Jeffrey Henkle, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Crawfordsville, In, Us

Direction and management of the research & development center American Innovation LLC. This includes oversite of all activities and employees necessary to effectively develop new product for American Flow Control (AFC), a division of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO). Hiring and maintaining of staffing, oversite of all product and process research and development, the direction of product prototype design and development, and the validation of all products through extensive testing of the products that are manufactured by American Valve and Hydrant in Beaumont TX and the Waterous Company in South St. Paul MN. Established the new R&D Innovation Center including construction oversight and establishment of engineering and manufacturing capabilities.

London, England, Gb

Oversee the producibility program designed to deliver project completion that meets budgetary and schedule requirements, using program management experience at the global level, to design the program vision, budget leadership, and transition into new organizational leadership. Communicated directly with key stakeholders to ensure success, developing the program to specifically meet their needs.Improved engineering capability for 350 engineers by directing a transformation that bridges a long-term capability roadmap with training, job assignments, and college recruitment with the intent to make the future workforce more lean and efficient.Led a management team, collaborating with the VP of Engineering, to source 150 full time equivalents (FTEs) of engineering work to India in order to significantly reduce operational costs and redeploy engineers to complete the high demand of work.Identified potential bottlenecks in the transition process using the lean six sigma methodology to test the program design.

London, England, Gb

Championed new concepts in strategic engineering outsourcing leading the producibility managed service which transitioned 180 full-time equivalents (FTEs) of engineering work from the UK and Germany to suppliers in 6 locations across the globe. This freed up valuable company resources to redeploy. Accountable for the budget, technical capability, delivery, and cost of the program. Frequent communication with senior management (Department Head and Executive Vice President). Program management of a budget valued at £13,000,000 ($20,000,000), , implementing producibility strategies for Supply Chain engineering, with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs: Quality, Cost, Delivery) designed to incorporate yearly improvements.Slashed operating cost by 6% each year for 3 years by identifying and driving innovation and lean process improvements.

London, England, Gb

Coordinated a team of 20 design and manufacturing engineers, providing mentoring and coaching as necessary to ensure the development of proper skills and capabilities. Drove product innovations that provided cost savings of $10,000,000 per year across multiple commodities and Supply Chain Units.Approved designs on a technical basis, assessing the correctness of content and that all requirements (design and cost) were met. Mitigated costs through the careful implementation of 70 projects in a year.

London, England, Gb

Served on the staff of the Director of Engineering, supporting 450+ employees and the design and integrity of gas turbine engines. Solved production problems while negotiating with vendors and managing hardware priority for engines and spare parts.

London, England, Gb

Design Engineering Lead and manufacturing support of safety critical components for the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II LiftFan nozzle. Utilized Unigraphics (NX), ANSYS & Patran. Synthesized mechanism kinematics for the variable angle and area capabilities of the nozzle.Generated novel concepts and implemented the engineering design and analysis for the cost reduction of the company's gas turbine engines.

Arlington, Va, Us

Engineering design (Pro/E), analysis (ANSYS), and manufacturing support of airborne structural components for reconnaissance pods, missile launchers, and combat tanks.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Diploma, High School