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Safety Management: Oversee life safety and security protocols for the entire building, grounds, and equipment to ensure optimal operational standards.Project Collaboration: Work closely with the Facilities Manager to strategize on critical projects, vendor relations, and facility updates.Equipment Expertise: Serve as the primary contact for building automation, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical issues, ensuring timely resolution and maintenance.Event Coordination: Partner with the Production and Events Team to prepare for conferences and address any facility-related concerns.

Washington, Dc, Us

Team Leadership: Coached, led, and mentored a 75-member engineering/maintenance team, ensuring efficient coordination of projects, new construction, and facility maintenance.Project Management: Established a transparent project management system, providing senior leadership with clear insights into project status, timelines, and costs.Compliance Management: Administered resource planning for preventative maintenance activities, achieving 100% compliance across all skilled trades sections.Data Analysis: Utilized tools like Maximo, LEAF, Salesforce, and Performance Logic to effectively manage workflows and track information requests.Quality Assurance: As a temporary Acting Chief, successfully led the hospital through The Joint Commission life safety evaluation with zero major findings.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Conducted weekly EOC rounds, advised departments on compliance, and implemented maintenance checklists, reducing findings by 25%.Executive Communication: Continually coordinated the various phases of construction with the facility director, associate director, safety, infection prevention, occupational health, security, and local staff to minimize disruption to ongoing hospital activities and for overall patient and worker safety. Facilitate Evaluation Team: Facilitated the 2022 tri-annual facilities condition assessment (FCA) evaluation team, assessing current state of building infrastructure and identifying areas requiring attention or upgrades. This study concluded that $800M in construction projects were required to address the findings.Address Deficiencies: Ensured that current funded projects included appropriate Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) findings and developed new projects to address further FCA discoveries.Capital Investment: Formulated an annual strategic capital investment plan (SCIP) encompassing project proposals from FCA, cost estimates, and prioritization for funding allocation and approval from the VISN.

Beloit, Wi, Us

Project Leadership: Spearheaded component fitment projects, applying key KPI measurements, resulting in $10K monthly savings in warranty costs.Cost Efficiency: Identified and addressed a quality containment issue, leading to $8M in annual warranty cost savings through comprehensive analysis and supplier process improvements.Team Development: Mentored product service and warranty teams on cost-saving strategies, achieving a $700K monthly reduction in expenses.Performance Management: Led KPI improvements, supported strategic quality initiatives, and achieved a 20% annual increase in customer satisfaction scores.Global Collaboration: Worked with international teams across the US, Mexico, and China, fostering cross-functional synergy and efficiency.Supplier Relations: Enhanced partnerships with firms in the wire harness, connection pin, and electronics control sectors.Problem Solving: Collaborated with plant QE/suppliers to implement 8D problem-solving techniques across global teams.Continuous Improvement: Orchestrated initiatives to boost engineering capabilities and productivity at multiple manufacturing sites.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, Us

Compliance Management: Supported initiatives across manufacturing facilities in 5 countries, ensuring adherence to Factory Information Systems, ISO, QMS, and GMP standards.Product Development: Championed 15 new product launches, Kaizen events, and APQP sessions, ensuring quality and timely delivery.Operational Metrics: Established standard metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and 5S within the corporate business operating system.Training & Development: Led internal training across multiple plants, focusing on quality processes, problem-solving techniques, and standard work instructions.Lean Implementation: Streamlined the use of "lean" tools across all 17 manufacturing facilities, enhancing efficiency and productivity.Curriculum Design: Developed a comprehensive training program for 250 personnel, covering product design, kaizen, and other key certifications.

Boston, Ma, Us

Technical Training: Facilitated a plant startup by training technical staff in thermal coatings, robotic programming, and component validation for turbine engine repair.Equipment Procurement: Directed purchasing activities for specialized process equipment, ensuring optimal production capabilities.Project Management: Championed a new schedule for shop floor equipment, supporting the comprehensive repair and refinishing of turbine engine components.Regulatory Compliance: Strengthened adherence to QMS, EMS, and ISO 9001 standards by leading and monitoring corporate initiatives.Cost Efficiency: Achieved annual savings of $50K-$75K by certifying the quality test lab and establishing part qualification standards for coating samples.

Process Optimization: Generated $900M over 5 years by innovating production techniques using Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma, SPC studies, and PFMEA.Cost Efficiency: Achieved $4M in cost savings by conducting on-site supplier assessments, leveraging Lean Six Sigma COV, and pinpointing manufacturing process gaps.Technical Oversight: Engaged with internal suppliers, offering expertise in capability studies, FMEA, error proofing, and various analytical techniques.Product Launch: Ensured timely PPAP and flawless launch control by leveraging knowledge of electronic circuits and systems.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations departments to deploy Product Engineers for critical projects and pre-production validation.Waste Reduction: Slashed weekly scrap costs from $10K to $100 by investigating electronic failures and devising a resolution strategy for purchased components.

Robins Afb, Ga, Us

Leadership: Led 260 Engineering and Technical Personnel. Responsible for all Training and Equipment requirements for all personnel across 11 separate technical disciplinesProject Management: Over 55 personnel over 50 construction projects resulting in $7M savings to US Government while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan 2008.Program Manager: 27 unique construction projects valued at $4M contracted to local contractors.Contract Management: $213M on 8 awarded and $320M in 20 pending contracts for the Afghan Army and Police. Technical Evaluations: Performed technical evaluations, independent government estimates and drawing reviews for proposals.Contracting Officer Representative: Construction contracts with major construction contractors.Requirements Expertise: Develop statements of work, statements of requirements and statements of specs for contract packages.Proposal Evaluation: Provide technical expertise and evaluation of contractor proposals for selection and award process.Evaluation: Approve contractor requests for deadline extensions and provide overall grade for performance.Skilled Trades: In-depth understanding of the technical craftsman fields of: Utilities, HVAC, Engineering Assistants, Supply, Operations, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Fire Department, Structures, Heavy Equipment, Electrical, Power Production, Installation and Airbase Security.Project Management: planning tasks, establishing schedules, effective negotiations, goal setting and dealing with issues across multiple construction programs to achieve a consensus on a plan between the US government and civilian construction contractors.Proposals: Development of proposals and reviewing contractual documentation to assure correct flow down of customer requirements.

Certificate, Quality Control

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering Technology

Customer Centric Innovation - 5 Step Process

Lean, Ci, Kaizen, Dfss, Pdp

Contracting Officers Representative