PROFILE: LEADER IN ENGINEERING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | COMMERCIALIZATION | BUDGET DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT | PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | HIRING AND SUPERVISION | SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | VENDOR MANAGEMENT | GRANT WRITING
* Visionary technology and operational leader with a successful career conceptualizing and engineering ground breaking and highly sought after research instrumentation.
* Entrepreneurial spirit with a record of achievement building a profitable company with a reputation for superior and highly personalized client service.
* Innovative business leader with expertise bringing products from R&D to finished product and strength driving worldwide sales and adoption of core technology with key government and research clients.
* Build and foster highly motivated and collaborative teams of researchers and operational professionals who are educated on corporate mission and business goals.
* Talented engineer and "hands on" contributor to engineering of mechanical, electrical, firmware and software components.
ENGINEERING, SALES AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
FALLGATTER TECHNOLOGIES INC. - SANDY, UT * 2011 - 2015
DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL ENGINEER OF R&D | VISITING SCIENTIST - UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Invented and licensed atmospheric instrumentation technology and built a profitable company selling product to the scientific, university and government community. Established company vision and collaborated with academic business partner in the development of business plan and technology roadmap. Negotiated subcontracting agreement with the University of Utah for R&D. Designed operational strategy, employing Lean processes to ensure maximum efficiency. Prepared annual operations budget and managed P&L for a company that grew 300% within 2 years and achieved total revenues of approximately $775K. Managed a team of 8 encompassing an attorney, accountant, engineers, interns, admin, and researchers in R&D, production and operations. Conceptualized and executed marketing strategy and value proposition and played a key role in business development and sales negotiations. Primary liaison with clients on engineering and product application as well as technical issue resolution.
* Co-wrote and won a coveted $225K NSF SBIR Phase I grant: Development of a Freefall Precipitation Camera for Weather Monitoring Systems. Served as PI on the award.
* Successfully sold prototype instrument from the SBIR Phase I grant, to the FAA for $10K within first year. Delivered product ahead of schedule, resulting in superior client satisfaction from this critical customer.
* Secured sales with key non-profit organizations including, the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Swiss Government, and Vanderbilt University.
* Received international media attention from Yahoo, Fox news, CNET, and wired.com. Also recognized on the NSF homepage along with a documentary and article.
* Secured interest in potential collaboration and support letters from 3 industry leaders.
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - SALT LAKE CITY, UT * 2008 - 2014
R&D ENGINEER | RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Proposed and spearheaded the design, patent and commercialization of a unique atmospheric research instrument to capture images of individual precipitation particles in freefall. Designed the mechanical, electrical, firmware and software components of the instrument. Completed surface mount soldering, cable harness fabrication, waterjet cutting, sheet metal bending, 3D printing, and CNC machining. Sourced and negotiated contractual agreement with a manufacturing facility to fabricate enclosure and manufacture PCB. Initiated the patent process by demonstrating unique offering and product utilization to the University Tech Commercialization office. Directed commercialization and established business plan to monetize and market the product to leading corporations, research institutions and government entities. Initially hired to rebuild and re-engineer an under-performing atmospheric research instrument. Innovated a new instrument based on this concept and successfully patented the application.
* Partnered with PI in creation of 2 publications and the technical section of the NSF grant, which resulted in a 3 year, $500K+ NSF grant for the development of a new, highly marketable, atmospheric instrument.
* Obtained international media attention for the innovative product from leading news outlets including, Yahoo News, Fox News, NBC, Weather Channel, CBC, NSF, and Powder Magazine. Media coverage increased student interest and visibility in the University of Utah's Department of Atmospheric sciences.
MECHATRONICS LAB, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - SALT LAKE CITY, UT * 2006 - 2007 / 2007 - 2008
MECHATRONICS LAB TEACHING ASSISTANT
Delivered teaching assistance and mentorship in engineering design and visualization within the Mechatronics lab. Guided students in the application of key course concepts through hardware, electronic, firmware, and software labs. Participated in fabrication and troubleshooting of sensor arrays, electronic circuits and robots as well as programing in LabVIEW and C. Directed a team of 15 students building robots for the end of year robotics design competition.
APPLIED ENGINEERING INC. - BISMARCK, ND * 2005 - 2006
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DESIGN ENGINEER
Engineering consultant assigned to Bobcat Company to investigate and remedy engineering issues resulting in warranty problems. Interviewed assembly line workers and examined manufacturing processes to identify design and manufacturing flaws, assembly line weaknesses, and vendor quality flaws. Gathered and analyzed data and implemented a variety of fixes including manufacturing design adjustments, altering manufacturing floor design, and remedying issues with out of spec vendor products. Participated in lean manufacturing and participated in the implementation of a Kanban system to optimize production flow and processes within the factory. Initially hired to maintain and adjust engineering drawings for existing products.
EDUCATION
2014, MBA Essentials, University of Utah Executive Education Program, Salt Lake City, UT
2008, Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2004, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
US PATENTS
Systems and Methods for Imaging of Falling Objects. US 8,891,895 B2. November 18th, 2014 *
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Garrett, T. J., C. Fallgatter, K. Shkurko, and D. Howlett, 2012: Fallspeed measurement and high-resolution multi-angle photo...
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