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Direct management of more than 70 personnel. Responsibilities include all direct labor, materiel, contracts, maintenance and shipping. • Develop strategic plans as well as direct daily actions in an aerospace composite manufacturing plant• Perform direct contract management with all major customers• Provide program management of new, major incoming programs

As a USCG licensed captain a commercial driver, I entertained and safely transported up to 37 passengers on both land and water as a part of Seattle’s number one tour company.

Responsible for all engineering and quality engineering staff, focusing on determining strategic direction and growing the business through the development of engineered products and increasing the produce-ability of existing products.

Manager for all engineering and quality engineering staff, focusing on determining strategic direction and growing the business through the development of engineered products and increasing the produce-ability of existing products:• Forecasted and budgeted for labor and capital required to fulfill department objectives• Performed direct management over all substantial new projects including the preparation of detailed work breakdown structures, critical path management, coordinating efforts through status meeting and communicating with both customers and the executive management• Created technical and organizational documents including management policies, engineering drawings and engineering reports and plansRegularly communicated program and departmental metrics both in written form and live presentationsIn addition to role in Technical Services, assumed the leadership of all operations for the facility for five years:• Managed 70 employees, hourly direct, hourly indirect, salaried and professional in engineering, quality, purchasing, maintenance, HR and production control departments• Responsible for P and L and balance sheet management, leading the facility from a break-even standpoint to a yearly EBITDA return of 24% Created and managed strategic plans and reported regularly to both executive management and factory personnel

Provided support to Boeing customers requiring expertise in composite repairs.

Supervised a staff of over 30 engineers responsible for design, tool design, and MRB engineering. In addition to the responsibilities previously noted: • Added responsibility for tool design engineering and CNC programming• Managed the fabrication design of a new, proprietary product including preparing technical documentation, creating detailed bid proposals and project plans and managed and monitored the technical staff completing these tasks• Created and managed the process for preparing significant bid proposals and implemented a detailed engineering statement of work processRegularly communicated departmental progress and metrics to executive management and senior staff piers.

Responsible for the disposition of discrepant material. Focused on composite structures.

Structural designer working on wing flap systems.