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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

Managed $170M+ in production rate tooling contracts by maintaining schedule and cost performance on internal and supplier tooling design and fabricationDeveloped storage and logistics solutions to mitigate production impacts due to supplier disruptions and created a business case for $3M+ budget to implement ship-in-place and procure additional storage toolingManaged production risks and opportunities through labor performance analysis and forecastingCreated tools and dashboards to communicate budget performance to program and functional leadership

Bethesda, Md, Us

Organized Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification readiness assessment of 5,800 suppliers across all Business Areas to find gaps in LM supply base CMMC preparednessGenerated reimbursement request under CARES 3610 to the DoD on behalf of Lockheed supply base for impacts due to COVD-19 and organized weekly accelerated payments to financially risk suppliersEngaged suppliers on sustainability topics through the annual conflict minerals SEC filing, focus groups on establishing an effective ethics program, and facilitating CMMC readiness webinars

Bethesda, Md, Us

Implemented improvements to wire harness install work instructions that resulted in a reduction of ~40 labor hours and ~10 hours in scrap, rework, and repair per aircraftDeveloped process improvements to tool and manufacturing aid design and fabrication workflow to ensure consistent configuration controlDeveloped Access database and Excel tool to archive and maintain data utilized in collaboration with international suppliers

Bethesda, Md, Us

Managed production hardware defects for Undersea Systems retrofit program by performing root cause and corrective action analysis on kit shortages, defective hardware builds, and test related failuresImplemented process improvements as the quality assurance lead for the Undersea Systems Operations Excellence Team that resulted in 60% reduction in defect per thousand hoursCoordinated production hardware repair and rework from internal customer in Manassas and maintained repair schedule and prioritized work-in-progress

Bethesda, Md, Us

Designed and prototyped first generation tooling for automated brazing station to tack weld preform and braze connector terminals to flexible conductor cablesDesigned, prototyped, and delivered first generation tooling used to interface with Fanuc 6-axis robot to automate heritage diode brazing process for flexible solar arrays, which resulted in 350% cost savings and 500% reduction in scheduleDesigned tools and fixtures for use in different environments such as clean rooms and thermal vacuum chambers and vibration/resonance testingResponsible for “cradle to grave” lifecycle of tools, which involves concept and design, prototyping and test, modeling and drafting in PTC Creo, procurement, fabrication, and final implementationDrive design creation, engineering changes, as well as draft and release 2D drawings for fabrication and assembly of tooling and ground support equipmentManage in-house and supplier tooling fabrication to ensure on-time delivery

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Designed a fixture to inspect disc knife quality by looking for concentricity and runout of knife edge and arbor interfacePerformed analysis of tool performance by gathering production cell efficiency data to improve yield of solar cell production runsPerformed root cause analysis on next generation flexible solar cell production tooling to push prototype to production

Master Of Science - Ms, Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering