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Oak Harbor, WA, US

Burlington, Washington, United States

Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

Responsible for all aspects of the construction project lifecycle from estimating to award of contract and close out of the job. Expertise in design build projects that require engineering design prior to start of construction. Creates subcontracts and provides oversight of subcontractor’s performance to ensure timely and efficient completion of work..

Everett, WA

• Key contributor to establishing the Alternate Solutions business unit specializing in aircraft part design and new product development for commercial aircraft aftermarket sales. Directly responsible for introduction of.
• Manage and facilitate daily engineering operations meeting with product development team.
• Led the effort to create finished goods inventory management plan and MRP tracking for all new products released to production.
• Led initiative to create product centric order to cash process designed to insure on time delivery of product.
• Program Manager for key product development program supporting major airline noise reduction initiative. Delivered fully FAA certified product ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Key member of the Integrated Product Team and Business Unit Steering Committee.

Oak Harbor, Washington

• Oversaw medium-to-large product development projects with product development engineering team. Managed project team meetings. Established and maintained project schedule and key milestones using company’s project.
• Served as project manager for first and only ground up design of new-generation peristaltic pump.
• Supervised on-time execution and cross functional coordination of all project gate activities for new product development cycle, including compiling product requirements, pilot run activities, and managing customer.
• Coordinated product release eight months ahead of estimated 18 month new product development timeline.

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington

Co-pilot, bombardier/navigator and weapon system officer flying in carrier based attack and long range patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. Designated Mission Commander A-6E and EA-6B attack aircraft and system instructor P-3C aircraft. Designated Aviation Safety Officer.

Marysville, Washington

Senior program manager for commercial aircraft mechanical and electrical modifications upgrade program. Executed program schedule and milestones including design and integration engineering, product manufacture, and customer delivery. Managed contract administration, project schedule for engineering data development, and FAA certification of complete.

Everett, Washington

Supervised commercial aircraft engineering, modification, and heavy maintenance programs. Coordinated engineering data development, modification production, FAA and QA compliance of parts and installation, parts procurement, certification and issuance of supplemental type certificate, customer interface, vendor management, and financial performance..

Masters, Aeronautical Science

Bs, Political Science/Law

Activities and Societies: Navy ROTC, Avery Lodge

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