Liz Chatham Email & Phone Number

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Long Beach, California, United States

• Led execution for 22+ aerospace projects to maintain, upgrade, and improve the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.
• Manages cost, schedule, and risk to ensure project deliverables and milestones are met on time or early.
• Creates detailed project plans and implement corrective actions to improve performance metrics.
• Maintains effective stakeholder communication, ensuring alignment for seamless project progress.
• Control Account Manager (CAM)- cost control, reporting, and analysis using Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Provides engineering leadership to cross functional, multi-skilled team, leading by influence and collaboration.

Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States

• Oversaw project execution in critical flow valve manufacturing, managing orders totaling $4.4M+ in revenue.
• Drive project execution throughout the complete life cycle: technical design, analysis, build, through delivery.
• Served as primary point of contact for customers, addressing inquiries, concerns, and scope changes.
• Champion for optimizing project performance, revenue generation, and effective risk management.
• Devoted to customer satisfaction, fostering communication, and consistently achieving on-time targets.

Coppell, TX

• Completed co-op internship on the corporate engineering team working on projects at factories across the US
• Project lead for replacement of ozone water sterilization system that included design, writing scope of work, request for proposal, conducting bid walks, reviewing contractor submittals, scheduling delivery and install
• Earned role as subject matter expert for ozone upgrades and completed retrofit at 3 additional factories
• Managed the design, bid process, fabrication, and install of a custom truck unload hose cabinet that was insulated, double-sided, heated, and ruggedized to sustain harsh environmental conditions
• Partnered with engineers and operators to diagnose and design process improvements for production lines
• Created bid documentation for 9 projects including scope of work, request for proposal, and cost estimates

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Acted as a student leader to mentor and provide guidance for new students enrolling in the college.
• Led presentations, conducted tours, and supported students in their transition into higher education.

Greater Memphis Area

• Supervised 28 highly skilled technicians across seven independent production teams in a dynamic electronics manufacturing facility with rapidly changing build plans
• Managed departmental projects including the international transfer of $9M of test equipment involving resource allocation, scheduling, inventory control, packaging, shipping and tracking
• Created and administered the engineering department’s maintenance program and inventory of over 500 test stations and 7,000 associated parts
• Implemented a cross training system that increased technician knowledge and efficiency by 80%.
• LEAN Six Sigma Bronze certified with validated hard and soft savings for various projects
• Awarded Employee of the Quarter for strong management performance and involvement in projects

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Assigned to DDG-109 USS Jason Dunham, SECRET security clearance
• Responsible for technical operation and maintenance of electro-mechanical AEGIS Weapons System computer suite and water-cooling skid in a fast-paced, on-call combat environment
• Resolved major system faults by troubleshooting, performing root cause analysis and corrective action
• Recognized for initiative and leadership within the primary and specialized firefighting teams while deployed
• Earned multiple shipboard qualifications early and outside of job classification, including ESWS
• Regularly handled confidential, classified materials and technical publications