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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead for engineering risk reduction efforts and flight test operations• Management of post flight technical analysis – POC for weekly customer out briefs, Q&A, 3rd party reviews• Manage customer milestone deliverables – Delivered hardware, software, technical data memos, flight test reports, etc.• Lead setup and execution of flight test campaign at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) – ~50 people, 7 months, 3 successful flights• Held ground and flight crew roles for low and high-altitude missions – 5 flights, 62,500-foot flight in Stratosphere• Company representative for ETM and HAPS related working groups in collaboration with NASA and the FAA• Flight test facility scouting, development, and management for Spaceport America site• POC for all coordination with NASA AFRC regarding facility setup, technical briefs, and scope/contract modifications• Managed flight test site selection and setup, including COAs and local agency coordination and approvals• Managed execution of Integrated Ground Testing (IGT) and deployment to NASA AFRC• Managed execution of HAPS IRAD • Bid and proposal support for CPFF contracts - negotiation of program scope and contract changes/amendments• Creation of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) from proposal through final delivery – using MS Project• Control account management of tasking, scope, and budget for assigned areas of program – EVMS metrics• Coordination with functional management regarding program resourcing• Management of 7 direct report engineering and flight test personnel

Woodland, Wa, Us

• Program manager for ballistic protection systems division/value stream (~$10M/year gross sales, 40 direct employees) • Planning and execution of multiple programs simultaneously for various top tier aerospace and defense customers• Program manager for aircraft interiors division/value stream • Lead large Boeing 757 head of state VIP interior program (~$7M over 12 months, 60 IPT members)• Bid and proposal of CPFF and FFP contracts• Internal and external program coordination through IPT meetings, PMR, on and off-site customer meetings, etc.• Internal and external negotiation of program contract value and contract changes• Coordination and negotiation with senior leadership and functional management regarding program resourcing / company staffing• Program tracking and reporting of CPI, SPI, ETC, EAC, etc using EVMS tools and MS Project• Creation of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) from proposal through final delivery• Domestic and international travel to customer facilities on behalf of company/program• Interviewer/member of hiring team for full time employees and contractors• Management and tasking of 3 direct report personnel

Woodland, Wa, Us

• Project Engineer/Project Manager for all IR&D projects, primarily parasitic ballistic armor (~$1M FY16 budget)• Project Engineer for MH-47G parasitic armor (6 month POP, CPFF contract)• Project management, tracking, and reporting of CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, etc. using EVMS and Microsoft Project• Creation of integrated master schedules (IMS) for IR&D, contract, and proposal projects• Management/liaison of internal (employee) and external (vendor) actions to drive schedule• Bid and proposal (B&P) efforts: Technical review of RFQs, NRE ROM cost and scheduling, compliance matrix population, basis of estimate (BOE), technical writing of proposal response, etc. (worth ~22M in future business) • Draft patent review committee documents (submittal of patent in FY16, patent pending ) • Work closely with leadership team, internal, and external customers to develop aftermarket aircraft mission equipment products• Work closely with planning to drive demand for components and track progress of said components• Work closely with purchasing on vendor RFQs, quotes, schedules, POs, invoices, and invoice/PO discrepancies• Write and review environmental test plans per MIL-STD-810G• Write and review ballistic test plans per MIL-STD-662F• Root cause and corrective action for failure/escape investigations• Conduct ballistic testing for R&D purposes• Conduct temperature testing using environmental chamber

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

• Project Engineer for Bell Helicopter Joint Multi-Role Future Vertical Lift (JMR-FVL) hydraulic system components• Design Engineer for hydraulic bootstrap reservoir used on Bell JMR-FVL tilt-rotor technology demonstrator aircraft• Project Engineer for IR&D additive manufacturing (3D printing) investigation program• Investigate feasibility of DMLS process for creating complex hydraulic manifolds in an aerospace production environment. • Represent Eaton at customer meetings such as PDR and CDR• Design aerospace hydraulic components per industry standards (MIL, RTCA, SAE AS)• Create and review 3D CAD models using PTC Pro/Engineer and ENOVIA• Create and review drawing packages using PTC Pro/Engineer and ENOVIA• Apply and review geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5 to complex machined component drawings• Create and review technical documentation and test plans such as acceptance test plans (ATPs), qualification test plans (QTPs), qualification by similarity reports (QSRs), qualification by analysis reports (QARs), and qualification test reports (QTRs)• Coordination with program management, project management, manufacturing engineering and quality engineering• Coordination with systems engineering, chief engineering, corporate research, and material scientist groups from various sites across the country. • Coordination and tasking of mechanical design engineers, drafters, and technical writers both onsite and abroad (Pune India)• Creation of time and cost estimates (resource loaded schedules) for IR&D programs• Represent engineering during integrated product team (IPT) meetings• Mentoring and tasking of young engineers• Technical recruiting at local colleges and job fairs

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Lead airframe/mechanical engineer for small unmanned air vehicle (UAV)• Coordination of mechanical tasks with electrical and software design engineers• Coordination with program management, project management, product engineering, manufacturing engineering and quality control.• Mechanical production line support for low rate initial production (LRIP) UAV system• Supervision and tasking of mechanical design engineers (~4 engineers of all levels, entry to senior)• Creation of time and cost estimates for IRAD and sustaining projects• Failure investigation and FRACAS• Represent mechanical engineering during change control boards (CCB) and integrated product team (IPT) meetings• Systems engineering and conceptual design for product and business development

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Management of UAV top-level assembly CAD data• Development of mechanical ICD’s• Conceptual and detailed mechanical design of UAV airframes and components• Design of molded composites, machined metals, rapid prototype plastics and injection molded plastics• Mechanical design and packaging of PCBA’s and rigid-flex harnesses• Supervision of prototype fabrication and implementation of LRIP build and test procedures• Documentation of UAV mechanical systems using Solidworks, Agile, and EPDM• Off-site testing and customer demonstrations• Flight test and envelope expansion• UAV test pilot

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Designed, fabricated, and tested shock test fixture for micro camera.• Used Solidworks to model and create engineering drawings for UAV components• Designed and fabricated an electro mechanical human machine interface.• Redesigned UAV coponents for ease of manufacture.• Created procedures for fabrication and assembly of UAV components.