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Austin, Tx, Us

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Us

Spartronics is an EMS provider of mission critical and life-sustaining PCBA’s and systems for the Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, and Industrial markets.I am an engineering leader for 8 sites, responsible for engineering performance, capacity planning, and capital expenditure in a new and growing business.Key accomplishments include:♦ Executed a Risk and Opportunity assessment for engineering, resulting in 134 improvement actions across all sites.♦ Lead a project to improve and standardize the methods used to quote labor and NRE.♦ Implemented company wide metrics to track engineering quoting effectiveness.♦ Implemented labor standards and accountability at two sites.♦ Implemented and led the Engineering Leadership Council to share ideas and best practices.♦ Operations Leadership Team member in improving site financial performance. One site doubled revenue in three months. A second site improved 25% in three months.♦ Key figure in transitioning a site from manufacturing support to a self-sustaining business.

Milford, Connecticut, Us

Winchester Interconnect is a manufacturer of custom connectors and cable assemblies for Defense, Aerospace, Semiconductor Equipment, and Test & Measurement industries. Certifications include AS 9100 and ISO 9001.In my role, I was the leader of Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and QA Engineering, responsible for engineering integration of several acquisitions into a single business unit focused on RF connectors, adapters, and cable assemblies.Key achievements include:♦ Development of new capabilities, products, and staff to increase sales of new products to over $14m annually. One NPI product included the company's first 100 GHz coax interface.♦ Achieved US Government QPL approval for over 200 connector products. The first group generated initial sales of $1m.♦ Implemented an AS9100 compliant system for product design. ♦ Developed new engineering workflow procedures to better align with company values of collaboration, empowerment, and accountability. ♦ Instituted concepts of risk assessment and reduction for new designs prior to release.

Robust Product LLC gives manufacturers the tools to maximize their engineering investment. Our team works alongside the cross-functional teams in an organization including executives, engineering, production, and quality management to increase profit, reduce risk, and maximize returns.

Basingstoke, Hampshire, Gb

Volex provides high-quality electrical and optical connection solutions to customers around the world. Established 120 years ago, the firm’s global manufacturing footprint, combined with its supply chain and logistics expertise, enables it to provide a responsive, flexible service that meets customers fast changing requirements to timescales, order volumes or geographic destinations. Volex solutions are used in many high-tech products and services vital to modern life including communications networks, medical equipment, power generation, and everyday business and domestic equipment. The Volex Group has a total of 8 manufacturing facilities and 46 sales offices in 22 countries around the world. Certifications include ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. In 2015, I joined the Volex Team as the Vice President of Engineering for data products. In this role, I managed a project portfolio worth over $30m consisting of high-speed data center cables, application specific harnesses, and alternative connector products. Also, I served as Head of Global Quality for Data Products.During my tenure, I developed and led quarterly product reviews to align design resources with divisionalstrategy and plan project resource needs. In addition, I devised quality assurance and product roadmaps.Key achievements include: ♦ Oversaw quarterly product reviews created to align design resources with divisional strategy & plan project resource needs.♦ Engage departments globally to initiate, guide and execute projects in need of technical leadership.♦ Offer consulting services on product liability matters.

Georgetown, Tx, Us

AirBorn’s core business is engineering & manufacturing specialized connectors & electronic components for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The firm serves customers across many industries including Aerospace, Energy, Geophysical, Industrial, Instrumentation, Marine, Medical, Military / Defense, Space Exploration, Storage / Networking & Telecommunications. Certifications include AS 9100 and ISO 9001.I joined the AirBorn team in 1997 as a Senior Project Engineer and during my nearly 20-year tenure with the firm held the roles of Engineer Manager, Director, and Vice President of Product Engineering. As a trailblazer in the organization, I oversaw all standard product lines, custom and customized products, high-speed signal integrity cable products, transitional high-speed signal integrity connector products, test lab, configuration management, and document control functions.An effective team leader, I successfully improved the utilization of the organization’s engineering resources by developing and implementing stage gate processes for product development. Also, I managed a high-performing team. Key accomplishments include: ♦ Generated $8M in new sales annually by aggressively designing a continuous stream of customized connector and harness products.♦ Implemented a monthly product development review as part of the integrated business planning (S&OP) process, which projected the financial performance of the company over 24 months & established staffing priorities necessary for the company to meet its financial goals.♦ Developed X-Ray and Computed Tomography (CT) Scan service for internal and external customers. From startup operation to 1.5 shifts in 2 years, we improved product lead time by 2 weeks, provided a new capability to analyze products, and supported NAS 410 certification.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Management

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering