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Kirkland, WA, US

Kent, Washington, United States

Created, maintained, and utilized the Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) database for the New Shepard program that considers build schedule, planned work orders, and BOMs for those build activities, determines make/buy decisions for parts, checks against inventory, and determines part shortages and actions required to resolve.

Kent, Washington, United States

Coordinated build of one of the Propulsion Modules of the New Shepard rocket system

Houston, Texas Area

Led Robotics and Automation program area at Oceaneering Space Systems. This includes profit and loss responsibility, business development, talent recruiting and retention, coaching and mentoring for our role in projects in the following areas:NASA - Johnson Space Center: - Humanoid robotics projects such as Robonaut 2 (www.nasa.gov/robonaut/), the X1.

Macomb Township, Michigan

Led US arm of automated guided vehicle supplier during transition to Oceaneering ownership. - Led business development / sales activities, new product development and installation, and parts and service operations for existing customers in the US. - Moved operations from Michigan to Maryland.

Led 50+ member Product Development Engineering team responsible for product launch of 2010 Mustang.· Managed engineering changes required for solving issues related to engineering requirements, development failures and manufacturing feasibility· Program met cost and schedule requirements.

Led 25-member product engineering team at assembly plant to identify and prioritize quality-related product engineering issues found in the plant and field, and implement solutions· Developed innovative database software solution to identify and prioritize thousands of issues found on vehicles in field through various data sources. Software was used daily.

Led chassis engineering teams during development of Fusion/Milan/MkZ products· Attention to detail during development testing resulted in no major issues at product launch· Led hex chrome elimination efforts for all Chassis fasteners on CD3 platform including re-development testing of substitute finishes. These carcinogenic coatings were eliminated prior.

Led Ford of Europe C1-platform engineers during development of Mazda3. Team included engineers from Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Electrical and Vehicle Integration· Liaisoned between Ford of Europe (engineering center) and Mazda Japan (vehicle development and build site) to ensure issues were clearly defined and aggressively resolved· Eliminated over 850.

· Defined the RHD Escape product through negotiation with major RHD and KD markets and Mazda (manufacturer) to determine features, options, colors, etc. for each market· Led logistics implementation team which ensured steady supply of common US parts· Resolved Mazda - Ford liaison issues· Organized and participated in Management drives, marketing launch.

· Identified, prioritized, and solved F-Series customer issues in Interior and Chassis areas· Implemented solutions into production· Actions resulted in 40 TGW and 32 R/1000 improvements

· Led sheet metal and exterior systems cross-functional teams charged with managing the development of new light truck products. Teams were composed with representatives from Design, Engineering, suppliers, finance, purchasing, development and manufacturing· Organized and coordinated teams in the resolution of part quality and functional issues

· Led Oceaneering Space System’s robotic-compatibility evaluation testing of components intended for robotic replacement on Space Station Freedom· Managed labor and expenditure budgets for 2 NASA subcontracts

Denver CO & Tullahoma TN

· Directed teams as Test Conductor in support of the Small-ICBM Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) and Shroud Test program· Coordinated test requirements and pre-test planning for the PBV Hot Firing test program. Performed technical consultant duties during successful Hot Firing testing of PVBs at Air Force testing facility· Documented plans, procedures and test.

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

· Directed test teams as test conductor during tests in support of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) development and flight program· Assisted in astronaut training activities for MMU operations. Coordinated with other contractors and NASA the scheduling and delivery of hardware used for astronaut crewmember training prior to successful flight of MMUs.

Mba, Business Administration

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (Chapter President), American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Aa, Pre-Engineering