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Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States

Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States

• Managed Boeing Phantom Works NPI and Sikorsky Aircraft programs, ensuring program quality from inception to implementation.
• Spearheaded RCCA activities for potential escapes, leading to successful closure of customer corrective actions by collaborating closely with customer teams to integrate VoC into internal processes.
• Reduced aging customer returns by 30% through leadership of customer return burndown initiatives.
• Championed business unit APQP initiatives, organizing training sessions and facilitating PPAP deliverables for new product introductions (NPIs).
• Developed and implemented comprehensive Quality Assurance Plans for internal production and customer-facing requirements.
• Led Kaizen events targeting turnback data for customer returns, driving measurable process improvements.

Medley, Florida, United States

• Managed supplier quality concerns through escalation protocols, conducting root cause analyses, leading Corrective Action Boards, and executing supplier on-site audits.
• Implemented corrective actions that significantly improved supplier DPPM and minimized escapes.
• Led continuous improvement initiatives, including the Executive Review Process and NetInspect Implementation.
• Facilitated bi-weekly management meetings, supporting quality leadership with employee engagement strategies.

Vergennes, Vermont, United States

• Led Airbus A321XLR APQP project recovery from critical to on-schedule status.
• Directed a skill assessment project for 101 site inspectors, resulting in targeted skill gap workshops and improvement initiatives.
• Orchestrated Nonconformance Identification Kaizen Event to optimize quality procedures.
• Contributed to the site internal audit team, achieving a 0-finding result in the BSI audit.

Troy, Ohio, United States

• Supported Airbus A321 XLR NPI wheels and brakes program, applying AS9145 standards and Airbus ASR requirements.
• Certified Level 2 AS9100D Internal Auditor, participating in MPRs (Manufacturing Process Review).
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet and exceed customer quality expectations.

New York, United States

• Developed a simulated business plan on a new engine through new product introduction process with group of 8 people
• Certified on Lean Fundamentals and acquired exposure to supply chain management in the meantime
• Participated in various seminars on design thinking, effective communication and project management

Erie, Pennsylvania

• Did extensive test planning and testing, found design flaws to the newly developing turbocharger and helped the team to improve the existing design
• Using DIN standards, calculated, designed and simulated a mechanical component that could potentially help to optimize turbine efficiency by 1.8%
• Participated in 7 volunteering activities throughout the internship
• Actively communicated with the team, testing facilities and manufacturers to ensure the projects were done on time

Greater New York City Area

• Worked efficiently with the professor to manage a team of 10 students for independent studies
• Published several cases of ANSYS Fluent tutorials for 2D and 3D air flow that was used in Fluid Mechanics classes as final projects and presented the research to the Mechanical Engineering Department
• Created YouTube tutorials and generated 10k+ clicks

Master'S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management - Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering With A Minor In Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Research Assistant (ANSYS) • ASME • Tau Beta Pi • SASE • SWE

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Phi Theta Kappa • SME• Summa Cum Laude • President's List 2016 • President's List 2017