David Bucca Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

CHANGE is a U.S.-Australian startup producing animal products that we love the most - without the environmental, ethical and health issues associated with farming animals.We do this by using cutting edge biotechnology and precision fermentation to create bio-identical compounds, and then formulating these into animal-free products that are.

AU

A not-for-profit organisation accelerating the growth and development of new plant-based and 'clean' meat innovations in Australia - creating a healthy, humane and sustainable food supply for all.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Hungry Planet is one of the largest plant-based meat companies in the US that is fast-becoming a global leader. After many years of R&D, it has developed a full-range of over 10 premium plant-based meats that I believe are the best available considering multiple factors such as taste, quality, cost & versatility.My goal was to help localise manufacturing.

Hemple is an innovative brand that is making headway in becoming a leading health & lifestyle brand and developing products in the emerging cannabinoid market such as CBD. As COO I'm responsible for the operational management of the organisation from coordinating the supply chain, manufacturing partners and logistics, to implementation of our global market.

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Team leader for core quality engineering and project services.
• Project management and implementation of large scale, complex business projects involving organisational change.
• Coaching in project management and standardisation of processes and lean initiatives.
• Coaching and facilitation of problem solving methodologies and implementation for continuous improvement.
• Internal auditor of various business units for adherence to the business QMS and certification to AS9100.

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Managing 14 direct reports who evaluate and ensure that products, services and processes comply with customer contract requirements, engineering requirements, company procedures and government regulations.
• Daily management of all production quality activities including managing production inspections, quality issue resolution, corrective and preventative action facilitation, First Article Inspection and all other.
• Development and execution of business plans, policies and procedures and develop organizational and technical strategies to improve performance.
• Providing education and coaching on the Quality System.
• Acquiring and managing resources and leading process improvements.

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Daily management of all fabrication production support activities and managing team of 6 direct reports (including manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers and planners)
• Coordination of equipment qualifications, project management of all lean transformation, cost reduction and continuous improvement activities
• Development and implementation of new manufacturing Change Management process across the Boeing site. Full concept development, implementation, procedure creation and execution of tools and training.
• Support and consultation to 737, 747 and 777 operations teamKey Achievements
• Established tools for management, visibility and standardised processes for all consolidation/sustaining Production Support Engineering activities

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Manufacturing Management of 787 Aileron, Flaperon and Cove Lip Door assemblies involving managing a team of over 35 team members.
• Full responsibility, authority and accountability for full manufacturing value stream including product delivery.
• Management to the company standards and performance requirements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Environment and People.
• Leadership to the Boeing values and leadership attributes.
• Project, schedule and performance management of all responsible deliverables.Key Achievements

Wiesbaden, Hessen, DE

• Key Responsibilities
• Business Development of USP and EDAG throughout the Asia-Pacific region for engineering services within the aerospace, renewable energy and defence sectors.
• Management of projects from costing, scheduling and resourcing through to customer liaison and delivery. Often this also includes technical coordination and overview.
• Strategic planning and resourcing of aerospace business model in Asia-Pacific with close management and oversight of team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Training and development of teams and individuals both technically and professionally.Key Achievements
• Establishment of new customer base in Asia-Pacific region and setup of new teams to support acquired projects including training, development and recruitment.

Stans, CH

• Key Responsibilities
• Stress signatory authority for approval of new designs.
• Key Pilatus delegate for customer support engineering for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) PC-9 fleet. Involves review and approval of structural repairs and maintenance.
• Metallic stress analysis for military trainer aircraft (PC-9, PC-9M and PC-7).
• Representative in the internal FEM expert group and classical structural analysis development team

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Project management and coordination of all composite and metallic stress analysis for 787 Outboard Flap and Aileron.
• Staff management of up to seven Outboard Flap and six Aileron stress personnel.
• Composite and metallic stress analysis of Outboard Flap and Aileron for baseline and derivative designs including certification FEM development/analysis.
• Management, coordination and checking authority of all 787 Outboard Flap and 787 Aileron stress reports for FAA certification.
• Conceptual and detail design solutions for 787 Outboard Flap.

Arlington, VA, US

• Key Responsibilities
• Development and analysis of 787 Aileron certification FEM using MSC Patran/Nastran.
• Composite and metallic stress analysis using Boeing methods and practices for static and fatigue conditions.
• Material Review Board (MRB) engineering support for production of 787 Aileron.
• Conceptual and detail design of 787 Aileron.Key Achievements
• Design of structurally capable 787 Aileron meeting all loading, certification, schedule, and weight constraints.

Docklands, Victoria, AU

• Part-time employment whilst studying. Provided editorial assistance, newsroom support and archiving activities in editorial library for print and images.

Blagnac Cedex, FR

• Key Responsibilities
• Development of new pre-simulation and post-simulation data analysis software program using MATLAB.
• Developmental testing and data acquisition in Airbus A320 flight simulator.Key Achievements
• Developed software was implemented for use within the flight dynamics department in 2004.
• Greatly improved simulation data acquisition efficiency and post-simulation data analysis through modernisation and improvement of outdated software limited in capability and user functionality.

Graduate Certificate Of Management, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering (First Class Honours)

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Aviation Operations