Patrick Wallis Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Md, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Detailed task and resource planning and forecasting• Daily meetings and briefings with senior program management and customers• Liaison to contractors, suppliers, internal company stakeholders, and customers• Responsible for keeping the project on schedule and on budget• Ensured all aspects of the project proceed while adhering to internal company SOPs, as well as, external regulations and laws.• Troubleshooting problems to find efficient and effective solutions• Responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives

Bethesda, Md, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

Solar Array Manufacturing Center, Manufacturing Engineer July 2011 - Present*Developed and implemented new manufacturing line for Solar Array production*Solar Array Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert Operation Leadership Development Program, Operations Engineer LDP July 2009 – July 2011 *Team Leader of the Back to Basics Collaborative Engineering (BBCE) Training CourseSolar Array Manufacturing Center, Product Support Engineer (Rotation January 2011) * Responsible for supporting VINASAT-2 and JCSAT-13 Solar Array Manufacturing* Writing work instructions, resolving production issues, and making process improvements.* Maintaining Solar Array SAP ERP system.SBIRS, Subcontract Administrator (Rotation July 2010) * Wrote requests for proposals, negotiation packages, offer letters, and contract modifications for SBIRS* Worked with Northrop Grumman counter parts to track and update two billion dollar subcontracts.Production, Manufacturing Support Team Member (Rotation January 2010) * Tracked & maintained SAP system for make parts in the Sunnyvale Electronics Manufacturing Center* Developed capacity planning within Sunnyvale Production CentersHardware Quality Assurance, Quality Engineer (Rotation July 2009) *Created standard for reviewing MWI inspection planning to increase clarity and decrease escapements*Reviewed planning in the Mechanical Manufacturing Center in Sunnyvale, CA*Developed methods to collect and analyze performance metrics for the Non-Destructive Test lab. Solar Array Manufacturing Center, Product Support Engineer September 2007 – July 2009* Responsibilities included for supporting the production floor with tooling, work instructions, resolving production issues, developing new manufacturing process, and process improvements.*Maintained Solar Array SAP ERP system. *Foreign Object Elimination Coordinator, overseeing activities in Solar Array and Mechanisms in Sunnyvale*LM21 Six Sigma Green Belt Certified 2009

* Designed and developed a Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) system for Molding Department to reduce Setup time, lower costs and increase safety* Developed measures for the CNC Trim Department to reduce setup and cycle time* Instituted Lean Manufacturing principles to obtain Just In Time (JIT) and Kanban systems to increase flexibility, reduce inventory and space requirements*Used Time Studies to evaluate Non-Value Added Time and identify the greatest areas of waste for improvements* Worked closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and assembly floor personnel to produce a viable and satisfactory solution

*Worked in a heavily regulated medical device manufacturing and design facility*Practical application of Design For Manufacture (DFM) to design medical equipment prototypes around a specific manufacturing process’s capabilities*Responsible for job tracking in Microsoft Access, research and production support, and shop maintenance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

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