Faucet Reinvented…NASONI Fontanina
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How I discovered the Faucet Reinvented…NASONI Fontainina
Faucet Reinvented…Absolutely Brilliant
At first I wasn’t sure about. Why hadn’t anyone invented and mass -produced this before? There had to be a reason. The more research I did, the more I like this faucet. I have installed many faucets in my time so I did have one question…
Will it Overshoot my Sink?
Apparently not. I learned all Fontanina faucets are set for standard US Household water pressure. However, if your water pressure is outside of the normal range, a simple adjustment can be made during installation to ensure the perfect fountain arc is created that lands in the center of the sink.
Who is Steve Waddell
NASONI’s Founder, Steve Waddell, began his 25-year career at Newport News Shipbuilding, building the most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines the world has ever seen. Click here to learn more.
What Inspired this Faucet Reinvented or should say Revolution…Fontanina
Steve Waddell was inspired by the nasone water fountains of Rome
Steve Waddell Work Experience
(from Linkedin profile)
NASONI
Founder
Jun 2015 – Present
NASONI’s mission is to build unique, innovative products that solve consumer problems for real, everyday use. NASONI puts a creative spin on everything we do, offering a refreshing and inspirational change of pace to everyday lives.
Reed Integration, Inc.
Vice President
Jan 2003 – Present
Steve Waddell is the Vice President of Reed Integration, Inc., “Reed”, specializing in business process innovation, acquisition and contract management, program/ project management and systems engineering consulting and training – www.reedintegration.com
Steve is a results driven, PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) who has more than 30 years successful professional and management experience in positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and information technology development and integration, with a strong background in portfolio, program and project management. He has significant, proven successful, program and project management experience on ID/IQ contract vehicles, firm-fixed price (FFP), time and material (T&M), cost plus fixed fee (CPFF), and cost reimbursable (CR) contracts in a variety of technical areas and customer base.
With a career spanning almost three decades in product development, strategic planning and risk management, Steve has led the risk management initiatives of many major defense programs. He was the Risk Management SME at Newport News Shipbuilding for all aircraft carrier programs. In 1998, DSMC recognized his Risk Management Process for the CVN 77 Aircraft Carrier Program as an Industry Best Practice.
University of CA at Irvine
Lead Instructor
Jan 2003 – May 2008
• Implemented the first-ever integrated approach to Project Manager training at Northrop Grumman Newport News, a 182 hour University of California Irvine Project Management Certificate Program.
• Managed the enrollment of over 100 students/project managers, and established repeat program and registrants for follow-on calendar years.
• Recruited and managed a first class faculty for the program to ensure it remains of the highest quality.
• Taught the Introduction to Project Management and Risk Management courses for the program.
Northrop Grumman
Project Manager
Jan 2003 – May 2007
First of all…
• Total project responsibility for cost, schedule, performance, and leadership for various other medium to large IT projects in support of Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding.
• Responsible to ensure all activities remained CMMI compliant.
Also…
• Excelled at understanding impacts of problems across the organization and facilitated collaborative solutions, and ensured all products met Customer requirements.
• Managed various geographically dispersed teams to define the WBS, and identified opportunities to improve cost and schedule goals.
In addition…
• Counseled business leaders, recommended approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions.
• Directed systems integration activities and implemented systems engineering plans for interface requirements development, system requirements definition and baselining, verification and compliance process development, and hardware handling and integration.
Most Noteworthy…
• Provided program updates with insight around people, timeline, process, informational needs, issues, risks, and impacting change requests.
Not Withstanding…
• Led test planning and testing, including systems integration testing and user acceptance testing.
• Developed and communicated progress to executives and cross-functional stakeholder organizations.
Finally…
• Achieved rave reviews hitting the bullseye on content, quality and level of information.
• Produced executive level PowerPoint presentations on all aspects of each project.
Education
Florida Institute of Technology
MBA
Management
Dates attended –
Graduated with Honors, Magna Cum Laude
Saint Leo University
Bachelor of Business Administration – BBA
Business Administration and Management, General
Dates attended –
Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude
Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School
Apprentice
Field Of Study- Rigging
Dates attended –
Advanced Technical Education Curriculum (ATEC)
Niels Christiansen Craftsmanship Award Recipient
Additional information
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