Summary

Accomplished Engineer experienced in designing, developing, building, and testing calibrators, flow meters, fire protection equipment, metal extrusion and forging presses and other industrial equipment. Extensive expertise in stress analysis of structural and machine members. Designed precision mechanisms and components. Significant contribution to increase sales and market share. Results-oriented, creative, hands-on, calculated risk taker, and team player. Proficient in AutoCAD, Visual Basic, Pro-E Wildfire 5 and Mechanica FEA since 2000, Solidworks And Cosmos. Worked with geometric tolerancing and dimensioning per ANSI 14.5M.

Professional Experience

Siemens Water Technologies, Vineland, NJ (formerly USFilter/Wallace & Tiernan) 1995-2010

Senior Project R&D Engineer

Researched the design and development of Variable Area Meters, precision valves, Lime Slaking machines and Vacuum Feed Systems. Support manufacturing in introduction of new processes. Set specifications and quality standards. Managed calibration department and equipment traceability to National Institute of Standards and Technology, set up calibration standards and procedures, support marketing, sales and customer service.

Greatest Accomplishments:

· Redesigned Metal Tube Rotameter series to replace welded meter body by swaged one piece design. Improved meter performance and reduced cost by 40%. Annual savings $150,000+.

· Designed and implemented an Electronic Alarm Inductive and Optical pick off for Mechanical Flow Indicators. To increase product market share and expand product application. I.S. FM approved.

· Installed optical sensors for flow monitoring. Glass purge meter application

· Led a cost reduction project for the screw feeder product line. Installed commercially available gear reducer with a safety clutch. Annual savings in excess of $180,000.

· Developed customized Sales/Marketing Software based on Visual Basic 6 platform for Order Entry and Selection of Flow Meters.

· Designed new Armored Flow Meter “ArmaView II” for semiconductor industry and chemical plants analyzers. Rated to 1500 psi pressure and 400º F.

· Led design team to develop Liquid Vacuum Feed System.

· Designed sheet metal precision parts, plastic injection molded parts using ABS, Lexan, PVC, Kynar and other plastic materials for use in high temperature and corrosive applications. Designed parts for aluminum die casting enclosures and meter frames. Designed investment casting body for pressure controller that significantly reduced tooling cost. ($9000)

· Designed aluminum sand casting enclosure for electronic 4 to 20 µa transmitter. Approved as explosion proof FM listed product.

· Worked with vendors to facilitate molding process and tooling design.

· Worked on precision welded assemblies for high pressure application per ASME Boiler Code.

KETEMA, SCHUTTE & KOERTING, Bensalem, PA 1993-1995

Senior Development Engineer

Developed new and value analyze existing flow meters and weigh/time calibrators utilizing flow dynamics and thermodynamics.

· Developed, conducted flow analysis, and constructed weigh/time calibrator 10,000 GPM capacity, and 2" to 16" diameter turbine meters for water flow measurement, and other flow meters.

· Participated in NIST research of flow patterns over various obstacles and its effect on flow meter

accuracy and precision.

EMERSON ELECTRIC, BROOKS INSTRUMENT, Hatfield, PA 1989-1993

Senior R&D Engineer

Researched the design and development of variable area meters, precision valves, and mass flow meters. Supported manufacturing in introduction of new processes. Set specifications and quality standards.

Introduced tolerancing and dimensioning per ANSI Y15.4M.

· Redesigned the manufacture of metal to metal sealed mass flow meter for semi-conductor industry that cost $2500 to build in Japan to only $650 to be built in the U.S. Improved sales $2 million and increased share of market 20%.

· Researched existing and designed/improved low flow metal tube purge meter for gases to the chemical industry. A patent was granted for the electrical alarm. Annual sales $3 million.

· Developed a new special metering sonic flow valve for use in florescent tubes production. Annual sales $1 million. (GE application)

Central Sprinkler Corporation, Lansdale, PA 1988-1989

R&D Engineer

Designed and developed sprinklers, valves, fire protection alarms, check valves, and other fire protection equipment.

· Successfully designed a butterfly valve for manufacture in the U.S., which was manufactured in Korea. Significant increase in quality at reduced cost. Annual savings of $2 million.

Singer, American Meter Co., Philadelphia, PA 1985-1989

Responsible for the designing, development, and testing of Gas meters, i.e. domestic and industrial positive displacement meters, axial flow valves, differential manometers, pressure regulators, and pressure/temperature correcting devices. This includes small precision mechanisms, linkages, variable speed transmissions (CVS).

Accomplishments

Designed mechanical instrument for pressure/temperature correction to STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure) for use in natural gas industry.
Designed complex gearing arrangements for use in the above device.
Designed plastic gears and other plastic parts and components for Industrial and Domestic natural gas meters.
Designed sheet metal brackets, enclosures, die cast parts, and sheet metal stampings.

Other Related Experience

Wean United INC., Springfield, Pa

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova PA

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Completed certified courses for Pro-Engineer at PTC University training facility.

Completed training for “Statistical process analysis and flow dynamics”, George Washington University.

Microsoft Office training, Rowan University, NJ

Microsoft Project Training, Rowan University, NJ