LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT | Stratford, WPB (ISO / AS CERTIFIED)Commercial / Defense helicopter manufacturer with 14,000 employees.09/2015 – PresentPROGRAM QUALITY ENGINEERING LEADProvide Quality Assurance Leadership to CH-53K Program Quality team for both A/C Manufacture and Flight Test. Manage a team of three Quality Engineers to integrate the Sikorsky AS9100 quality system into the manufacturing and flight test acceptance work done in both “Florida Assembly and Flight Operations final assembly” and DFC flight operations for the CH-53K Helicopter Program. ► Lead Quality Engineer and quality subject matter expert to support CH-53K aircraft certification and production success. Guided and mentored the CH-53K Program Quality Team consisting of two Program Quality Engineers through FAFO Final assembly and Non-Destructive Inspections (NDI) activities. ► Created Program Quality Metric Package to assess the heath of QMS both internally and externally; Metric Package is being used to standardize reporting of Programs across the enterprise. Received “Big Q” award for the package development.► Negotiated and provided solid substantiation of quoted budget for a program extension with a Military customer that resulted in zero reduction at contract signing despite initial customer request for a 20% reduction in costs.► Selected to serve as the Control Account Manager (CAM) and the primary Earned Value (EV) point of contact for the Program Quality which is part of the Program Management team. ► Proactively addressed customer proposal requests by reviewing contract requirements to extract SOW and developed Basis of Estimates (BOEs) to complete the required contract. ► Developed and presented Quality updates during production readiness, design and management reviews. Liaised with Program Management, military customers, and suppliers to support feasible program initiatives and milestones.

LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT | Stratford, WPB (ISO / AS CERTIFIED)Commercial / Defense helicopter manufacturer with 14,000 employees.11/2014 – 09/2015PROGRAM MANAGEMENT / SR. CONTROL ACCOUNT MANAGERManaged a $30M+ budget associated with the design, manufacturing, and testing of critical components such as gearboxes, rotor heads, driveshafts and blades for the CH-53K Helicopter for the USMC. Led a team of 3 CAMs, 1 financial analyst, and 1 PP&C (Parts, Planning & Control) analyst. Primary EV point of contact for the Dynamics Integrated Project Team (IPT). Managed Control Account scope, schedule, and budget; analyzed program data and metrics to evaluate performance. Generated Control Account variance reports for review by customers, Program and Senior Executive Management; created plans to mitigate cost growth and scheduled variance while developing realistic estimates at completion. ► Developed a new reporting system for part delivery commitments, which drove the accountability and ownership to the appropriate personnel and enabled increased reporting accuracy and on time delivery by 20%.► Restructured the EV team to increase productivity by expanding the CAM structure within Dynamics; presented analytical reports substantiating the need for additional personnel to IPT Lead and got approval to hire 3 additional CAMs. ► Mentored and trained CAMs/WPMs for daily CAM, Program/IPT level, and monthly Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) surveillance reviews. This included leading and coordinating weekly task execution meetings within the IPT.

LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT | Stratford, WPB (ISO / AS CERTIFIED)Commercial / Defense helicopter manufacturer with 14,000 employees.11/2006 – 11/2014SR. PROGRAM QUALITY ENGINEERJoined as a Quality Engineer and got promoted to Senior Quality Engineer in 2008. Provided Quality Assurance Leadership and direction to Dynamics and AirFrame IPT to support integration of the Sikorsky AS9100 quality system into the design and manufacturing of all critical rotating components.  Quality subject matter expert solely responsible for supporting Dynamics IPT through development phases of the program, leading to CH-53K aircraft certification and production. Participated in and co-lead kaizen and value stream mapping events.  Presented Quality updates during production readiness, design and management reviews. Collaborated with Senior Program Management, military customers and suppliers to drive implementation of feasible program initiatives and milestones. Saved $3M in rejected material on one Main Rotor Head component and millions in future production by implementing Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) reduction initiative. Led a team of Material, Design and Quality Engineers through the development of a non-destructive Inspection technique to ultrasonically inspect a large titanium forging that was being rejected at a rate of 80%; the new inspection technique produced a 100% throughput of parts saving the unnecessary reject and possible scraping of a design acceptable component costing $250,000 per piece. Accountable for supplier management, enforcing and monitoring compliance with specifications and procedures. Performed on-site supplier audits for initial certification of new suppliersEstablished key metrics to monitor supplier activities. Lead RCCA investigations. Drove implementation of Sikorsky’s initiatives at suppliers including Design for Manufacturability, Process Certification, Model-Based Definition, and UPAPP.

LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT | Stratford, WPB (ISO / AS CERTIFIED)Commercial / Defense helicopter manufacturer with 14,000 employees.07/2005 – 11/2006SR. COMPONENT INSPECTOR Recruited as a Component Inspector A and got promoted within a year to Senior Component Inspector to assure conformance to engineering requirements during in-process and final inspection for precision assembly operations in transmissions, rotor heads, engines, swashplates, driveshafts, and spindles.  Audited work instructions for completion of all operations before closing work orders during final inspection.  Created non-conforming material reject reports and supervised junior inspectors across three work areas. Mentored and trained junior level inspectors to become senior inspectors.

BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, EMHART TEKNOLOGIES | Danbury, CT (ISO-TS /AS Certified)Precision fastener manufacturer with 3,000 employees.1997 – 2005SR. APPLICATIONS ENGINEER Joined as an Applications Engineer and got promoted to Senior Applications Engineer in 2002. Served as a technical liaison with major customers to manage high volume applications and troubleshoot critical problems. Made recommendations on the precision fastener to meet the requirements of the customer’s application, to use either a standardized product or a customized fastener requiring coordination of design engineering, development laboratory, quality, and manufacturing. Delivered in-house technical training for all required personnel. Traveled to customer locations to provide on-site seminars.  Trusted member of the Material Review Board, New Product Development Team and continuous Improvement Teams such as material research and manufacturing techniques. Served as a department supervisor in absence of manager. Led a root cause and corrective action investigation into a high volume automotive product discrepancy that caused an engine assembly line shutdown costing a $100,000 a day penalty. Investigation involved a machine validation recreating the defect that led to identification of true root cause and rectification of the defect with tooling and process modifications and minimized costs by restoring normal operations. Provided technical support on Dodge, inserts for plastics, and Helicoil, screw thread inserts to customers and field sales personnel as required. Performed drawing review and interacted with internal and external customers. Supervised junior engineers within the department by distributing assignments and overseeing application development; provided initial training and development to facilitate their advancement to senior level engineers.

PLASTIC MANUFACTURING INC. | Harrisburg, NC (ISO Certified) Commercial plastic molding company with 2,000 employees.1996 – 1997 QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR Assured all manufactured parts were created to specifications and dimensions noted on drawings as well as checking incoming product to ensure concordance to engineer requirements. Performed first article, in-process, and final inspection of molded and/or machined plastic components produced in-house. Completed SPC measurements and monitoring of SPC files. Conducted tooling inspection molds, requiring the understanding of plastic shrinkage for different materials to assure conformity of final product. Reviewed corrective actions in collaboration with Quality Assurance Manager for accuracy and complete implementation.

BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORPORATION | Danbury, CT (ISO Certified) Commercial Ultrasonic Equipment Manufacturer with 1,800 employees.1995 – 1996 TOOL AND MODEL MAKER B Manufactured ultrasonic acoustical tools and fixtures used in various plastic jointing operations on ultrasonic equipment via standard and Bridgeport (EZ Trac) retrofitted milling machines tools per drawings and design engineering instruction. As a member of the Acoustical Tooling Group worked directly with the design engineering department. Performed duties on standard machine tools, such as lathes, surface grinders, and horizontal millers.

BODAHL PRECISION TOOL COMPANY | Brookfield, CTCommercial Precision machine shop with 25 employees. 1987 – 1995 TOOL AND MODEL MAKER B Created NC programs, established machine tool and validated NC program to manufacture precision machine parts on CNC machine tools. Directed machine operators to run machine equipment after validation of set-up. Participated in special projects such as machine design, parts design, quotations, special tooling and fixturing.