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Nothing gives me more professional satisfaction than transforming ideas into reality. As empathetic nerd who doesn't need to be the smartest voice in the room, I have always been attracted to projects that demand original and innovative thinking. It doesn't matter where the right idea comes from, my goal is to find it and bring the team together to execute the plan. The bigger the challenge, the more excitement and satisfaction earned when overcoming it.I constantly innovate upon ideas and make the complex simple. I have found success by bringing diverse groups of people together around the same goal then kicking down the doors that stand in the way. Everyone has unique gifts that make a team more than the sum of its parts.My engineering, program management and marketing background compel me to identify and implement products, services and solutions in a practical way. The ability to make adjustments and follow through when things go sideways allows the team to remain focused and get the job done. Professional Highlights:Problem Solving – Navigated through a complex FAR15 project that was competitively bid and had multiple changes driving a TINA/CAS compliant review that forced a substantial shift in re-pricing.Dealing with Pressure - Demonstrated calm and collected demeanor when faced with the fastest aerospace production ramp-up in history. Clear and transparent communication to executive stakeholders kept engagement and support high to overcome obstacles.Turnaround - Fixed a broken production system on a struggling program dealing with quality and delivery problems by unifying a team around a common goal and purpose.Purveyor of Change - Developed and implemented a new system to streamline a scattered business development process. Engaged all relevant parties and moved at the speed of progress to ensure adoption.The Numbers - Improved profitability and business performance by understanding the budget and evaluating risk in the inputs so the team could outperform expectations.Generating Insights - Combined research with intuition to highlight key areas for discriminating our products from competitors to offer the best chance to capture new business.Customer Engagement - Promoted twice in three years in program management role based on improvement of customer relationship and project execution. Earned supplier of the year award and scored 100% recommendations on annual customer surveys.Husband and father of 2. Continuously learning and loves to compete. Coffee nerd. Wannabe golfer. Avid reader.

Listed skills include Leadership, Solidworks, Aerospace, Teamwork, and 30 others.