Jim Weadon

Engineering Management • Manufacturing Operations • Quality Assurance

Phone: 803-310-3201

Career Highlights

Executive Leadership

Proven track record as Jr. CEO, Engineering Manager, and RD Engineering lead across high-stakes manufacturing spaces.

Cross-Disciplinary Expertise

Comprehensive experience spanning industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, and quality engineering.

Technical Operations

Hands-on expertise in production machine programming, precision fixture design, prototyping, and active shop floor support.

Professional Experience

Lawrence Factor
Breathing Air Purification & Laboratory Development
1995 – 2022
  • Spearheaded laboratory development, performance testing, and microbial analytics.
  • Designed and deployed a highly sophisticated, fully portable laboratory system in 2003, featuring 24/7/365 real-time continuous atmospheric monitoring.
Growth Legacy: Joined during a transitional scale-up phase out of a small workspace. Partnered with the ownership group to scale infrastructure across three major facility acquisitions. Systematized custom formulation pipelines for over 2,000 distinct filter cartridge types, built out a comprehensive CNC machine tool production facility from the ground up, and established vertical integration encompassing high-pressure compressors (6,000 PSI) through to final automated laboratory air quality certification.
Didde / Webtron
Flexographic & Offset Printing Press Manufacturing
1977 – 1995
  • Advanced through successive technical roles: Manufacturing Engineer, Industrial Engineer, and Mechanical/Electrical Systems Engineer.
  • Programmed production machinery and custom-designed high-tolerance structural fixtures and manufacturing tooling.
  • Elevated to corporate operations team following company acquisition by Didde Web Presses, driving corporate development and M&A integration activities.
Additional Industrial Engagements
  • Esarbe Industries – DOD Contractor (Fort Lauderdale)
  • Electroform – DOD Contractor (Pompano Beach)
  • General Castings (Pompano Beach)
  • Garrett Hydraulics / Pratt Whitney (Fort Lauderdale)
  • All-Star Propane Gas – Field Service & Operations Manager

Technical Skills & Competencies

AutoCAD GibbsCAM Fusion 360 CNC Programming Machining & Welding Kanban Systems ISO 9001:2015 ISO 17025 EDM & CDM Electrical Systems Laboratory Operations

Education

Business Ownership & Commercial Ventures

Active entrepreneurship and business operations management spanning 29+ years:

  • JAW Beverage (Owner, 29 Years)
  • Weadon’s Creations
  • Weadon and Associates
  • Leather-works, Hobbies & Crafts Venture
  • Mobile Appliance Sales & Technical Repair Services