Expert Details
Green Energy Controls, Automotive Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Process Controls
ID: 726952
Indiana, USA
At Ford Windsor Engine Plant - implemented patented system which synchronized the entire supply chain to actual product flow. Increased throughput by 40% while decreasing inventory cost by 33% and decreasing supply trailers in the yard from over 100 to 10 or less and increased quality. Also, increased model mix from 6 to 79.At Ford Sharonville Transmission Plant - increased quality by decreasing assembly plant "pulls" from 6 / month to ZERO through error proofing and automated inspection.At Chrysler Kokomo Transmission Plant helped make the plant #1 in the world for Hours Per Transmission, as measured by the Harbor Report. This was accomplished by applying real time traceability and product flow visualization and material synchronization.For FirmGreen/Chevron/MorganStanley, perfected Remote Monitoring and Control of a Continuous Process which refines pipeline-quality Compressed Natural Gas from waste sources such as landfills and WWTF's helping achieve EPA Project of the Year for 2008.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1996 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Business | Institution: Syracuse University |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: EMBA | Subject: Business Operations | Institution: Harvard Business School and General Electric |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: MS | Subject: Educational Psychology | Institution: University of California |
| Year: 1978 | Degree: BS | Subject: Computer Engineering | Institution: University of Utah |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Set up and lead business in recovering green energy from waste sources and improving manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2007 | Employer: AgentWare Systems, Inc. | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Set up and led business which was a Tier 1 vendor to all the major companies in the automotive industry. Programs were designed to increase manufacturing productivity and profitability while modernizing the plants in terms of lean manufacturing and Mass Customization. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1997 | Employer: General Electric | Title: General Manager | Department: Special Programs |
Responsibilities:P&L responsibility for this major aerospace and defense division. Grew the business at an annual rate of over 35% while doubling margin. Instituted Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing driving a second doubling of margin. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: Advanced Technology, Inc. | Title: Director | Department: West Coast |
Responsibilities:Responsible for set up and leadership of the Western Division of Adtech. The division grew from 19 employees to over 900 employees with industry-leading margins in only three years. Sold company to Emhart in 1982. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1979 | Employer: United States Marine Corps | Title: Private through Captain | Department: |
Responsibilities:As enlisted was direct infantry and Force Reconnaissance. As an Officer was in Communications. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1971 to 1979 | Agency: USMC | Role: NCO and Officer | Description: Infantry and Communications Officer |
| Years: 1989 to Present | Agency: Classified | Role: Strategic Implications of Foreign Manufacturing Developments | Description: Assessing new manufacturing techniques from foreign companies |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1996 to Present | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Worked with Yaskawa Electric in the field of plant automation and control |
| Years: 2007 to Present | Country / Region: China | Summary: Synchronizing the supply chain to joint venture Chrysler plant in Beijing. |
| Years: 1995 to Present | Country / Region: Brazil | Summary: Assisted in the design and implementation of the world's most productive engine plant for Joint Venture Tritec plant in Curtiba owned by BMW and Chrysler, later purchased by Fiat |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IEEE, Engineering Society of Detroit, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, International Association of Knowledge Engineers |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Customer Driven Quality Award - three times, Ford Motor Company, Letter of Commendation for Improving the Quality of Work Life, United Auto Workers |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Method for Manufacturing an Item, US Patent |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Precision laser scanning of crime scenes and navigation through scanned scenes to graphically show the evidence and conclusions drawn from the evidence |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Methods of modern manufacturing especially Lean Manufacturing and increasing variety and Mass Customization |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Consulting in "breaking in" to the automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries and "green energy" production. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Expert speaks, reads, and writes in Spanish with moderate proficiency. |
Fields of Expertise
expert system, lean manufacturing, manufacturing productivity, product variety optimization, green energy, manufacturing efficiency, command, control, communication and intelligence, knowledge management, build-to-order, mass customization, gas hydrate control, remanufacturing, productivity measurement, distribution requirements planning, line balancing, team building, customization, shop floor control system, methane concentration, carbon dioxide cleaning, methane production, process fault detection, instructional design, computer-aided manufacturing design, automation control, power-and-free conveyor, manufacturing cost control, manufacturing execution system, work team, landfill gas recovery, medical informatics, liquid methane, total productive maintenance, Shingo manufacturing, just-in-time software, focused factory, medical expert system, computer-aided design and manufacturing software, chemical reactor control, pharmaceutical manufacturing facility auditing, knowledge base, inventory control system, lot tracing, tablet manufacturing, manufacturing simulation, synchronous manufacturing, inventory reliability improvement, methane gas, continuous process, chemical process control instrumentation, dry ice, pharmaceutical quality assurance, continuous flow manufacturing, fuzzy process control system, intelligent business system, neuro-fuzzy system, fuzzy expert system, gas conditioning, logistics management computer system, software design, dryer productivity improvement, automated manufacturing, productivity improvement, manufacturing resource planning, flexible manufacturing system, manufacturing site evaluation, job shop operations, medical device manufacturing automation, pharmaceutical inventory management, automobile manufacturing, application software, manufacturing profitability, computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, municipal solid waste management, advanced vehicle control system, computer-aided design and manufacturing, knowledge representation object, software measurement program design, fuzzy control system, best available control technology, interactive patient-record system, landfill gas, electric control, distributed artificial intelligence, municipal solid waste, solid waste monitoring equipment, total quality management, chemical reactor control modeling, pharmaceutical manufacturing, methane fuel, methane, knowledge engineering, kanban, just-in-time inventory, inventory management, health care system, fuzzy logic, flexible manufacturing, flexible-fixturing technology, desktop manufacturing, computer software, chemical process control, carbon dioxide, bulk pharmaceutical chemical manufacturing, manufacturing automation, anaerobic digestion, adaptive control