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TEST MANAGER
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Test Manager
January 2013 to January 2015Hcl Technologies Ltd.
January 2013 to January 2015Hcl Technologies Ltd.
- Responsibilities: Manage the testing processes utilized within the Fluid Power Customer Solutions Center. Support production facilities in North America, China, Mexico, India and Brazil. Manage the day to day activities and budgetary issues. Manage 18 personnel - this includes the Facilities Manager and tow supervisor positions. Participate on various corporate Task Groups and committees as required. Accomplishments:
- Design of an Cold chamber capable of performing API cold bend testing on 20' sections of large oil field 7K and 16C hose assemblies - $350,000 budget
- Project Manager for procurement and installation of large volume high pressure oil field hose impulse test rig and burst chamber - $430,000 budget
- Project Manager for global implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System - $260,000 budget
- Update of the Hot Air Impulse tester to allow determination of leakage rate utilizing a mass flow meter.
- Developed procedure and data acquisition system to determine the heat transfer properties of reinforced rubber hose.
- Developed a liquid N2 system to cool hydraulic hose and fluid to subzero temperatures simulating an arctic environment.
- Updated reporting and analytical processes to utilized standard laboratory best practices.
Test Manager
January 2007 to January 2013Hcl Technologies Ltd.
January 2007 to January 2013Hcl Technologies Ltd.
- Responsibilities: Manage the testing processes utilized within all business units in Hunter Douglas. This currently includes eight distinct units across North America, Europe and China. Manage the day to day activities, budgetary issues and personnel issues for an 11 person test lab. Participate on various corporate Task Groups and committees as required. Accomplishments:
- Corporate initiatives ◦ Chairman of WCMA Energy Committee Work Group on Thermal Performance Testing ◦ Chairman of an NFRC (National Fenestration Ratings Council) Attachments Task Group - develop and had approve test standard NFRC 100A Determination of the Thermal Performance of Attachment products ◦ Focal point for all lead (Pb) testing for Hunter Douglas North America - Developed processes to gather and archive testing data and division certifications - kept upper management apprised of certification status of all divisions ◦ Team Lead for a sub team focused on updating current Product Development Process ◦ Managed the testing portion of a consolidated packaging initiative for Hunter Douglas North America
- Re-engineered the processes used to submit, log and track product test programs.
- Established a set of basic baseline tests that all products need to successfully pass.
- Working with an internal Task Group to develop packaging standards, test processes and a full test lab
- In house focal point for child safety testing to meet CPSC requirements according to the current ANSI/WCMA child safety standard
- Developed a test system to determine the Thermal Resistance of window shades based on U-Factor/R-value.
Programmer/Analyst
January 2006 to January 2007Penn State University
January 2006 to January 2007Penn State University
- Responsibilities: Analyze business processesand determine best practices for increasing efficiency. Act as database developer and administrator for department. Act as expert source for programming questions. Assist in the documentation of business processes. Accomplishments:
- Development of an automated Access database application for data mining, manipulation and storage. System acquires data from another database, transforms the data into a format for analysis and updates various pivot tables with that information.
- Developed an Enterprise level SQL Server 2000 system to replace MS Access as the database back end to current business analysis processes.
- Developed several time saving VBA modules that reduce or eliminate redundant data processing steps.
Test Manager
January 2004 to January 2006Hcl Technologies Ltd. － Alleghany County , TX
January 2004 to January 2006Hcl Technologies Ltd. － Alleghany County , TX
- Responsibilities: Participated in the product development process with sign off responsibility for reliability and safety testing. Supervise 2 engineers in the testing, evaluation and certification of all new products and Value Improvement projects. Assist engineering managers in addressing design and development procedural issues to reduce the amount of iterative testing in the lab. Oversee development of test procedures, fixtures and necessary test automation. Develop Quality Control testing for manufacturing facilities. Manage department budget of +$500,000. Accomplishments:
- Development of current Performance Test Procedures for all product lines.
- Development and initiation of Enterprise level test tracking software.
- Construction of new test facility - $500,000 dollar budget for 2004
- Specification, ordering and installation of all test equipment for new facility
Instructor
January 2000 to January 2004Alutiiq Llc － Alpine , OH
January 2000 to January 2004Alutiiq Llc － Alpine , OH
- Responsibilities: Participated in the product development process with sign off responsibility for reliability and safety testing. Supervise 14 engineers and technicians in the testing, evaluation and certification of all new products and Value Improvement projects. I administered an annual budget of $1M/yr. including expenses and capital. Lab is a client site for UL. Assist engineering managers in addressing design and development procedural issues to reduce the amount of iterative testing in the lab. Oversee development of test procedures, fixtures and necessary PLC programming. Maintain PLC programs for all corporate testing labs. Utilize Enterprise project management software (Concerto) to establish project priorities and allocate resources. Manage department budget of +$1,000,000. Accomplishments:
- Assisted in the redesign of 5 products that resulted in the ability to get the products listed and into production in 12 months.
- Increased the efficiency of the lab to allow an increase in projects from 250 per year to over 550 per year with the addition of only 3 people.
- Developed a LabVIEW interface to facilitate the remote monitoring and control of various PLC driven test frames.
- Developed an extensive Intranet site that presents engineers with real time data on projects. Site was programmed in ASP with an Access backend.
- Developed an Access application that allows testing to be archived electronically and reports to be automatically generated.
- Set up a technical training program for lab personnel. Achieved the certification of 8 lab personnel by UL to conduct various testing.
- Established and maintained an overseas supplier lab verification and audit program to determine the ability of Chinese suppliers to conduct product testing. Responsibilities: Developed lesson plans, setup labs, instructed and evaluated up to 25 students. Classes included - Intro to APS programming, Intro to Networking, Computer Upgrade and Maintenance, Intro to HTLM, Intro to Photoshop and Image Ready - participated in the evaluation of new textbooks.
Manager
January 1996 to January 2000Shukette － University Park , NY
January 1996 to January 2000Shukette － University Park , NY
- Responsibilities: Supervised 4 technicians in the testing, evaluation and certification of all new products and Value Improvement projects. Accomplishments:
- Designed, developed and built a LabVIEW driven, $160,000 automated test frame capable of evaluating the life and reliability of up to 70 vacuums at one time. The control interface was written in LabVIEW.
- Developed a GUI for an existing AB PLC using Borland's Paradox program.
- Increased to power capacity in the lab area by 125 KVA.
Captain
January 1984 to January 1998Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporationmember, Combat Engineers. Trained in demolitions, road and airfield construction and quarry operations. Attended the Wyoming Military Academy and earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1987. From 1994 - 1996 was the lead instructor at the Indiana Army National Guard Demolition Certification School. 1995 was promoted to Captain.
January 1984 to January 1998Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporationmember, Combat Engineers. Trained in demolitions, road and airfield construction and quarry operations. Attended the Wyoming Military Academy and earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1987. From 1994 - 1996 was the lead instructor at the Indiana Army National Guard Demolition Certification School. 1995 was promoted to Captain.
Manager, Materials Test Lab
January 1990 to January 1996L. J. Broutman & Associates － Anahuac , STATE
January 1990 to January 1996L. J. Broutman & Associates － Anahuac , STATE
- Responsibilities: Supervised 2 technicians in the testing, evaluation and characterization of all materials properties projects. Accomplishments:
- Designed, developed and built various materials testing fixtures. This included complete 2D drawings. These fixtures were sold commercially to other labs.
- Developed the documentation, procedures and database application necessary to get the lab A2LA certified. Championed the certification process.
- Maintained the A2LA certification for 3 years, until 1996.
Cold Strip Mill Inspector
January 1989 to January 1990Bethlehem Steel － Dayton , STATE
January 1989 to January 1990Bethlehem Steel － Dayton , STATE
- Responsibilities: Performed daily inspections of all operating manufacturing equipment and determined if repair work orders were needed. Entered maintenance work orders and tracked progress of repairs. Analyzed processing problems in the rolling and slitting of cold rolled steel. Determine a solution, developed the necessary changes, prepared the drawings and initiated the repair. Oversee activities of onsite general contractors and ensured critical completion dates were met. Accomplishments:
- Achieved all required upgrades and repairs for the cold strip mill to qualify the department for an additional bonus.
- Redesigned the slitter on the pickle line to eliminate the cold worked edges.
- Designed a high capacity removable walkway over the quenching pond at the coke ovens.
- Redesigned the oil separator on the 6000 gallon, 200 PSI compressors in the maintenance shop to eliminate over spray and the resulting oil film in the work area. Military 1977 to 1997 1977 - 1979: Fort Richardson Alaska, Trained as part of an Airborne Infantry mountain fighting force. Trained in cross country skiing, snow shoeing, arctic survival, rappelling, and mountain climbing. Rappelled from fixed objects and helicopters. Had over 100 rappels and instructed team members in rappel equipment, hook up and descent procedures. 1979 - 1981: Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Trained as part of the Immediate Reaction Force. Trained in Rappelling, urban warfare and desert combat.
Education
MBA : 2004University of PhoenixMBA University of Phoenix, GPA 3.96 (2004)
BSME : 1989University of WyomingBSME University of Wyoming (1989)
Affiliations
of an NFRC (National Fenestration Ratings Council) Attachments Task Group - develop and had approve test standard NFRC 100A Determination of the Thermal Performance of Attachment products
Certifications
APS 1994 - 1996 was the lead instructor at the Indiana Army National Guard Demolition Certification School
Skills
Testing, Instructor, Demolition, Operations, Product Development, Transmissions, New Products, Budget, Fuels, Labview, Database, Documentation, Ansi, Packaging, Performance Testing, Team Lead, Test Programs, Thermal Performance, Test Procedures, A2la, Materials Testing, Access, Allen-bradley, Asp, Audit, Concerto, Increase, Intranet, Plc Programming, Plc Programs, Product Testing, Project Management, Real Time, Training, Maintenance, Ab Plc, Eureka, Graphical User Interface, Gui, Paradox, Best Practices, Aps, Networking, Photoshop, Api, Data Acquisition, Fluid Power, Heat Transfer, Laboratory, Oil Field, Procurement, Project Manager, Solutions, Ordering, Quality Control, Back End, Business Analysis, Data Mining, Ms Access, Ms Sql Server, Pivot Tables, Sql, Sql Server, Sql Server 2000, Climbing, Compressors, Inspections, Progress, Quenching, Asp.net, Brand Marketing, Consumer Products, Excel, Failure Analysis, Floor Care, Iso, Kitchen, Microsoft Project, Ms Asp, Ms Excel, Ms Powerpoint, Ms Project, Ms Word, Mysql, Optical, Php, Powerpoint, Problem Solving, Vb.net, Word, Mba, Bsme, Msme
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School Attended
- University of Phoenix
- University of Wyoming
Job Titles Held:
- Test Manager
- Programmer/Analyst
- Instructor
- Manager
- Captain
- Manager, Materials Test Lab
- Cold Strip Mill Inspector
Degrees
- MBA : 2004
BSME : 1989
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