Ryan Schaffer Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

- Own the development of the future engineering systems product strategy and roadmap supported by internal and external analysis and benchmarking- Leading team of 25+ senior engineers and project managers to define future engineering systems business architecture for PLM and CAD at the Enterprise level (Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing Research & Technology)- Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and leading industry experts to define future needs of… Show more - Own the development of the future engineering systems product strategy and roadmap supported by internal and external analysis and benchmarking- Leading team of 25+ senior engineers and project managers to define future engineering systems business architecture for PLM and CAD at the Enterprise level (Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing Research & Technology)- Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and leading industry experts to define future needs of Aerospace Industry engineering systems.- Conduct industry trade studies on Engineering and Manufacturing processes, implementation, utilization and migration/conversion approaches- Perform vendor analysis of current and future offerings and provided recommendations to executive leadership - Work with end users and stakeholders to develop business cases, requirements and training plans for future production systems- Provide technical oversight and approval of future PLM architecture and solutions- Create migration/conversion strategies for future engineering systems implementations- Set strategic and operational goals for Business Capabilities Engineering team- Develop and manage highly productive teams; mentor future program managers Show less

- Responsible for $5m-$15m yearly maintenance budget and $5m-$10m enhancement budget- Managed Top Level Configuration and Supplied Parts process SMEs responsible for sustainment and enhancement to core Engineering applications- Worked with stakeholders to prioritize projects and deliver within designated yearly budget and in alignment with executive initiatives- Worked with strategic vendors to deliver short term PLM enhancements in order to meet rate increases of Airplane… Show more - Responsible for $5m-$15m yearly maintenance budget and $5m-$10m enhancement budget- Managed Top Level Configuration and Supplied Parts process SMEs responsible for sustainment and enhancement to core Engineering applications- Worked with stakeholders to prioritize projects and deliver within designated yearly budget and in alignment with executive initiatives- Worked with strategic vendors to deliver short term PLM enhancements in order to meet rate increases of Airplane Programs- Organization (~400 people) leader for Knowledge and Skills Management activities responsible for ensuring technical skills availability in 1-5 year horizon- Skill Team leader for Product Data Management Specialists (grew skill from 85 people to 120+ in 2 years) Show less

- Senior Integration Specialist for PLM suite of tools supporting all models of Boeing Commercial Airplanes- Consolidated 3 existing change processes into go-forward change process across all PLM applications- Managed data conversion and fencing for business unit divestiture from Teamcenter to SAP (Spirit Aerosystems) - Managed Integration testing of new business unit (Boeing South Carolina)

Ba, Economics

Architecture And Systems Engineering Certificate Program

Project Management Certificate

Advanced Project Management Certificate (Scpm)

Continuing Education, Mechanical Engineering