Mugur Padure, M.Eng., P.Eng, Mba, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Camas, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

With the CTO Leadership team analyzed the company’s services, business position, and competition. Created action plans and strategies that helped reach sustainable growth initiatives. Created positive, long-lasting relationships with internal key decision makers. Identified and managed program and engineering risks. Mentored and grew 4 young program leaders.• Assisted 4 Engineering Directors in rolling out new tools and functionality: Team Center (Simens PLM), PWA. • Co-lead the activities to obtain AS9100 Engineering designation. (compliance, new processes, training, monitoring)• Designed, implemented, and maintained a cohesive plan across all projects regarding program/engineering deliverables, their forecasted release date, and assigned resources and skill codes.• Built approx. 20 projects annually: collected and analyzed reqt’s, created collaborative infrastructure, tools for task execution/project management, and set up individual and project expectations.• Influenced and supported PEO/Eng teams (50 ppl) with decisions analysis, implementation, and execution. • Unified lifecycle ownership, with measurable results: business volume increased 200% between 2021 and 2024, while CPI and SPI improved on 80% of the active projects. • Built and fostered a collaborative environment by creating new tools: 2 SharePoint sites, wrote 13 procedures and training modules, and created dozens of templates.• Developed into ready-to-sign contracts over 200 proposals customized for each client’s specific business needs.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

• Responsible for optimizing the global supply chain for two Carrier commodity accounts (Hardware and Harnesses): 30,000 PNs, $200M volume annual volume, 1,200 suppliers• Build projects from Gate Zero: collected and analyzed deliverables, created collaborative infrastructure, new tools for task execution and project management, assembled an international team of 8, set up individual and project expectations.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

As a special adviser to the ROMET CEO (a significant North American supplier of smart gas meters): - mapped current and future state, gained stakeholders' support, - mentored future talent, - created, matured, and implemented critical processes for the organization: a) program management process, b) configuration control process, and c) a new IT-driven process for quotes, POs and change orders.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Responsible for managing new engine EIS. Program leadership and communication with customers: Dassault, Collins, PWA, Gulfstream. Managed $2M in budgets with 20 cross functional, cross border associates. Leadership role in maintainability, ground support equipment, technical publications, military RFPs. Implemented leveraged common core business strategy for 17-24K engine family with PWA and PWC.• Lead team that delivered a ground support equipment set for two different programs with 20% commonality, 20% existing tools, generating $250k savings, allowing procurement of full kit 9 months before EIS. • Using an integrative approach, created phased maintainability validation strategy, guaranteeing 100% task completion, 12 months in advance, with 30% reduction in costs; communicated and obtained buy-in from OEMs • Assembled team to release 14 continuous airworthiness technical publications, providing dashboards, other collaborative tools, reducing the release time by 40%, compared with previous programs• Provided aftermarket content (maintainability, equipment, EIS deployment) for the USAF RFP to re-engine B52 aircraft with a new commercial of the shelf engines (700 engines contract)

East Hartford, Connecticut

Technical: co-lead high impact PW1100G-JM Air Cabin Quality Tiger investigation; review, process and implement engineering changes; prepared and presented progress to executives and OEM customers. Operational: Developed, calculated and managed risk assessment and risk mitigation plans. People: assembled and lead a team of 25 cross-functional specialists; mentored junior Project Engineers• Investigation concluded in record time (7 months): root cause identified and short/medium/long corrective actions identified & implemented• Integrated 4 MROs (FL, GA, WV, Frankfurt) in the investigation, establishing work scope, deliverables, data retrieval & analysis• Developed a robust dashboard for PWA Senior Executives to facilitate the reporting, management and data recording for over 1,000 open field investigations, • Interfaces with customers for project specifications to ensure successful completion.

Toronto, Canada Area

Technical: Lead design verification, validation and certification activities for new products; managed a $5M annual budget, (man-hours, services, hardware, NRE); reported Earned Value cost and schedule performance on a monthly basis: ensured all technical milestones were achieved on time, budget, and performance expectationsOperational: utilizes UTC Project Management tools and systems; utilizes SAP to monitor production & business data and to drive procurement/manufacturing reqt’s; Supply chain strategic sourcing, supplier development through production preparedness; supported contract negotiation, proposal preparation, business plans, operation budgets; drove all aspects of project planning, execution, interfacing with internal and external customers.People: Managed 80 people in 13 teams to achieve: program schedule, budget, weight, cost, PDRS reqt’s clients and other stakeholders; mentored less experienced project managers • Increased project management efficiency allowed the use of 66% less personnel • Developed two new European suppliers of composite materials, resulting in $100k reduction in engine FSC• Substantiated and certified the first engine part made using additive manufacturing technology

Toronto, Canada Area

Assembled large budgets ($800M) for new engineering programs, build forecasts. Calculated engineering manpower requirements (FTE vs budgets). Issued risk evaluation, mitigation, business impact analysis.• Created a thoroughly detailed MS Projects L2 plan for a brand-new development program, allowing TC utilization increase by 5%, and savings of $2M for the offsite tests.• Identified recovery strategies and assisted with implementation, contributing to certification date being achieved• Presented in strategic executive level biannual budgets reviews to match budgets with resources• Consolidated supplier base for engine standard fasteners, allowing a 20% ($4M/yr.) cost reduction

Toronto, Canada Area

Transformational Senior Leader, Continuous Improvement / Operations, 2005-2009PW300 & PW600 Programs, Pratt&Whitney Canada, Mississauga, Ontario• Invented/implemented “Virtual Factory” increasing engine throughput by 66% ($16M/month)• Created and implemented ANDON, a production support system, increasing line’s efficiency by 25%• Designed/procured/set-up PW617’s production line on time and within the $1.5M budget• Consolidated supplier base for engine standard fasteners, allowing a 20% ($4M/yr.) cost reduction• Lead benchmarking projects (Toyota/Bombardier) to develop best-in-class manufacturing practices

Toronto, Canada Area

Senior Team Lead, Research&Development, 2000-2005Pratt&Whitney Canada, Mississauga, Ontario• Designed a new grinding process, saving 2hrs/engine build time, increasing annual throughput by 10 engines ($10M/year)

Toronto, Canada Area

Account Manager, 2000Interfast, Toronto, Canada• Managed A340 Messier-Dowty account ($5M) and Boeing account ($8M), using JIT methodologies• Optimized procurement policies, increasing inventory turnover rate 6 times• Wrote the specs for a new IT system for buyers when deciding time/quantity/prices

Romania

Maintenance and Flight Preparation Team Commander, 1992-2000Romanian Air Force, Mihail Kogalniceanu AFB, Romania• Integrated 3 Flight Wings into a newly designed structure, managing 150 people and 30 aircrafts• Audited/optimized spare warehouse management, creating 40% reduction in stock value• Designed/implemented a new organizational structure, reducing the AOG maintenance time by 15%• Youngest officer to occupy this position in the history of the Air Force Base

M.B.A, Strategy, Global Management, And Human Resources

Activities and Societies: • GMAT 750 (99% percentile) • Majors in Management Consulting, Global Management and Human Resources

B Sc. (Aerospace), M. Sc (Aerospace), Aerospace