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Director of Engineering and Technical Services

Forney Industries is one of AmericaUas longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company was founded in 1932 and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940Uas. Today, it offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do-it-yourself markets. Forney delivers products to all 50 states through its extensive customer network.

Welding Engineering, Product Development & Product Line Management: Welding product design, market analysis, specification review and testing. Welding product specialist with product management and P&L responsibilities. Engineering management with ability to evaluate materials, welding processes and recommend welding procedures for general fabrication, production and repair welding. Strategic sourcing and quality evaluation of suppliers. Project management and capital equipment acquisitions and setup. Continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, cost, and safety. In depth understanding of the North American welding industry marketplace. Evaluating, setting up, managing, marketing and pricing welding products. Strategic selling into key accounts. Specialties: Welding, welding machines, filler metals, robotics, production, tooling, metals, branding, marketing, purchasing, capital equipment acquisitions, strategic planning, sales training.