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Ladson, South Carolina, United States

· Propulsion South Carolina (PSC) Site Leader· PSC Operations Leader for 737 MAX inlet production and aftermarket services· PSC Operations Leader for 787 Engine Build-up and Engine Hang· PSC Operations Leader for the B-52 Twin Pod Nacelle production for Boeing Integrated Engine Test· PSC Manufacturing and Supply Chain Fulfillment functional leader· Nacelle Strategy to support Propulsion Systems, and leading future nacelle development initiatives· Nacelle support for other programs across the enterprise

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

· Responsible for the current, transitional and future people, process & tool architecture to support the engineering change management of the 787 airplane configuration· Responsible for driving functional excellence towards 787 configuration change coordination, commitment, and execution· Responsible for monitoring First Pass Quality (FPQ) and compliance of all committed configuration changes to minimize the disruption to the production system· Responsible fostering a culture of continuous improvement through process improvements and enhanced data analytics· Responsible for building an empowered workforce through engagement, leadership development, diversity and inclusion

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

• Responsible for leading a multi-site business operations team supporting both 787 Final Assembly production facilities• Responsible for acting as an extension of the Director of Final Assembly Office to provide business process guidance and ensure the Manufacturing Business Units (MBUs) achieve Long Range Business Plan (LRBP) targets• Responsible for leading and managing an integrated plan of all Final Assembly activities that enable the business to achieve all yearly key performance indicator (KPI) milestones• Responsible for providing functional excellence within the business towards: Portfolio Management, Cadence & Operating Rhythm, Rate Readiness, Long Range Business Planning, Project Management, Risk Management

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Responsible for leading the Propulsion South Carolina (PSC) Industrial Engineering (IE) and Continuous Improvement (CI) teams to develop, design, implement, and continually improve a production system that meets increasing customer demandResponsible for maturing the continuous improvement culture at PSC, which includes the identification, development, and implementation of employee development programs for both the Engineering and Manufacturing communitiesResponsible for the sustainment and continual development of cross-functional Integrated Build Teams (IBTs) that are empowered to balance the production performance and organizational healthResponsible for the development of a Visual Integrated Factory (VIF) that utilizes real-time performance to assess the health of the production facility in order to enable identification and rapid response to bottlenecks in the system

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Continuous Improvement manager at Boeing's Propulsion South Carolina (PSC) facility in Charleston, SC. Responsible for implementing continuous improvement methodologies and techniques into both the PSC production system and the overall organization. Accomplishments include:• Managed the implementation of standard work on the 737MAX Inlet Production system that provides technicians with the safest, highest quality, most productive and consistent repeatable way to build the inlet• Led the implementation of Leader Standard Work that provides over 15 PSC leaders with a mechanism to more efficiently manage information and daily cadence• Developed and implemented a robust process for applying Boeing’s Root Cause Problem Solving Model (BPSM) to efficiently analyze, identify, and prevent issues from reoccurring in the future; led to the creation of over 300 BPSMs • Led and managed the development and implementation of cross-functional Integrated Build Teams (IBTs) to create and sustain a culture where teams are empowered to balance the production performance and organizational health

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Obtained a M.S. in Systems Engineering and a MBAElected to the MIT Sloan Student SenateThesis: Application of Continuous Improvement Methodologies and Techniques in the Drug Design Cycle- Nominated: MIT LGO Best Thesis Award

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Process Excellence Implementation LeadFrom my Thesis Abstract: Amgen, one of the world’s leaders in biotechnology, is currently investing in ways to better serve its patients by providing new drugs sooner, and to ensure its competitiveness for years to come. One way is to increase the efficiency within Research & Development (R&D), specifically within the Drug Design Cycle (DDC). The DDC process is the main iterative drug discovery process for designing a compound, synthesizing it, and testing it with the intent on identifying the optimal drug candidate for clinical trials, used predominately in the hit-to-lead and lead optimization phases of drug development. Through literature review and by implementing these continuous improvement methodologies and techniques over the six-month duration of the study, over 24 total improvements were incorporated across the primary DDC. These 24 improvements led to a total reduction of 70 days in cycle time per compound (64% improvement), exceeding initial expectations. Additional improvements during this study include: developing a novel approach to measuring quality of the drug design cycle to ensure molecule quality does not degrade with increased process speed; installing a management system to ensure improvements are sustained and roadblocks are quickly identified and addressed; creating system simulation tools to inform management of optimal assignments per chemist and where bottlenecks are likely to present themselves; and optimizing equipment and service priorities based on criticality to the drug design cycle. In total, these improvements have shown to have significant benefits in reducing cycle time and increasing the speed of learning, which has enormous potential in reducing the time to deliver drugs to patients at a reduction in the cost for development, concluding that using a methodical approach at implementing continuous improvement can have substantial benefits within a pharmaceutical R&D environment.

El Segundo, Ca

MIT Leaders for Global Operations Fellow (June 2014 - June 2016)Systems Engineering Lead of Integration & Test (Aug 2012 - May 2014)Spacecraft Systems Engineering Lead, Boeing 702 Product Line (Mar 2012 – Aug 2012)Chief of Staff to Director of GEO Mobile Programs (Nov 2011 – Mar 2012)Xenon Ion Propulsion Subsystem (XIPS) Systems Engineering Lead (Jan 2010 – Nov 2011)Payload and Antenna Engineer (Jun 2009 – Dec 2010)

Everett, Wa

• Designed and modeled detailed parts using Catia V4 in support of 747-8F Section 44• Worked in conjunction with the supplier to meet the costumer’s needs and demands• Analyzed floor beams for 747-8I Section 44 using various internal load cases.• Rotated within Design, Stress, Manufacturing, and Liaison Engineering

York, Pa

• Designed, modeled, and created drawings for vehicles in Pro-E • Analyzed and redistributed weight throughout vehicles to make the product more reliable and dependable for the customers• Assisted the Engineering team with ongoing projects• Used the company’s format of Windchill for information sharing

Master Of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering

Leaders for Global Operations Fellow

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Leaders for Global Operations Fellow

Master Of Science (M.S.), Astronautical Engineering

Certificate, Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi, Kappa Theta Epsilon