Miles Loretta
Consultant @Life and Safety Consultants, Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Consultant @Life and Safety Consultants, Inc.
Greenville, SC, US
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University
BSME, Engineering
ABOUT MILES LORETTA
Miles Loretta’s product development experience spans 40 years, as corporate engineering executive and consultant to various US and International industrial equipment companies. Accomplishments • Conducted a quality audit in Beijing to for a laser cutting machine company • Trained and led a DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) cost reduction study for a major fire hose nozzle manufacturer • Led numerous design projects including a special wing spar machine for the Boeing and scroll compressor machines for Copeland • Guided FEA analyzes to optimize new designs • Directed teams to resolve product reliability issues • Established joint ventures between US, Taiwanese and Chinese companies & provided oversight on various projects • Studied latest technological advances at international machine tool exhibitions in US, Germany, Italy, Japan and Taiwan • Directed development of a new Thermal Energy Deburring Machine for Kennametal -> Traveled to Ireland, England, Germany, Japan and China to interview customers, inspect competition and develop specifications -> Selected and qualified new vendors -> Complied with the European Pressure Equipment Safety Directive to acquire CE certification • Received six US Patents leading innovative design projects • Chaired product safety committee of a major US manufacturer of machine tools and led all new product safety audits, investigated accidents, reviewed and approved all safety signage • Chaired ANSI safety standard committee to write new US safety standard for CNC machining centers • Taught over 100 employees to use HAS (Hazard Analysis System/Risk Assessment), a tool used to help resolve product safety/risks issues by quantitatively comparing alternate solutions following ANSI B11 guidelines Management skills • Direct easy-going style, builds trust with impeccable integrity and work ethic • Extensive experience with conflict resolution, negotiation and team leadership • International experience for world-wide projects Specialties: Product Development, Industrial Equipment Safety and Developing International Relationship
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