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Bothell, WA, US

Arlington, VA, US

Lead the vertically integrated modification & maintenance teams, including: Boeing Shanghai, Boeing Gatwick, Boeing Victorville, and Boeing Converted Freighters.

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA, US

• Lead the 787 product marketing team responsible for all technical marketing content and delivery
• Coordinate executives in operations, sales, and engineering to take the 787 program to the highest widebody production rate in the industry and over 60% market share

Arlington, VA, US

• Marketed the technical and economic value of Boeing commercial aircraft to executive decision makers at airlines and lessors, including representing Boeing at conferences, airshows, and media events
• Supported multiple sales campaigns as the focal for technical performance of all Boeing commercial aircraft, including RFI/RFP development and delivery with a total deal value over $10B
• Coordinated competitive intelligence and assessment teams to maintain full fidelity competition data

Arlington, VA, US

• Lead multi-organization and multi-function teams to develop and execute the enterprise strategy for modular engineering and innovative in-line paint technologies for aircraft
• Lead team of product development engineers to develop and release modularity and systems installation design/build guides to capture and disseminate modularity ideas across the enterprise, and support business case.
• Prepare and present regular briefings to executive leadership

Arlington, VA, US

• Manage flight test operations engineers to develop and execute the integrated flight test program for the third 737MAX aircraft
• Work with Flight Test Engineering, Flight Test Manufacturing, 737MAX Program, and multiple support organizations to develop the strategy and plan for the work statement, requirements, staffing, schedules, estimates.
• Acquire resources to maintain testing while supporting surge staffing of other programs and ensuring adequate development plans to successfully place employees at the end of the MAX test program
• Manage, develop and motivate employees through training, leadership opportunities, and employee engagement
• Lead a cross-functional team to develop the MAX refurbishment plan to successfully remove instrumentation at Boeing Field and deliver the flight test aircraft back to the program.

Arlington, VA, US

• Lead 737 Final Assembly tool control & compliance overhaul through implementation of nine parallel process and equipment projects to successfully bring Final Assembly to compliance
• Managed machinists to join the wings, fuselage, and landing gear on schedule to support 737 production
• Used Lean methods to improve safety, quality, employee engagement, compliance, and business results of join operations

Arlington, VA, US

Selected as one of two students sponsored by Boeing for the MIT Leaders For Global Operations (LGO) Class of 2014. MIT's LGO program brings together the rigor and technical expertise of the MIT School of Engineering, the business, leadership practice, and cutting-edge theory of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the real-world experience of the LGO.

Arlington, VA, US

• Plan and execute all operations for flight and ground tests of experimental aircraft. Coordinate with test and 787 program management to maintain the short and long range schedule, resolve conflicts, and reduce.
• Assign workload and provide technical guidance to a team of 4-6 test directors to execute planned tests
• Lead flight and ground test crews of 10 to 100+ people with primary responsibility for efficient and complete execution of the test plan
• Support 787 Communications by providing tours and interviews for employees, customers, government, and the media
• Associate, Class of 2009, Boeing Leadership Development Excellence program

Arlington, VA, US

• Provided 24x7 customer and engineering support to a global fleet of over 6,000 707/727/737/757 aircraft
• Designed and implemented the staffing plan for the Boeing Operations Center to provide solutions for grounded aircraft anywhere in the world within 24 hours
• Performed global on-site support to resolve customer issues with propulsion systems
• Researched, drafted, and reviewed 10-15 written technical responses per week to support customer requests, with an on-time response rate greater than 95%
• Designed, developed, and maintained publications and presentations to provide timely communication about aircraft issues to all operators of Boeing single-aisle aircraft
• Coordinated engineering investigations into failed fuel and thrust reverser system components, including project management, status reporting, reporting to regulatory authorities, and validation of design changes on.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed team of four field engineers and ten field specialists to provide all cementing and pumping services for 80% of BP’s exploration and development projects in the Gulf of Mexico
• Generated monthly, quarterly, and annual performance scorecards for client evaluation and improvement plans
• Responsible for all safety, operational, and financial reviews with the client’s project leadership teams
• Managed billing, credits, and invoice payment for a revenue stream of $1.5MM per month while reducing days-sales-outstanding from 55 to 50
• Led district-wide Service Quality Team while reducing credits to clients by 90%

Houston, Texas, US

• Designed and evaluated all cementing and pressure pumping services for ChevronTexaco, Murphy Oil, and Dominion Exploration on 5 drilling rigs with 2 employees per rig to generate revenue of $250,000 per month
• Supervised a 3-man foam cementing crew for over a year with a 100% job success rate
• Led Service Quality and Health/Safety/Environment improvement teams of 10-15 people while reducing incident rate by 20%
• One of only three engineers ever chosen to provide standalone cementing services in the Gulf of Mexico
• Gained extensive industrial safety skills including: Industrial First Aid, CPR Level A, Blood Borne Pathogens, Electrical Safety, Emergency Response, Personal Protective Equipment, 24-Hour Operations, Crane Operation.

• Performed first full scale pilot test of ballasted flocculation water treatment to remove iron contamination of ground water
• Created and operated the first industrial scale fully transparent ballasted flocculation water treatment machine to allow real-time photographic analysis of the treatment process
• Designed and wrote the first complete marketing material kit for Microsep’s water treatment technologies

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Leaders For Global Operations

Master Of Science (Ms), Systems Engineering

Mse, Aeronautical Engineering

Certificate, Aircraft Structures

Bse, Aerospace Engineering

Bse, Mechanical Engineering