Andrew Todd Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Va, Us

• Applied Bayesian reliability growth planning from academia and enhanced with Monte Carlo methods• Implemented a beta-binomial approach for verifying corrective action which incorporates prior knowledge• Lead collaborative government and industry working group on fighter jet upgrade program• Mentored junior engineers in execution of FMEA, reliability estimation, statistics, and probability concepts• Analyze field data to calculate metrics (e.g. MTBFA, MTTR), wrote MATLAB script for efficient repeatable process on large datasets• Decompose reliability and maintainability requirements from aircraft to subsystem and component level, develop corresponding key performances indictors with systems engineering coworkers• Participated in multiday training on software reliability, with a focus on failure modes effects analysis

Arlington, Va, Us

• Obtained Certified Reliability Engineer status from American Society for Quality• Developed and implemented program risk dashboards based on DOORS module content utilizing computer scripts• Made interactive infographic to increase colleague awareness of reliability activities across the product lifecycle• Generated numerous labor estimates paired with reliability and maintainability program plans for DoD proposals• Created MATLAB scripts for use by test and systems engineers to develop test details and evaluate failure trends• Wrote reliability section of company systems engineering manual, edited entire specialty engineering portion• Modeled system sell off test throughput ability using event analysis flowcharts to predict duration of sell off testing• Responsible for reliability analyses and documentation of more than 5 Army development programs• Collaborated with logistics engineering to improve availability modeling with historical maintenance task data• Led functional hazard analysis for proposed hardware updates on existing military vehicle• Improved FMEA execution with Agile methods and extended use by evaluating BIT coverage and isolation • Work closely with suppliers to get detailed product information for reliability assessments

Arlington, Va, Us

• Created and executed reliability activities to integrate with system level requirements and program schedule with direct exposure to program management and chief engineers• Leader of multiple failure investigation teams, coordinating efforts of failure analysis labs, development team, and internal subject matter experts to determine root cause and corrective action• Relate severity of anticipated environmental lifecycle stresses to global conditions using observed weather data and physics of failure models, published in 2019 Journal of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology• Implemented an innovative approach to reliability growth using part stress data and physics of failure models, approach presented in a paper at the 2018 Reliability and Maintainability Symposium• Revitalized FRACAS process on a product, average days open reduced by 18% in less than 9 months• Reduced labor hours on failure review board preparation and execution by more than 60% through automation• Utilized SPC data to identify areas of investigation to improve product quality and reliability• Extensive study comparing historical and current values of key performance indicators on aged systems to evaluate risk of specific failure mode associated with extending the systems life• Evaluate and improve existing ESS and HALT plans• Present findings of reliability assessments for a development program to US and foreign military customers• Complete analyses such as fault tree analysis, stress deratings, and failure mode effects analysis to evaluate and improve reliability and safety of the system• Routinely contribute to internal community of practice with software tutorials and technical presentations• Led a multidiscipline human system integration assessment, covered 8 Navy HSI domains and lifecycle stages• Aided systems engineering by evaluating the safety implications of design changes to drive MIL-STD-882 activities

Clemson, Sc, Us

• Conducted research in a microfluidic lab with a focus on lab-on-a-chip devices• Studied dielectrophoresis and the effects of different channel geometries• Published work in Analyst, presented at 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers conference in Atlanta

Hampton, Virginia, Us

• Led a group of 4 students that researched, designed, assembled, and tested an aircraft release system to support the Learn-To-Fly program• Gathered data from avionics, onboard the student built glider, during flight testing• Collaborated with team to explore requirements of the project and improved the design of the release system• Completed paper and presented results to 6 members of the Aeronautics Mission Research Directorate • Attended subject matter lectures to learn about research throughout the different NASA branches

Greer, South Carolina, Us

• Tracked build quality assurance and shipping deadlines for press marketing vehicles• Coordinated with interdepartmental team for over 50 prototype builds, including new content such as engines, transmissions, and steering columns• Served as a liaison between suppliers, rework, and design to ensure high grade parts that met BMW’s rigorous quality assurance standards• Aided in the clearance of vehicles through the Foreign Trade Zone, followed guidelines for vehicle preparation, customs, and notified proper departments• Completed technical courses on engines, suspension, and specific vehiclesI worked two rotations, January to May 2013 and August to December 2013. I attended classes full-time that summer.

Master Of Science - Ms, Reliability Engineering

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