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Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Mentor, develop and supervise mechanical assemblies team of 17 engineers into high-functioning, independent team members with ~$25M/yr of active part delivery responsibility for engineering of vendor manufacturing and.
• Generate yearly departmental staffing and budget plans to support business operations while also mapping goals and performance management to strategic initiatives and long term issue prevention
• Created new management structure for business unit of ~100 engineers reducing both overall and aged non-conformances backlog by 50% from peak when inspection capabilities increased to ~200%
• Identified and led new engineering onboarding & advanced training for division of ~400 engineers through idea generation to Director approval then transitioned to learning team for implementation
• Lead sub-team as part of ~$500k/FY overall savings focused on streamlining the application of training for 1300 engineers to be strategically applied and relevant to work scope and onboarding processes

Kansas City, Missouri, US

• Small, North American distributor of niche, German-made laser cleaning technology: focused on laser cleaning solutions for the aerospace, defense, military, energy, automotive, and other industriesMarch 2021, role.
• Lead aerospace, defense and other industrial customers through 1-2+ year process to implement manufacturing improvements requiring consultation-focused influence from shop floor to executive
• Organized and executed product cycle through multitude of functions from new leads, lab testing, business case evaluation, 3rd part production coordination, cost management and implementation
• Identified and implemented new Customer-Relationship Management reporting tool, metrics and scorecard to guide and advise leadership and PE-team ownership of business value operations

Kansas City, Missouri, US

• Instituted and managed formal process for key process step in both the multimillion-dollar application laboratory and on-site at customers with fleet of test lasers to identify and test customer requirements
• Selected and developed new applications engineer into extremely valuable member of sales team
• Responsible for $9M of individual sales to aerospace and defense companies during role

Bethesda, MD, US

• Manage multiple projects’ scope, execution and performance with more than $840K of 2016 labor and $9M of 5-year capital resource expenditures to save the enterprise more than $50M
• Oversee and guide 2 entry-level applications engineers through the technical evaluation, design, implementation and strategy of multiple business solutions for 8 operations areas in 2 locations
• Lead supplier interactions on multiple purchase orders valued over $3M to create, develop and deliver new processes within negotiated cost, schedule and quality
• Designed and communicated $1.6M New Business Funds request for Manufacturing Technology 2017 additional support of Enterprise Sustainment Operations
• Interface with all F-35 Program levels from entry-level mechanic to Vice President to ensure successful solution development in line with program strategic roadmaps

Bethesda, MD, US

• Received three exceptional performance awards since April 2015 for the demonstration of exceptional effort and outstanding performance
• Introduced, solicited and received approval for $1M investment with more than $20M savings for new application system
• Created cost-benefit analysis of redesigned product process to reduce span time and preparation costs by 50% from data collection of 7 teams input

Bethesda, MD, US

• 2-year, selective program comprised of 4 rotations for approximately 100 early-career, high-potential professionals to provide exposure to different key business functions and leadership trainingRotation #4, F-35.
• Saved more than $2M from instituting new cross-functional team (quality control, engineering, production operations) collaboration to collect and evaluate feedback for process improvements
• Led open problem reduction of 68% over 5 month period by analyzing road blocks and working with problem owners to find effective resolutionsRotation #3, Supply Chain Management – Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management
• Consulted with 6 supply chain management teams to present personal recommendation for improved and aligned information databases with relevant supplier details
• Collaborated and communicated with executive leadership team to analyze and design project plan, mitigating risk and ensuring on time completion
• Managed project plan for 3 supplier relocations and facility closures, evaluating risk and resolving problemsRotation #2, Production Control – Cable, Wire, and Harness Operations

Bethesda, MD, US

• Coordinated solution development with military/government personnel, engineering, supply chain, and leadership to align with contractual agreements
• Provided solutions to over 30 projects at a time aligning with strategic sustainment, program and governmental objectives and contractual agreements

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy And Entrepeneurship

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering