Benjamin Hedges Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Component and Standards Engineer specializing in the standardization, use of, and selection of fluid conveyance, fastener, and electrical components.
• Responsible for maintaining 250,000 standard parts and 2,000 Bell Standard drawings
• Provide support to design engineers regarding standard part selection and usage
• Coordinate with design engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and procurement groups to develop and maintain Parts, Materials, and Processes (PM&P) Plans, and Program Part Selection Lists (PPSL) for multiple aircraft in.
• Modify industry and military standards to exclude non-preferred materials and configurations
• Create and revise Bell Standards to meet design needs

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Provided export classification for all parts, tooling, and documentation produced by Bell
• Coordinated with and reported to engineering, legal, and procurement groups on classification status, processes, and procedures
• Lead multiple teams in classification efforts including successfully ensuring all commercial aircraft remain free of export restrictions
• Aided in development of requirements for trade compliance computer system used at Bell
• Assisted in development of group's operating procedures
• Trained new group members

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Designed high reliability, Foreign Object Debris (F.O.D.) critical packaging for electronic assemblies in multiple aircraft
• Answered supplier’s inquiries and made appropriate changes to engineering
• Released drawings and other documentation through the drawing release system
• Reported to management on status of projects

• Determined when and how parts were to be processed based on planning
• Machined, painted, and assembled conveyor systems using tools such as saws, punches, drill presses, welders, etc.