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Lynn, Ma, Us

Lynn, Ma, Us

Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

-Manage program execution of government contracts ($1.2B) supplying engineering support, new production engines and spares hardware.-Manage customer communications and relations, supporting weekly coms and annual program management reviews.-Developed a deep understanding of business objectives for internal and external stakeholders of the assigned product line; maintained operating rhythm and built trust by meeting or exceeding customer commitments.-Quickly established key relationships with internal and external customers ensuring deliverables and schedules were clearly defined and understood.-Broad exposure to the business including organizations such as spares, contracts, services, and legal.-Led a multi-discipline team in the execution of re-establishing a product line after 20-years and successfully building and testing a first article engine.

Lynn, Ma Usa

-Responsible for leading all system technical design and integration activities, including all rotor mechanical, structural design, bearings, lubrication system, thermal, aeromechanical, and controls efforts.-Responsible for coordinating all systems engineering technical processes with the module design integration managers and functional leaders.-Responsible for leading key system-level engine trade studies that compete customer requirements in order to achieve the best possible product. Responsible for reporting results and recommendations out to the customer and internal leadership. -Responsible for technical execution to deliver on engine-level customer technical performance measurands (TPMs).-Chair the systems engineering technical reviews ensuring that design teams meet customer requirements and technical direction is provided inline with program and customer expectations.-Responsible for leading the development of a 3D digital engine and ensuring it’s accuracy for airframe customer use of integration efforts.-Cost Account Manager for roughly $10M in budget for a government EVM tracked program. Effort required CAM interviews, participation at IBR, providing monthly IMS status, conducting monthly variance analysis, and EAC assessments.

Lynn, Ma

-Responsible for the technical communication to the US Army Redstone Arsenal and the Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED). Responsible for leading a team of 100+ engineers to achieve a preliminary design review of GE's offering for an EMD contract.-Cost Account Manager for roughly $15M in budget for a government EVM tracked program. Effort required CAM interviews, participation at IBR, providing monthly IMS status, conducting monthly variance analysis, and EAC assessments.-Developed a risk management plan and process to mirror the Army’s risk structure and internal processes. Authored the T901 programs RMP (Risk Management Plan) and submitted per contract deliverable requirements.-Led a preliminary safety assessment of the T901 engine supporting contract deliverables and the preliminary design of the engine. Effort included a Fault Hazard Assessment, Fault Tree Assessment, and the Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA). - Led a preliminary reliability assessment of the T901 engine supporting contract deliverables and the preliminary design of the engine. Effort included allocating the top-level Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) requirement to sub-modules of the overall engine system. Additional a reliability growth curve was generated for tracking progress against requirement during the EMD phase of the program.-Engineering proposal manager for GE’s product offering for the US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine full scale development EMD contract. Led a team of 10 authors with a supporting team of 100+ engineers to develop, author, write, and produce a 2100-page technical volume supporting the EMD proposal. Developed the document structure, set the document format, worked with professional print shop to standardize the proposal and assemble for delivery to the US Army Redstone Arsenal. Personally authored ~300-pages and developed an integrated master schedule for $50M in budgets.

Lynn, Ma Usa

-Direct oversight of a team of 25 engineers responsible for development and production testing of Turbofan and Turbojet gas turbine engines. I established priorities for the team and set clear expectations based on business needs.-Conducted mid-year and year-end performance evaluations of the team and established salary actions based on these evaluations.-Provided mentoring and development opportunities to the newer employees and for the experienced team members meaningful and challenging job assignments.-Led the team through two qualification programs of derivative F414 engines, the first being the F414-INS6 for India’s Aeronautical Defense Agency to power the MKII version of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft and the second being the F414-GE-39E engine powering the next generation Gripen aircraft.-Additionally, led the team through numerous proposal efforts providing engine cycle performance data based on customer requirements. This included engine cycle data for conceptual designs with limited requirements definition through contractual commitments for engine performance.

Lynn, Ma

-Engineering proposal manager for GE’s product offering for the US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction contract. Led a team of 7 authors with a supporting team of 50+ engineers to develop, author, write, and produce a 1500-page technical volume supporting the proposal. Developed the document structure, set the document format, worked with professional print shop to standardize the proposal and assemble for delivery to the US Army Redstone Arsenal.-supported this effort part-time until the RFP (Request For Proposal) was received, at that point I was dedicated for 60-days on this effort working 80+hour weeks.

Lynn, Ma Usa

-Responsibilities included engineering leadership of the CT7-8A/8A6/8A7/8C product lines supporting commercial turbo-shaft engines serving the Oil & Gas Industry. -Led a multi-national/multi-disciplined engineering teams in the support of product improvement and field support of in-service engines. Activities included setting requirements, budgets, planning schedules, and tracking program progress of engineering design activities-Led an engineering team through the final stages of FAA certification of the CT7-8A6/8A7 turboshaft engines. Met with FAA authorities and provided presentations and documentation showing compliance to FAA regulations.-Led a significant proposal effort coordinating engineering activities to develop a product offering for a new helicopter application supporting the oil and gas industry. -Led engineering efforts supporting the engine integration of the CT7-8A6 into the Presidential helicopter program.

Engine Owner GE38-1B GGT Aeromechanics Stress Test & Heat Transfer Validation Test -Successfully led a multidiscipline/multinational engineering team to a First Time Yield = 1 on a $6-million engine test program supporting the qualification of the GE38-1B engine. This effort included setting requirements for team members, overseeing design efforts and analysis, vendor selection, manufacturing, engine assembly, instrumentation, and ultimately engine testing -Successfully led detailed design reviews for overall engine system, dynamics, heat transfer, instrumentation, and test equipment with GE’s Chief Engineers OfficeEngine Owner GE38-1B Power Turbine Aeromechanics Stress Test & Heat Transfer Validation Test -Coordinating test requirements, instrumentation requirements, and test planning with GE’s revenue sharing partner MTU Aero-Engines based in Munich, Germany -Successfully led detailed design reviews for overall engine system, dynamics, heat transfer, instrumentation, and test equipment with the Chief Engineers OfficeGE38-1B Advanced Applications Engineering Proposal Leader -Coordinate technical response team verifying requirements are understood by contributors and associated costs are rolled-up. -Assist in preparing overall program plan and prepare documentation for senior leadership review and sign off.

Lynn, Ma Usa

-Developed deep technical expertise in gas turbine engine performance and operability-Skilled at developing engine test plans and instrumentation packages supporting the development and qualification of military engines. -F414G SAAB-Aerospace Gripen Demonstrator Program – Took ownership of customer power requirements and engine control integration with the aircraft systems. Efforts on both resulted in the successful integration of two highly complex systems and the successful flight test program resulting in future sales of the Gripen NG. -F414 Military Advanced Program Demonstrator Engine – Coordinated with internal engineering and government personnel to develop complex test plans that efficiently satisfied mission objectives on time and on budget. Responsible for control system design and unique engine schedules both of which allowed for the safe and successful execution of mission objectives.- J85/CJ610 engine models – Coordinated engine test, supported field events, and provided flight-test support for the J85-5 PMP/Northrop T38C upgrade. Supported the project department on briefings with the customer on progress and provided engineering recommendations for flight test activities.

Billerica, Ma Usa

-Led the detailed design and analysis efforts for various projects supporting the MobileSearch and Sentry Portal X-Ray detection products. Successfully led multiple projects through concept design, detailed design, test, validation, and finally production manufacturing.

Lowell, Ma Usa

Submillimeter Wave Technology Laboratory-Supported the design, manufacture, assembly, and installation of mechanical systems within the laboratory. Responsibilities included the support of low radar cross section pylons, optical mounts, and radar absorbing range designs.- Successfully analyzed, designed, and manufactured a unique heat sink for laser energy absorption.

Middletown, Ct Usa

-Assisted supervisor with day to day operations of assembly floor including allocating workforce, ensuring hardware/module availability, scheduling, and union relations.-Led a Kaizen event to simplify layout of engine final assembly which resulted in a significant improvement in yield and flow of engines through final assembly. Worked closely with consulting agency to design floor plans and implement lasting changes.