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Management & Technical Consultant

Specialist & Consultant

Highly experienced technology-oriented manager, with a strong track record of leading large projects, geographically-separated cross-functional teams, and contractors.  Experienced in Product Development and Certification, Project Engineering, Operations Management, Procurement, Pre-sales, Quality Management and Business Development.  Deep experience in Life Saving devices and related components.  Manufacturing World Class Products.
-	15+ years of cumulative Regulatory Compliance / Approvals Engineer experience.
-	Experience managing complex regulatory requirements from organizations including UL (Underwriters Laboratories), ISO (International Standards Organization) and Commercial SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea).  Gaining 50% overall process and quality improvement.
-	Product Developer of 25+ certificates of Approval of life-saving devices.  Increasing company business by 100%.
-	Negotiated International business suppliers increasing shipping efficiency by 40%.
-	Developed and project-managed four new and patentable inflation systems, including mechanical function R&D for proper rugged use.  Innovated efficiency improvements by 50% across company divisions, streamlined raw material channels, and improved procurement efficiency by 75%.
-	Consult as UL Agent for 5 customers increasing company profits by over $5,000,000 overall.


Consulting service, assisting client firms in start-up or growth phases to prepare product submittals for Underwriters Laboratory (UL) certification.  Clients include Marine Products LLC, Mustang Survival, Revere Survival, Baby Lifeseat, Erez, PFD-A and others.
Guides engineering design for clients in close coordination with testing laboratories.  Developed many inflatable devices and managed the approval projects including budgets and timelines to successful completion.  Significant interaction on-site overseas with manufacturers and company leadership.
?	Consult as UL Agent for 5 customers increasing all company profits by over $5,000,000 overall.
?	Serves as an Advisory Board Member for Marine Products LLC and acted as UL Agent and Standards Development and Analysis Manager for the innovative Lifeshirt product.  Brought firm overseas and managed the IPI (Initial Product Inspection).  Streamlining Operations by 25%.
?	Member of Standards Technical Panel (STP) for 15+ years.  Voting member working in task groups to improve standards and ISO harmonization.
?	While service as UL Agent he orchestrated numerous suppliers to efficiently reduce shipping time and cost.
?	As UL Agent he established 4 OEM customer manufacturing overseas and management of IPI (Initial Product Inspection).


Allen Van Camp is a Management & Technical Consultant at Director - AJV Inc. in Payette, ID.

Allen Van Camp

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Excelsior College

Southwest High