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Marietta, Ga, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

• FAA Part 21 Accountable Mgr. for LM Aeronautics (Production Certificate No. 205)• Multi-facility 14 CFR §21.137 Quality System Compliance Oversight (4 manufacturing facilities)• Coordinate/Lead all FAA CMS Audits.• FAA Designee Management (DMIR and Contractor DAR-Fs)• Quality Engineering Lead KC-Y (LMXT) tanker competition. (Jul 2021 – Oct 2023)o Partnered with Airbus DS in Madrid, ES to develop the program lifecycle quality strategy(including design, airworthiness, supply chain, production, and sustainment) to deliveran A330 Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft (MCDA) to the USAF.• Proposal Review and Quality Basis of Estimating (BOE) development.o Developed the Q&MS strategy to support the systems engineering design and development process for the Integrated Defense Acquisition Lifecycle.o Review all new proposals for design/production quality requirements and submit corresponding BOEs.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Lead Quality Engineer for C-130 final assembly, final inspection, engine shop, and functional test. Manage audit surveillance activity directed to quality analysts based on final inspection findings. Transformed the QC environment from a reactionary mindset based on inspection findings to a preventive system by risk rating production processes and conducting targeted process audits. • Customer Experience: Lead facilitator for Customer Concerns Working Group. Monthly meeting with government representatives to discuss delivery findings and program continuous improvement activities. • Project Management: Implemented new inspection technology including gap measurement and surface analysis. • Drive quality processes: Six and a half years of auditing production processes and quality planning. Reduced Quality Hours per Unit by 50% on engine/nacelle final inspection through improved quality planning. Received ASQ Certified Auditor Training. Implemented sample inspection by process based on past mechanic performance. • LSS Black Belt DMAIC project improved mandatory fastener inspection first pass yield from 94% to 98%.• Executed C-130 program wide wire chafing SRR reduction campaign. Produced inspection job guides and heat maps developed in Tableau to communicate defects to back shop production teams. Reduced wire chafing SRR by 30% per aircraft. • Reduced C-130 Wing Shop nonstandard hrs. from 4.68% (2016) to 2.72% (2018) and the number of inspectors by 42% through implementation of sample inspection.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Managed chemical and label procurement for all MFC program activity.• Negotiated $134K in cost reductions (approx. 10% of PO dollars) through competition and seeking out additional suppliers (FY 2015). • Participated in SIA events at suppliers to streamline purchase requisition quote processing and improve on time delivery. Resulted in improvements at the supplier for PO processing and increased PR lead time at LM to facilitate quoting.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Strategic Planning: Assistant to the Fire Control Global Supply Chain Director. Prepared weekly/monthly/quarterly presentations for executive briefings and documented all LSS activities for the Supplier Management Team (SMT). Provided status on all activities related to the Bottom 10 supplier improvement initiatives and scorecard ratings. • People Management: Supervised 22 represented manufacturing operators. Improved Coating Performance Management Team from Bronze (lowest) to Platinum (highest). Maintained Wire Prep at Platinum (highest rating). Team Performance Goals: Coating team exceed the goal by 8.8% and Wire Prep Team was 22.5% over goal. • Production planner for PAC-3 Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA). Created a plan from scratch to meet internal customer deliveries for low volume/high mix SMT CCAs. Improved schedule from 5 weeks behind to return to green in 4 months.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Led SIA to implement RC/CA for new fixture design after incurring $57K of scrap over a 2-month period. $170K cost avoidance for the remainder of 2011. • Using LSS methodology I led efforts across supplier quality, optics engineering, and the optical filter supplier to align product requirements and improve product quality. Received recognition award for reducing immediate scrap by ~$15K. Estimated $200K cost avoidance for next procurement cycle.

Munich, De

• Converted several sources of data into a relational database using Access, Excel, and VBA coding.• Developed linked tables that are used to update and expand the database and maintain the integrity of the information.• Created forms that are used to query the database and generate reports for distribution to regional and area managers.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Created a model to determine the optimal manufacturing facility given production constraints in order to minimize transportation costs• Worked alone on this project; had to network around the company to learn their structure and gather the necessary data.• Projected annual savings of $600,000

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering

Bs, Economics