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Lecturer; 1999-PresentGeorgia Institute of Technology
College of Computing
1998-Present
Develop course presentation materials as well as other
instructional materials. Typically present lectures to aproximately 800 students
per semester.
Graduate Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant; 1998-1999
Obtained Master of Science in Computer Science. Worked as Graduate
Teaching Assistant in CS1501 Introduction to Computing. Developed and implemented
Undergraduate TA Training Program. Pioneered animated presentations to illustrate
algorithm operation for both TA Training and normal course work.
Saint Gobain/Corning (continuous?) 1973-1997
Plant Manager, SGD Glass;
Covington, Georgia;
1995-1997
Managed design, construction and startup of $46 million
glass plant for manufacture of perfume and cosmetic bottles. Selected
and trained workforce of 135 employees. Fast track project-elapsed
time from groundbreaking to furnace lighting was less than 10
months. Construction phase was completed on-time and under budget.
Reported to Division Manufacturing Manager.
Product Manager, Corhart Refractories; Louisville, Kentucky;1993-1995
Responsible for marketing, forecasting and technical
support for emerging fused cast checker business. Specified and
recommended customized Cruciform solutions to meet specific needs
of customers. Increased market share and sales resulting in construction
of new US manufacturing facility. Responsible for marketing, sales
and promotion of monolithic products. Responsible for promotional
activities for all products at annual Glass Problems Conference.
Special assignment coordinating presentations and information
flow to legal counsel in conjunction with acquisition of Carborundum.
Reported to Vice President and General Manager.
Product Manager Cruciforms, SEPR; Le Pontet, France; 1989-1993
Responsible for world-wide marketing, forecasting,
customer service and technical support for $30MM fused cast checker
business. Specified and recommended customized Cruciform solutions
to meet customer needs. Accomplishments include increased market
share, installation of marketing database for trend analysis,
significant improvements in quotation preparation system and complete
revision of catalogs, brochures and presentation materials. Reported
to Marketing Manager.
Manager Sales Administration and Marketing, Corhart Refractories; Louisville, Kentucky; 1988-1989
Responsible for customer service, forecasting, budget
preparation and coordination with home office in Paris for a $20MM
Fused Glass Refractory Business. Also, Product Manager for fused
cast products used in metallurgical applications. Reported to
Division Vice President and General Manager.
Engineering Manager, Corhart Refractories, Louisville Plant, 1983-1988
Managed Engineering Department consisting of Process
and Equipment Engineering, Quality Control and Laboratory Services.
Responsible for process and quality improvements, cost reduction,
capital project planning and execution. Also functioned as project
leader of major task force aimed at selection improvement and
process optimization. Reported to Plant Manager.
Corning Glass Works; Bluffton, Indiana
Plant Manufacturing Engineer, 1981-1983
Directed engineering department consisting of twenty-two
salaried engineers and forty technicians. Primary responsibilities
included management of process, training, quality control, glass
technology and equipment engineering. Also responsible for $4MM
cost reduction program and $2MM capital budget. Reported to Plant
Manager. Special assignment coordinating solution to major glass
loss problem
Supervisor Process and Control Engineering, 1979-1981
Directed engineering department consisting of six
salaried engineers and six technicians. Responsible for process
definition and optimization utilizing $250M experimental budget.
Managed $750M successful process computer system upgrade.
Senior Process Engineer, Pressed Funnel Development, 1978-1979
Transferred technology from development team to plant
operations. Documented process via standard operating procedures.
Trained plant personnel. Developed man-machine computer interfaces.
Senior Process Engineer, Mold Equipment Measurement, 1976-1978
Developed complete system for measurement and analysis
of mold equipment including extensive software development. Significantly
increased process reliability and performance.
Product Engineer, Corning Glass Works; Corning, NY; 1973-1975
Developed automated internal master specification
system significantly reducing problem inventories. Produced revised
product catalog.