• Launched Cessna, Gulfstream, and Sikorsky development programs with successful FAI deliveries on-time and within budget• Acquired and established new contracts in excess of $2.5M from RFQ to full-rate production• Created and managed intricate MS Project milestone schedules to ensure reliable on-time delivery of 7 programs simultaneously• Trained and managed engineers and technicians encompassing the full life cycle of products• Led business metric analyses and resulting continuous improvement initiatives with consistently successful implementation• Headed quoting and business development projects involving manufacturing, tooling, non-recurring engineering, and program development• Doubled Northrop Grumman KC-135 LAIRCM Pod shipments and eliminated consistent RMAs• Fostered healthy business relationships and negotiations with customers and suppliers to promote growth• Controlled costs, schedules, and quality performance• Led IPTs with cross-functional team members coordinating program workload, team skillset selection, training recommendations, personnel growth, and performance feedback

• CAD/CAM capability with CATIA V5 & 3DX, SolidWorks, Inventor, and others• Guided engineering and quality tiger team responsibilities for certifications including NADCAP, ISO9001, and customer audits• Experience with development and sustaining programs in both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft including Gulfstream, Boeing, Sikorsky, Lockheed, Bombardier, Cessna, Triumph, and others• Performed oven, autoclave, and press thermal uniformity surveys (TUS) as well as tooling heat surveys and data analysis to understand thermocouple placement, mold cure groupings, and blanketing schemes• Developed and managed hundreds of layup molds, CNC vacuum trim fixtures, assembly jigs, shop aids, and tooling concepts to aid the manufacture of complex composite assemblies• Dissected complex customer specifications and ensured engineering and manufacturing compliance• Provided factory floor support from beginning to end fabrication and assembly of composite aircraft components• Facilitated numerous non-conformity reduction projects through comprehensive root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) programs• Operational Security Clearance (OPSEC)• Extensive, high quality shop floor hands on experience with layup techniques including prepregs and wet layups, vacuum bagging, and curing• Deep understanding of composite and metallic materials and manufacturing processes• Ample background in creating and managing Engineering Change Orders (ECO), Manufacturing Work Instructions, and Bills of Materials (BOM)• Responsible for multiple concurrent $7M+/yr revenue programs• Utilized ERP/MRP and many other manufacturing process supporting programs• Wrote and edited detailed material and process specifications as well as procedures and cure recipes• Composite pattern cutting programming and nesting proficiency• Innovative, leading edge technology background with 3D printed parts and tooling

Comet Tool is a precision machining and deep gun drilling manufacturer with exceptional quality performance. We specialized in complex metallic components and prototypes through a low volume, high mix concept. Using difficult to machine metals like inconel, hastelloy, and other nickel titanium alloys we produced parts for the medical, aerospace, military and automotive industries.• Implemented and guided the progression of a setup reduction program to attack inefficiencies in machining operations• Reduced lead time by 2 weeks on all parts through a routing review and editing process• Enhanced delivery performance from a consistent average of 24 to 3 late shipments per month• Developed standard operating procedures and trained employees to understand the impact it had on themselves, the company, and the customer• Revised work instructions to standardize operations and improve comprehension• Minimized on hand raw material and finished goods inventory 19% by analyzing transaction history and setting up a min/max system• Optimized machining processes to reach peak product quality, efficiency, and process repeatability• Lead weekly quality planning meetings that determined materials, tooling, toolpaths, and conformity to print tolerances for all new parts• Facilitated a business improvement strategy in order to resolve unsteady sales and solidify the job security of employees• Depleted changeover times between jobs 27% by setting up an AutoCrib machine system and facilitated its implementation

• Performed complex job setups on everything from 36" deep gun drills, 5-axis mills and lathes with live milling• Created jaws and work-holding fixtures for new parts and operations• Switched vises, tools, & quality control equipment in the changeover process between jobs• Continuously calibrated machinery and inspection devices to ± .0001”• Turned out first articles by identifying errors, adjusting NC code and offsets, and employing advanced quality inspection methods

•Produced parts and conducted quality inspections with ± .0005” tolerances•Adjusted offsets and work shifts to assure acceptability of product or processes•Read and interpreted blueprints•Worked with CNC and manual lathes, mills, gun drills, grinders, saws, barfeeders, and deburring equipment•Performed preventative and general maintenance on machinery