Dana F Shave

Consultant to Insurance Industry for residential and commercial property claims. Have completed more than 250 assignments involving residential and commercial structures, including evaluations related to water intrusion, structural failure and collapse, mold, blasting, plumbing, HVAC, construction defects, fire damage assessment, cost review and assessment, swimming pool failures, and other issues. Many claims involve contractor liability and subrogation.

SIMON PURE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (SPD), Chapel Hill, N. C. 2002-Present

A multi-member NC organization engaged in the purchase and restoration of historical and classic homes and design, construction and renovation of residential and commercial properties. Responsible for all operations including location and assessment of properties, design and renovation, schedules and cost control. Licensed General Contractor, North Carolina.

CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL (CWFC), E. Farmingdale, N. Y. 2000-2001

A $100 Million Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE- CW), that provides valves, actuators and other highly specialized flow control products for military, commercial and industrial applications. Vice President, Director of Business Development • Developed new partnering agreements and expanded presence in marketplace • Led acquisition effort, identified candidates and led evaluation processes • Strategic Planning, New Customer Development, Relationship-building, Industry Associations and Trade Shows

Vice President, Commercial Nuclear Products General Management/P&L responsibility for $22 million Enertech Division, and for certain valve products within Target Rock Division. Enertech manufactures, distributes and manufactures-under-license products for the nuclear power industry and fluid power systems for industrial market segments. • FY2000 and FY2001 Sales, Bookings and Earnings met or exceeded aggressive budgets • Restructured Marketing, Sales and Accounting • Margin improvement program, divested unprofitable fluid power distribution division

VALCOR ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Springfield, N. J. 1996-2000 A $30 million supplier of custom designed precision valves and other flow control devices for commercial nuclear, aircraft and aerospace, and medical applications

Division Manager • General management of Valcor Nuclear Division with P&L responsibility. Delivered consistent yearly sales increases, achieving record sales and profits in FY1999 • Restructured internal organization and outside sales channels • Developed successful new product designs, developed and successfully implemented 4 external licensing arrangements to significantly broaden product line

STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Boston, MA 1970-1995

$1+ billion ENR top-ten AE/Constructor providing full-service worldwide engineering and construction services in power, process, industrial, environmental and transportation business sectors.

Vice President, International Business Development Manager, Stone & Webster International (10 Years)

• Established an international presence, winning major engineering contracts in China, Korea, Bulgaria, and a $90+ Million award in Taiwan • Developed and executed strategic long term international joint ventures, created strategic and operational plans for international growth, identified new bidding opportunities, prepared action plans and competitive analyses, selected partners and developed teaming arrangements for major projects • Led proposal preparation teams, client presentations and negotiated contracts

Marketing Manager , Project Manager and Project Engineer (10 Years)

• Identified new business opportunities, strategized and prioritized marketing activities, made client presentations, developed teaming arrangements, led proposal development teams and authored proposals • Managed engineering and consulting projects and large feasibility studies

Engineering Section Head (5 Years)

• Managed largest technical group in the company (400+ engineers and designers)

Additional experience in engineering includes analysis and design of lightweight sophisticated optical systems for highly classified military purposes; design and analysis of lightweight rotating aeronautical structures; controls analysis; and engineering review.

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Professional Development Courses Union College and University of Pittsburgh

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer, North Carolina and Massachusetts (Mechanical) Licensed General Contractor, North Carolina Member - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Formerly:

CWFC Corporate Representative – Valve Manufacturer’s Association of America (VMA) and Measurement, Control and Automation Association (MCAA) Member - American Nuclear Society S&W Corporate Representative to U.S. - China Business Council Member - Engineering Advisory Council, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Member - Corporate Advisory Board, Tufts University China Executive Development Program