Performed reverse engineering of existing commercial aerospace components and developed alldocumentation required to manufacture and certify same components as aftermarket parts for aircraft.Identified problem areas of and improved design of several parts to eliminate existing AD’s (AirworthinessDirectives) against the parts saving customer service time and money. Designed and developed newproducts for military and commercial applications supporting full documentation of product within timeconstraints for market introduction. Prepared quotations and estimated pricing of proposed customersubmissions. Original designs won (2) manufacturing contracts from Boeing Corporation for a DifferentialPressure Indication ECU Ram Air Plenum and a Check Valve, ECU Ram Air Plenum, both parts used onthe Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft.Supervised the life cycle of assigned projects and products from conception to packaging.Sourced suppliers, negotiated with, and approved vendor parts for products. Determined testingrequirements and protocols, designed and assembled all equipment and fixtures to support testrequirements for products. Designed, assembled and tested all tooling, jigs, and fixture required tosupport product production and manufacturing requirements. Developed planning methods,documentation (BOM’s, work instructions, etc.), processing strategies, and all other requirements forproduct manufacture. Created FAA-PMA (Parts Manufacturing Approval) documentation of parts forsubmission to FAA. Designed and made ready technical / creative artwork as required for productmanufacture.Specified and assembled all engineering computer workstations. Trained personnel on computerfunctions and provided assistance as needed. Provided in-house IT support for workstation, server andnetwork functions as required. Installed and made ready employee workstations and provided appropriateinstruction on functions and usage.

Determining need, purchasing as needed, and implementing entire IT solution for 140employee precision metal fabrication and manufacturing facility. Responsible for outsourcing ofconsultants as value driven by special projects and was responsible for the procurement andactivities. Identifying requirements, selecting, and purchasing capital machine tool investmentsin excess of $500k. This included CNC Wire EDM machines, CNC Lasers, CNC mills, CNCpunching machines, OBI presses, press brakes, folding machines, gantry cranes, etc.; and alloffice equipment including the phone system, printers, copiers, fax, etc. Trained personnel on,and maintained company software solutions ranging from CAD to accounting and the companyMRP software on 30+ workstations including company wide real-time barcoding of work inprogress.Designed sheetmetal components using Solidworks and Autocad software. Productsincluded multiple computer chassis, electronic enclosures, and orthopedic medical equipment.Programmed CNC punching machines and cutting lasers as needed.

Purchased, installed and maintained for business opportunities and operations a Flow 6012 w/3Dhead abrasive waterjet cutting machine. Business focus was specializing in the precision cutting(±0.005in) of primarily ferrous and non ferrous metals with a focus on exotic aerospace grades ofstainless, titanium, inconel, etc., as well as ceramic and glass materials.

Managed QC department for small CNC machine shop. Responsible for all levels of QCinspections and associated documentation of quality system of precision machinedcomponents.

Qualified all sheetmetal parts for the HUMVEE (Hummer) prior to governmentacceptance of the project. Designed jigs, fixtures, and gaging to increase production and qualityobjectives. Layout inspection of sheetmetal components using CMM and other precisionmeasuring tools.