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Lory Hedges
Grant Writing, Engineering Consulting

Lory Hedges Grant Writing and Engineering Consulting

Lory Wells Hedges, BSIE

Grant Writing
Technical Grants - written for NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority). Used by businesses that can show a reduction in electrical energy with the development of new processes or purchase of equipment. Project may be on site or for a customer within New York State. Other possibilities also exist. Currently at 100% approval rate and $882,000 in awards. Often effort continues with client to manage/engineer portions of grant.

NYS Training Grants - Includes 32-I BUSINYS grants for New York State companies. Attained 100% approval rate and $373,000 in awards.

SBIR/STTR Grants - Small Business Innovation and Research / Small Business Technology Transfer - Federal Grants for Research/ Commercialization. Attended 2 day NIH July '05 conference in Bethesda, MD for training. Wrote column in Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster newsletter November '05.

Lean Green Article
Click to read article.

DOE Grants - Submitted Fuel Cell Technology Research Grant requesting $2.3m in April 2006.

Engineering Consulting
Industrial Engineer - lean concepts, value stream mapping, manufacturing layouts, problem assessment/solving, process engineering, project management, cycle time reduction, team building, systems assistance, equipment specification, time and material studies, new product introduction and ramp up. Approximately 15 years experience. BSIE degree - Purdue University

Additional

  • Submitted grant for local Rochester fire department through the Department of Homeland Security. Approved for $59k.
  • Research for potential grants.
  • Technical writing - article in Machine Design magazine, April 2005.
  • Technical writing for work instructions