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Team Leader for Component & Development Test Drive Train Lab at the Greenville, SC facility. Responsible for providing engineering leadership and oversight of Renewable Energy test rigs', construction, operation, safety and compliance.

Customer interface to the Thermal Engineering Division and facilitator of field technology issue resolution for North America (United States and Canada). Provide point-of-contact and technical resources for field issues and to cultivate engineering relationships for partnership with regional customers. Drive forward the safe, reliable and productive operations of Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Generators and associated equipment.

H-Class Gas Turbine Systems Integration Leader, Thermal Systems and Gas Turbine EngineeringResponsible for engineering program management, Root Cause Analysis, customer support of all H-Class gas turbine plantsAchievements:• Create and develop Startup & Tuning procedure to optimize unique H-System operation providing trouble free, reliable operation• Create and develop Gas Turbine Trip Reduction program for Inland Empire Energy Co• Provide on-site customer support to minimize gas turbine downtime, and unplanned plant outages

Manage and direct a global repair engineering team. Responsibilities include aircraft engines, aero derivative engines and Industrial gas turbines.Achievements:• Consistently delivered CSA savings beyond annual targets for Aviation and Energy businesses• Proven track record of delivering repair documents and instructions beyond annual requirements for all businesses• Provide world class customer support to minimize aircraft downtime, and plant outages

Responsible for management of Frame 7 Evolution Compressor Uprate Program, Frame 7 Evolution Compressor Uprate Field Test Program and Frame 9 Evolution Compressor Uprate Compressor Test Vehicle Validation Test.Achievements:• Managing Program Design To Cost by establishing objectives and rules for team execution• Overseeing Technical Program Deliverables to prevent scope creep while assuring customer CTQ’s

Providing pilot services for skydive operations, flight instruction, airplane ferry and pilot escort- Piston and Turboprop - Caravan, Supervan-900 and Twin Otter qualified- FAA Certified Flight Instructor - Airplanes- FAA Certified Instrument Flight Instructor- FAA Certified Multi Engine Flight Instructor- FAA Certified Advanced Ground Instructor- Competitive Aerobatic flight and ground instructor

Initially hired under contract by request of the customer, GE Power Systems, to manage a $1.8 million design project. This project was instrumental to the development of the QuEST Greenville office which later became QuEST’s most successful profit center.Assumed full management responsibility of outsourced engineering office engaged in growth activities and design and analysis of customer equipment. Directly managed domestic engineering and drafting personnel. Project managed work performed at the off shore office in India. Maintained day to day relations with the customer and QuEST management to report project status including scheduling and budget concerns.Achievements:• Selected by customer to lead engineering and design team and interface with casting manufacturer• Created and maintained long term project plan including schedule, budget, resources and workflow• Directed work flow of domestic and off shore offices• Completed multi year project on time and within budget• Developed design enhancements that improved product durability• Design improvements were incorporated into other products which were not planned for redesign

GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION – Power Systems, Greenville, South Carolina (1989 – 2000)Requisition Manager (1998 – 2000)Acted as technical liaison for the customer and GE Gas Turbines. This is a high visibility position that literally worked at the customer’s site until all technical matters were resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.Achievements:• Influenced customer purchases and upgrades of multi million dollar equipment and software• Assumed full responsibility for power plant configuration management

Responsible for managing design and analysis of outsourced gas turbine componentsAchievements:• Determined root cause of manufacturing process defect that was impeding shop operations and shipment schedules• Developed process improvement of turbine rotor assembly, which went from 50% defects to 0% defects• Applied Six Sigma DFSS methods to reduce cost of turbine components• Incorporated Six Sigma DMAIC to simplify manufacturing processes and decrease cycle time• Incorporated design of experiments to improve quality of turbine components• Wrote and implemented best practices from lessons learned

Responsible for the design and construction of nuclear safety related systems at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station.Achievements:• Chosen by the utility to provide on site engineering support during plant operation• Retained by Stone & Webster at the Millstone site to participate in the plant testing and startup• Coordinated a stress engineering group responsible for integrity of nuclear safety related systems