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~2009 -

Founder & Director of Product Development

Continuation of the design and development of the first integrated, closed-loop surface cleaning system

Continuation of testing of the ‘proof of concept’ prototype

Production system goes on sale

~2007-2009

President

Continuation of the design and development of the first integrated, closed-loop surface cleaning system

Continuation of testing and ultimately hands-on building of prototype system

Continuation of testing and ultimately the ‘proof of concept’ of system

~2006-2008

Manager of Product Development

NASA SBIR Phase I & II for the design and development of exciter/ignitors for rocket/jet engine ignition

Started the breakaway company AlphaInnovations, Inc.

Development of working prototypes

~2003-2006

Director Engineer/Product Development

Design, development manufacturing and installation of franchise equipment package

First use of solid-state control systems for mobile pressure washing systems

Patent Application #20060027253

Create all drawings and operational manuals

Train franchisees on operation of equipment

~2001-2002

Production Supervisor

Development of plant layout

Development of cellular manufacturing

Production schedules and time studies

~2001

Design Engineer

Design and development of ‘Freeze-in-space’ faucet

Design and development of ‘Voice activated’ faucet

Development of working prototypes

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~1998-2001

Director of Product Development

Design and development of new meter-mix equipment

Patent #6422427

Prototype building

Life cycle testing, material and finish selections

Redesign of existing equipment line

DFMA and APQP, PPAP, FMEA

~1996-1998

Production and Equipment Development

Design and development of new equipment

Production and redesign of existing equipment line

Drawing, welding, manufacturing and QA standards

~1991-1993

Director of Operations

Development of special need asphalt sealcoating emulsions and plant production of same.

Designed and developed franchisee equipment package and specialized corporate equipment.

Developed and implemented full training program for franchise operations.

~1989-1996

President

First complete line of stainless steel frame pressure washing equipment.

First use of polypropylene tanks for asphalt sealcoating systems.

First use of forced-air heating systems for hot-crack equipment and dump bed asphalt trailers.

First use of computer-controlled application system for asphalt sealcoating equipment.

~1982-1989

Senior Designer

Air prefiltration and purification systems for nuclear plants around the world.

Cryogenic refueling systems for NASA.

Cryopump and mini-refrigeration systems for aerospace corporations and metal plating technologies.

Cryogenic cooling systems for "Star Wars" development programs and electron accelerator rings.

~1978-1982

Vice President

Slide-in carpet cleaning systems

~1975-1977

Engineering

Generator setup for portable system

First slide-in system

First dual system