Steven Abdelgader

Director Of Engineering at Ultimate Inc.

Location: Greater New York City Area
Industry: Construction

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Steven Abdelgader's Overview

Current

Director Of Engineering at Ultimate Inc.

Past

Engineering Manager at Blackstone Medical
Project Mechanical Engineer at Coltene Whaledent
Senior Project Engineer at Curtiss Wright Controls

Education

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Manhattan College

Connections

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A skilled manager and an engineer, I drive growth and profitability by leading successful project and product development lifecycles from concept through completion. My adept operations management, effective production control and innovative global product development have spurred increased revenues and reduced costs in the highly competitive and complex medical device manufacturing and construction industries.

In addition to controlling costs while delivering quality products and outstanding performance, I have a history of improving margins by streamlining operations. I have handled diverse and multiple levels of responsibility ranging from budgeting and cost controls to new product rollout and manufacturing support logistics.

Specialties

Engineering / Medical Devices / Product Design & Development / R&D / Process & Product Reengineering / Project Management Regulatory Operations / ISO 9000 & 9001 / Project & Structural Engineering / Patent Holder

Director Of Engineering

Ultimate Inc.

2003 – Present (9 years)

Direct construction projects, budgeting, planning, material ordering and selection, consistently meeting project target requirements. Develop construction contracts for various trades and obtains required work-site insurance. Coordinate Board approvals.

Highlights:

* Saved commercial construction project: Office building project was troubled and was falling behind plan. Investigated the situation and identified the problems. Developed and implemented solutions turning around project. Completed project on-time and budget, averting $4M loses.

* Redesigned and engineered residential construction project: Brought in to save 24-unit townhouse project that became economically unfeasible. Reviewed and redesigned entire project, turning it into 48 units that were smaller and less expensive. Project sold out for $8M, $2.5M more than originally estimated.

Engineering Manager

Blackstone Medical

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Medical Devices industry

2003 – 2003 (less than a year)

Managed $2M budget and five engineers for this $35M spine implant manufacturer. Led team in developing new product line and expanding existing product-lines globally. Won FDA approvals. Designed and approved test methods and procedures.

Highlight:

* Created new product line, increasing sales by $1.5M. The competition was making in-roads and negatively impacting sales of the company’s current product line. Recommended and won approval for the spin-off of a new product line. Led team in manufacturing new product.

Project Mechanical Engineer

Coltene Whaledent

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Medical Devices industry

1992 – 2003 (11 years)

A $30M manufacturer of medical devices for the dental industry. Directed design, development and enhancement of new/existing products. Supervised up to six engineers and draftsmen and coordinated production logistics. Prepared engineering drawings, documents and quality reports in line with ISO 9001 standards. Coordinated UL, CSA and VDE product approval processes.

Highlights:

* Invented and patented new product, increasing revenue $3M. Led team in design and development of new medical equipment. Combined product design to run both configuration of the dental scalar inserts and scalar inserts. Received patent for product and developed for market.

* Sourced cost effective materials, improving product pricing and marketability. New product was made of a costly, high tech engineering grade plastic. Located vendor in Taiwan that could make the molds and the product to specifications. Saved 50% on molds and 40% on parts.

Senior Project Engineer

Curtiss Wright Controls

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CW; Defense & Space industry

1990 – 1991 (1 year)

Managed special programs for this $50M manufacturer of flight systems and controls. Established schedules and budgets, and directed product design and configuration control. Produced engineering documents, reports, proposals, QTPs and ATPs.

Highlight:

* Crafted new test procedure for space shuttle, reducing testing costs 15%. Oversaw the qualification and testing of door hinges for the space shuttle. The qualification testing had been taking a lot of man-hours and machine time. Developed and won approval for new efficient and cost effective procedure.

Fairleigh Dickinson University

MSME, Mechanical Engineering

1983 – 1985

Fairleigh Dickinson University

MBA, Master in Business Admistaration

Manhattan College

BSME, Mechanical Engineering

Interests:

Manufacturing production specialist with progressive success in large and small companies. Experienced across all aspects of manufacturing including distribution, receiving, costing, management information systems and HR. Improved margins through streamlined operations and cost reductions. Maximized production, efficiency, and quality for peak performance. Record of success developing innovative and profitable products in medical device and aerospace industries. Blend expert operations management with effective production control.

Groups and Associations:

ASME, SAE