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United States

Responsible for legacy program model management, entire budget cycle for over a $29M spend including daily management and integration activities.

East Hartford

Develop & implement strategic hardware plans, communicate results to customers, strategize material solutions for engine overhauls, implement possibility thinking to reduce engine turn time, facilitate business decisions across programs• Develop & implement plan on Isothermal forging deliveries-$80M• Implement key transitions on HPC airfoils-$12M annually• Manage key casting tooling risks• Develop standard work to identify long term issues via data analytics

East Hartford

Communicated engine deliveries, led compliance engine build team, managed engine configuration, coordinated engineering change incorporation, completed site evaluations for readiness, managed critical hardware plans, engaged Finance, Quality, Operations, & Engineering on schedule impacts, led executive level weekly reviews on status• Customer contact for product delivery to programs, customer & assembly• Developed ship short process for engine deliveries• Business lead for Pylon portion of program

East Hartford

Managed commits to programs, tracked engineering changes, coordinated schedule modifications, resolved material issues, supported Engine Center communications, organized quarterly program executive reviews• Supported fleet 90 day quick turnarounds through overhaul shop• Developed material planning tool to support quick turns• Addressed disk life extension requirements• Planned material requirements for future overhauls• Investigated campaign inquiries and schedule changes

Middletown

Orchestrated Point of Use concept for materials, modernized kitting method, transformed material flow to match customer need, incorporated warehouse ergonomics, improved response time to customer & communication lines, supported SAP go-live, utilized cost modeling, developed part group families for LTAs• Led day-to-day operations for international military engine sales program • Managed airfoil buffer material strategy valued at $22M• Reduced kit build time by 50% thru layout design. • Responsible to developed & managed procedures affecting operations

Middletown

Responsible for the day-to-day operation of a 100K sq.ft. warehouse, managed an average of 700 daily shipments, utilized 26 hourly associates, communicated daily outputs to management, coordinated expedites for customer satisfaction• Investigated shipping errors & developed root cause corrective actions• Supervised unionized Receiving, Picking, Packing, & Shipping personnel• Divested 100K sq.ft warehouse to third party while meeting customer requirements

Middletown

Created long term warehouse future state plan, implemented facility layout improvements, increased throughput efficiency, aligned material and process flows, instituted standard work• Utilized ACE tools and data mining • Implemented pack lines by product family which increased output by 40%• Improved use of resources and reduced warehouse footprint by 12K sq.ft.• Established an operator certification program

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 2.8

Activities and Societies: Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 3.9

Master'S Of Science, Management, 4.0