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Falls Church, Va, Us

● Supported EMD phase of RFCM for initial build in factory including managing drawing priorities to limit Operations roadblocks, provide drawing improvements, and communicate upcoming issues. ● Developed develop customer required qualification procedures and performed qualification testing for RFCM program to hit program milestone dates. ● Coordinated with 4 pathways engineers to developed QBS/QBA documents for RFCM program to ensure all documents were completed on time ● Partnered with electrical engineering to develop CCA for Vicious Goat, including initial BOM, layout creation, and initial thermal analysis ● Worked with Colorado-based department and traveled to site to support proposal on updates to SMORS program ● Mentored lower-level engineers on mechanical engineering basics such as RN and drawing development, as well as provided feedback for larger drawings such as qual documents and QBS/QBA’s. ● Supported RFCM drawing release drive, releasing over 15 drawings in 2 months on both simple and highly complex assemblies. Tasks included: Vocalizing CREO to MPLM integration issues Assisting team leads in integrating MPLM on time and within budget ● Developed test fixture assembly for APR39 Antenna using both internal and externally developed custom components. Worked with vendors to identify and develop appropriate cable and connector solutions● Worked with electrical engineering to develop new automated LVPS test fixture release for NP release and build structure before first LVPS assemblies were available to test. ● Designed and provided ANSYS mechanical analysis of Integrated Microwave Assembly for IMA-R iCDR ● Supported production line analysis of over-torque condition and provided recommendations for improvement to program management for rework of existing units and design improvements.

Falls Church, Va, Us

-Designed test plan for EMI testing of new DIRCUM System -Supported software updates to multiple programs including the B2 and Blackhawk -Assited with integration testing on CIRCUM program for software development.

Arlington, Va, Us

● Partnered with systems and design teams to remove roadblocks in offsite prototype circuit card production to meet critical deadlines of complex circuit card assemblies (150+ components per card). ● Coordinated delivery of over 500 circuit card assemblies (approximate $2,000 each, 13 designs) on schedule in support of $50 million+ contract award. ● Worked with restricted program office and factory management to integrate new assemblies into manufacturing flow and integrate into standard manufacturing scheduling. ● Traveled bi-weekly to newly acquired Raytheon manufacturing facility to implement Raytheon operations production standards for assembly, training, quality, personnel and product safety ● Developed assembly instructions for 8 different CCA assemblies including CAD model evaluations, tooling development, and design for manufacturing activities/improvements.

Arlington, Va, Us

Removed manufacturing roadblocks and made assembly improvements to ensure delivery to MRP schedule of AMRAAM SeekerLed AMRAAM Seeker missile root cause project which saved 100 hours of rework per unit with a $500,000 annual pay back resulting in Operations Excellence RecognitionRedefined AMRAAM antenna inspections criteria in Six Sigma project that reduced defects by 95% and total annual rework by 10% providing $250,000 in year one savings and $150,000 annually. Reduced cycle time on AMRAAM Seeker assembly line by almost 50% (90 hours to 40 hours)Evaluated and enforced vendor conformance to design specifications leading to $500,000 savings

Paris, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

-Directly managed high speed bottling line with 5 different bottles and multiple pack sizes -Supervised factory with 40 employees and 10 production lines per shift-Coached and supported problem solving activities for operators and mechanics-Lead SMED project to reduce bottle changeover time by 20%-Promoted safe work environment for peers and hourly employees (LOTO, glove policy, machinery evaluations)

Paris, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

-Worked in different aspects of Nestle Waters including operations, technical, quality, and warehouse-Experience with injection molding and blowmolding-Participated in TPM implementation and management in multiple disciplines-Promoted safe work environment for peers and hourly employees (LOTO, glove policy, machinery evaluations)

PERSONAL COOLING SYSTEM USING GE DUAL COOL JET TECHNOLOGY • Design project sponsored by GE Innovation Lab using the GE Dual Cool Jet in a personal cooling system• Used GE Cool Jets to cool peltier plate, which in turn cooled a piece of thin piece of metal resting on the body. Device was less the 1 inch thick with a total weight of less that 1 lb.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Created and implemented $200,000 packaging and conveyor belt project with less than a 2 year pay back for Snickers Marathon Line• Designed Combos filler modifications for 10%-15% gain in efficiency • Helped organize and participated in Kaizen event that developed over $300,000 in annual savings

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Coordinated Mechanical Department training class materials for classes across the eastern US. Developed Excel and Visual Basic programs to streamline data presentations.

Graded 50 students’ weekly assignments in Matlab

Reviewed 2D CAD plans for landscape architecture projects to ensure plans and numbers matched