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Irvine, California, United States

Long Beach, California, United States

• Manage project scope, schedule, resources, cost and risk throughout DOD-related seal projects valued at <$1,000,000
• Collaborate with engineering and estimating teams to develop project schedule and budget
• Apply EVM practices to assess project health and make project adjustments as required
• Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to create requirement verification test matrices and test plans from customer specification documents
• Prepare and present design reviews and weekly progress to the customer
• Create and implement process improvement ideas that streamline project management practices

Long Beach, California

• Collaborated with engineering and supply chain teams to identify structural modification projects with potential for cost and/or weight savings opportunities of $1,000,000+ per annum
• Identified and communicated with stakeholders to create business cases and determine technical, financial, and supply chain impacts of project implementation
• Led cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives on schedule and within budget
• Collaborated with local and international suppliers and partners to implement design and process improvements
• Worked with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes and reduce non-conformances using gap analysis, RCCA and APQP principles

Huntington Beach, California

• Identified fastener R&D projects based on enterprise strategy, program need, business case and technical risk
• Designed, prototyped and tested new standard fasteners for various programs to achieve cost and weight savings
• Prepared and presented technical gate review packages to stakeholders and senior management
• Managed project scope, schedule, cost and risk throughout project
• Awarded two low-cost fastener design patents

Corona, California

• Supported manufacturing operations and mitigated quality issues for landing gear and fluid control valve production
• Decreased scrap rate and improved shop efficiency using Lean Six-Sigma principles
• Collaborated with customers, including DCMA, to create re-work and inspection plans for part buy-off
• Designed production and inspection tooling using GD&T
• Identified key dimensions and inspection tools for efficient and effective part inspection

Tucson, Arizona

• Offered a variety of design, prototyping and supply chain services for both individuals and large companies
• Worked with suppliers and customers to optimize manufacturing costs and product design
• Used design-to-cost techniques to design and manufacture affordable product designs

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial And Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Minors in Spanish, Math, and Chemistry