Matthew Halphen Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, La, Us

United States

Lead team of 5 Mechanical Engineers and Designers in design and delivery of fuel cell systems from concept to commercial use completion. Forecast resource gaps, implement risk mitigation plans, and provide updates to internal and external stakeholders. Present to customers on project statuses and risk mitigation efforts. Work with 3rd party suppliers to specify, design, and procure high temperature air handling equipment including blowers, heat exchangers, ducts, distribution manifolds. Use Nastran and Ansys for finite element and thermal analysis of high temperature mechanical components. • Headed transition of a fuel cell system from prototype to full production release opening a new line of business valued at hundreds of $ millions.• Advanced design, procurement, and testing of a multi-fuel oxidizer for a combined fuel cell and micro turbine cycle system.• Reduced risk for prototype fuel cell system by heading Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), identifying areas of high risk, and implementing mitigations.• Prototype was built with only minor corrections to overall design, build was completed within the 45-day planned schedule, and passed initial quality qualifications. • Identified and filled gap for tracking the status of critical components within new product designs. Led Engineering team in creation of a formal timeline for completing design reviewed based on customers’ completion dates.• Improved Design group project visibility and accountability by transitioning from an unstructured spreadsheet for tracking design tasks to a formal project job board. • Resolved a critical supply chain constraint, facilitating uninterrupted operations via collaboration with 3rd-party suppliers, management, and an external design department. Pinpointed overlooked pressure differentials and implemented a nitrogen injection system to maintain balanced pressure, ensuring a smooth start-up sequence for gas turbine and fuel cells in a combined cycle configuration.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Managed procurement, quality, and delivery of 100+ individually purchased components valued at ~$.5 million annually. Headed implementation of continuous improvement plans for suppliers with failing KPIs. Evaluated, selected, and audited vendors supplying high precision machined hardware for Space and Defense industry safety mechanisms. Partnered with Quality Engineering to develop and maintain requirements maps within DOORs software. Coordinated cross functional teams to troubleshoot and implement corrective actions to resolve manufacturing issues during inspection of electromechanical safety mechanism components. Collaborated with suppliers and Design Engineering to implement product definition improvements for on-time delivery. Led supplier readiness assessments to bring low volume development projects to full rate production. Advised on design-for-manufacture of hardware in early development and mass production. Reported on production recovery status, failure analyses, and areas for improvement. Mentored new and experienced engineers. • Within one year, resolved all recurring quality issues and increased the average component yield from 60%-70% to 95% for purchased safety-critical mechanism components, resulting in a significantly improved supply chain. Systematically identified priority components, addressed production needs, coordinated recovery schedules, and established a resilient supply base. • Reduced hardware lead time from 6 weeks to 3 weeks by addressing a critical design flaw and coordinating material procurement and supplier collaboration. Worked directly with material providers and incorporated supplier feedback in redesigned components, significantly reducing lead time and ensuring timely delivery of prototypes.• Raised yields and reduced overall project costs by championing the implementation of physical gauges to check incoming hardware, which improved continuity between suppliers and in-house inspectors.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Created equipment process diagrams and equipment layout drawings for design, fabrication, and shipment of bulk process systems. Performed duct sizing calculations for dust collection systems. Provided onsite supervision for startup and commissioning of pneumatic convey systems.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

▪ Acted as the main point of contact to customers and vendors during the planning, assembling, and operations for 6 to 10 offshore Safety System projects a year.▪ Utilized Solidworks and AutoCAD to design custom solutions to fulfill requirements provided by the customer.▪ Developed, implemented, and optimized equipment operating procedures to ensure the safe operation of mission critical equipment.▪ Provided technical leadership as the onsite engineer for a two to three deepwater oilwell completion projects per year. ▪ Performed the assembly and testing of offshore tools to ensure the equipment meets or exceeds The American Petroleum Institute standards for safe operation.▪ Initiated and implemented a variety of process modifications which resulted in a 10% reduction in assembly time for all Halliburton built within the subsea facility. ▪ Lead efforts to ensure assembly facility was operating according to quality standards set up in API Q2 resulting in two success biannual audits. Allowing the facility to maintain their quality certification.