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Autonomous Vehicle Controls & Navigation

Greater Atlanta Area

• Provision of expert leadership to company’s major gas turbine conversion and modification projects.• Project Engineering included definition of project scope and management of contract with vendors, engineering, and sourcing for modifications and uprates on in-service gas turbines; as well as development and monitoring of project schedules, contracts, and hardware procurement; and management to project and contract presentations to customers and other GE components• Strategic… Show more • Provision of expert leadership to company’s major gas turbine conversion and modification projects.• Project Engineering included definition of project scope and management of contract with vendors, engineering, and sourcing for modifications and uprates on in-service gas turbines; as well as development and monitoring of project schedules, contracts, and hardware procurement; and management to project and contract presentations to customers and other GE components• Strategic oversight to the development, interfacing, engineering, integration, and testing of gas turbine flange-to-flange components, including reviewing contract T&Cs, requirements, customer CTQs; developing concepts of operation and interface standards; and performing technical/non-technical assessments• Communication among vendors, OEMs, customers, and GE engineering teams to guarantee alignment between contract requirements and codes and standards• Function as program engineering lead for six Shenzhen, China sites, implementing Dry Low NOx 1+ / Ultra Low NOx upgrade, which delivered 50% emissions reduction Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Spearheaded IT and Analytics Engineering teams in the successful deployment of monitoring and diagnostics software and hardware platforms to the company’s largest global power generation customers in collecting gas turbine and combining cycle power generation equipment performance data for predictive analytics• Provided operational excellence and led process improvement projects and Lean Action Workouts through Six Sigma• Development of technical proposals and establishment of… Show more • Spearheaded IT and Analytics Engineering teams in the successful deployment of monitoring and diagnostics software and hardware platforms to the company’s largest global power generation customers in collecting gas turbine and combining cycle power generation equipment performance data for predictive analytics• Provided operational excellence and led process improvement projects and Lean Action Workouts through Six Sigma• Development of technical proposals and establishment of hardware scope and costing for OSM upgrades and analytics hardware and software based on customer bid responses and RFPs• Reduction in wing-to-wing cycle time (CT) of new on-site monitoring hardware installations by 52% by applying early resource engagement, parallel work stream processing, and early process starts, based on design and high-speed connectivity, consequently enabling customers to get connected to performance and monitoring systems faster• Serving as Saudi Arabia country program manager, accountable for leading the deployment and regional discussions with site customers and boosting turbine performance analytics availability by over 70%; thereby improving efficiency and uptime of Saudi gas turbine power generation fleet of 158 turbines• Preparation of commercial proposal to be submitted to the Iraq Ministry of Energy new on-site monitoring hardware; which entailed defining hardware scope and costs, and commissioning and start-up plans Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Provision of focused leadership and engineering and construction management expertise to US and China EPC firms on all aspects of design, development, commissioning, and construction of two greenfield photovoltaic crucible manufacturing facilities in China• Filing and submission of invention disclosure for first-of-a-kind process equipment supporting pre-coated crucible manufacturing process in Atlanta and China facilities• Successful delivery of $1M in annual productivity savings… Show more • Provision of focused leadership and engineering and construction management expertise to US and China EPC firms on all aspects of design, development, commissioning, and construction of two greenfield photovoltaic crucible manufacturing facilities in China• Filing and submission of invention disclosure for first-of-a-kind process equipment supporting pre-coated crucible manufacturing process in Atlanta and China facilities• Successful delivery of $1M in annual productivity savings through design and integration of first-of-a-kind pumping process, reducing total cost of solar crucible manufacturing• Employment of operational excellence to develop and enable cost transformation of UT manufacturing and plant automation roadmap, which resulted in labor savings of $2 M• Reduction of photovoltaic crucible cost erosion in North American operations by modeling cost and benefit analyses for total factory automation Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Development and assessment of engineering inputs to bid proposals, formulated solutions and estimated materials, and created and examined mechanical design and dimensional analyses• Execution of structural, thermal, dynamic, and performance engineering reviews and analysis for design validation• Partnership with internal resources to perform complete product analyses• Review of customer terms and conditions and made decision whether commercial legal review of T&Cs were… Show more • Development and assessment of engineering inputs to bid proposals, formulated solutions and estimated materials, and created and examined mechanical design and dimensional analyses• Execution of structural, thermal, dynamic, and performance engineering reviews and analysis for design validation• Partnership with internal resources to perform complete product analyses• Review of customer terms and conditions and made decision whether commercial legal review of T&Cs were required• Generation of project documentation which involved engineering and vendor checkout / commissioning logs• Verification of contractor’s production rates and resources loading support approved project construction schedule Show less

Led engineering for the commercialization of three new SPA products into health & beauty market• Developed and commissioned commercial machine for development of absorbent foam structures which involve filing of medical device patent application• Boosted the New Pig™ brand sorbent absorbency by over 18% to improve durability, wicking and bulk of products, resulting in improved market and channel growth

• Strategic direction to the new product development projects, from sign-off of marketing requirements to nonwovens engineering, manufacturing, and deployment which guaranteed on-time delivery of quality solutions to clients

- Led $52.5 million capital investment plant startup including design and commissioning for product line expansion of Huggies™ Wet Wipes commercial machine and manufacturing facility in Wales, UK- Innovated engineering design and implementation for commercialization of primary air delivery system transporting particulates for new sensory Pull-Ups training pants.- Safety Auditor for divisional Engineering Design Safety Review Team: developed policies, procedures and controls… Show more - Led $52.5 million capital investment plant startup including design and commissioning for product line expansion of Huggies™ Wet Wipes commercial machine and manufacturing facility in Wales, UK- Innovated engineering design and implementation for commercialization of primary air delivery system transporting particulates for new sensory Pull-Ups training pants.- Safety Auditor for divisional Engineering Design Safety Review Team: developed policies, procedures and controls for risk assessments and audits; prepared reports on deficiencies and developed timelines for corrective actions. Show less

• Managed operations of two $40M-revenue-generating Huggies™ Supreme brand diaper machines, which boosted rate of operations by 26%, increased uptime to 88%, and supervised 48 personnel• Conducted manufacturing Design of Experiments and rollout validating business case for Disney PRESTO™ product introduction• Developed and implemented FDA manufacturing protocols for $87.5 Million Shamrock Project establishing diaper as front-end medical delivery device for petrolatum-based… Show more • Managed operations of two $40M-revenue-generating Huggies™ Supreme brand diaper machines, which boosted rate of operations by 26%, increased uptime to 88%, and supervised 48 personnel• Conducted manufacturing Design of Experiments and rollout validating business case for Disney PRESTO™ product introduction• Developed and implemented FDA manufacturing protocols for $87.5 Million Shamrock Project establishing diaper as front-end medical delivery device for petrolatum-based pharmaceuticals. Show less

Lead Implementation Engineer for OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program resulting in “OSHA VPP Star” Status, and being 1 of the elite 16 manufacturing facilities in the State of S.C. to receive this honor.