2007-2020SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER, GE AVIATION - LIFE MANAGEMENTProduct Line Leader for CT7, C/T64 and T58 engines• Managed all Life Management Programs in conjunction with GE Project and GE Systems Engineering teams as well as external customers (including Sikorsky, Bell, Leonardo, and US Navy) to establish customer technical requirements and budget/schedule constraints• Led cross-functional analytical teams (including Mission Analysis, Material Systems, Heat Transfer, Stress Analysis and Life Analysis) to define/implement technical strategy, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and budget needed to characterize the operating thermal and stress conditions of the critical rotating components of the engines.• Established safe operating cycle life limits for each component and authored Certification Reports establishing said limits. Interfaced with the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to obtain report approval.• Managed all programs to completion with a First Time Yield (FTY) of 1, on time and within budget• Coordinated all ROM budgeting and scheduling for each function involved in FAA Certification Process for Bid and Proposal work• Presented plans, status and technical concerns/recommendations to Technical and Executive Leadership.

2000 – 2007PROGRAM MANAGER, NORTEL NETWORKS – GLOBAL OPERATIONSTechnology Introduction Leader for software and hardware releases covering Contivity VPN Extranet Switches, Shasta Services Edge Router and Metro Ethernet Routing Switches• Responsible for the end-to-end service introduction of new products to the Global service supply chain and end customers focusing on quality and market readiness.• Managed the cross-functional Customer Service Extended Team comprised of Technical Documentation, Training, Technical Support, Channel Readiness, Deployment, Product Readiness, Services Planning, Beta Testing, Logistics and Software Delivery; to ensure that all service processes were established and implemented, all service deliverables were met, and all required internal training was completed to support all new products and releases.• Represented Global Operations on the Integrated Project Teams for each product line.• Negotiated Design for Serviceability requirements with Product Line Management and Development for all products ensuring Service interests were considered in product design