Nicholas Wichowski

About Nicholas Wichowski

Highly motivated, hands-on engineering executive with a record of leading the design and…

Experience

1. Head of Engineering & Development Unit

   Acutronic Group

   Nov 2012 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Report to the CEO of the group while directing an international Engineering and Development Unit~Established Engineering & Development Unit, internally promoted its charter, created vision and product road map~Co-ordinate all development unit activities across two office locations - USA and Switzerland ~Executive Committee member responsible for setting company performance targets and identifying strategic growth paths~Attend quarterly board meeting presenting development unit status and contribute to all activities of the group~Member of an internal team tasked to identify and evaluate M&A targets that fulfill company growth strategies~Provided technical leadership in a joint venture with a German company to manufacture and sell their products in the US market~Lead the technical due diligence in the majority acquisition of a robotics company in Spain ~Successfully lead and manage a strategic growth initiative to develop a new product line of custom servo actuators~Performed due diligence to qualify vendors of critical components including slip rings, brushless motors and servo amplifiers~Manage, engage and mentor staff of mechanical, electrical, software and controls engineers (direct tasking/hire/fire/review)~Effectively managed projects for key customers Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake~Interact daily with operations to improve production outcomes and promote relationships between departments~Work with project managers to ensure performance, budget and schedule are met on all projects ~Ensure all ISO 9001:2015 quality standards are being adhered to and seek continuous improvement~Provide technical support to marketing staff on complex proposals and technical exchange meetings with customers~Travel to initiate new business opportunities (business development), attend trade shows and support development team in the Swiss office

Education

• Southern Methodist University

  Graduate Studies in Engineering (M.S.), completed graduate-level courses in advanced control systems via distance education

  2002 — 2003

• Penn State University

  B.S., Electro-Mechanical Engineering

  1997 — 1999

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  Graduate Studies in Criminology (Ph.D.), did not graduate, but completed all coursework, Criminology

  1993 — 1996

• The George Washington University

  Master's, Forensic Science

  1992 — 1993

• The University of Toledo

  B.S., Criminal Justice

  1987 — 1992

Skills

• Systems Engineering
• Electronics
• Matlab
• Embedded Systems
• Dod
• Sensors
• Software Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Labview
• C
• System Design
• Security Clearance
• R&D
• Proposal Writing
• C++
• Software Development
• Program Management
• Technical Writing
• System Integration
• Machine Vision
• Image Processing
• Optcial Modeling
• Field Testing
• Test Engineering
• Night Vision Technology
• Ir Sensor Technology
• Microsoft Office
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Prototyping
• Test Plan Development
• Multi-Spectral Imaging
• Testing
• Integration
• Engineering
• Project Management
• Defense
• Robotics
• Design of Experiments
• Data Acquisition
• Optics