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Charleston, Sc, Us

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

South Carolina Wing

Ace Basin Composite Squadron (Mar-Sc-113) Cottageville Sc.

Ace Basin Composite Squadron (Mar-Sc-113) Cottageville Sc.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Head of Programs and Production Control for $8 million of annual sales. Responsible for $16 million legacy and transfer work packages. Restructured production control and tracking to deliver failing Boeing Composite Details program on time within six months. Developed and executed successful quotation, qualification, and production for E-7 Radar and Boeing Phantom Works panels. Point of contact for all site customers. Reported to President TIGHITCO Group, then Vice President & General Manager… Show more Head of Programs and Production Control for $8 million of annual sales. Responsible for $16 million legacy and transfer work packages. Restructured production control and tracking to deliver failing Boeing Composite Details program on time within six months. Developed and executed successful quotation, qualification, and production for E-7 Radar and Boeing Phantom Works panels. Point of contact for all site customers. Reported to President TIGHITCO Group, then Vice President & General Manager TIGHITCO Inc. Charleston. Show less

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Interim position to meet immediate business need. AS9100D recertification audit with no findings. Nadcap Composites audit to acheive 18 month merit status.Boeing DPD/MBD recertification.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Department Head responsible for Continuous Improvement, Quality Inspection, Ultrasonic NDI, Materials Testing, Calibration, Quality Engineering and Auditing. Achieved merit for NADCAP Composites and maintained merit for NADCAP NDI. Successful AS9100 Rev C to Rev D transition. Achieved Boeing DPD/MBD and process specification site qualifications. Planned, procured, and implemented site wide Qualtrax document management, paperless workflow, and training system. Reported to Site General Manager

Edgewood, Md

Department Head responsible for Inspection, Materials Testing, Calibration, Quality Engineering and Auditing. Restructured team of 45 people to support $65 million dollars of sales. Led successful NADCAP, AS9100 and customer audits. Qualified new facility with Boeing and NADCAP. Qualified company for Triumph Preferred Partner Program (P3). Performed negotiations in China and the USA to reduce company exposure to Quality Escapes by up to $100,000. Introduced Visual Quality tool for… Show more Department Head responsible for Inspection, Materials Testing, Calibration, Quality Engineering and Auditing. Restructured team of 45 people to support $65 million dollars of sales. Led successful NADCAP, AS9100 and customer audits. Qualified new facility with Boeing and NADCAP. Qualified company for Triumph Preferred Partner Program (P3). Performed negotiations in China and the USA to reduce company exposure to Quality Escapes by up to $100,000. Introduced Visual Quality tool for non-conforming material, customer feedback and calibration. Implemented SharePoint document management system for more than 400 internal documents and more than 1000 customer supplied documents. Developed and applied automated key performance indicators for MRB held inventory, defect causes, corrective and preventative actions, Inspection utilization and quality escape frequency and cause. Reported to Division President and Corporate Vice-President of Quality. Show less

Edgewood, Maryland

Drove tooling changes that improved rate from 18 parts per week (24 hours, 7 days) to 45 parts per week (20 hours, 5 days). Created and introduced a companywide Engineering Process Change system and closed over seven hundred process improvements. Created and introduced a Configuration Control system and Configuration Manager role. Introduced CNC programmers’ forum. Provided 5S and Root Cause Analysis training.

White Marsh, Maryland

Developed improvements to legacy products. Reviewed and validated engineering changes. Worked with sub-tier suppliers to supply material for proposed changes.

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Developed qualification justification record for the Boeing 787 Landing Gear Actuation and Nose Wheel Steering Systems. Drove completion of outstanding engineering compliance items and DOORS Requirements Management tasks. Improved the workflow through the Documentation Engineering Team by creating and performing Team Leader role. Created helpdesk case-logging system for the DOORS Administrator and provided tools to improve task completion rates. Completed DOORS Administrator tasks.

Le Havre Area, France

Provided GE Aviation with on-site Quality Representation and Final Inspection Oversight at Aircelle, SAFRAN Group (Previously Hurel-Hispano) for the production of Thrust Reverser Assemblies for theGE CF34-8E (Embraer 170 / 175).Reviewed and provided Source Acceptance of all production hardware, spare parts and supplied tooling. Provided oversight of Designated Source Control Representative Candidates.

Meudon-La-Forêt, Île-De-France, France

Provided Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) with on-site support at Aircelle, SAFRAN Group (Previously Hurel-Hispano) for the production of Composite Transcowl Assemblies for the GE CF34-10E (Embraer 190 / 195).Program & Quality support: Established working relationships with supplier’s team to ensure schedules are met. Identifed weaknesses or events that could havevjeopardized deliveries. Provided Program visibility and support for the transfer of production from Paris to Le Havre… Show more Provided Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) with on-site support at Aircelle, SAFRAN Group (Previously Hurel-Hispano) for the production of Composite Transcowl Assemblies for the GE CF34-10E (Embraer 190 / 195).Program & Quality support: Established working relationships with supplier’s team to ensure schedules are met. Identifed weaknesses or events that could havevjeopardized deliveries. Provided Program visibility and support for the transfer of production from Paris to Le Havre site. Performed Quality actions & audit to enable transfer.Production Support: Reviewed and provided Source Acceptance of all production hardware, spare parts and supplied tooling.MRB & Design Support: Provided interpretation of all Aircelle MRB documents, including detail engineering information to support MRB descriptions. Provided liaison to ensure sufficient analysis for dispositions and documentation is provided to MRAS. Ensured investigation and closure of root causes and corrective actions. Monitored Design change actions and ensure timely completion by both MRAS and Aircelle. Show less

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

At Engine Control Systems, Shaftmoor Lane

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Engine / Concept / Rig Design Engineer at ALSTOM ETC, ENGLAND.Customer Support Engineer at EGT SA, FRANCE.Manufacturing Project Engineer at EGT Ltd, ENGLAND.Aerodynamic Methodology Developer at ALSTOM ETC, ENGLAND.GE90 Materials Review Board Engineer (Concessions) at FAMAT, FRANCE.(As a representative of General Electric Aircraft Engines).

Bachelor Of Engineering - Beng (Hons), Aerospace Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: Captain of School Sailing