Ryan Crompton Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Kent, Washington, United States

Leading an amazing team of ~65 avionics/mechanical/fluids systems test engineers, GSE designers, and technical program managers through the planning and execution of the vehicle test program for the New Glenn launch vehicle.-Developed the strategy, processes, tools, training, and key personnel that enabled doubling the team size, planning 150+ on and off vehicle tests, and executing the entire test campaign without a single injury in less than 18 months.-Built strong relationships while defining clear roles and responsibility splits between the Vehicle Test team and other key stakeholders such as Manufacturing Engineering, Production Technicians, Program Office, and Supply Chain. -Own month by month and multi-year budgets as well as accounting for all tooling, equipment, and GSE the team designs and builds. Total budget managed exceeds $10 million a year. -Frequently collaborate with and brief senior leadership including company Vice Presidents.

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Developed the Program Leadership team (including processes, tools and staffing) from the ground up after identifying the need with AeroTECs CTO and Head of Program Execution Office.-Provided technical leadership and people management to a team of mid-career and senior project engineers. Every customer project was assigned at least one Program Leader, who acted as the full lifecycle owner of the project and chief technical leader.-Directly developed, or oversaw the development of, over 40 customer proposals. With a high capture rate this translated into over $60 million dollars of awarded contracts.-The Program Leadership team was critical in leading and delivering two industry firsts; a highly modified hydrogen fuel cell powered Dash 8-300 for Universal Hydrogen and a battery electric hybrid Dash 7 for NASA/magniX.

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Provided technical and programmatic leadership for 7 teams, made up of 20+ individuals, with expertise spanning electrical power systems, electrical load simulators, wiring, controls, software, systemsengineering, and requirements management for the Rolls Royce 747 Flying Test Bed.-Responsible for managing a $10+ million dollar budget, driving the team to meet evolving schedules,managing scope and change management from concept design to successful design freeze/CDR gatepassage in just over a year.-Routinely interfaced with and presented to the Customer and AeroTEC executive leadership.

Greater Seattle Area

-First Avionics Test Engineer hired to the New Glenn program. Acted as the Avionics Test Lead for GS1 and supported all other ITOPS users of vehicle avionics, autonomy software, and ground EGSE infrastructure. Acted as the primary “voice of test” for the NG Avionics design/build organization.-Led development of test plans and procedures for integrated avionics and electrical system testing including development, acceptance, and verification/certification testing for New Glenn.-Developed tools and processes to help define the scope/requirements, manage priorities, and track software versioning requirements for the whole ITOPS team.

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

-Responsible for avionics systems verification and certification test planning, execution and reporting on Boeing airplane models 737NG, 737 MAX, 747-8, 767, 777, 787-8, 787-9 and KC-46A. Performed significant avionics testing and certification on 787-9, 737 MAX, and KC-46A Amended and Supplemental Type Certification programs prior to customer introduction.-Supported developmental testing of experimental systems on 787 and 757 EcoDemonstrator programs for implementation on future models. -Test planning responsibilities included working with division engineers to define test requirements, working with instrumentation engineers to define measurement and transducer specifications, working with test operations engineers to define and conform aircraft configuration, and writing test plans to incorporate all requirements, a risk analysis and a mitigation plan. Utilize lab and simulator testing to develop and verify test conditions as well as familiarize the test participants with upcoming testing. -Test execution responsibilities included supporting test readiness reviews and preflight briefings, monitoring data for condition quality and to make knock-it-off calls during ground, flight, and telemetry testing. Other responsibilities included taking detailed notes, writing squawks, and supporting any division engineers attending in person. -Test data analysis and reporting responsibilities included processing data to produce refined data for division engineers and regulatory agencies, dispositioning squawks, developing retest plans, capturing lessons learned and safety items and writing summary and certification reports. -Extensive experience with FAA Part 25 and EASA CS 25 certification including retained and delegated compliance finding, certification squawk resolution, certification plans and certification reports.-Held multiple leadership roles including KC-46A Group lead, Flight Test Computing System Unit Focal, and Onboarding and Mentoring Unit Focal.

Tucson, Arizona

-Investigated installation, instrumentation, and research options for a functional Honeywell 36-150 APU including meeting with Honeywell Propulsion engineers at the Honeywell Propulsion site in Phoenix.-Directed crate-to-operation installation of $170,000 instrumented internal combustion engine, performed operating scenario analysis, and developed test plans for students to use for a lab course. -Built, instrumented, and analyzed a Stirling cycle engine to evaluate and improve the engine’s efficiency.-Mentored a group of exchange students from France on aerospace propulsion systems.

Tucson, Arizona

-Developed a design for an all electric composite UAV to be carried as the payload of a rocket to its observation destination. The UAV/rocket system aimed to supplement conventional UAV systems for military and search and rescue applications. -Managed a 5 member interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test a fully functional UAV prototype.-Developed a test matrix to safely progress from taxi testing through envelope expansion. -Employed systems engineering fundamentals including trade studies, risk analysis, cost modeling, and advanced scheduling with MS Project, to ensure the project stayed on schedule, on budget, and in scope. -Wrote a paper and presented the project at the 2012 AIAA Region VI Paper Conference.

Tucson, Arizona

-Designed programs to improve student experience, recruiting, and building operations. -Coordinated reorganization of a 6,000 sq. ft. machine shop, installation of a new computer lab, addition of a student lounge and building renovations. -Worked with $40,000 budget and saved department $20,000 in excess costs with no loss of quality.

Kent, Washington

-Developed MATLAB scripts to ingest real time and historic weather data and process it to create predictive models. These models were used to create actionable wind updates that were uplinked to subscriber aircraft's flight management computers via ACARS messages to improve navigational efficiency.

Phoenix, Arizona

-Founded a luxury car detailing company, managed finances, customer services, scheduling, and the auto detailing process. -Managed two other employees and was profitable until ceasing business upon entering the University of Arizona.

B.S., Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Engineering Student Council, Engineering Ambassadors, Honors.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management With Aerospace Systems Engineering Focus