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ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion as the key to delivering clean aviation. ZeroAvia is building the World's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain. The company is focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting a 300-mile range in 9–19 seat aircraft by 2025, and up to a 700-mile range in 40–80 seat aircraft by 2027. Based in the UK and USA, ZeroAvia has passed… Show more ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion as the key to delivering clean aviation. ZeroAvia is building the World's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain. The company is focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting a 300-mile range in 9–19 seat aircraft by 2025, and up to a 700-mile range in 40–80 seat aircraft by 2027. Based in the UK and USA, ZeroAvia has passed significant flight test milestones, secured several key partnerships with major aircraft OEMs and major global airlines, and is on track for commercial operations in 2025. ZeroAvia’s powertrain development focuses on integrating hydrogen storage tanks, fuel cell systems, and electric motors, delivering a solution that will be not only without climate-impacting emissions but also cheaper to operate. The company’s hydrogen infrastructure team is seeking to deliver the hydrogen production and refueling ecosystem required to fuel the transition to emission-free aviation. Show less

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

New organization focused on lean, supplier health, process and supplier operational capability:- Improved supplier capability and capacity across a $8.1B global supply chain - Drove the lean transformation of the Sourcing Organization: Established a Daily Management System, common standards and kaizen culture - Established a Supplier Relationship Management program, focused on internal and external behaviors, building common purpose, and unifying our organization

Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Led a greenfield plant start-up designed to assemble jet engines for Boeing, Airbus, COMAC, and Bombardier:- Led a cross-functional team to design, build, and put into production a custom-built $128M, 225k SF assembly and overhaul facility, completed on schedule and on budget- Site assembles ~1200 LEAP engines/year (Boeing 737, Airbus A320, COMAC 919)- Established a self sustaining, high performing, self-directed teaming culture

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Teaming and operations leader for the final assembly of Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer jet engines:- Setup final assembly for CFM, CF34, and GENX to support 28% sales growth. - Aggressively drove productivity, yielding $14.2M in VCP- Transitioned CF43-10 assembly to a brown-field site startup in Petropolis Brazil.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Business wide focus on high visibility corporate projects, taught Lean Six Sigma across the company.- Drove Post Sale Support Issue Resolution for GE Fanuc, reducing time to solution (TTS) span fromover 50 days to less than 30 days, solving 85% of customer cases in 24 hours. Verified improvementwith a new case close survey, responses indicating over 85% TTS satisfaction rate. Lead Post SalesSupport digitization efforts of weekly/monthly Post Sale Support stats.- Lead the GE… Show more Business wide focus on high visibility corporate projects, taught Lean Six Sigma across the company.- Drove Post Sale Support Issue Resolution for GE Fanuc, reducing time to solution (TTS) span fromover 50 days to less than 30 days, solving 85% of customer cases in 24 hours. Verified improvementwith a new case close survey, responses indicating over 85% TTS satisfaction rate. Lead Post SalesSupport digitization efforts of weekly/monthly Post Sale Support stats.- Lead the GE Fanuc Billing Accuracy Repeatable Process Project (BB Project), improving GE FanucBilling Accuracy by reducing the number of defective invoices sent to customers by more than 50%:Fixed over 380 accounts with setup issues, $1.1MM in claims resolved, $160k in financial benefits.- Redesigned GE Fanuc's Credit Hold Process (BB Project). Benefits include: Credit holds reviewedtimely (Target 1 day, USL 5 days), process performance improved from 0 to 4.2 Sigma, Reduced thenumber of credit worthy customer’s being put on credit hold by 60%, Aging Customers go on CreditHold automatically, reducing the number of customers aging 20% in the first 3 months. Show less

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Led a team of highly motivated engineers in estimating, planning, developing, validating, andsupporting advanced customer control system solutions for GE Fanuc. ISO 9000 Program Managerfor Applications Development.- Responsible for the adherence and continuous improvement of Applications Development ISO 9000procedures.- Developed and maintained team planning and productivity tools. Software written primarily in VisualBasic.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Led a team of highly motivated engineers in estimating, planning, developing, validating, andsupporting advanced customer control system solutions for GE Fanuc. ISO 9000 Program Managerfor Applications Development.- Responsible for the adherence and continuous improvement of Applications Development ISO 9000procedures.- Developed and maintained team planning and productivity tools. Software written primarily in VisualBasic.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Developed high performance sequencing and motion application code for Husky Injection MoldingMachines, exceeding customer satisfaction.- Managed a 6 month project to integrate GE Fanuc Controls into HPM Injection Molding machines fortheir high end control offering.- Led a small team in writing a Design Control Management Manual to meet ISO requirements for theApplications Development Team’s design and application projects.

Albany, New York, United States

- Directed Husky HMI development for plastic injection molding as well as customer analysis surveysduring the early stages of the Husky-GE Fanuc partnership. Drove the specification and integrationof a customizable PC based operator interface panel for the Husky project.- Represented GE Fanuc on the integration team of GE Fanuc SCADA Software into GE DriveSystems Turbine Controls. Duties included project planning and the integration of control systems.

- Designed and implemented an industrial gas turbine sequence controller using GE Fanuc 90-70PLCs and GENIUS distributed I/O at Jersey Power and Light, a retrofit control system for pre-microprocessorGE Industrial Gas Turbines.- Played an instrumental role in the design and installation a PLC-based full turbine control system forEl Paso Natural Gas. Setup, tested, and supported field installation of PLC based emission andprotection controls for pre-microprocessor turbine… Show more - Designed and implemented an industrial gas turbine sequence controller using GE Fanuc 90-70PLCs and GENIUS distributed I/O at Jersey Power and Light, a retrofit control system for pre-microprocessorGE Industrial Gas Turbines.- Played an instrumental role in the design and installation a PLC-based full turbine control system forEl Paso Natural Gas. Setup, tested, and supported field installation of PLC based emission andprotection controls for pre-microprocessor turbine control systems. Setup included calculatingmachine control parameters and constants, staging the control system, and preparing elementarycontrol drawings. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Ge Executive And Leadership Development Programs, Organizational Leadership

Eagle Scout - 1986