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Created business plan for creation of new Engineering Analytics Group, encompassing finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and acoustics.

Engineering management responsibilities include staffing, bids and proposals, training, conceptual design, design reviews, and process improvement. Perform finite element analysis (FEA) to verify structural integrity of new designs. Manage structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and Document Control groups. Program Manager for jet engine test equipment and facilities projects. Manage budget, schedule, customer interface, and vendor performance.

Engineering management responsibilities include staffing, bids and proposals, capital expenditures, training, and configuration management. Responsible for approval of final designs and ISO 9001 Work Instructions. Program Manager for jet engine test equipment projects.Created finite element analysis (FEA) models and performed classical hand calculations for engineering structures. Designed jet engine test equipment.

Provided consulting to improve operations management for Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) - a subsystem of the International Space Station (ISS) water recovery system. Proposed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to better manage facility operations. Assisted in managing the production schedule and project resources.Proposal Consultant. Assisted in proposal creation for engineering services in oil and aerospace industries.

Managed vehicle systems engineering and structural analysis groups. Responsible for recruiting, training programs, performance reviews, and design reviews. Performed linear static, nonlinear, and natural frequency finite element analyses (FEA) of composite and metallic structures to optimize vehicle mass and verify structural integrity.Managed Research & Development division activities including staffing, space vehicle program management, capital expenditures, and engineering. Responsible for creating engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and performance review processes for startup of Houston division.

Operations Management Analyst. Analyzed financial, on-time delivery, and scrap / rework performance of bearings and seals department. Member of bearing manufacturing process team which achieved Siemens Westinghouse Bearing Manufacturing Qualification. Design Department Supervisor. Managed design department and served as project manager. Managed design, repair, and manufacturing projects. Marketed bearing and seal design upgrades to end-users. Member of internal ISO 9000 audit team.

Lead design engineer of jet engine support equipment, gas turbine packages, and data acquisition cabins. Designed jet engine test stands to restrain F-16, F-22, and MD80 jet engines during engine tests. FEA Group Supervisor. Over nine years of experience performing static, dynamic, nonlinear, contact, and heat transfer analyses. Instructor of FEA training classes for the United States Air Force (USAF), Pratt & Whitney, and the Radian Corporation. Marketed finite element analysis consulting services to various industries. Supervised 5-10 engineers and draftsmen in product development projects.F119 Engine Support Program Manager. Program management tasks included quotations, manpower planning, project scheduling, and final design review.

Designer for Landing Gear Systems in F-16 program.

Mba, General Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering