Robert Potter Email & Phone Number

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Lead AES Experimental Build team - Provide coaching, feedback, and allocate resources - Represent in department rankings, promotions, and personnel movement Responsible for build, modification and maintenance of Textron Aviation Experimental and Textron Defense AES systemsResponsible for department coordination and presentation of headcount, safety metrics and schedule.Developed training and development path to transition assembly personnel into AES technicians.Give direction to ancillary groups such as QA and AssemblyOversee the build of new Advance Design aircraft intended for future marketing.

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Lead all 3rd shift Flight-line Mechanics, Avionics Techs, and Instrumentation Techs - Provide coaching, feedback, and allocate resources - Represent in department rankings, promotions, and personnel movement Responsible for 3rd shift build, modification and maintenance of Textron Aviation Experimental and Textron Defense aircraftResponsible for flight readiness and exceeded 95% flight goalCoordinated development of a new battery room and responsible for its operations ($500k+ project)Give direction to ancillary groups such as QA and AssemblyOversaw the production of the new SkyCourier and TC FT work to completion.

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Tool Design Engineer - Designed OHEs, FAJs, AJs, PMEs and exceeded 100 sheet/year goal - Coordinated with EHS, Engineering, ISC, Shop, Automation, Purchasing and brokered compromisesAutomation and Robotics Engineer - Mechanical design expert - Designed several cost saving projects in automationSpecifically recruited by Tool Design to bring more automation to Jigs

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Performed DO-160 HIRF EME/EMI testing Operated and maintained sensitive and high precision test equipment - Mechanical: Vibration table, HALT chambers, Environmental chambers, Salt fog, explosion chamber - Electrical: Signal generator, Spectrum Analyzer, Reverberation chamber, High power amplifiers, Lightning generators and radome rangeDeveloped financial model for radome range Wrote software to automate report writing - Targeted savings of 16 man-hours/project on over 40 projects/year - Coordinated with India team to further develop program

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Designed multi system electrical and avionics installations on FAA Part 23 and Part 25 jets. - This included production, sustaining and new product development (Advanced Design).Led peers on several projects and completed on timeCoordinated with other engineering disciplines and negotiated solutionsLead architect for Longitude AES fuselage, XLS+ nose BPC Lead engineer for rapid modifications

Master’S Degree, Business Administration, Finance Concentration

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering