Arlington, VA
email: jbailey969@gmail.com
Summary
Project manager, software developer, and mechanical engineer with 30 years’ experience in product development. Strong background in, software development, project scheduling, mechanical engineering, 3D modeling, verification and validation, UV-Vis optics, and industrial design.
Experience
Project Manager, 2012 – Present
DYNEX Technologies, Chantilly, VA
Dynex Technologies is a leading supplier of automated microplate processing equipment.
- Managed the Multiplier™ Flex project
- Held team project meetings
- Used Microsoft Project to manage the project and identify development obstacles
- Wrote Multisoft, Multiplier™ software, to be used for Assay R & D, Manufacturing, and Service using VB.NET
- Directed outside optics engineers to design the Multiplier™ optics
Founder and developer, 2016 – Present
JimmySoft LLC, Arlington, VA
JimmySoft LLC is a privately held software company that develops software for the DIY market.
- Developed EmbroideryWare, an embroidery digitizing program, in Visual Studio.NET
- EmbroideryWare has over 1000 customers since it went commercial in 2016
- Provided customer support and training
- Created training videos
- Wrote user’s manual
- Created company web page https://www.embroiderywaresoftware.com/ in WordPress
- Wrote WordPress plugins in PHP to automate sending out license codes and marketing emails
Project Manager and Verification/Validation Manager, 2008-2012
DYNEX Technologies, Chantilly, VA
- Managed the Agility™ project
- Held team project meetings
- Used Microsoft Project to manage the project and identify development obstacles
- Oversaw certification testing for UL, CE, CSA marks
- Prepared documentation for Design History File, FMEA, product specifications, software specifications and verification test plans
- Managed three software validation engineers
Manager, Mechanical Engineering, 2006-2008
Vidar Systems Incorporated, Herndon, VA
Vidar is a leading supplier of X Ray Film Digitizers.
- Managed three mechanical engineers
- Developed new LED based Advantage line of X Ray Film Digitizers
- Redesigned Revolution™ 4200 Micro Array Scanner
Senior Mechanical Engineer, 2003-2006
DYNEX Technologies, Chantilly, VA
- Managed firmware development for, DS2, which included specification writing, and testing
- Wrote DS2 software, DeeSoft, for manufacturing calibration and verification
- Liaison for outside software development contract for DS2 windows software
- Developed the Spectra MR a second generation Multiskan Spectrum
- Developed a second generation MLX luminometer, and Opsys MRW washer
- Conducted cost reduction program on the DSX plate processing system
Project Manager, Multiskan Spectrum, 1998-2002
DYNEX Technologies, Chantilly, VA
- Managed the Multiskan Spectrum UV-Vis Plate Reader project
- Administered $1.3 million program budget
- Held team status meetings
- Prepared Gantt charts to identify critical path items and solve potential development obstacles
- Designed instrument optics using Zemax
- Designed all mechanical assemblies and components
- Created product industrial design
- Oversaw certification testing for UL, CE, CSA marks
- Prepared documentation for Design History File, FMEA, product specifications, software specifications and verification test plans
- Managed one contract software engineer
- Wrote Multiskan Spectrum software, TommySoft, for manufacturing calibration and verification
Senior Mechanical Engineer, 1994-1998
DYNEX Technologies, Chantilly, VA
- Designed the OPSYS-MR reader, MLX luminometer, luminometer reference plate and QSXII dispense system
- Received a patent for the MLX
- Mentored one engineer and two designers
- Lead CAD conversion from AutoCAD to Solidworks
- Wrote MLX Excel based VBA software, FatCap, for manufacturing calibration and verification
Technical Engineer, 1991- 1994
DuPont Sontara® Technologies, Nashville, TN
A $250 million DuPont division that produces spunlaced non woven fabrics of polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon, woodpulp and cotton.
- Developed web forming and fabric finishing processes and equipment
- Served as a key member of a project team to implement $20 million dollars of new process equipment
- Conducted research with European partners
- Developed new processes using computational fluid dynamics and experimental design
- Directed contract engineering firms to design and fabricate prototypes
- Managed two technicians and one designer
- Received two patents
Services Engineer, 1989 –1991
Dupont Electronic Imaging, Wilmington, DE
A $500 million DuPont division that produces digital and analog proofing products for the printing market.
- Lead the design team to develop an imaging film processor and laminator for the proofing market
- Wrote functional specifications for the equipment
- Performed project management from concept to commercialization
- Engineered control systems, and electro – mechanical assemblies
- Managed a design staff of four and a technician staff of three
- Received two patents for the laminator and film processor
- Wrote operators manuals
- Performed repairs and retrofits at customer installations
- Wrote software to analyze product quality
Mechanical Engineer, 1987-1989
Dupont, Medical products, Wilmington, DE
A $500 million DuPont division that produces medical diagnostic equipment and kits for the clinical market.
- Designed and developed fluid, refrigeration and heating systems for an ELISA chemistry blood analyzer
- Designed liquid handling robots, computer controlled pumps, valves and fittings
- Wrote test software to aid in verification testing
Patents
- Method and apparatus for improving the air flow through an air duct in a dry fiber web, US 5,778,494
- Luminometer, US 5,611,994
- Chute Feeder for textile processing equipment, US 5,606,776
- Apparatus for processing a Photosensitive Element, US 5,059,996
- Off-press laminating apparatus, US 5,236,542
Education
BSME, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1986
Professional Education
Optics assemblies, Quality Functional Deployment, Design for Experimentation, Design for Assembly, Project Management
Skills
CAD
Solidworks 1997-2018
AutoCAD 12/13/14
Modeling
Cosmos FEA, Fluent Computational Fluid Dynamics, Zemax, Flow 3D
Software
Visual Studio 2008-2017, PHP, WordPress, Team Foundation Server, VBA
References Available Upon Request