Engineering Executive Resume
Contact information
John S. Gottdank
18 Street
Columbus
Ohio
Career objective
Looking for a challenging position of the Engineering Executive Resume the reputed University with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization
is an experienced executive level leader with principal values of ethics, discretion and group success. Class leading performance is achieved through strong negotiating skills and performance motivation. He is a versatile, self-motivated post-graduate engineer. His experience is drawn from 35 years continuous professional development via cost effective design, validation, verification and analytical computing achieved in world class aerospace, mass transit and offshore companies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 on
Responsible for:
Senior Director, Sales & Marketing, PTI Technologies Inc., Oxnard, USA (Filtration OEM) • As a direct report to PTI President, identify and secure profitable business into the company. • Business development, strategy and execution derived from USA, Asian and European markets. • Budgeted management, ethics, mentoring and performance of staff. • Airbus A350 hydraulic filtration manifolds contract award valued at $35M+ • Delivered price increases to all product lines to establish high GP and >20% EBIT. • Reduce staffing levels by 50% and increase sales. Managing Director, Assured Design Consultants Ltd. • Financial performance of the company. • Business development. • Management of and design/analysis of structural and mechanical systems on behalf of clients. • • • •
Company formation and growth in 2000 that allowed for a 2nd Director appointment. Established company and operated profitably in year one, despite 11 September 2001 impact. Secured approved supplier status for AgustaWestland, Airbus Military and Honda UK contracts. Airbus delegated signature for static and fatigue strength of metallic and composite equipment.
Achievements:
2000-2006
Responsible for:
Achievements:
1994-2000
Responsible for:
Chief Development Engineer, AgustaWestland, Yeovil, UK (Rotorcraft Manufacturer) • • • • • • • • • • •
Successful introduction of new designs compliant to airworthiness and customer specifications. Third party transmissions design contracts airworthiness approval signature for strength and life. Departmental strategy, staff coaching and counselling Project management. Departmental computing policies and technology acquisition. Development of departmental finite element analysis capability, including non-linear techniques. Master of Science inEngineering Design. Managed costed programs of work to £4.5m, establishing savings to £250k in a 2-year period. Published and presented Spline Analysis Paper to IMechE in 1998. Demonstrated the ability to reduce a 5 week lead time for life calculations down to 2 days. Led the departmental development and integration of computerised analytical techniques.
Achievements:
1992-1994
Responsible for:
Senior Transmissions Engineer, Rolls Royce plc, Bristol. UK (Aero Propulsion Systems) • Resource planning and product design specification for onsite and externally manufactured • All aspects of gear technology, including vibration analysis of gear trains. • Trainer and light combat aircraft accessory gearbox design.
gearboxes.
Achievements:
• F402 Adour accessory gearbox PDS author. Managed the preliminary design review at Turbomeca. • Control of test and analysis of redesigned Concorde left hand gearbox for British Airways. • Design, validation and flight clearance of starter/generator gears for Polish Iryda combat aircraft.
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1988-1992
Responsible for:
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Sperry Sun (UK) Ltd., Cheltenham. (Offshore Drilling Technology) • The design and development from concept to production of electro/hydro-mechanical drilling • The complete management of departmental technician staff. • Departmental budgetary management of all technical engineering hardware and software facilities.
subsurface surveying equipment utilising transient flow, acoustic and wireline signalling techniques.
Achievements:
• • • •
Deputy to Chief Mechanical Engineer. Introduced the use of EMRC NISA FEA to achieve an estimated saving £150k per annum. Investigative Scanning Electron Microscopy experience for elastomeric product development. Author of departmental FEA QA document for ISO9000.
1986-1988
Responsible for:
Senior Engineer, Advanced Technologies, Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd, UK. • • • •
The analysis of pump design and associated system equipment. The company design manuals for centrifugal and positive displacement pumps. The development of departmental FORTRAN software. Supervision of test rig personnel, "hands on" experience gained in vibration testing.
Achievements:
• Control of test and analysis programme investigating involute splined shaft wear. • Supervision of programme investigating axial and radial thrust in high speed centrifugal pumps. • Finite Element stress and dynamic analysis programming experience gained using PAFEC software. Senior Design Engineer, Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd, UK. (Aero Engine Control Systems) • Design of fuel system centrifugal pumps, actuators, and fuel metering devices. Design Draughtsman, Dowty Boulton Ltd., Wolverhampton, UK (Aero Flight Controls) • Design of electro-hydraulic servo-valves, flying control actuators and associated valve groups. Technical Apprentice (MechanicalEngineering), Dowty Boulton Ltd., Wolverhampton, UK
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
MSc, Engineering Design Loughborough University EDI, UK
HNC Mechanical Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, UK
1997
1981
MANAGEMENT Tower Training, Gloucester.
o o o o Team Building Communicating & Instructing Communicating & Interviewing Managing Others - Effective Delegation 1990
In addition to many conferences and seminars, the following noteworthy courses were attended:TECHNICAL
o Lubricants and lubrication o Advanced Materials o o o o
National Centre Of Tribology, UKAE, Warrington, UK Cranfield University, Bedfordshire. UK
May 1986 September 1987 October 1987 September 1990 February 1995 February 1995 April 1995 April 1997 June 1997 April 2000
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Design Awareness (College of Aeronautics) Pumps and the Plant Design Engineer Pump Design Mechanical Shock Testing (Society of Environmental Engineers)
o Fundamentals of Bevel Gear Design o Applied Gear Engineering o MSC Nastran Dynamic Analysis o Spring Failure and Prevention
Gleason Gear Works, Rochester, NY, USA. MacNeal Schwendler Corporation Institute Of Spring Technology, Sheffield, UK University Of Nottingham, UK
o Non-linear Finite Element Analysis Of Plasticity and Creep PTI Technologies Inc. Oxnard, CA, USA o Fundamental Filtration Technology
References
John S. Gottdank
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