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Experience

Principal

Melbourne Consultancy, LLC.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
May 2013 -

Designed and developed pumping elements, complete pumps and complete pumping systems for lubricating and/or cooling engines, transmissions and differentials.

Designed and developed pumping elements and complete pumps for use in fuel transfer applications.

Designed compact, gear-type pump for scavenging oil from two turbochargers simultaneously and independently. (As a Melbourne project.)

Analyzed test data and published formal reports citing observations, results and providing specific recommendations.

Conducted oil pump design seminars at clients' locations.

Wrote programs that can be used to calculate the pressure drop (resistance) through an inlet circuit, thereby preventing/minimizing aeration and cavitation. (As a Melbourne project.)

Published test procedures for pumps that are used to lubricate engines.

Design Specialist Automotive Fluid Systems

Melling Tool Company

Jackson, Michigan
June 2009 – April 2013

Design and develop pumping elements, complete pumps and complete systems for lubricating and/or cooling engines, transmissions, differentials, transfer cases and electric motors.

Design and develop pumping elements and complete pumps for use in fuel transfer applications and power hydraulics.

Involved in acquisition of a powedered metal parts maker. This was done to allow complete vertical integration of Melling's pump manufacturing capabilities.

Senior Development Engineer, Automotive Lubrication Systems

Nichols Portland Division Parker Hannifin Corporation

Portland, Maine
April 1980 – April 2009

Design and develop pumping elements, complete pumps and complete systems for lubricating and/or cooling engines, transmissions, differentials, transfer cases and electric motors.

Design and develop pumping elements and complete pumps for use in fuel transfer applications and power hydraulics.

Extensive travel to customer locations, seminars and trade shows.

Support sales by conducting pump design seminars both at Nichols and at customer locations.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Nichols Portland

Portland, Maine
April 1978 – March 1980

Launched start-up of new powdered metal parts manufacturing facility.

Established process parameters for new materials using new equipment in a new facility.

Designed powdered metal tooling for rotors, gears and structural components that are used in hydraulic pumps and motors.

Liaison concerning technical issues between Nichols' sales people and customer's designers, engineers and purchasing people.

Process and Manufacturing Engineer

Sinterbond Division W.H. Nichols Company

Gloucester, Massachusetts
May 1971 – Mar 1978

Launched start-up of new powdered metal parts manufacturing facility.

Established process parameters for new materials using new equipment in a new facility.

Designed powdered metal tooling for all manner of structural components that were used in consumer goods, office products, automotive applications, construction applications, defense applications and fluid power applications.

Liaison concerning technical issues between in-house sales people as well as sales representatives and customer's designers, engineers and purchasing people.