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Falls Church, Va, Us

Assignment: -Lead Production Engineer for a new combat system that was awarded a production contract by USG.Tasks:-Manage on-going builds of hardware for Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), First Article Acceptance Tests (FAAT), Lot Acceptance Tests (LAT), and contact deliverable units.-Present production status to internal and customer management during reoccurring Program Management Reviews (PMR).-Create and submit Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to make corrections or improvements to an USG owned Technical Data Package (TDP).-Lead on-going continuous improvement projects.Accomplishments:-Executed a successful production line start up within 6 months of contract award.-Completed all manufacturing data items on the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), which included a Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), Process Control Plan (PCP), Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and Production Readiness Review (PRR).-Led effort to incorporate use of a consumer grade 3D printer to support fixture development, which decreased material costs from ~$400/kg to ~$60/kg resulting in ~$15k savings during production line start up.Assignment:-Supporting Production Engineer for a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) production contract.Tasks:-Redevelop processes and equipment used to conformal coat, depanel, and prepare Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) for potting on a production line that has been dormant for more than a decade.Accomplishments:-Led effort to modernize light-curing conveyor system, which decreased cycle time from 120 seconds to 30 seconds for a significant production line bottleneck.-Implemented improvements that decreased conformal coat application cycle time from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.-Researched and implemented numerous production line upgrades to mitigate the risk of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) damage to components on the production line.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Assignment:Process development lead for an electromechanical device developed under a USG funded development contract.Tasks:-Coordinate prototype builds to support device development and qualification.-Develop all manufacturing processes, documentation, and tooling required to support prototype builds.-Assist design with failure analysis efforts to determine and implement solutions to ensure device meets all performance specifications desired by the development contract.-Interface with design engineering to ensure device is optimized for assembly.Accomplishments:-Authored all manufacturing related Basis of Estimates (BOEs) used to bid a production contract, which was awarded to the company in 2024-Developed an ergonomic explosive safety shield that enabled successive process improvements, which increased unit throughput from 2 units/day to 4 units/day during the development contract-Initiated a Design for Assembly (DFA) improvement that decreased the total number of unique fasteners from 12 to 5, which significantly reduced tooling requirements.-Successfully proposed a component redesign that enabled the unit to achieve an IP67 rating and simultaneously improved the units Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding.-Successfully proposed a redesign of the unit’s grounding system that repositioned all fasteners in the same direction, which simplified all fastening operations while simultaneously resolving a mechanical component failure that occurred during vibration testing.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Performed stress analysis of composite and metallic aircraft structures by synthesizing finite element analysis (FEA) with conventional hand calculations. Wrote clear and concise stress reports that were provided to the customer in support of MRB repairs, air vehicle modifications, and several other projects. Created finite element models (FEM) for static stress analysis. Models were created with FEMAP and solved using NX12.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Performed stress analysis of composite and metallic aircraft structures by synthesizing finite element analysis (FEA) with conventional hand calculations. Wrote clear and concise stress reports that were provided to the customer in support of MRB repairs, air vehicle modifications, and several other projects.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Implemented several efficiency, quality, and cost saving improvements to an assembly line. Managed factory floor layout restructuring of several assembly lines. Diagnosed and solved numerous production discrepancies related to faulty test bench equipment.Communicated directly with suppliers to determine solutions for non-conforming material and parts.

Operated CNC lathes and mills. Inspected machined parts to verify parts were within spec.