Miles Loretta

Background

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