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Berkeley, 7 Gauss Way, US

Mountain View, CA, US

Responsible for defining, developing, and maturing the core business processes and infrastructure for Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Build Reliability, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) disciplines.

Mountain View, CA, US

Coordinating FAA Certification of aviation systems which enable a future where air transportation is safer, more available, more affordable, and fundamentally transformative to the way goods – and eventually people – move around the planet.

Kent, WA, US

Orchestrated critical projects to transition the Blue Origin BE-4 Engine product line from development phase, through new product qualification to successfully ramp-up to full rate production.

Kent, WA, US

In this role, I helped position Blue Origin as a strong competitor for Government contracts to launch high value payloads. I particularly enjoyed the multi-disciplinary work involved, as well as the detailed compliance assessments, including planning and tracking numerous customer deliverables. My main role involved coordinating Government Launch.

This was a short-term role I took on to help a smaller, renewable energy business manage projects, key stakeholder relationships and process issues, all of which challenged my strategic, detail-oriented thinking process. While I enjoyed the work and exposure to innovative renewable energy technologies, I received an amazing opportunity offer with Blue.

Hawthorne, California, US

My work at SpaceX culminated in this role, supporting the NASA Cargo Resupply and Commercial Crew Programs by leading technical engineering projects. I also represented the company over 8 years as the SpaceX Customer Property Administrator, responsible for managing over $80M in hardware at any given time.

Hawthorne, California, US

My job revolved around leading/contributing to Government Certification activities for the Falcon 9 Vehicle. The work was complex and satisfying, involving proactive problem solving, risk mitigation planning, nonconformance resolution, contingency planning, and resource coordination. It was fulfilling to have direct impact on the successful Falcon 9.

Hawthorne, California, US

I was responsible for leading contract compliance and flowdown of customer requirements, while working with hand-in-hand with the Contracts team to define scope and provisions for potential contract awards. Coordinated complex technical reviews of mission unique products, build reliability, and pedigree reviews with customer engagement.

Hawthorne, California, US

Cultivated productive, trusting partnerships with suppliers and drove resolution of quality control issues. Directly involved key vendors in product development, production and failure analysis, ensuring understanding of requirements and processes. Achieved lower cost while procuring higher quality product.

Hawthorne, California, US

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Directed an amazing team of quality professionals, including inspectors, senior quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, and calibration technicians. Also, represented Eaton as the Accountable Manager for the FAA Repair Station. Led the management of all quality systems from customer specification through new product qualification, production.

Directed strategic projects to improve processes, increase efficiency, productivity and cost reductions on the ATFLIR Program and several Tactical Laser Programs. Served as liaison for ATFLIR F-18 integration at Edwards AFB, managed test operations. Authored DFMEAs, functional specifications, Risk Management Plans and status reports.