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North Carolina, United States

North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Provide technical leadership and manage projects by directing design-engineering activities for assembly drawings, models, and bills of materials.• Collaborate with Certification, Testing, Supply Chain, Customers, and Suppliers throughout the project lifecycle, fostering effective cross-functional relationships.• Coordinate prototype builds for testing and customer reviews, ensuring alignment with project objectives.• Develop and modify seating designs to meet evolving customer requirements and deliver solutions to manufacturing challenges.• Main Cabin Seating: Led over 50 diverse projects, ranging from complex "studs-up" designs to quick-turn projects, maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to changing requirements. • Premium Cabin Seating: Led the Lufthansa Voyager+ seating project, addressing budget, timing, and quality challenges and enhancing manufacturability through close coordination with production teams.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Spearheaded product development for rotary drills MD6540 and MD6420, performing FEA analysis and managing project timelines.• Conducted weekly design reviews, ensuring compliance with Caterpillar standards and timelines.

Johnstown, Pa, Us

• Managed advanced technology transitions to U.S. Special Operations Command, evaluating and implementing innovative solutions.• Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S): Developed test plans and carried out testing certifications for communication systems.• Global Discovery DEA ATR 42 Aircraft: Led engineering efforts, overseeing wiring diagrams for power, radar, and communication systems.

Lisle, Il, Us

• Directed engineering teams in developing Class A and B body panels, sound suppression systems, and aerodynamic improvements.• Provided project timing and cost estimates, making critical decisions on configurations and trade-offs between quality, cost, and timing.• LoneStar Truck: Delivered Navistar's flagship truck with innovative exterior and chassis designs, reducing project duration and cost by 50%.• BE200 Bus: Managed the rapid 9.5-month launch of a new bus model, setting a program management benchmark.• Cost Reduction & Warranty Improvement: Led initiatives saving $4.6 million annually by addressing warranty issues and optimizing processes.• Ford F650 & F750 Joint Venture: Oversaw exterior systems integration with Navistar chassis, meeting critical durability and cost targets.

Employed AUTO CAD, as a designer and drafter, to implement standardization of warehouse material storage and handling equipment.

Manually drafted various manifolds for die casting presses and operator aids.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Business Administration