Thomas Steen, Phd Email & Phone Number

Davidson, Nc, Us

Oklahoma City, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

As a part time Industry Advisor I am responsible to serve as a mentor and grading instructor for College of Engineering Senior Design Projects. In this role, I perform the following duties:• Mentor diverse, multi-disciplinary student teams for Senior Design I and Senior Design IIcourses.• Meet weekly with student team and mentor them to ensure that the project stays on track andmeets the desired outcomes of the College of Engineering for the academic courserequirements and the Industry Supporter for the defined scope.• Promptly grade students according to the course syllabus and grading templates. • Work with Senior Design Committee Chair and Industrial Solutions Laboratory Director to handle any issues that arise in order to produce successful teams and results.• Maintain positive relations with industry supporters to encourage continued participation byindustry supporters with the Senior Design Program and the College of Engineering.• Attend all Project team events that occur on campus or at the Industry Supporter. Examples ofthese events are weekly team meetings, data gathering visits to industry supporters, designreviews and Expos.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

At Honeywell PPE, safety is in our DNA. Every single day, hundreds of millions of people work in hazardous environments, and rely on their safety equipment to get them home every night. For over a century, Honeywell has been protecting workers with head-to-toe safety offerings, rooted in our industry experience and relentless drive to innovate. Today, our safety solutions protect the future of 500 million workers. In this future, safety solutions adapt to changing needs and environments.They increase productivity and efficiency, instead of getting in the way. And above all, they don’t stop working until the last worker clocks out and gets home safely.As the Global Engineering Director of PPE, I lead a global team Honeywell engineers through the product development for a diverse portfolio of PPE ranging from Electrical Safety and First Responder Gear to Safety Helmets, Gloves, Eyewear. • Engineering P&L leader for the PPE product portfolio• Responsible for the technology and product roadmap, executing new product development, quality support, and all engineering activities for the product line with $1.2B in annual revenue• Develop and execute new product and technology development programs with an annual product development budget of over $15M• Responsible for setting and tracking annual bookings and market share growth • Manage a global team of 130+ engineers and 80 cross functional team members that support the highly regulated High Risk PPE product line across 12+ international manufacturing sites• Responsible for financial planning and tracking; established metrics for engineering quality, delivery, and savings; lead career development and hiring• Executive Chair for UNC Charlotte – Leader of all coordination and collaboration between UNC and Honeywell regarding recruitment, technical projects, community service, and strategic initiatives

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Directly managed a global team of 150+ engineers that supported 6 international manufacturing sites. Led the execution of custom engineering for B2B sale of compressors with $800M in annual revenue. Partnered with business leaders to drive executional excellence and instilled a culture focused on continuous improvement mentality to deliver on-time, high-quality customer requirements.Key Achievements• Created a global custom engineering organization; responsible for financial planning and tracking; established metrics for engineering quality, delivery, and part re-use; led career development and hiring.• Engineering P&L leader for the Air Separation product portfolio; developed and executed new product and technology development programs; responsible for setting and tracking annual bookings and market share growth; led programs for in-line product management such as cost-out and manufacturing footprint strategies.• Drove the team through a full-value stream lean transformation of the custom engineering process; achieved a 25% improvement in on time delivery, $11M increase in margin, and a 19+ point customer satisfaction improvement.• Coordinated and executed a large-scale organization restructuring that resulting in 20% quality/timeliness/cost improvements.• Collaborated with key customers to develop a standard/modular product design; reduced product cost by 17%.• Realized 30%+ cost savings through engineering re-use initiatives and component localization.• Implemented new design tools that reduced engineer efforts on pre-configured designs; saved $300K per year.• Directed the team through complex manufacturing footprint relocation from North America to Asia markets.

Boston, Ma, Us

Directly managed a global team of 100+ engineers that supported 4 international manufacturing sites. Led the execution of new product development and the custom engineering for B2B sale of subsea products with $600M in annual revenue. Key Achievements• Drove continuous improvement initiatives, defect elimination, and product cost reduction programs in the organization.• Set and executed the strategy for new technology and new product development program within a $4M product portfolio.• Coordinated global engineering teams in Houston, Scotland, Singapore, and Brazil.• Developed and implemented global strategies including demand/capacity validation and workforce acquisition/reduction during an oil and gas downturn of -15%; developed a Center of Excellence to enforce global design control.

Boston, Ma, Us

Served as the Subsea Wellheads & Subsea Casing Connector Engineering Subsection Manager. Provided wing-to-wing product engineering execution of $400M product line including application engineering, customer order execution, and product cost reductions, new product development, and field issue support.Key Achievements• Led a team of 25+ engineers, designers, and analysts to achieve 100% of its business and compliance goals.• Drove the successful collaboration of 3 strategic Oil & Gas clients; developed a new standardized subsea wellhead system resulting in $10M+ in new orders per year.• Recognized as a commercialization material SME; developed product quality standardization and led customer interaction.• Established the Subsea Wellheads & Specialty Connector Global Center of Excellence to align with customer and business needs and optimize the global impact of the team.

Boston, Ma, Us

Managed engineering activities for the product line including order execution, field support, and new product development programs with a $2M annual budget.Key Achievements• Acted as a Technical Leader through the development of the Ulti-Max GT connector with $20M post-launch bookings; led voice of the customer (VOC) discussions with global key accounts, documented product requirements, drove product requirements gathering, tested and performed and root cause analysis, developed sales training and commercialization material and conducted training sessions with commercial teams in all global regions for the product launch.• Coached a team of 4 new hires to top performing employees.• Proposed a new industry standard for the product line to 300+ members at the API annual meeting.

Boston, Ma, Us

Served as the Fracture Mechanics SME for Subsea Drilling Systems. Led a team of engineers from GE Oil & Gas, GE Energy, and an expert contractor through mission-critical customer issues. Managed a global team through multiple urgent requests.Key Achievements• Successfully prevented a recall of Subsea Wellhead equipment valued at $100M.• Drove on-time engineering analysis saving a key customer from abandoning a $70M well.• Improved key customer relations for new wellhead sales valued at $3M.

Boston, Ma, Us

Served in multiple capacities in Multi-Phase Subsea Pump Testing, Multiphase Pump Bearing Development, and GE Aviation Advanced Instrumentation. Drove the efforts of a global team of engineers, technicians, and contractors. Led team through design reviews with chief engineers within GE Oil & Gas.Key Achievements• Designed, constructed, and operated a state-of-the-art, multi-million-dollar test facility for the prototype multi-phase pump.• Developed a complex DAQ system and a new instrumentation package to monitor pump health and performance.• Designed, built, and operated a sub-scale bearing test rig to develop process lubricated journal bearings.• Spearheaded testing for the development of a journal bearing leveraging process fluid as a lubricating medium; enabled the development and evaluation of state-of-the-art long-life bearing component technology.• Successfully led the design and installation of advanced health monitoring sensors for new military aircraft engines.• Coordinated installation of new sensors prior to the test engine fire date.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering

Masters Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace Engineering