Engineering And Program Manager
CurrentProvided program, engineering, and product life cycle expertise to drive development and implementation of products and services for each vehicle engineering system. Monitored programs from initiation through delivery, with authority for design requirements, design reviews, launch meetings, issue identification/resolution, pilot builds, and purchasing and manufacturing concerns. Coordinated with various departments, manufacturing plants, and suppliers in process development, problem solving, and program work. Managed large engineering teams, including balancing workload, priority setting, enhancing skill sets and career development.* Spaceship (Interiors) Engineering/Design – Delivery of a full interior cabin system ranging from seating to CO2 systems, meeting the various challenges of both FAA and NASA requirements.* Advance Engineering Projects – Various ongoing projects that range from a whitepaper supercar development to an autonomous delivery vehicles with various challenges through mechanism and software design including projects working with DC Comics to design and develop a signature vehicle. * Military Hybrid Vehicle – Managed the development and manufacturing of two hybrid vehicles for the military government. * Ford Transit – FNA MY17-MY19 Programs: Managed a $23M program to launch new product introductions for Model Year 2018. * Google Car (EVA Firefly) 1.5 – Design for Manufacturing & Cost Reduction Program: Lead the development and design of a carbon fiber based vehicle to an automotive material methodology to support a higher volume of manufacturing.* Google Car (EVA Firefly) 1.0 – First Generation Build: Manufacturing build support for the EVA 1.0 firefly 25 pilot build.