Vice President Production

franklin@CopperCards.com

Augustus Franklin Dunning is a very smart, fearless, driven person, and as such able to insert himself into any scenario with an unmatched energy and enthusiasm.  He is a life-long  creative problem-solver of the first order and an exceptional idea person.  When handed a project, he get things organized and done fast.

• Ability to work in cross disciplines
• Background that includes both the arts and science
• Well honed communication and networking skills
• Extensive background in local harvest, rebuilding the Earth. 

EXAMPLES OF PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 Contract position with GE Wind Energy – Tehachapi, Ca Business Monitoring and Parts Supply Chain Analysis
Analyst in charge of Warranty part delivery to wind farms in US and Canada, Developed process flow diagrams for warranty claim, parts delivery and scheduling and record keeping in Dataflo Software Program, Coordinated  procurement for turbine parts supply chain, Produced instruction guides and manuals for Dataflo order delivery process, Delivered training to groups for Dataflo Management and utilization

 Mobius Trans-Metals Inc. - Caliente & Pasadena, Ca. CSO, Director for Business Development
Chief Science Officer,  Inventor - integrated energy extraction systems, Accelerated bio mass yield research for ethanol production, Director of proposals for DoD contracts, SOW requirements,

Manager for patent submissions to USPTO for inventions, Manager of process change, Manager responsible for complete cycle of  RFP analysis, scheduling, tracking, content development, writing, production and delivery., Technical writer for procedural documentation and instructions

 Pratt and Whitney Space Propulsion - San Jose, Ca – Edwards AFB Regional Manager for Business Development
Manager, on site field representation at Edwards Air Force Base-AFRL, Naval Air Weapons Center, China Lake and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Re established the Pratt and Whitney business representation with the Naval Air Weapons Center and Edwards – AFRL, Fielded seven awarded contracts in propulsion, materials, chemistry, electric ion drive, Manager for Site RFP tracking, content development and contract delivery, Contributing member of contract team for product offerings that fit government program requirements for liquid, solid and electric propulsion development programs. 

 Microtrac International Inc. - Bakersfield, Ca SDLC Documentation Specialist - Technical Writer
Provide Enterprise Architecture technical writer - Zakman SDLC method, Participate in CCB, provide input to change management team manager, Enterprise Architecture document preparation for Microtrac contracts with local oil industry accounts, Construct process documents and online user guides using Robohelp for Software development teams at oil industry accounts.

 National Association of Security Dealers -  Nasdaq - Rockville Maryland Y2K Compliance Test Director - Technical Writer
Performed black box regression testing using Winrunner2000 Test Director and functional testing for all AMEX and Nasdaq operating surveillance systems, Prepared technical manuals in preparation of stock exchange operating system release prior to Y2K, Member of Y2K quality control analysis group for Y2K compliance requirements.

 Sabbatical – Research – Continuing Education in Physics
Research, wrote magazine articles and book manuscripts on Gravitation Theory and Particle Theory. 

Travel between London (Open University), Chicago (University of Chicago) and Washington DC (University of Maryland) during this period prior to return to Maryland to work on Y2K regression testing for NASD.

 Grumman Space Station Integration Division - Reston VA Operations System Engineer -Structures Division
Technical writing and preparation of presentation materials for NASA requests., Change control manager for the build elements of Space Station Freedom Configuration, Provided CAD models in IDEAS2 for NASTRAN analysis, Verify system architecture between construction-elements during Station build out.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors of Science
  - Ball State University – Major: Design, Minor-Astrophysics 1974.
• Advanced Study in Physics and Material Science
  – Caltech, Open University, University of Chicago
• Continuing Education in Botany.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Total Quality Management.
• Enterprise Architecture
  - Software Development Life Cycle Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS & TRAINING:

• Computer Skills
  - Microsoft office products; excel, word powerpoint, Microsoft project,  RoboHelp, Snagit, Visio, Winrunner2000, Website Design and Construction.
• Business Skills
  - Enterprise Architecture process, Total Quality Management, SDLC process management, online manual design and implementation, Change Management SME - (CCB).
• Space System Service Group.
• FAR – DFAR - ISO-9000.
• Best Business Practices
• ACE
• Spoke extensively at Congressional hearings, High Schools and Universities on Space Station objectives and opportunities in science and math careers.

AWARDS & HONORS:

• NASA Special Achievement Award for Space Station Assembly Sequence 1992.
• Co-Authored ‘Star’ Space Station re design for Presidential Blue Ribbon Panel 1993.
• Grumman EOM February, 1991.
• ONR Sbir phase 1 award – non solvated synthesis of aluminum Hydride 2005 Transformation of gold into monatom superconducting state at ambient temperature 2004