Experience

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  Kao infosystems

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1994

  Engineering manager, automation engineer

  Led all engineering activity at Kao’s around-the-clock, automated diskette manufacturing facilities.

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  Zomax canada

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2001

  Site director / general manager

  Zomax Canada (Previously KAO INFOSYSTEMS CANADA INC)

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  Nortel networks

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Director, north american modules operations

  Directed operations for three sites manufacturing high-speed modules and optical transmitters and receivers used for telecommunications and defence. Sales from operations exceeded $1-billion in 2000. Staff initially numbered 1,200 employees. Key departments included Production, Production Engineering, New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering, Quality and Planning.

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  Zomax canada

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2009

  Site director / general manager

  Site Director / General Manager 2004 – 2009; 1994-2001 Profit-and-loss responsibility for all business conducted from Zomax Canada. Annual sales exceeded $40-million. Employment levels ranged up to 230 permanent employees and 240 part-time employees.Zomax Canada (Previously KAO INFOSYSTEMS CANADA INC.) manufactured CDs & DVDs. Additional services included material procurement and management; custom assembly; order fulfillment; and distribution. Customers included the world’s top software companies and computer hardware OEMs. Show less

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  Microzone corporation

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

  President & general manager

  Microzone designed and manufactured various forms of environmental air control equipment to meet the specialized needs of science and technology. Laboratory equipment included Biological Safety Cabinets, Laminar Flow Workstations, Acid Hoods, HEPA Fan Filter Modules and Forensic Identification Products. Microzone also designed, manufactured and installed modular cleanrooms for an array of industries ranging in complexity from simple two room suites to multimillion dollar production facilities.

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  Design filtration microzone

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Vice president

  Microzone merged with Design Filtration Inc (DFI) in January, 2015

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  Lavorato design

  Sept 2017 - May 2024

  President

  Lavorato Design develops and fabricates equipment for cleanrooms for an array of industries including high technology, life sciences and pharmaceutical production. Our signature product is a custom gauge panel to monitor key room conditions and log data.

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  Nrc irap

  May 2024 - now

  Industrial technology advisor