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Charleston, SC, US

• Conduct detailed reviews of test procedures, and test reports to ensure compliance to technical specifications requirements.
• Serve as an engineering liaison and provided troubleshooting and technical to the Navy technical community, OEMs, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Responsible for identifying specialized test equipment and infrastructure requirements for the development and operation of a high-power circuit breaker test laboratory.
• Develop, review, and validate testing and design requirements for low and medium voltage AC and DC circuit breakers and switchgear used on board US Navy ships and submarines.
• Participated in the development Navy technical specifications for high power circuit breakers, and other sensitive electronic equipment.
• Supported OEMs regarding electrical, electronic, and electromechanical component obsolescence, and performed research for mitigating manufacturing and design risks by specifying alternate replacement components.

Melbourne, Florida, US

• Managed a team of 10 test engineers with their daily assignments and the operations of an engineering test lab. Responsible for staffing, supervising, training, and the overall operations of an Engineering Test Lab.
• Accurately projected capital requirements for hardware, software, and other operational costs for the daily operation of the engineering test lab.
• Managed multiple project schedules and budgets simultaneously for the qualification testing of low and medium voltage, high power circuit breakers and switchboards in accordance with MIL-DTL-17587, MIL-DTL-17361.
• Successfully managed and executed test programs for qualifying the ACB-4012, ACB-2012, AQB-LF402, and the MSVCB-4.76kV-2000 circuit breakers for listing on the Department of the Navy’s Qualified Product Database.
• Managed combined budgets over $8.4M for multiple US Navy first article and qualification test programs.
• Managed and supervised the first article and qualification testing of four DC voltage and one medium AC voltage switchboards for the new US Navy’s Columbia Class submarine.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for staffing, supervising, and the overall operations of the Engineering Test Lab and a staff of eight testengineers.
• Oversee all testing aspects of new products and existing designs, in support of production or manufacturingdeficiencies, and exploring new testing concepts that ensures product design capabilities, robustness and.
• Currently managing multiple First Article Product Qualification test programs with combined budgets over $4.3M.
• Responsible for compiling all testing labor, equipment estimates, other direct costs, and resources needed for adetailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in support of project proposals, budgets and schedules.
• Support development engineers with the design, manufacturing, and testing requirements in accordance with MILE-917, MIL-STD-202, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-167, and other industry and military test &.
• Oversee the development and approval of test procedures, equipment selection, and infrastructure upgrades forconducting functional, electrical, and environmental tests during qualification and proof-of-concept test.

• Responsible for overseeing the operations, staffing, and management of the Sustaining Engineering, Configuration Control, and Engineering Test Lab departments, comprising a team of 12 engineers and engineering.
• Oversaw the designing, development and implementation of testing processes and procedures to ensure high quality and consistency for manufacturing circuit breakers, switchgear, and other electrical and.
• Conducted and reviewed engineering analyses and developed recommendations for strategic engineering improvement plans and root-cause analyses.
• Mentored junior engineers and technicians with developing various engineering analyses, test procedures, and manufacturing plans and fixtures.
• Responsible for US Navy and Prime Contract specifications reviews for SDRL verification and validation.
• Served as Lead Component and Documentation Engineer by performing detailed research for component testing and analyses to mitigate DMSMS issues, obsolescence, and mitigating exposure to counterfeit and substandard parts.

New York, NY, US

• Design the validation testing procedures and documentation for new and modifications to existing electrical, electronic, and electromechanical products from concept to inception and into production.
• Mentored and supervised junior engineers, technicians, and engineering assistances with developing production-test lines, fixtures, and design and manufacturing documentation for labor efficiency, cost effectiveness.
• Served as technical lead and a circuit breaker subject matter expert and provided technical support to customers, suppliers, shipyards, US Naval fleet personnel, and internal manufacturing and third-party contract.
• Principally served as a Lead Component Engineer, supporting production and procurement departments, and suppliers with identifying replacement electrical, electronic, and electromechanical components due to.
• Developed test procedures and processes to ensure new standards/conditions, or established guidelines were followed in accordance with company engineering and quality manuals.
• Compiled data and wrote technical reports and whitepapers on project technical issues, root-causes, rework, retesting, and for mitigating recurrences.

New York, NY, US

• Implemented new adaptations or modifications to sustain existing products for increasing reliability, improvingperformance, and reducing recurring costs.
• Supported Manufacturing, Purchasing and Quality Assurance departments with reaching timely solutions totechnical problems in support of the factory production lines.
• Evaluated and analyzed test results and recommend course of actions required to ensure requirement validation.
• Prepared engineering technical data in support for Production, Quality Assurance, Accounting, and Marketingpersonnel.
• Used troubleshooting skills to prepare analyses for product design or evaluation of electrical system characteristicsas required.
• Interpreted specifications and outlined the tasks required to satisfy the requirements for each specification.

Msee, Electrical Engineering

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Bseet, Electrical Engineering Technology