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New York City Metropolitan Area

An independent consultancy providing strategy, technology and management services and interim executive leadership for clients in Aviation and Aerospace & Defense.• Deliver comprehensive data-based market and competitive assessments and develop business plans• Optimize portfolio investments to maximize residual values and returns• Assess business and product development strategies including technical, regulatory and sustainability impacts and deliver actionable program management plans

Member of the Board of Directors for the Lindbergh Foundation driving the mission of balancing technology and the environment.

Greater New York City Area

Led commercial activity for an early-stage cybersecurity startup to develop solutions for the rapid growth and convergence of data, analytics, and security in the Internet of Things.

Cincinnati Area, Oh

Provided product leadership for the CF34 engine family, with over 7000 engines and 130 customers around the world, during a shift in the regional jet market as established aircraft makers upgraded their products or exited the space, and new challengers fought to gain share.Recognized opportunities in the market and collaborated with customers on campaigns and production rates to ensure the CF34 continued to lead in the regional space. Achieved record production volumes and powered the majority of new aircraft deliveries while delivering strong financial performance.Directed product investment and cross-functional program execution to ensure product safety and deliver industry-leading reliability, including the use of analytics-based maintenance to improve utilization and drive incremental productivity.https://www.geaviation.com/commercial/engines/cf34-engine

Beijing, China

Launched GE’s regionalization of Service and Support by relocating to China to build a local team and structure to deliver improved customer satisfaction and value recognition and build the talent pipeline to support future growth in the region.Enhanced customer satisfaction through improved product performance and closer relationships with key airline and aviation-industry leaders. Improved operational reliability by 26% as fleet size increased 30%, while achieving an 80%-win rate on new sales. Negotiated and completed numerous commercial agreements.Partnered with the regional leadership team to develop a robust leadership pipeline and development program.

Cincinnati, Oh

Led the integration and restructuring of 15 diverse product lines representing the portfolio of business at Boeing Commercial Aircraft that GE acquired from Smiths Aerospace. Smiths had been organized primarily as a holding company with substantial variation in execution, support, and profitability across products.• Developed pro-forma financial modeling to improve financial forecasting and assess long-term profit potential of various products• Dispositioned several marginal/mis-aligned products• Led internal and customer operating rhythms to deliver consistent expectations and execution and support on-going transformation activities following acquisition

Cincinnati, Oh

Led global engineering and technical support for the CF6 engine family with over 5,000 engines and 150 customers worldwide. Co-leader of the One Technical Team effort to integrate multiple teams into single global organization to deliver on customer and business needs.Achieved industry-leading product performance through product upgrades and optimization of customer maintenance programs. Implemented a data and inquiry management system to respond to 3,000+ customer inquiries per year with service and quality ratings of +95%.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering