup sold out

(5/00 through 7/02) Director of Engineering
(7/99 through 5/00) Product Manager – All Valves
(4/98 through 7/99) Product Manager – Volumetric Valves
(7/97 through 4/98) Project Engineer

• Designer and manufacturer of dispensing equipment for the soft drink industry.
• Specific involvement was design engineering and technical manufacturing support for post-mix dispensing valves.
• Annual valve production was approximately 750,000 units.
• Partial list of design projects:
  • LFCV (Lancer Flow Control Valve)
  • Pioneer Project
  • 600 Dispenser
  • Next generation valve
  • LEV Paddle arm
  • Sure-fill enhancements
  • Portion control phantom pour
  • 4.5 LEV nozzle
  • Volumetric Valve armature
  • Volumetric Valve coil corrosion failures
  • Volumetric Valve syrup purge switch
  • Portion control firmware redesign
  • Sure-fill conductive bonnet

Design activities conducted: Calculation and analysis, Computer Aided Design, Prototypes, Lab testing and design iteration, Design of Experiments, Root cause analysis, FMEA, Test specification and design, Life cycle testing, Data acquisition and data analysis, Preparation of Engineering reports, Preparation of ECN packages, Interface with other company disciplines for product release, Interface with suppliers for design, planning and release, Customer interface and support, Technical presentations.

Lancer Corporation, Integrated Product Team: Served as the Integrated Product Team (IPT) leader for Lancer’s valve product lines (representing revenue approximately equal to 1/3 of the company’s annual sales). Assembled an IPT in July 1999 to manage the way through major field reliability issues with the company’s flagship valve, the LEV. Designed, tested and implemented into production solutions to four major field reliability issues. Assembled a cross functional group to improve manufacturing yields and throughput for the Volumetric Valve.

Design Engineer

• Provided engineering design services for a manufacturing company involved in the design, manufacture and sale of automotive repair shop equipment and specialty hand tools.
• Duties were focused on machine shop and sheet metal products, welding fabrication, electrical control, and assembly.
• Responsible for all phases of new product development, existing product enhancement, prototyping, testing and evaluation.

Electrician

• Industrial electrical construction projects.
• Installed rigid and thin wall conduit, pulled wires and/or cables, and made terminations.
• Installed coaxial computer cable and made terminations.
• Wired electrical control circuits utilizing various components such as motor starters, relays, time delay relays, contact blocks, auxiliary contacts, etc.
• Performed preventive maintenance procedures on various office and industrial electrical equipment.

Engineer Technician

• Worked within an engineering group (Hospital Products – Device Engineering) involved in new product design and automated assembly for high volume products.
• Responsibilities focused on injection molded components to include drafting, design enhancement, fatigue testing, and dimensional verification.

Mechanic

• Assisted head mechanic in truck and automobile repair and maintenance.
• Gained experience in general automotive troubleshooting and repair, engine and transmission overhaul, brake system diagnosis and repair, and electrical system diagnosis and repair.