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Kirkland, WA, US

Greater Seattle Area

TEAGUE is a design and innovation company where technology expertise meets a deep understanding of human behavior to design what’s next for companies across multiple realms: aerospace, aviation, automotive, transport, e-commerce, retail...I provide strategic, experience-based leadership while managing all day-to-day operational aspects of projects, project.

The mission of Youth in Focus is to amplify teen voices through photography and arts education. I'm proud to serve as a board member for an organization that intersects realms that I am passionate about.

Greater Seattle Area

Award-winning professional photographer specializing in portraits, corporate and professional headshot photography.

Greater Seattle Area

I lead the definition of customer-centric software products being developed to support aerospace/aviation industry clients worldwide, bringing my extensive aviation experience to these programs.

Greater Seattle Area

Led mission-critical project to stabilize and streamline data collection and processing for a key customer by completely revamping existing tools and helping develop entirely re-baselined and stable tools for the customer to use; the result was a 75% reduction in non-value-added time the client.

United States

Expert at aircraft acquisition and airline strategy. Vast industry contacts enbabled me successfully connect operators to suitable aircraft. Consulted for airline and aircraft leasing companies.Expansive global experience working across continents with vendors and suppliers; adept contract negotiator and leader.

Dayton, Ohio Area

Improved new-hire retention and effectiveness by enhancing and developing end-to-end talent acquisition and retention programs for Kenya Airways' Engineering Department. Established world-class training framework leveraging extensive industry knowledge and contacts to develop cutting-edge programs for acquisition and retention of talent while infusing.

Kenya

Lead the identification of process improvement initiatives at the departmental level, Provide awareness and guidance on Lean Six Sigma approach to project team members, Yellow Belt and Green Belt at the departmental level.Employing the principles of Lean and Six Sigma in managing and facilitating cross-functional projects within the Organisation geared.

• Key Achievements:Over $800M worth of aircraft, delivered to the airline on spec, on time and on budget; led strategically critical aircraft configuration programs.In a deal worth around US$ 1 billion, I carried out.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the definition of aircraft specifications.
• Prepare business cases for acquisition and configuration of aircraft.
• Provide regular updates to Senior Management on aircraft acquisition, systems definition and aircraft introduction programs.
• Develop industry-leading specs for Avionics, Cabin Interiors & external systems on the Airlines' all-new fleet of Boeing 777s, 787s and Embraer 190 jets.
• Ensure that selected equipment is in compliance with all technical as well as end user requirements, as well as being in compliance with the Civil Aviation Authority requirements.

• CAD Designer on an in-house project to build, test and certify aircraft maintenance platforms to be used in the Airline's heavy maintenance hangars.
• I carried out continual fleet analysis to ensure that the strategic objectives of the airline are supported by the appropriate aircraft fleet.
• Responsible for providing detailed analysis of possible future fleet options to aid aircraft acquisition decisions
• Responsible for the analysis and selection of heavy duty machinery for the… Show more
• Responsible for the analysis and selection of heavy duty machinery for the business.Key Achievements:
• Successfully completed design of aircraft maintenance platforms with the goal of saving the company US$2 million in expenditure.