2012 - Present Retired to Ocala, Florida - Maintaining relationship with EFI Group, LLC engineering consulting organization.
2004 - 2012 Owned and operated Willow Hill Farm, a Paso Fino horse farm and boarding stable in Magnolia, Kentucky.
2002 - 2007 Owned and operated Trombley Consulting, LLC. Closed in January, 2007.
2002 - Formed business to provide process engineering consultation and design services. Principal activities included design of process equipment, engineering, equipment integration and installation. Designed courses and provided training in manufacturing process Quick Changeover Techniques to operating personnel.
Dow Corning Corporation Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1997 - 2000 Process Engineering Consultant (Retired - October 31, 2000) Provided process engineering support for silicone sealants manufacturing operations.
Activities: Dow Corning Global Sealants Technology Center Packaging/Finishing Coordinator
Instructor - Mfg. Quick Change-Over & Set-up Course, University of Kentucky
Dow Corning Corporation Midland, Michigan
1967 - 1997 Process Engineering & Manufacturing
Process Engineering Section Manager - 4 yrs.
Developed and implemented Dow Corning bulk silicone sealant delivery systems, coordinated Global pigment rationalization program, developed servo-drive sealant and pigment metering systems, supervised Sealants & Rubber Process Engineering Team.
Electro-Mechanical Development Team Leader - 16 yrs.
Developed manufacturing processes for Computer Touch Sensitive Screen (IR-100 Award Recipient), telecommunications cable insulation. Developed processes and managed engineering teams in integrated circuit board coating, packaging, quality control testing.
Specialty Elastomers Mfg. Operations Leader - 3 yrs.
Manufacturing Plant Operations Manager for specialty silicone elastomers manufacturing. Responsibilities included staffing, production management, site safety, facilities maintenance, manufacturing process design, layout, and implementation.
Process Development Engineer - 7 yrs.
Developed and implemented processes for continuous silicone rubber compounding, contact lens molding and finishing, optical mold finishing, patented in-line silicone sealant pigmenting processes, sealant metering/mixing equipment.
Education: Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan
1963 - 1967 Bachelor of Science Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Post Graduate Training in Optics Design, George Washington University
Law Enforcement 2 yrs. - Delta College, Saginaw, Michigan
Activities: Michigan Tech University Industry Advisor - 3 yrs. Dow Corning Corporation Personnel Recruiter - 9 yrs.
Accreditations: Six patents in contact lens design/finishing, sealant pigmenting processes.
I.R.100 Award Recipient - AT&T Touch Sensitive Computer Screen development.
Professional Society Membership:American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 24 yrs.
Community Activities: Amateur Hockey Coach, Soccer Coach, Instructor
LaRue County, KY Planning & Zoning Commission
References:Dow Corning Corporation Accumetric, Inc. Elizabethtown, KY Elizabethtown, KY (270) 737-6466 (270) 769-3385
2004 - 2012 Owned and operated Willow Hill Farm, a Paso Fino horse farm and boarding stable in Magnolia, Kentucky.
2002 - 2007 Owned and operated Trombley Consulting, LLC. Closed in January, 2007.
2002 - Formed business to provide process engineering consultation and design services. Principal activities included design of process equipment, engineering, equipment integration and installation. Designed courses and provided training in manufacturing process Quick Changeover Techniques to operating personnel.
Dow Corning Corporation Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1997 - 2000 Process Engineering Consultant (Retired - October 31, 2000) Provided process engineering support for silicone sealants manufacturing operations.
Activities: Dow Corning Global Sealants Technology Center Packaging/Finishing Coordinator
Instructor - Mfg. Quick Change-Over & Set-up Course, University of Kentucky
Dow Corning Corporation Midland, Michigan
1967 - 1997 Process Engineering & Manufacturing
Process Engineering Section Manager - 4 yrs.
Developed and implemented Dow Corning bulk silicone sealant delivery systems, coordinated Global pigment rationalization program, developed servo-drive sealant and pigment metering systems, supervised Sealants & Rubber Process Engineering Team.
Electro-Mechanical Development Team Leader - 16 yrs.
Developed manufacturing processes for Computer Touch Sensitive Screen (IR-100 Award Recipient), telecommunications cable insulation. Developed processes and managed engineering teams in integrated circuit board coating, packaging, quality control testing.
Specialty Elastomers Mfg. Operations Leader - 3 yrs.
Manufacturing Plant Operations Manager for specialty silicone elastomers manufacturing. Responsibilities included staffing, production management, site safety, facilities maintenance, manufacturing process design, layout, and implementation.
Process Development Engineer - 7 yrs.
Developed and implemented processes for continuous silicone rubber compounding, contact lens molding and finishing, optical mold finishing, patented in-line silicone sealant pigmenting processes, sealant metering/mixing equipment.
Education: Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan
1963 - 1967 Bachelor of Science Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Post Graduate Training in Optics Design, George Washington University
Law Enforcement 2 yrs. - Delta College, Saginaw, Michigan
Activities: Michigan Tech University Industry Advisor - 3 yrs. Dow Corning Corporation Personnel Recruiter - 9 yrs.
Accreditations: Six patents in contact lens design/finishing, sealant pigmenting processes.
I.R.100 Award Recipient - AT&T Touch Sensitive Computer Screen development.
Professional Society Membership:American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 24 yrs.
Community Activities: Amateur Hockey Coach, Soccer Coach, Instructor
LaRue County, KY Planning & Zoning Commission
References:Dow Corning Corporation Accumetric, Inc. Elizabethtown, KY Elizabethtown, KY (270) 737-6466 (270) 769-3385