POL-X West, Inc.

Engineering Services for the Transportation & Amusement Ride Industries

 

Cynthia Emerick Whitson

 

Education:     

 

·        Undergraduate: Wright State University, Dayton, OH. 

 

Degrees:

           

·        Bachelor of Science (BS) in Material Science and Engineering

 

Work Experience:    

 

·        Research Engineer, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ceramic Division, Carbon Fiber Composite Interface Properties, 1991~1994.

·        Project Engineering Manager for Roller Coaster Manufacturer, Togo International Inc., Cincinnati, OH, 1994~1999

·        Project Engineer and Service Manager for Roller Coaster Manufacturer, Premier Rides Inc., Baltimore, MD  1999~2006.

·        Project Manager for various projects such as people movers, POL-X West, Carson City, NV, 2006~present.

 

Professional Experience:

 

·        Performed strain gauge testing, and accelerometer testing.

·        Project Engineer and Manager for World Class Roller Coaster such as the Viper, N.J., Manhattan Express Roller Coaster, Las Vegas, N.V., The Windjammer, C.A., and Speed the Ride, Las Vegas, N.V.,.

·        Project engineer and manager for numerous service projects retrofitting roller coaster vehicle restraints, new magnetic brakes, and bogie assemblies.

·        Project manager of several roller coaster vehicles such as Son of Beast vehicles, Cincinnati, O.H. and the Mummy, at Universal Studios, Florida and California and

·        Oversaw Design and Engineering (including Finite Element Analyses) of above projects and numerous others.

·        Procured materials and components for above projects.

·        Oversaw vehicle manufacturing and quality control.

·        In shop advisory for track manufacturing.

·        Developed a Service Division that generated more than $ 7 Million dollars in sales.

·        Developed ride rehabilitation requirements for numerous attractions.

·        Provided service work for competitor’s product line such as Arrow Dynamics, Vekoma, Cari-pro, B&M, Zamperla, Intamin, and many more.

·        Field troubleshooting and engineering and commissioning of projects listed above and numerous others such as Italian Job roller coasters, several Linear Induction Motor Installations.

·        Wrote Quality Control Manual for Premier Rides.

·        Preparation of Operation and Maintenance documents many Roller Coaster Projects.

·        Managed shipping of components for above projects

 

Memberships and Participation:

 

·        Ride Safety Advisory Board for the State of Ohio

·        Water Ride Task Force Council for the State of Ohio

POL-X West, Inc.

Telephone:

001 (775) 882-7797

Fax:

001 (775) 882-8366

Postal Address:

P. O. Box 3612 Carson City, NV 89702 USA

Shipping Address:

4580 Wagon Wheel Rd. Carson City, NV 89703 USA

E-mail:

General Information: info@polxwest.com
Webmaster: info@polxwest.com

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last modified: 12 January 2007