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John Toth Engineering,
Inc.
11651 Osprey Pointe Boulevard
Clermont, Florida 34711
352-536-9757 Office
352-250-9329 Cell
352-536-9349 Fax
JohnToth@TothEngineering.com |
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Broad scale engineering support to commercial,
military, and legal clients including failure analysis and
expert evaluation of mechanical systems, high tolerance machinery,
electro-mechanical devices, and underwater equipment. |
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High tolerance machinery, tool & die, and
component design, development, and qualification. |
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Electro-mechanical and optical product development,
design review, and evaluation. |
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Accident evaluation and personal injury prevention. |
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Strategic planning, productivity consulting
and evaluation, market analysis, technical and business case
assessment and development, technical proposal presentation
and cost strategy. |
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Program and project coordination and supervision,
business process streamlining, management evaluations, and
business development.
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A Senior Consulting
Engineer with 20 years of diverse professional and industrial
based engineering experience in mechanical, electro-mechanical,
and optical engineering fields. Experience includes product
design, research and development, technical program management,
engineering management, and business management. Experience
in marine applications as well as high and low volume industrial
manufacturing settings. Background includes machine design,
fracture failure of concrete and rock, theme park ride and
machinery, high-tension cables, underwater materials, high-speed
machinery, tool & die, fiber optics, and elastomeric
applications.
Application areas supported include the defense
industry for underwater cable and connectors, submarine
sonar array, and acoustics; the pipe and tube mill industry
for cutoff shears, control systems, and tool & die;
the high speed canning industry for aerosol can, automated
test equipment, and canning dies; the theme park industry
for ride and show machinery and equipment; and the undersea
marine industry for material corrosion applications, underwater
wet and dry connectors, and cable terminations. Additional
research background associated with fracture failure and
crack propagation in metals, concrete, and rock.
Increasing levels of responsibility held
throughout engineering career, beginning in 1985 in the
defense industry, with progressive positions spanning Mechanical
Technician through Project Engineer, and finally serving
as an Engineering Project Manager. In 1993, transitioned
to commercial capital equipment manufacturing, where served
as Project engineer and Engineering Supervisor. Later supported
the development and analysis of theme park equipment and
machinery, and held design and project management positions
in the high speed canning industry. Began in 1997 as an
Engineering Manager for an undersea equipment manufacturer,
where ultimately transitioned to a Corporate Officer position
serving as the VP of Engineering and finally Division President.
In January 2004, formed John Toth Engineering, Inc., where
providing engineering analysis, failure and accident analysis,
product design, and productivity consulting for industrial,
defense, and legal applications and requirements.
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BS, Engineering Southern Illinois
University, 1985
MS, Mechanical Engineering University
of Rhode Island, 1992
Registered Professional Engineer, FL License No. 0052126
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U.S. Patent #6,543,965 Undersea Cable
Branching Apparatus and Method
U.S. Patent #6,402,539 Self-Contained Underwater
Branching Apparatus and Method
U.S. Patent #6,510,270 Sub-Oceanic Cable
Network System and Method
U.S. Patent #6,665,477 Undersea
Optical Fiber Telecommunication System and Method
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"Development of a Tensile Loading Apparatus
and its use in Determining the Dynamic Fracture Toughness
of Geological Materials," Master's Thesis, University
of Rhode Island, 1992.
Numerous company and client affiliated technical, and business
case presentations and seminars, including: product qualification
assessments, design and failure analysis reviews, verification
testing reviews, market assessments for niche product introductions,
and product reliability assessments.
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OCEAN DESIGN INC., ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA
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| International, high
growth manufacturer; industry leader in the supply of underwater
electrical and fiber optic harnesses, interconnect devices,
and seafloor equipment. Company market focus involves defense
and commercial applications for offshore control systems and
dedicated use communication and sensor networks. |
| Division President Defense Communications
2000-2003 |
| Responsible for establishing
and directing a startup company division focusing on government
and defense industries and non-traditional commercial markets,
including development and execution of all business related
strategies and achieving business growth, revenue, and profit
objectives. Staffing and retaining a professional team consisting
of marketing and sales, program management, engineering, and
contracts personnel. target markets included shipboard and
seafloor military programs, underwater communications, oceanographic
research, and emerging markets such as offshore renewable energy. |
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Generated revenues from startup to $11 million
in 3 years. |
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Achieved high growth rates by maximizing
revenues with existing customers through partnerships and
alliances and by expanding addressable markets through
the introduction of new product suites and capabilities. |
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Achieved profit objectives through market
pricing and organizational control. |
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Strategically focused resources on near
term high margin contract awards while concurrently structuring
and expanding capabilities to secure long term, higher
volume growth opportunities. |
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| Vice President of Engineering 1999-2000 |
| Business development and technical responsibility
for new product concepts and engineering service initiatives
targeted at establishing a company foothold in alternate markets.
formed technical and market based, cross-functional teams to
establish product applications and drive market capture. |
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Successfully developed and executed strategic
plans gaining market entry into sub-oceanic defense and
communication product markets utilizing variations of standard
commercial product lines. |
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Four strategic U.S. patents. |
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Key persuasive leadership for successful
capital market investment. |
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| Engineering Manager 1997-1999 |
| Staffing, management, and professional development
of a 30 person technical team consisting of Program Managers,
Engineers, Designers, and Configuration & Quality Control
personnel. Responsible for the design and development of high
reliability undersea electrical and fiber optic products in
accordance with program specifications and customer requirements. |
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Successfully expanded engineering department
to meet customer order requirements during company expansion
from $7 million to $25 million in annual revenue. |
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Formed dedicated technical and program management
teams to lead new product transition-to-manufacturing efforts
in fiber optic and defense product areas. |
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Program managed large-scale government contracts
for underwater optical products including contract negotiation,
product design, qualification, and manufacturing phases. |
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UNITED STATES CAN COMPANY,
ORLANDO, FLORIDA |
| Project Engineer 1996-1997 |
| Machine and Controls Division developing and
manufacturing high-speed canning line equipment for food and
beverage and commercial products applications. Responsible
for the design, development, and on-time delivery of high-speed
production line canning machinery and forming dies in accordance
with customer specifications and fixed contract pricing. |
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Corporate recognition for problem solving
capabilities and innovative equipment designs. |
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WALT DISNEY WORLD COMPANY,
ORLANDO, FLORIDA |
| Mechanical Engineer 1995-1996 |
| Ride and Show Engineering
Department supporting high reliability theme park attractions.
Responsible for design, analysis, quality, and installation
functions in support of maintenance upgrades and safety enhancements
of ride and show structures and equipment. |
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Received Ride & show Engineering "Stars
Award" for outstanding engineering problem solving and
team building. |
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THERMATOOL CORPORATION,
NOVI, MICHIGAN |
| Engineering Supervisor,
Project Engineer 1993-1995 |
| Capital equipment
manufacturer providing large scale metal processing equipment
to the pipe and tube mill industry. Engineering and supervisory
responsibility for the design, test and evaluation, and installation
of engineered-to-order high-speed cutoff dies and machinery. |
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Company liaison and technical problem
solving representative for high demand key customer. |
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TRACOR, INC., NEW LONDON,
CONNECTICUT & FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA |
| Project Manager, Project Engineer, Mechanical
Engineer, Mechanical Technician 1986-1993 |
| Defense contractor providing engineering and
technical support to the U.S. military. Eight-year affiliation
spanning entry level engineering through project team management
in support of the design, development, and test and evaluation
of shipboard and submarine equipment and components, including
test equipment, underwater electrical and optic connectors,
marine hose, and high strength cable terminations. |
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