About Me
My career started at Cummins Engine Company as a manufacturing Engineer and then moving into Gage Engineering. My experience at Cummins included cylinder block machining, fixture gage design and calibration, and CMM programming and specification.
In 2000, I moved to Michigan to join Detroit Precision Tool to operate and grow the new metrology lab business containing a High-Precision Coordinate Measuring Machine. Through the next two decades I was a part of the growth of DPT that eventually became Hommel-Etamic America and currently Jenoptik Light & Production. In 2001, I led the A2LA ISO 17025 Accreditation of the laboratory so we could offer accredited measurement and calibration services both internally and for external customers.
As the former DPT organization grew into the Hommel-Etamic company, I became an integral part of the Hommel Standards group dealing with customized surface finish solutions for shop floor and laboratory applications. The applications include profile inspections for bearings ranging from less than an inch in diameter to more than 6 feet in diameter. I also led the effort to design, manufacture, and program CNC surface finish systems that have been deployed all over North America to inspect crankshafts, cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, transmission cases and valve bodies.
My experience also includes several years working with form (roundness) measuring equipment. From manual roundness equipment to large spindle type form systems and specific crankshaft/camshaft inspection equipment, I have dealt with some of the most difficult measurement tasks and tightest tolerances in automotive and diesel manufacturing.
Along the way, I have worked to develop customized user interfaces to automate the inspection process and eliminate operator influence. At the back end of the process, I have configured automatic data export to multiple SPC Systems, most commonly Q-Das, and am familiar with all three types of Measurement Systems Analysis, as well as, Machine Runoff Tests.
Most recently my work has been working with machine vision applications. The implementations have included both Jenoptik Bore Inspection Systems and custom design and build vision systems. The majority of these applications have been related to the always challenging surface defect type of inspection. The latest systems have included 3D surface inspection and non-contact profile inspection.
Regardless of the technology, I am always looking for new challenges. Whether your needs include programming, or training, or consulting, I am willing to work with you to get the most effective use of your quality equipment.
