Christopher Ryba Email & Phone Number

Greenville, Sc, Us

Virginia Beach, Virginia, Us

After eight successful years at Boeing and Gulfstream, my family moved to Quepos, Costa Rica for a one-year sabbatical. During this time, I passed my PMP exam, worked as a freelancer, achieved intermediate Spanish-proficiency, and enjoyed life in a new country. In May 2023, I returned to the United States to continue my work in the field of engineering.

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Savannah, Ga, Us

Chris was a structural engineer in Gulfstream's Customer Support business unit which provided fleet-wide maintenance services on-site and around the world. Chris primarily worked with stress analysts, FAA Authorized Representatives, Directors of Maintenance, customers and Gulfstream Technical Operations to coordinate major and minor structural repairs. Constant international coordination and internal project management was key to producing high-quality work in a Part 145 repair environment where fleet priorities are constantly in flux.In addition to daily customer maintenance requests, Chris has experience with on-site aircraft incident investigations and structural evaluations in the United States as a part of Gulfstream's Field and Airborne Support Team (FAST) operations. This role blended his technical understanding of tip to tail aircraft structure with serving as a Gulfstream representative in high-visibility aircraft incidents.Additionally, Chris championed a multi-year effort to develop a custom Microsoft SharePoint database to accept, complete, research, track, and measure the daily work activities of a near 100-employee Service Engineering department.

Arlington, Va, Us

As a Design Engineer, Chris quickly rose through his initial assignments to provide high impact on the most pressing program-wide engineering initiative. With necessary guidance, and limited oversight, he was able to produce at the level needed to support the program's timeline and quality needs. His ability to coordinate with a variety of disciplines afforded him the chance to provide internal consulting during the fall of 2015.▪ Supported skin installation and fuselage joint structural design projects to increase aircraft production rate and improve manufacturing ergonomics of 767 aircraft▪ Managed and designed hundreds of CATIA V5 models, drawings, and material information for detail parts and complex assemblies using parametric design and product database management tools▪ Consulted 10 person engineering team in Long Beach, CA to streamline design, integration, and release of 250+ part fuselage section integration improvement▪ Collaborated with Test & Evaluations on requirements, design, and fabrication of skin panel fatigue test▪ Investigated 3D-printing techniques, material properties, and prototype concepts for first 767 3D-printed structural component for certification As a Production Liaison Engineer, Chris provided timely and critical solutions to manufacturing non-conformance on the production floor. It's a fast-paced role involving coordination between a variety of stakeholders to ensure the plane leaves the factory within design capabilities. ▪ Dispositioned 100+ fuselage and wing non-conformities returning structure to original design capability▪ Investigated nose-to-tail mechanical, composite, electrical, and hydraulic issues to determine root cause issues and raise concerns with necessary stakeholders▪ Coordinated with design, stress, manufacturing, and mechanic capabilities to satisfy production schedule, repair feasibility, and engineering integrity

Hawthorne, California, Us

Inspired by the awe and grandeur of the SpaceX facility, Chris provided his skills to the manufacturing efforts on the Dragon spacecraft assembly line. This involved coordinating with the mechanics, suppliers, planners, and manufacturing engineers to create the most robust production line possible.▪ Completed process, resource, and layout analysis for the Dragon spacecraft mechanical assembly line▪ Modeled an improved rate-ready production line in SketchUp through implementation of new tooling, ergonomic workstations, material flow equipment, and general aesthetic improvements▪ Presented assembly line rate increase production plan to manufacturing and technician leadership▪ Investigated composite and heat shield issues pertaining to tolerancing, assembly, and material storage

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

During the summer of 2012, Chris enjoyed his first engineering opportunity at ViaSat, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He was exposed to design, product management, and documentation software. Supporting the company's airborne antenna program, he designed test fixtures and production support tools used to manufactures products for in-flight WiFi and military communication.• Solely responsible for executing $25K construction project of RF anechoic chambers• Designed 10 unique fixtures in SolidWorks for DVT and production of mobile antennas• Performed structural and thermal analysis on antenna’s positioning mechanics• Annotated drawings per GD&T standards and processed them through CM system

Bse Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering

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