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Thomas J. Knabbe

Fort Lauderdale

Summary

To seek education to expand my knowledge and build on my professional toolset to both help grow my company and provide increased opportunities for future endeavors.

Experienced with production planning, quality control, and resource management. Utilizes strategic approaches to streamline operations and boost productivity. Track record of implementing process improvements and fostering cohesive team environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering and Production Manager / Director, President

Springfield Research Corp.
09.2013 - Current
  • Founding member.
  • Oversee all aspects of the running the business
  • Lead development and design of all products
  • Responsible for production of all products, including planning and forecasting
  • In charge of purchasing and supply chain management
  • Oversee sales and customer relations

Electrical Engineer

Smar Research
08.2003 - 09.2013
  • Embedded Systems HW/SW Design
  • Project Manager: RD401, TT421, TT423
  • Managed teams of up to 6 engineers through the complete design process
  • Various communication protocols including HART, Profibus, and USB
  • Other Projects include: HF1400, DDCON100, LD301, LD101
  • Provide technical support to customers using Smar Research’s custom ICs
  • Headed Engineering side for implementing and maintaining ISO9001 certification.
  • Designed and built control systems for many manufacturing equipment and processes, including automated welding, casting, testing, metal deposition, oil fill.

Intern

Orbit International
06.2002 - 08.2002
  • Designed and built ESS Test Fixture for the BAE RCU unit
  • Wrote all necessary code to run the test fixture and interface with their software.
  • Worked under engineers on various other projects.

Education

Master of Business - Operations Management

FAU College of Business
Boca Raton, FL
12.2026

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
05.2003

Skills

  • C, Assembly Language, Matlab, C, Objective C, Mentor Graphics, Altium, Pspice, MS Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator, SolidWorks, SolidCam, Linux
  • Production scheduling
  • Staff management
  • Operations management
  • Production planning
  • Quality control
  • Project management
  • Customer support
  • Production optimization
  • Supply chain management
  • Quality assurance controls

Accomplishments

  • Etta Kappa Nu National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • Dean’s List, Binghamton University

Timeline

Engineering and Production Manager / Director, President

Springfield Research Corp.
09.2013 - Current

Electrical Engineer

Smar Research
08.2003 - 09.2013

Intern

Orbit International
06.2002 - 08.2002

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Binghamton University

Master of Business - Operations Management

FAU College of Business

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