Douglas Zerr

Experience

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  The Carbon Shop

  May 2003 - Feb 2022

  CEO and Composite Engineer

  My own composite part manufacturing business. Started with fixing commercial truck hoods for body shops and developed into high precision, closed molding part development and production. Industrial range from food service to professional racecar production.

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  Philips Lighting

  May 2004 - Aug 2005

  Product Development R&d

  Develop testing equipment for new fluorescent product lines. Implemented test plans for life testing of fluorescent products.

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  SpiritAerosystems

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2013

  R&D Engineer

  Develop high quality, low cost engineering solutions providing capability and capacity to opperations. Manage Projects from inception to implementation.

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  ZZ Farms LLC

  Oct 2013 - Aug 2017

  Opperations Manager

  Taking a break to help with the expansion of my family's feedlot operations. In charge of managing day to day operations and developing long term business strategies that support the overall goals of our family enterprise. Managing cattle and commodity hedging we well as direct marketing of the same. Currently employ 19 full time staff at a capacity of 20,000 hd. Developing relationships with suppliers and consumers with aid in product development and process refinement. Work with state universities on various projects and hold positions on curriculum development boards. Show less

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  Kansas State University

  Jan 2019 - now

  Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology

  Shaping the next professional problem solvers for nearly any industry. I teach basic engineering fundamentals as well as senior level design projects. I teach all aspects of composites from basic manufacturing to FAA part 147 level composite aero structure repair. Along with traditional composite materials, my research includes natural, bio, biobased composite materials as well. Composite Sustainability and Circular Lifecycle are also areas of research currently being performed.