3350 E. Terrell Branch Ct. Marietta, ga 30067 770-937-0373 home, 404-583-3746 cell

3350 E. Terrell Branch Ct. Marietta, GA 30067

770-937-0373 home, 404-583-3746 cell
Experience

2005 – Present

YKK AP America, Austell, GA Director Product Development and R&D

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  Oversee a staff of 17 engineers, draftsmen and test lab technicians
  
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  Re-organized department to increase productivity and efficiency
  
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  Implemented Stage-gate methodology and concurrent engineering practices
  
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  Prepare and manage department budget
  
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  Developed new systems for Engineering Documentation Control
  
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  As a result of these efforts, oversaw the design and development of 18 new products over the past 5 years
  
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  During that same period, oversaw the completion of 17 major product improvements
  
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  YKK AP Representative to the U.S.G.B.C. (U.S. Green Building Council)
  

2003 – 2005

YKK AP America, Austell, GA Manager – Curtain Wall Design
1994 – Present

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Adjunct Professor

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  Developed and teach core curriculum course in Sustainable Design
  
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  Lecturer / Instructor in numerous courses covering a wide range undergraduate studies
  

1995 - 2002

Alcoa Architectural Products (Kawneer Company), Norcross, GA

Product Design Management and Product Designer

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  Managed and developed the (first) Product Development Team
  
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  Designed and developed 1600 Powershade, a 2001 IDEA (Business Week) gold award winner
  
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  Designed a line of curtain wall integrated sun control products
  
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  Procured Department of Energy grants valued at $460,000.- for R&D development of building integrated photovoltaic products (including 1600 Powershade, Powerwall and Powerslope)
  
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  Developed Creativity tools (Phase Zero Workshop) for Executive staff)
  

1997–2002

Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA Adjunct Professor

Developed and taught a lecture course on Design History

Brownstone Products, Atlanta, GA

Managing partner and President of a manufacturing concern specializing in the design and development of new products for the art, architectural and design fields. Responsibilities included business management, manufacturing operations and product design and development.
1978 -1987

Artneeds, Inc. Atlanta, GA

President of owner of a commercial artist, architectural and design supply business
1974 -1978

Sidney Boguss & Associates, Boston, MA

Package and Graphic Designer

Entry design position in a package design studio. Responsibilities ranged from mechanical artist to art director. Collaborative projects included work for Thermos, K-Mart, City of Boston and Hamilton Beach

Georgia Institute of Technology MS / Industrial Design - 1993

University of Connecticut BS / Graphic Design / Mathematics - 1974
Software Proficiency

AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Quark Xpress, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, AliasStudio,

U.S.Green Building Council, LEED AP

Industrial Designer’s Society of America (IDSA)
Awards

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  2009 IDEA (BusinessWeek) Silver Award - ThermaShade^TM
  
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  2009 Buildings Magazine Top 100 Products of the Year – Luminance^TM Light Shelf
  
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  2009 Architectural Record Outstanding Products Showcase – Luminance^TM Light Shelf
  
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  2000 IDEA (BusinessWeek) Gold Award - PowerShade^TM
  
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  1999 International Energy Agency (IEA), first place
  
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  1994 Outstanding GTA Georgia Tech College of Architecture
  
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  1994 CETL/ Amoco Foundation Teaching Excellence Award
  

Patents and Patents Pending

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  U.S. Patent No. 7,940,460, “Light Shelf Assembly and Methods of Installing the Same"
  
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  U.S. Patent No. 7,874,106, “Sill flashing and End Dam Assembly"
  
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  U.S. Patent No. 7,849,638, “Sunshades and Methods of Installing Sunshades"
  
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  U.S. Patent No. 7,600,350, “Thermally Broken Sunshade Anchors"
  
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  U.S. Patent No. 6,421,966, “Sunshade for Building Exteriors”
  
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  U.S. Patent No. 7,134,574, “Integral Pour Spout for Paint Cans and Similar Containers”
  
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  (3 Additional Patent Applications are currently under review of the U.S. Patent Office)
  

Other Recognition

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  Author Windows in Cold Climates Chill Energy Use, Commercial Building Products, Vol. 9, No. 7, September 2011
  
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  Featured Speaker at Engineered Systems High Building Performance Conference, September 2011, presented Ensuring Compliance and Beyond.
  
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  Contributor, Sunshades and South Facing Walls, A Solar Strategy with Sustainability and Savings. Metal Architecture, Vol. 27, No. 9, September 2011
  
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  Featured / Contributor, Architectural Product News, June/July 2009, Roundtable
  
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  Selected as a Featured speaker at EnvironDesign 2007, New Orleans
  
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  Featured Speaker at University of Illinois 2004 (funded by the Lorado Taft Lectureship on Art Fund / College of Fine and Applied Arts), presented Integrating Sustainability in the Design Process.
  
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  Featured Speaker at 2002 Design Interaction, Auburn University, presented Sustainable Design: Fiction, Fantasy or F’real.
  
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  Initiated and developed the original “Environmental Response” program for Alcoa Architectural Products
  
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  Authored A New Angle of Green, Innovation Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2001
  
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  Co-authored Aluminum Applications and Society: Construction for the International Aluminum Institute, 2000