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Metuchen, Nj, Us

New Jersey, United States

Piscataway, Nj

• Led projects from design to delivery for a wide range of products, including electronics, mechanical systems, embedded systems, and IOT devices.• Prepared document packages for overseas and domestic quoting and manufacture.• Managed remote technical teams, including overseas contractors.• Led design update and cost reduction efforts for PCBAs and electromechanical assemblies.

New York, Ny

• Introduced improved project management techniques, which has resulted in the group consistently meeting project goals and profit targets.• Prepared and maintained project plans and documentation, presented reports and status updates to clients and upper management.• Managed complex stakeholder interactions, maintaining project relationships with interested parties from the relevant scientific community.• Supported the group Director in business development and program management – evaluating opportunities, preparing proposals, and tracking group performance.• Managed multi-site remote teams – the group includes members in New York, Texas, and California, and often team members at field locations.

• Led teams of engineers to achieve their technical objectives on time and on budget for NASA, DoD, and industrial R&D projects. Projects include developing end effectors for tactical robots for military customers. Projects range in size from 6 months, $100K to 4 years, $1.2M.• Managed efforts in challenging locations, including field demonstrations and low-gravity flight.

• Developed technologies and generated concepts for NASA, DoD, and commercial electromechanical systems.• Derived performance and system interface requirements for new electromechanical systems.• Defined technical objectives and scope of work for new projects.• Prepared and reviewed budget, schedule, and performance estimates for a variety of applications, including spaceflight hardware, military applications, and planetary exploration subsystems.• Prepared, reviewed, and presented proposals for NASA and DoD solicitations, including funding vehicles such as SBIR and ROSES. Helped prepare larger proposals in concert with scientists and engineers from outside team members, e.g. for NASA’s Mars Scout program.

• Supported design and purchasing groups in development of new products as well as improvements to existing products. Reduced cost and increased quality through adaptation and redesign of existing parts and assemblies as well as specification and retrofit of new parts and assemblies for aviation escape slides, life rafts, and life vests.• Worked closely with suppliers’ engineers to develop cost-effective solutions beneficial to all parties. Performed troubleshooting and exercised disposition authority for production materials. Point person for all engineered fabric issues.• Prepared and supervised test programs for qualification and validation of components, demonstrating compliance with FAA, JAA, DOT, and other federal and international regulations.• Prepared and revised CAD models, drawings, specifications, estimates, and engineering documents.

• Supervised and directed multi-trade crews totaling over 100 persons in fast-track public works construction in NYC. Issued, tracked, and maintained subcontracts and engineering submittals for multiple concurrent projects.

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