Wesley H. Email & Phone Number

Niles, Illinois, United States

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Department leader for entire production line of aircrew flight equipment testers. Leader of supply chain, finance, engineering, production, marketing, contracts and sales teams to manage full life cycle of aircrew flight equipment electronic and pneumatic test equipment. Responsible for production changes from batch process to lean production techniques as well as fielded product repairs.

Greater Chicago Area

Oversee product portfolio consisting of highly complex aerospace electronics. Plan and direct project team activities to meet critical deadlines, achieve deliverables, and surpass expectations. Challenged with driving innovation and growth while managing resource constraints and balancing multiple priorities. Led projects consisting of obsolescence redesign and verification; development of verification test equipment; development and verification of DO-178 and DO-160 certified electronics.

Niles, Illinois

Managed team of 10 engineers designing, testing, and launching aerospace control system software (DO-178) including actuation and motor control systems. Provided strategic direction on complex technology issues to key stakeholders. Effectively coached and mentored engineers while building lasting relationships with customers and suppliers. Acted as agile coach to develop agile methodologies within aerospace development environment. Worked with a global team to develop aerospace software including teams in California, Colorado, Ontario, Illinois and Krakow, Poland.

Oversaw engineering team developing new-generation jet engines for GE Aviation ($5M product portfolio). Challenged with maintaining proper staffing levels to support shifting workload while serving as customer point of contact and technical lead on high-impact projects. Obtained Secret security clearance to support military projects. • Grew team from 3 to 45 engineers to support new $4M business opportunity involving simultaneous design of multiple gas turbine engines. Successfully trained staff for optimal performance and customer experience. • Designed fuel control software for top-selling LEAP engine• Conducted design study to determine final dimensions for LEAP engine, which is now one of the best-selling engines in aviation history due to improvement in fuel efficiency and carbon emissions.

Advanced through increasing levels of responsibility while designing and testing gas turbine control systems for GE Aviation (utilizing SCADE, MATLAB, and Simulink). Engaged across departments to meet design requirements.• Built trust with GE and generated new business opportunities by establishing robust review process for testing.• Successfully convinced senior management to invest in new development tool (SCADE) that maximized engineering capabilities and strengthened relationship with GE. • Projects include: CF6-80C2, CF6-80E1, CFM56-7B, GEnx, LEAP-X and Passport 20.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: • Beta Gamma Sigma • Corporate Finance Course Assistant • Financial Accounting Course Assistant • Developed.

Bachelors Of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Racing Wheelchair Aerodynamics Design Team, AIAA, FIBC, Orange Krush