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Clearwater, Florida, United States

Clearwater, Fl

Concurrent project role in addition to the Senior Technical Manager role• Developed the Honeywell Aerospace process for counterfeit mitigation testing.• Developed and implemented the process for selecting and certifying of 3rd party test labs through round robin proficiency testing.• Conceptual designer and project lead in the development of the Counterfeit Avoidance Workflow System (CAWS) which assures all procurement and testing minimize counterfeit risks.• Led the technical review/resolution process for all counterfeit parts related issues.Industry engagement activities• Led development of the counterfeit risk mitigation and quantification approach for SAE AS6171 (Test Methods Standard; General Requirements, Suspect/Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Parts).• Leading development of counterfeit testing processes for Assemblies for future inclusion in SAE AS6171.• Presented counterfeit detection methods and industry test capability assessments at multiple NASA forums, and industry/academia Counterfeit Workshops.

Clearwater, Fl

1) Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety (RMSS) Manager2) Failure Analysis Lab Manager3) Radiation Effects Manager and Component Test Lab manager (2005)• RMSS leadership of all Space Electronics sites within Honeywell Aerospace.• Implemented common RMSS processes and responsibilities across sites creating a shared resource pool to more effectively manage workflow demand.• Developed Reliability Engineering problem resolution leadership to establish the team as the engineering resource to lead all failure investigation activity.• Mentored and formally trained team members on Reliability Engineering analysis skills and problem resolution skills. Developed RMSS process improvement tools.• Lead Reliability Engineer for Honeywell Space acting as customer liaison, programmatic technical consultant and problem resolution team leader.• Functional management of teams up to 50 people with responsibility for all departmental operations.• Redefined the role of the Failure Analysis Lab to better align with customer needs greatly enhancing overall lab effectiveness. Expanded the lab by 2.5x to meet added customer demand. • Developed lab capability in counterfeit component mitigation such that the lab is now nationally recognized in this specialty.

Clearwater, Fl

Responsible for the operations of Reliability / Maintainability / Systems Safety Engineering (RMS) and the Failure Analysis Lab (FAL).• Managed the operational needs of two departments, including personnel issues, budget management, capital funding, task assignments, process improvement, problem resolution, and coordination with programs/customers.• Streamlined RMS processes to improve the overall design process effectiveness.• Successfully provided reliability engineering technical support and leadership in the resolution of high profile and difficult to resolve problems on programs.• Co-developed and was the location instructor for the Reliability Engineering Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) training module.• Integrated Radiation Effects Engineering with Reliability Engineering to provide an overall systems effectiveness capability for the location. Functionally supervised both groups.

Responsible for all aspects of reliability engineering support to multiple Space programs with increasing levels of responsibility through successive roles.• Provided Reliability Predictions and Allocations, Stress Analysis & Part/Material Derating, Failure Reporting Analysis & Corrective Action (FRACA), safety analyses, Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality analysis (FMECA) and Weibull Analysis.• Led failure review board (FRB) teams to identify failure root cause and implement corrective actions.• Developed testability strategies and performed BIT assessments to validate testability.• Team leader Reliability, Maintainability and System Safety (RMSS) program teams.• Customer focal point for all RMSS activity.