Responsible for all engineering related activities in the manufacturing of aircraft composite parts and assemblies. Provide technical expertise and business leadership cross-functionally. Manage the engineering staff with a sense of urgency, directing multiple concurrent projects, fostering a culture for innovative solutions while insuring projects are completed accurately and timely. Analyze technology and resource requirements to assess and strategize the feasibility of programs. Oversee end to-end project management, directing activities, monitoring tasks, setting priorities and mitigating risk. Solid background in reviewing customer specifications in order to evaluate impact on manufacturing procedures and methodology. Experience developing strong, mutually beneficial supplier/customer relationships. Directed Facilities/Maintenance Department, overseeing daily activities as well as capital projects. Used aggressive approach in identifying and resolving inefficient/broken operational assets and equipment. Implemented strategies to improve planned preventive maintenance programs, building repairs and service contract deliverability. Clear understanding of export requirements.

Manage a team of over 30 professional employees responsible for the development, deployment and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes and change management activities for both local and global operations. Achieve operational objectives by providing input and recommendations to strategic plans and design reviews, preparing and completing action plans and driving issues to root cause/corrective actions. Effectively apply six sigma and lean manufacturing principals. Hire, develop and motivate people in a direction to achieve organizational success. Act as a catalyst for change, collaborating across all company departments. Sponsor Kaizen events, 5S housekeeping strategies and Gemba Walks. Effectively managed the complex ERP conversion from Oracle to SAP, anticipated roadblocks and took every effort to minimize customer impact throughout the transition. My team spent extensive hours planning, testing, documenting, training, and executing per plan to ensure our readiness for a smooth transition at go-live. Accountable for executing LSI’s transition of manufacturing engineering to a world-wide contract manufacturing strategy which involved moving all Wichita manufacturing capabilities to Mexico. This project required detailed planning, effective communication and synchronized execution to ensure its success.