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Kent, Washington

Defined and implemented new Operations Engineering role. Teamed with manufacturing, supervisors, quality, lean and production control to define vision and ensure teams were working effectively toward common goals.- Responsible for 14 Operations Engineers performing manufacturing jobs for all rate programs: 737MAX Plug & Nozzle, 737MAX Engine Build-Up Kit, and Pratt & Whitney F-135 engine projects.- Guided 737MAX Plug and Nozzle team to reduce build time 30%, reduce required head count 20%, and increased build rate 30% saving $4M+ per year and ensuring on-time deliveries to the customer.- Reduced training time in half to quickly deploy effective Operations Engineers to the manufacturing floor.

Program Manager for Boeing 737MAX flex joint program. Led cross functional team of process experts while providing regular reporting to senior leadership.- Reduced process build times and decreased cost by 70% saving $14M per year to meet rate requirements.- Developed proposal to reduce build time 30% on a low-rate program for a team to execute saving $260K/year.- Designed, drafted, and implemented tooling for assembly, forming, and welding fabrication processes.- Led root cause corrective action on laser welding failures increasing first-pass yield from 45% to 98%.

Greater Seattle Area

Flew as second in command ensuring safe and efficient operation of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop aircraft transporting passengers through out the west coast.• FAA Rated Airline Transport Pilot & CFII/MEI - Total Flight Time: 2500 hours Military Instructor: 400 hours

Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst

Primary test director for C-17A system upgrades, airdrop testing, and future aircraft tactics development, overseeing a multi-functional team of nine. Developed evaluation plans and coordinated cost and schedule resources required for operational test and evaluation of aircraft systems, support equipment and tactics for US Air Force’s $120B mobility fleet. - Designed and directed C-17A block upgrade test managing 58 personnel across 3 weeks of testing to ensure safe implementation across the fleet to increase airdrop & secure communication capabilities.- Delivered technical design changes to Boeing’s “Critical Design Review” for C-17A as a representative of Air Force pilots and the operational test organizations. - Conducted comprehensive trade studies with customers and outside organizations to define test objectives, cost limitations, schedules, equipment and test range availability.

Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst

Safely piloted and managed C-17A cargo missions around the globe leading a crew of 6 personnel to provide a wide variety of capabilities to the United States from flying the First Lady out of a combat zone, medical evacuations, delivering humanitarian aid, returning our fallen soldiers to their families, and delivering people and supplies where it was needed most.- Orchestrated multi-agency effort ensuring required maintenance, fuels, weather briefs, clearances, flight plans, and cargo/passenger loads were coordinated and timed to ensure on-time departures.- Managed inspection process for ten organizations, developing training and support plans while providing technical instruction and reporting to senior leadership.- Led scheduling team assigning crews to required missions to maintain world-wide 24/7 operations.- Authored aircraft mishap recovery plan to define processes for crashed/damaged aircraft movement.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Coded C++ software for T-6 Texan flight simulators for the Air Force. Developed data logging software to aid software debugging and designed software code documentation process.

Bs, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC | Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity

Professional Military Education

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Military Flight Training

Professional Military Education