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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Designs, implements, and refines product development, testing, and manufacturing processes.Manages staff and assigns tasks to engineering and technical personnel.Leads teams in the development of new products, solutions, and processes.Oversees project logistics, and resource allocation.

Aldergrove, British Columbia

Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements for fabrication, machining and assembly of turnkey factory aerospace structures tooling systems.Negotiate changes in design, methods of manufacture and assembly with project management, area supervisors and AIT design organization.Work with production teams to identify.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Provided engineering support to the G.E. CF34 and CFM56 business units, for all aspects of major and minor engine component repairs within the StandardAero Design Approval Organization environment. Responsible for the development and optimization of source substantiated and non source substantiated component repairs.

Milton, Ontario, Canada

Developed efficient manufacturing methods, and subsequent shop floor planning instructions, from customer prototype and mature part designs for rotorcraft transmission systems.Generated 3D CAD solid models using Solidedge V20 to support the manufacturing process of various gears and transmission casings.Liaised with customer, shop floor and sub contract.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Design review and approval for manufacture of robotic medical and space applications.Technical and business supplier liaison ensuring compliance with design, cost and business plans.Responsible for the manufacture of components used on the Space Shuttle Inspection Boom Assembly and various International Space Station systems including the Umbilical remote.

Alliston, Ontario

Liaison between new model design, product engineering and the part supplier to ensure manufactured parts for various vehicles including the Ridgeline truck, Pilot and Acura MDX met the design and functional requirements of Honda Canada Manufacturing.Presented weekly and monthly part maturation paths showing the part development progress to the HCM Senior.

Malton, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for ensuring new and potential suppliers of manufactured and bought out finished goods, were adequately positioned to meet their technical and schedule commitments to the Magellan Aerospace Component Manufacture business unit.Performed supplier audits prior to issuance of purchase orders and played a Lead role in resolving supplier purchasing.

Ontario, Canada

Monitored production levels and satisfied demand through effective resource management.Developed an effective PC based MRP system to coordinate customer demand with purchasing and subsequent shop floor activities.

Ontario, Canada

Developed new and supported existing manufacturing processes for various gas turbine engine components for Customers such as General Electric and Rolls Royce. Designed tools and gauges and supported Lean Manufacturing initiative through work-study principles and manufacturing cell layout. Provided cost estimates for customer request for proposals. Also.

Mississauga, Ontario

Developed new manufacturing processes and supported existing manufacturing processes for various gas turbine engine components. Customers included Rolls Royce, General Electric, Pratt and Whitney and Rocketdyne.Created CNC part programs and designed appropriate tooling for various milling, radial grinding, conventional grinding machines, and EDM machines..

Yeadon, England, United Kingdom

Manufacturing process development, tool design and build, and CNC part program generation to support the manufacture of gas turbine components.Introduced multi part EDM process with significant lead-time and cost savings. Implemented 5-axis multi pallet machining centre. Instrumental in developing creep feed grinding of ceramic nozzle guide vane aerofoil.