I hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1995), and a BA from Beloit College (1995).  I am also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt trained in the DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) methodology.  I was previously employed as a mechanical engineer in Corporate America for 13 years.  I spent 2 of those years in the paper-making machine industry working for the former Beloit Corporation (1996-1998).  I spent the other 11 years in the electrical contractor tool design industry working for Greenlee Textron (1998-2009).  I certified with Textron as a DFSS Black Belt in 2004.