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Clover, SC, US

Peachtree City, Georgia, US

Peachtree City, Georgia, US

Responsible for all aspects of PMA business including market research/development, engineering, supply chain and sales. Also responsible for production facility and two FAA approved Part 145 repair shops and a manufacturing operation.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Senior leader of Field Service Engineering organization for Aerospace. Leverage extensive expertise in aerospace operations management to guide development, launch, and direct current operations of Technical Operations.
• Integrated Global Data Center and AOG / materials support into Technical Operations Center to operate as a cost-efficient single entity.
• Recognized with Chairman's Award for 2nd Quarter 2008 for success in establishing a Flight Support Services P/L Center of Excellence and for reducing budget expenditures by $2.1 million.
• Completed supplier qualification documents for A350 Extended Mechanical Systems work package that contributed to $16 billion win for Honeywell.
• Heightened Customer Net Satisfaction Rating from 5% to more than 45% by structuring service delivery improvements and establishing commodity support call center.
• Achieved best quality performance and time delivery performance on record for Airbus account.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Owned technical resource management responsibility encompassing Line / Project Engineering, Procurement, Technical Services, Reliability / CASS, Maintenance Programs, DoD Audit Compliance, Special Project Management.
• Designed and approved ferry flight package to support start-up of CRJ200 Hawaii service.
• Introduced reliability and auditing program, subsequently approved by FAA that realized $2 million in annual savings in unplanned maintenance tasks.
• Achieved $3.5 million in annual savings in scheduled maintenance costs by escalating ERJ and CRJ maintenance programs in conjunction with FAA.

US

• Built impressive record of achievement and advancement as Fleet Manager for 55 757/767/A330 aircraft and as Engineering Manager for airframe operations of 203 737 aircraft. Directed teams of up to 50 engineering staff.
• Assumed Fleet Manager's role to assure 100% daily dispatch availability of fleet and reduce outstanding warranty claims to zero.
• Coordinated implementation of key quality control, compliance, and cost control initiatives to include Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums program for 757 aircraft; obtained $1.5 million warranty reimbursement for.
• Conducted contract negotiations and achieved agreements to follow on work commitments that achieved cost savings of $1.6 million for FAA-mandated modification projects of the Aging Aircraft Programs.
• Earned prestigious "Marvin Whitlock Award for Outstanding Management in Aviation" by reducing engineer turnover from 20% to zero.

US

• Promoted to supervise 10 direct reports in ensuring continued airworthiness of fleet of 16 757 aircraft. Held bottom-line responsibility for short- and long-term fleet planning, FAA relations, contract vendor.
• Achieved $1 million in cost avoidance savings on maintenance reserves by deftly managing return-to-lease-holder of two aircraft while inducting an additional aircraft on schedule.
• Standardized work procedures and implemented effective invoice review process that captured YOY cost savings in the order of $1.6 million for out-sourced heavy maintenance program.
• Project-managed A320 fatigue integration program resulting in zero out-of-service time compared to plan.
• Slashed overall operations costs by launching and managing Inner Rear Spar modification program for A320.

London, GB

• Steadily advanced through positions of increasing responsibility and authority to ultimately direct in-service support teams (Field Service Engineering, Product Support Engineering and Technical Publications) for.
• Directed successful implementation of matrix management organizational structure that reduced operational costs by approximately $350,000 per year.
• Authored and distributed in-service support policy and procedural manual; spearheaded publication of repairs section to Airbus Design Organization Manual to align operations of all different Airbus organizations.
• Provided comprehensive oversight for all support activities for A330/A340 static and fatigue test programs, including $9 million commodities purchasing program.

BR

• Underwent a four year indentured all aircraft apprenticeship.As a Professional Technology Officer I led a structural modification team and minor servicing crew for the Tornado Aircraft 10 Fatigue Index (FI). Selected.
• Completed service and graduated as a certified aircraft technician, qualified to perform all aspects of aircraft maintenance, planning and management
• All assigned aircraft 10 day modification programs completed on time and per specification
• Served as Squadron Quality Control Officer

Mba, Business

Beng (Hons), Aeronautical Engineering