- Responsible for efficiency improvement, communications, and strategy deployment of campus management/construction department, supporting engineers and technicians in mechanical, HVAC, life safety, power generation, & launch electrical systems.- Sustainability Lead for FL site: organized Earth Week tours, speakers, cleanup, daily blog. Established sitewide recycling program.- Built capital project planning tools in Jira Advanced Roadmaps and PowerBI to drive decisions on engineering workload, outsourcing, hiring, prioritization, launch manifest, and other risks/constraints.- Presented dept. performance results to exec team each month, drove aggressive metrics improvement via new procedures, training, and revised performance indicators.- Project-managed $400k office renovation (5000 sqft of cafe, bathroom, office, and launch control) and completed under-budget.- Hurricane Emergency Coordinator: simplified response procedures and restocked supplies. Executed all-personnel communication and facility closure accountability for 2 hurricanes (Ian and Nicole).- Reduced late preventive maintenance and missing time estimates/actuals via training, metrics boards, and weekly leader reviews.

- Direct reports: 5- Responsible for strategic improvement, tactical response, workload, and performance management of Process Engineering team including estimator, planner/schedulers, industrial engineer, and interns.- Owned project schedule and labor assignments for structural/pipe welding, mechanical assy, pressure system assy/cleaning, and automation upgrades, plus tooling, HVAC, building, and corrosion control maintenance across all ground systems (launch/landing pad assets, marine recovery vessels, integration facilities, and fueling bays across Cape Canaveral).- Owned hiring process for 3 engineers and 1 planner. Established onboarding standards & mentored all new hires.- Simplified and presented resource conflicts to site directors.- Negotiated support from corporate supply chain dept. for dedicated material planner, cutting product loss and kitting time by 90%.- Led daily standup with technician supervisors to foster problem-solving, ensure schedule accuracy, and monitor project risk.- Designed custom scheduling software to justify rapid temporary labor scale-up, hit multi-customer deadlines, but kept full-time staff lean and flexible. Pioneered use of staffing agency for automation/controls and high-pressure gas technicians within SpaceX.

- Built up Cape non-flight project management and scheduling team - owned recruiting, job descriptions, interviewing, and organization design to add 3 engineers. Achieved timeline transparency on hardware deliverables for all Cape & Vandenberg business units.- Improved processes by removing steps, saving time for engineers and technicians. Engaged McGregor, TX and Hawthorne, CA fab shops to drive site alignment on resource-loaded scheduling & project mgmt.- Created a “hotwash” culture for all large projects based on the Hansei method to ensure lessons learned are incorporated.- Developed SQL queries and reports, cost/schedule trades for upper management decision-making, and served as backup scheduler/project manager.

- Assessed lean maturity of manufacturing plants in Ireland and Ukraine based on the Shingo Model- Performed value stream mapping, line balancing, facility layout, standard work, poke-yoke, and WIP supermarket design projects to achieve record-breaking throughput of 2 units per minute in comprehensive manufacturing line simulation- Facilitated multi-lingual strategy and performance goal generation with regional management teams in Ukraine and Hungary- Executed Hoshin strategy deployment in work cells to create performance goals aligned to plant, regional, and corporate strategy- Reduced defect risk through ESD protection, updated floor layouts, and supported production operations at Florida plant - Participated in Design of Experiments and statistical analysis trainings

- Eliminated 50 hours of weekly scheduling time by developing an Excel tool to forecast capacity and project completion dates- Led a team of 8 engineers, planners, and managers in a redesign of the non-flight work request system by SIPOC process mapping to enable forward scheduling, single or batch production, and concurrent design-build operations- Developed dynamic metric boards using SQL to increase clock-in behavior by 15% and identify weak links in the department- Automated fabrication status reports for engineers to track progress on projects, allowing more time for design and preparation- Designed a material handling process by adapting software to non-standard use, reducing part search time at no extra cost

- Designed software in Excel VBA to process inventory data, correct database errors, and report warehouse storage availability- Built and implemented a shipment tracking system in Access to ensure accountability and provide visibility of critical items- Consolidated databases into a unified view of production metrics to support personnel assignment decisions- Automated logistics workflows with SharePoint and established safety standards for NASA launch and space station programs