Jim Weadon

Engineering Management • Manufacturing Operations • Quality Assurance

Phone: 803-310-3201

Technical Operations

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

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

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


Professional Experience

Jayco Manufacturing
Lugoff SC
2026 to current
Manufacturing Engineer

GE Appliances
Gas Water Heater
2021-2025
Quality assurance, systems integration, and programming testing procedures. Testing for product environmental compliance for UL certification and additional requirements. Data acquisition.

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

 

    • Nova University – Sciences

    • Broward Community College – Academic Curriculum

    • Sheridan Technical School – Technical Applied Specialties

 

 

Business Ownership & Commercial Ventures

 

Active entrepreneurship and business operations management spanning 50+ years:







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