Expert Details
Instrumentation: Project Management, Marketing, and Sales
ID: 714166
California, USA
Expert has used such instruments to record analog and digital data for many years. He has used and specified diagnostic instruments to find problems within the measurement field.
He was in charge of a group of analysts for many years. They performed FEA on all types of structures with special emphasis on offshore work. He is familiar with most FEA computer tools.
For the past eight years, Expert has consulted in project management activities. He has worked with both large and small projects in manufacturing and other areas. He specializes in taking over problem projects and making them go right.
Expert has performed many probabilistic risk analyses on projects and other risk oriented situation. He has experience evaluating cost and schedule risks.
He has been involved in R&D for 30 years. He has experience developing products, testing them, and taking them to production.
Expert has been a manager of engineering and sales personnel for many years. He has led as many as 200 professionals. Also, he has managed many programs, both large and small.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES:
Reliability analysis
Expert in instrumentation
Risk analysis
Marketing/sales of services/products
Market research
Design & construction processes
Value engineering
Project management
Re-engineering
Maintenance/field service operations
Productivity improvement
Expert has had numerous consulting assignments at company sites. Many of them were in instrumentation and program management. Expert led a project in the development of a unique pressure sensor for the automobile industry. Expert started the marketing/sales group for several startup companies.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1957 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Carnegie Mellon University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant: Engineering, Management & Marketing | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Consults in the areas of instrumentation, program management, marketing, and sales. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1982 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Vice President and General Manager | Department: Hughes Offshore Division |
Responsibilities:He was head of engineering for the company. He was the interface for all divisions of Hughes for technical analysis and testing. His main efforts were in finite element analysis and instrumentation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1965 to 1980 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Director of Engineering Operations | Department: Mechanics Research, Inc. |
Responsibilities:Started in the instrumentation arena by developing sensors for underwater use. He was head of a group for the instrumentation and program management. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1959 to 1965 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Manager | Department: Instrumentation |
Responsibilities:He was head of instrumentation for the testing division.Was a manufacturer of products used for the offshore oil industry. Responsibilities included the staffing of a strong sales and technical staff. Training and managing the staffs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1958 to 1959 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Engineer | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Was a reliability and telemetry engineer. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: Expert has had many assignments in Europe in the area of underwater instrumentation. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member and past international president of the Institute of Environmental Science. He belongs to the Marine Technical Society and the Instrument Society of America. Society Affiliations: Member of the Board of Directors for RAMS (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) Institute of Environmental Science & Technology(IEST) Past International President Marine Technical Society (MTS) Chairman of Offshore Structures Committee American Petroleum Institute Committee (API) Past Riser Committee & Wellhead Committee member |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert has received many awards in the field of instrumentation and management. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has written technical papers in project management, risk analysis, and instrumentation, and taught special courses and seminars. He holds a patent on dynamic driver systems for driving pipe into the ground, both onshore and offshore. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Hehas given numerous seminars in instrumentation and technical writing. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has selected companies that have provided specific products and in some cases have developed unique products. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has started several marketing/sales organizations for companies. The last one brought a machine to market that provides rapid prototyping parts. Previous to that, he brought to market a liquid/liquid separator. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German | Speaks German. |
| Polish | Speaks Polish. |
Fields of Expertise
sensor, contact sensor, flow sensor, load cell, load-cell design, pressure measurement, pressure sensor, pressure transducer, strain gage, strain measurement, thermocouple, transducer, absolute pressure, electronic display instrument, electrical diagnostic instrument, digital data, finite element analysis, offshore structure, offshore structure stress analysis, project management, project planning, project scheduling, manufacturing technology management, risk assessment, research and development management, management, project risk management, gravity-based structure, fixed offshore structure, cost evaluation, accelerated environmental testing, automotive sensor, acoustic sensor, instrument design, digital display method, instrumentation (equipment), manufacturability design review, temperature sensor, acoustic transducer, technology management, project management software selection, mechanical variable measurement, vibration testing, pressure measurement standard, temperature, industrial engineering, vibration, thermometry, stress sensor, scheduling, risk management, production management, manufacturing, dynamics