Position:
Chief Technology Officer at Cofire Ceramic Associates
Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico Area
Work:
Cofire Ceramic Associates
- Albuquerque, New Mexico since Mar 2011
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Chief Technology Officer
United States Air Force
Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
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Engineer
Sandia National Laboratories
Nov 2009 - Jun 2010
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Technical Team Leader
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Jan 2009 - Oct 2009
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Senior Quality Engineer
CTS Electronic Components
Jul 2008 - Sep 2008
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Lead Engineer
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Oct 2005 - Jul 2008
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Quality Engineer
Cofire Ceramic Associates
Dec 2004 - Oct 2005
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Chief Technology Officer
Honeywell FM&T
Jul 1991 - Dec 2004
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Microsystems Engineer / Project Leader
U.S. Department of Energy
Jan 2004 - May 2004
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Export Licensing Officer
Honeywell FM&T
Oct 1987 - Jul 1991
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Microelectronic Assembly Engineer
Honeywell FM&T
Jun 1984 - Oct 1987
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Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Engineer
Sandia National Laboratories
Apr 1983 - May 1984
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Contract Engineer
Sensitron Semiconductor
Jan 1982 - Dec 1982
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Semiconductor Process Engnieer
Education:
Alfred University 1977 - 1981
BS, Ceramic Engineering
General Douglas MacArthur H.S.
Skills:
Six Sigma, Quality Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Export, Import Compliance, DMAIC, ISO, Quality Systems, SPC, 5S, FMEA, Black Belt, Planning, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Continuous Improvement, Green Belt, Strategic Planning, Value Stream Mapping, TQM, Process Improvement, Process Engineering, Problem Solving, Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Auditing, Scheduling, Supplier Quality, Team Building, DOE, Minitab, CQE, Auditing, Kaizen, ISO 14001, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance, Business Process Improvement, Metrics, Design of Experiments, Design for Manufacturing, Kanban, Toyota Production System, Lean Sigma, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Development, Cost Reduction, Aerospace
Interests:
FAA Licensed Hot Air Balloon Private Pilot
FCC Licensed Amateur Extra HAM Radio Operator
Honor & Awards:
PATENTS and PATENT APPLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
Programmable Multichip Module, Patent Numbers 6,700,196, 6,818,984 and 6,897,078 with additional Patents Pending
High Reliability Microsystem Enclosure, Patent Applications 20050178820 and 20050173812
Low Cost RF Package with Solid Solderable Metal Castillations for Ceramic Multichip Modules, Patent Pending
AWARD HIGHLIGHTS
2003 Kansas City Plant Special Recognition Award for Development of Low Cost RF Package
2002 Sandia National Laboratory Employee Recognition Award Nomination for team that built and demonstrated first fully functional MEMS Microsystem for future production application.
2001 Kansas City Plant Special Recognition Award for Development of Low Cost LTCC Cavity Formation Process
2000 Department of Energy Defense Programs Award of Excellence for Manufacture of the LTCC networks used in the High Explosive Radio Telemetry (HERT)