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Accomplishments Product Development, reduction in field failure by redesign and testing of new mechanical configuration. Additional adaptation for multiple customer applications. Reduced new product design/test time by 30%. Extrapolated from sample tests to streamline model structuring. Designed and ran concurrent qualification and UL testing process. Twelve new motor models ready for production in six months. Coordinated successful international design and testing process. Led process where product was designed and built in Hungary, tested in US and England. Process accomplished in ten months versus projected twelve. Reduced order backlog by 2/3 and shortened average cycle time to two weeks for Rockwell. Analyzed situation, restructured processes, conducted necessary cross training, and adjusted schedules. Developed and implemented corporate-model automated specification system for Rockwell. Transformed knowledge-based system using OOA and OOD methodology. Bills of materials were created virtually instantaneously, saving weeks of staff time every job and hundreds of thousands in design costs annually. Received Rockwell Automation Award for effectively implementing client/server technology. Managed Engineering Department systems conversion project from inception to completion in seven months, including purchase and installation of software, hardware, and peripherals and successful implementation of networking. Supported transfer of manufacturing facility's production to five different facilities ahead of schedule. Established timetable, duplicated and transferred records, managed process, and trained personnel at three of the facilities to support the shift of product to other facilities upon plant closure. Beat timetable by two months. Led project converting legacy data to computer-accessible format. Converted 15,000 hand drawings and 12,000 electronic drawings into an accessible automated system. Wrote script program to manipulate drawing through Unix OS and AutoCAD lisp. Assured seamless conversion in six months. Designed world-class motors for demanding naval applications. Designed 97% efficient submarine motor, delivered product 33% ahead of expectations. Developed electric gear motor replacing hydraulic model in critical minesweeper application. Frame sizes from 56 to 500, HP from .5 to 575. David A. Wood, Jr. p. 2
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