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• Project Management: Program Manager and Process Owner for Engine Controls and Diagnostics Systems (ARP4754A), hardware (DO-254), and software (DO-178C/B) projects for auxiliary power units (APUs) on commercial and military aircraft.• Team Leadership: Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) for engineers in ownership of software and hardware for production and field support programs. • Cost and Schedule Management: Ensures technical requirements are met within schedule and cost, while managing risk for annual $3M obsolescence management project.• Product Management: Coordinates complete lifecycle of control components product development from concept through aftermarket and warranty support.• Customer Interface: Communication with customers and address customer concerns for control system software and hardware components.• Executive Reporting: Provides status for APU controls and diagnostics systems programs to executive management.• Process and Tool Management: Owner of engineering standard work, tools, and processes.• Proposal Development: Develop proposal estimates for responses to customer RFPs.• Supplier Management: Selects and manages vendors and outsource labor for software and hardware development.• Compliance Management: FAA component certification and Global Trade Compliance Lead.• Systems Engineering Management: Owner of all system level reviews for controls products development.• Capital Equipment Management: Manages requirements and purchase of capital equipment (1, 5, and 10 year plans) to support control systems development lab.

• Managed system requirements and development of control systems hardware and software for 3 models of Geared Turbofan Engine (GTF). • Integrated Product Team Leader (IPT) for development of jet engine air data sensors and anti-ice systems. • Interfaced with customers to integrate control system components with airframe systems.• Team lead for U.S. Government International Trade Compliance (ITC) Agreement audits.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne • IPT Lead: Managed 5 engineers in developing FAA certification documents (FAR Part 33) for control system hardware documents.• Project Manager: Managed $6M Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) lift fan clutch temperature monitoring system development.• Project Engineer: Rocket ignition systems and $1M sensor development project.• Supplier Management: Onsite management of supplier in United Kingdom for JSF program.• Electrical Components Engineer: Development and qualification (DO-160) electronic controllers (FADECs), ignition systems, and sensors.

• Customer interface and onsite management of data acquisition systems for jet engine test.• Developed operating procedures, service manuals, and training for data recording systems.

• Managed projects for the design of ignition system products based on customer requirements and marketed new products to customers. • Directed product line cost reduction projects. • Managed the development and release of three new ignition systems for turbine engines.• Led cross-functional project team to improve first time yield of major product line from 20% to 90%.• Led cross-functional project team to improve first time yield of a subcomponent from 33% to 98%.• Reviewed and responded to customer RFQ’s and P.O.’s.• Participated in monthly corporate strategy reviews of all product lines and customers.• Participated in Strategic Analysis of company and placement of products in market.• Investigated and corrected production and field problems.

• Supported manufacturing floor in optical fiber plant. • Managed an inventory reduction project which resulted in a 50% reduction in department assets.• Led project for reduction of total production costs and product quality improvement. • Trained over 250 hourly and salary personnel in operation and maintenance of processes and equipment.• Developed, tested, and implemented new control software in production areas.