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Walters_resume_product_spec_090616 Page 1 of 2 8677 Hoover Trail ROBERT O. WALTERS cell phone (402) 430-7678 Indianola, IA 50125 [email protected] Profile Passionate Product Development Specialist with 25 years of experience in various positions and industries. Able to obtain and manage significant levels of funding, assemble and direct multifaceted teams, mentor and grow personnel, conceive innovative solutions, design and develop new products, secure intellectual property rights and bring ideas to market. Experience in all major aspects of product development from concept through commercialization. Strengths ♦ Innovation (product, process and market) ♦ Design for Manufacturing ♦ Research and Product Development ♦ Client, Project and Program Management ♦ Engineering Management ♦ Proposal, Grant, SBIR and BAA Funding ♦ Computer Aided Engineering and Analysis ♦ Strategic Planning and Business Growth ♦ Prototyping, Testing and Evaluation ♦ Team Building and Strategic Alliances Employment History Nebraska MEP (2014 to present) - Industrial Liaison Officer. Nebraska’s lead resource providing support and assistance aimed at enhancing productivity and technological performance for manufacturers. Accomplishments include: ♦ Collaborating with public and private sectors to identify manufacturing needs and deliver solutions. ♦ Supplying top and bottom line growth for numerous clients. ♦ Providing assessments, innovation, continuous improvement and project management services. Innovations Plus, LLC. (2005 to 2014) - Principal Investigator; Program Manager; CEO. Research and Development company that sought intellectual property and commercialization opportunities. Subsidiary of Pro-Solutions, Inc. Accomplishments included: ♦ Earned, managed and completed a $1 million SBIR R&D program for the U.S. Marine Corps. ♦ Attracted $5 million in pending SBIR and BAA research funds from the U.S. Marine Corps. and U.S. Special Operations Command. ♦ Successfully completed Department of the Navy’s Transition Assistance Program to help commercialize R&D technology for the U.S. government. ♦ Significantly increased the value and market opportunities of a carbon fiber filament winding patent. These efforts lead to a $20 million venture capital investment in the technology and new company. Pro-Solutions, Inc. (1999 to 2014) - Product Development Engineer; Engineering Manager; President. Product development firm that delivered turnkey solutions, taking ideas from concept to reality. Accomplishments included: ♦ Reviewed over 300 product development requests. ♦ Established and maintained a vast network including more than 1,400 client and 350 vendor accounts. ♦ Grew business to include 11 staff members (administration, sales, technical and engineering). ♦ Created, designed and supplied ideas, products and solutions to various industries including agriculture, aviation, consumer electronics, firearms, hand tools, industrial sewing, material handling, medical, railroad, sound suppression, telecommunications, tooling and turf care. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (part-time 2000 to 2004) - Adjunct Instructor. ♦ Provided leadership and instruction to College of Engineering graduate and undergraduate students regarding 3-D printing, solid modeling and manufacturing processes.
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8677 Hoover Trail ROBERT O. WALTERS
cell phone (402) 430-7678
Indianola, IA 50125 [email protected]
Profile Passionate Product Development Specialist with 25 years of experience in various positions and industries. Able to obtain and manage significant levels of funding, assemble and direct multifaceted teams, mentor and grow personnel, conceive innovative solutions, design and develop new products, secure intellectual property rights and bring ideas to market. Experience in all major aspects of product development from concept through commercialization. Strengths ♦ Innovation (product, process and market) ♦ Design for Manufacturing ♦ Research and Product Development ♦ Client, Project and Program Management ♦ Engineering Management ♦ Proposal, Grant, SBIR and BAA Funding ♦ Computer Aided Engineering and Analysis ♦ Strategic Planning and Business Growth ♦ Prototyping, Testing and Evaluation ♦ Team Building and Strategic Alliances
Employment History
Nebraska MEP (2014 to present) - Industrial Liaison Officer. Nebraska’s lead resource providing support and assistance aimed at enhancing productivity and technological performance for manufacturers. Accomplishments include: ♦ Collaborating with public and private sectors to identify manufacturing needs and deliver solutions. ♦ Supplying top and bottom line growth for numerous clients. ♦ Providing assessments, innovation, continuous improvement and project management services.
Innovations Plus, LLC. (2005 to 2014) - Principal Investigator; Program Manager; CEO. Research and Development company that sought intellectual property and commercialization opportunities. Subsidiary of Pro-Solutions, Inc. Accomplishments included: ♦ Earned, managed and completed a $1 million SBIR R&D program for the U.S. Marine Corps. ♦ Attracted $5 million in pending SBIR and BAA research funds from the U.S. Marine Corps. and U.S.
Special Operations Command. ♦ Successfully completed Department of the Navy’s Transition Assistance Program to help commercialize
R&D technology for the U.S. government. ♦ Significantly increased the value and market opportunities of a carbon fiber filament winding patent.
These efforts lead to a $20 million venture capital investment in the technology and new company.
Pro-Solutions, Inc. (1999 to 2014) - Product Development Engineer; Engineering Manager; President. Product development firm that delivered turnkey solutions, taking ideas from concept to reality. Accomplishments included: ♦ Reviewed over 300 product development requests. ♦ Established and maintained a vast network including more than 1,400 client and 350 vendor accounts. ♦ Grew business to include 11 staff members (administration, sales, technical and engineering). ♦ Created, designed and supplied ideas, products and solutions to various industries including agriculture,
aviation, consumer electronics, firearms, hand tools, industrial sewing, material handling, medical, railroad, sound suppression, telecommunications, tooling and turf care.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (part-time 2000 to 2004) - Adjunct Instructor. ♦ Provided leadership and instruction to College of Engineering graduate and undergraduate students
regarding 3-D printing, solid modeling and manufacturing processes.
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8677 Hoover Trail ROBERT O. WALTERS
cell phone (402) 430-7678
Indianola, IA 50125 [email protected]
Pro-Solutions, DBA (1998 to 1999) - Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer; Project Manager; Owner. ♦ Identified a market opportunity and launched a new company initially offering Computer Aided
Engineering (CAE), Design and Analysis services.
Transcrypt International (1995 to 1998) - Mechanical Design Engineer; Sr. Management Team Member. ♦ Designed, prototyped, tested and manufactured portable 2-way radios which propelled the company into
a new market and Initial Public Offering. ♦ Accumulated 4,000+ hours of Pro/ENGINEER (Pro/E) CAE experience. Attended and successfully
completed Pro/E surface and sheet-metal training. ♦ Conducted vendor management and collaboration activities.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1993 to 1995) - Research Assistant. ♦ Attended and successfully completed Pro/E solid modeling and 3D Systems 3-D printing (SLA) training. ♦ Mentored, trained and demonstrated Pro/E, 3-D printing and metrology equipment to students, faculty,
staff and professional organizations. ♦ Supervised undergraduate 3-D printing research.
Douglas and Lomason (1989 to 1990) - Industrial Engineering Technician. ♦ Collected and analyzed inventory, material, EDM, press and tube mill data and established an accurate
manufacturing workflow database. ♦ Updated CAD files and drawings using Anvil 1000 and AutoCAD. ♦ Acquired manufacturing knowledge and experience.
Education and Certifications ♦ Master of Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Manufacturing Systems
Engineering, 2001. Emphasis: 3-D Printing and Business Management. ♦ Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Industrial and Management Systems
Engineering, 1993. Emphasis: Manufacturing and Engineering Management. ♦ Fundamentals in Engineering Certificate from the Nebraska State Board of Engineers and
Architects, 1993. ♦ Family Business Advisor from the Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute, 2014.
Associations (past and present) ♦ American Society of Mechanical Engineers, executive
council member ♦ Central States Pro/ENGINEER User Group, chairman ♦ Lincoln Chamber of Commerce ♦ Member of First Free Church Lincoln ♦ Metro Community College Advisory Board
♦ National Defense Industrial Association ♦ National Rifle Association ♦ Nebraska SBIR/STTR Roundtable ♦ Nebraska SolidWorks User Group, chairman ♦ Society of Manufacturing Engineers ♦ The Izaak Walton League of America
Hobbies and Interests Spending time with my wife and our two boys water skiing, 4-wheeling, shooting (long-range precision, handgun, trap), hunting and fishing.
