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Ventura, Ca, Us

Greater Seattle Area

In charge of standards compliance for New Glenn. Leading a team that is creating and managing the New Glenn program framework for standard revision, standard adoption, assessment of impacts, implementation in specifications and processes, and verification of standards compliance. Communicating and coordinating efforts to stakeholders across the company to align efforts to a unified standards strategy. Advancing New Glenn's standards compliance from PDR maturity to CDR maturity. Creating roadmap for standards verification execution. Consulting in the development of standards management frameworks for other programs within Blue Origin; modifying for individual program needs while maintaining similarity for cross-program continuity.Assembly of certification products for various customers. Coordination with Air Force and Space Force customers for deliverables and design review presentations.Program and task management in Confluence and JIRA. Editing and releasing specifications and verification artifacts in Jazz (DOORS Next Generation and RQM). Managing schedule tasks in P6 Team Member.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Project Engineer for Honeywell TPE331 Turboprop Engine (Engineer II, Engineer III)Managing and performing work on projects under tight budget and schedule in a demanding cross-functional environment. Interfacing with internal and external customers regularly. Mastering efficient and effective communication while encouraging teamwork and building a positive work environment for stakeholders.July 2017-PresentEngineering Liaison to UK Ministry of Defense and Designated Service CenterManaging and performing engineering activities on a fixed annual budget to support the fielded use of TPE331 engines for the customer including service revealed difficulties, root cause corrective actions, engine component redesigns, and technical support.Customer-interfacing on a regular basis with international clients.July 2016-PresentTPE331 Engine Project Lead (July 2016-August 2017) in company-wide initiative to increase rolled throughput yield and OTTR in-house and throughout the supply chain.Responsible for quarterly/annual budget and a goal amount of save. 2017 in-year save = $800k.Responsible for a team of approximately 6 project engineers in a matrix organization environment.Continued engineering support in a non-leadership role after transition to other external customer-oriented programs.February 2016-May 2018Managed budget and technical elements of engine modification for UAV applications valued at $700k.Fabricated research and test hardware for ground and flight test. Responsible for test procedures, test data analysis, and test reporting to substantiate new design.Interfaced with the customer on a regular basis.Working miscellaneous projects including document revisions, new customer pursuits, test instruction publications, and aftermarket product integrity/reliability investigations.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Determined critical to quality (CTQ) features for parts and assemblies subject to transitions within and external to Honeywell.Stress analysis in ANSYS 16.0: Gear Laser Part Marking - modeled and processed gear to determine stress on part and viability of laser part marking (ongoing).First Article Inspection Review (FAIR) - Determined whether suppliers had sufficient process capabilities to produce parts as Tier 1 suppliers. Confirmed supplier’s understanding of blue print and GD&T. Worked closely with project engineers, design engineers, product engineers, manufacturing engineers, and repair and overhaul engineers to determine specific part vulnerabilities as demonstrated in production and fielded engines.Support MRB (Mechanical Review Board) in MRB’s disposition of discrepant hardware (RMRAs). Helped prevent scrap of over $100K worth of castings.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Restructure Bill of Material (BOM) in SAP by module to allow release of components for individual modules to assembly line, rather than components for entire engine.Investigation of viability of Cognex Vision System implementation on assembly floor.Implementation of Automated Torque Wrench and supporting tooling on HTF assembly line.Time studies on engine module builds to reduce non-value added activities and set baseline for engine build time.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Reduced HTF7000 fan blade scrap rate by at least 70%. Lead effort to create fan blade scratch samples to guide inspector rejection decisions and eliminate unnecessary blade scrapping. Worked with design engineers and product engineers to update/clarify formal blade scratch standards which have been in place for decades.Program Management: Assisted in converting yield metrics for the HTF7350 engine from a traditional estimated yield metric to Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY). Responsible for final HTF7350 RTY report which is flowed directly to upper management.Worked corrective actions for the HTF7500 and HTF7350 engines in preparation for implementation of new Master Inspection Characteristics and an impending development phase exit.Assisted in converting yield metrics for the HTS900 (turboshaft engine) to RTY as well. Developed a PFMEA and other six sigma artifacts in preparation for improvement projects toward increasing yield.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Assisted in deposition research while learning about product liability.Performed data analysis for testing of lithium ion batteries.Participated in tear downs of gas turboshaft and turboprop engines alongside customers such as Airbus and the British Royal Air Force as well as officials from various national transportation safety boards in an effort to identify probable causes of accidents/incidents.Learned about flow down of requirements and corrective action from product liability to product design, development, and manufacturing as well as after-market maintenance.Created database of over 5,000 flight incidents and accidents, categorizing probable causes and mechanical symptoms to guide future decisions in relation to safety-of-flight issues.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Gained Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt certification. Green Belt project: Laid groundwork for imposition of FAA document ARP4754A on current cradle-to-grave aerospace product design and manufacture processes.Validated cost saving measures associated with engine component wear, TPCR’s. Determined acceptable wear on parts to prevent degradation of engine function.Cooperated with other engineers on a daily basis to coordinate new and innovative solutions to engine component maintenance.Translated wear limits into written and sketched form in Honeywell maintenance manuals.Coordinated with a representative from the FAA to ensure air-worthiness of wear limits I validated.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed two contracts: steel framing and painting and caulking. Processed work releases, submittals, and change orders in Prolog and via email. Wrote RFI's in order to update electronic drawings. Utilized and maintained electronic kiosk in field. Created preliminary schedules in MS Project. Safety compliance: noise, FOD (debris), and odor control so as not to upset surrounding Boeing production line. Quality assurance experience surveying rails to a 1/8" tolerance. ISO 14001 compliant and experienced with Boeing construction management preferences.

San Francisco Bay Area

Develop a preliminary design for residential roof-top solar power systems in accordance with local code, residential power infrastructure capabilities, and power usage. Determine rooftop geometry via satellite geometry software (Pictometry). Generate proposals for potential customers and to be used as design templates. Responsible for a sales team, accountable for price estimate.

Redmond, Wa

Published or ghostwrote 4 articles in the IEB newsletter for PR purposes. Spearheaded sweepstakes feature at Product Fair, worked with Hardware department to ensure event maintenance and follow-up with prize delivery. Compiled a 50+ page booklet for facilitating onboarding of new hires with large group: heightened ability to accept, process, and implement constructive review and advice. Worked to develop an organization-wide Employee Recognition and Rewards Program.

Seattle, Wa

Created a greenhouse gas inventory survey. Analyzed and compiled energy use and commute data on Excel. Created greenhouse gas presentation for management to implement energy saving changes. Familiar with accentuating successful and investment-worthy properties of a project. Reduced shipping costs by eliminating contact list duplicates.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Management Science And Engineering

Diploma