Kenneth Dolan

Experience

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  Centorr Vacuum Industries

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Principal Mechanical Engineer

  > Led multiple simultaneous projects for industrial furnaces, including electronics and software, maintaining schedule and budget.> Developed standards for documentation, team-building, methods. Recognized by owner for organizational skills. > Supervision of two CAD designers.

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  MKS Instruments

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Manufacturing Engineer III

  - Project manager for portable leak detector after acquiring technology and resolving design issues. Full lifecycle focus. Set up pilot and production cells with tools, fixtures, and documentation. - Provided support, procedures, fixtures, process controls, test systems, and tooling for lean production of mass flow control devices. - Established production cell for FTIR gas analyzer after acquiring technology.- Identified and resolved a critical problem with test bench after an intense investigation that involved the state power company.- Championed two Six-Sigma Green Belt projects, improving yield to 98% and eliminating excess inventory. Show less

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  Millipore

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Product Development Engineer III

  - Completed large program as manager and engineer for pharmaceutical system: fixture, control, and consumables, three sizes. Development to validation via stage gates, realizing globally available products.- Led expansion of consumables in size and packaging including contamination testing. Trained manufacturing in NH and CA to successful release.- Led qualification of vial-filling machine and consumables to support drug manufacturing validation at Pfizer-Italy. Resolved design issues. - Liaison to acquired Swedish company, exchanging technology and corporate cultures. - Created patent-quality technology projects: leak detection, RFID suitability, and sterile connectors. Show less

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  Titeflex Aerospace

  Feb 2009 - Nov 2020

  Development Engineering Supervisor

  - Completed multiple projects for final design, qualification and commercialization of high-pressure and low-pressure hydraulic hose assemblies on time and under budget, manufactured profitably in U.S. and France and currently in service.- Engineered improved sealing features of high-pressure hose assemblies to increase service life >10%. - Developed internal standards for effective root cause analyses, investigations, and reporting of field returns.- Supervision and management of Engineering Test Lab, 7 years.- Strengthened manufacturing capability with continuous improvement, troubleshooting, fixturing.- Lead initiatives using WBS, collaboration and communication. - Manage risk and opportunity and comply with QMS in all decisions, reducing cost and bureaucracy. - Expanded test lab capabilities to include automotive, commercial, and custom testing, resulted in new revenues >$100k.- Achieve test lab accreditation annually for ISO 17025, via external audits of scope, calibration, maintenance, EH & S, and documentation control. - Arm test lab staff, 4 persons, with respect and training, and performance evaluation. - Executed direct duties of departed R&D Director, evolving into subject matter expert on product performance and manufacturing. Show less

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  Curtiss-Wright Corporation

  Nov 2020 - now

  Hardware Engineering Supervisor