Summary


JAMES A. NORTON
QUALIFIED BY
Over 30 years of progressively more responsible experience as Design Engineer, Director of Operations, Director of Engineering/Manufacturing, Director of Business Development, Vice President/GM and President.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Pacific Press Co.



Employment

2002 -  Present
Director

Direct the engineering and manufacturing operations. Responsible for all the engineering, fabrication, assembly and system test of filtration system for liquid/solid separation equipment like filter press, automatic pump systems, process tanks, elevated platforms etc. Other responsibilities included customer interface, estimating and bidding, engineering, project scheduling and tracking through the manufacturing process and quality control.

Budget responsibility $2.5M

2001 -  2002
Engineering Manager

Directed the engineering and program management department consisting of 25 people. Responsible for all the engineering and system test/calibration of Hydraulic and Pneumatic test stands for the testing of aircraft components. Other responsibilities included customer interface, estimating and bidding, engineering and project scheduling and tracking through manufacturing, installation and training.

1998 -  2001
President

1995 -  1998
Vice President/General Manager

Direct operations, strategies and objectives to ensure the achievement of company s Vision Value Goal s implementing long/short term goals.

Directed the engineering, fabrication, assembly and system test/calibration of custom designed test systems like single and multi component thrust stands for jet engines and solid rockets, weight and C.G. system and load cell dead weight calibrators. Other responsibilities included proposal, presentations, customer interface, estimating, bidding, engineering and project scheduling and tracking through manufacturing.
Budget responsibility $2M
Designed and Program Managed 2 710000lb-thrust multi component thrust measurement system installed at Stennis Space Center. Contract value = $3.7M
Program Managed 2 120000lb-thrust multi component thrust measurement system for Pratt and Whitney. Contract value = $3.8M
Managed major Contract s some of which included ; Boeing Company, Rocketdyne Division ; Canadian Government, Supply and Services Canada ; NASA Dryden Flight Research Center ; Phillips Laboratory/USAF ; Pratt and Whitney ; Alliant Technology Systems ; Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake.

1994 -  1995
Director

1991 -  1994
Marketing Manager

Responsible for the marketing research, identification, estimating, justification and development of all product enhancements and new products. Responsibilities include the development of new aviation related business through joint ventures, corporate acquisitions ; full line of custom designed prefabricated underground pit assemblies for the commercial and military aviation industry. Managed the marketing and sales operations consisting of 5 5 sales/application engineering staff.

Instrumental in the formation of a new company, Integrated AeroSystems LLC Brought the technical experience in the research, development and acquisition.
Budget responsibility $300K

1988 -  1991
Director

Directed the engineering and manufacturing operations consisting of 50 people. Responsible for all the engineering, fabrication, assembly and system test/calibration of single and multi component thrust stands for jet engines and solid rockets. Other responsibilities included customer interface, estimating and bidding, engineering, project scheduling and tracking through the manufacturing process.
Budget responsibility $2.5M
Designed and Program managed 1.5 million pound multi component Thrust Stand for Titan IV solid rocket motor.

1981 -  1988
Director

Directed the design, development and manufacturing of Automatic Diskette Copiers and related products. Initiated and implemented the company's model shop by defining the requirements and staffing to support engineering prototypes and pilot production runs for manufacturing.
Managed the company's 5 domestic field service centers and the depot repair center.
Budget responsibility $2M

Award for Mechanical Design Excellence for MST's first Desk Top Copier.
Co-inventor for Media Systems Technology on 2 design patents and 3 mechanical patents.
Pertec Computer Corp.

1975 -  1981
Design Engineer

Responsible for all mechanical design and engineering of computer systems from marketing specifications to final design. The systems included the mainframe computer and key stations sold on an OEM basis to Sperry Univac and Pertec's own line of mini computer systems.

Education

Skills

Word, Excel, Project, MS PowerPoint, Access, AutoCAD R14, MCAD 8.0.