AJ M.

Experience

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  US Army

  May 2008 - Apr 2012

  Manages all construction projects for an organization of over 800 members. Takes lead on project planning and coordination and delegates to project officers and monitors progress through reports and on-site quality assurance inspections to ensure customer satisfaction and organizational goals. Ultimately responsible for construction planning and review of drawings, material take-offs, designs and blueprints for completeness and accuracy. Primary advisor to the battalion commander on all construction related tasks and missions. Show less Leader of an engineer platoon of 40 personnel that specialized in vertical construction. Trained, educated, developed and safeguarded platoon members which included plumbers, electricians, masons and carpenters utilizing over $6 million in equipment. Simultaneously assigned as the unit movement officer to ensure the transportation, tracking, documentation and inspection of 17 engineer equipment containers worth over $60 million. Served collaterally as the unit electronic warfare officer to ensure maintenance and use of 54 pieces of electronic warfare equipment. Show less Responsible for planning, resourcing, executing training and the mobilization/reintegration of units supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prepared, coordinated, authenticated, published and distributed plans and orders for all assigned and directed missions and served as Battle Captain for deployable command post 1 during all exercises and contingencies. Reviewed plans and orders for synchronization, completeness and coordinated with garrison command, Brigade and U.S. Forces Command Staffs regarding exercises and events. Show less

  • Battalion Construction Officer

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Platoon Leader

    Oct 2009 - Nov 2010

  • Battalion Plans Officer

    May 2008 - Oct 2009
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  BP

  May 2012 - May 2018

  Engineer assigned to Offshore Mad Dog Spar Integrated Drilling and Production Facility. Support the Wells Superintendent in execution of well operations by delivering high level drilling and mechanical engineering leadership, support and assurance. Assure well designs / programs focus on long term well integrity, standardization, risk management, health, safety, environmental, regulatory compliance, and operational feasibility. Mentor less experienced engineers to develop projects in a safe and timely manner. Provide engineering perspective and challenge to all rig operations. Support Well Site Leaders with technical solutions and engineering perspective. Provides on-site engineering support and feedback for Basis of Design documents, Technical File Notes, Well Procedures, Equipment Statement of Requirements, and engineering modelling.• Ensure test procedures adhere to strict process safety policies, are designed efficiently to test all required components in a systematic fashion, and the rig leadership team has a collective understanding of interpreting test results before the tests begin.• Coordinate with other teams on the rig for various test conditions and types (SIMOPS), facilitate and participate in risk assessments, coordinate with onshore engineering team for deviations from the plan.• Operate and interpret results from pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, and electronic and control systems for operations such as pressure testing, verifying system containment, verifying barriers, and other operational objectives.• Analyze remote sensing data from thousands of different information sources to make technical recommendations to positively impact current operations and compile and analyze data to continuously improve future operations.• Drilled one well, completed two wells, and worked over five wells in 19 months resulting in adding an additional ~18,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) of production to the facility. Show less Engineer assigned to deepwater Exploration and Appraisal multi-disciplinary team. Responsible for leading and integrating full lifecycle drilling engineering activities while managing the complex project through planning, execution, and abandonment stages. Performed comprehensive engineering design (mechanical, hydraulic, electronics, software management, and other facets), cost estimates, risk management, detailed drilling program procedures, and equipment readiness and supports $1 million/day operations in Gulf of Mexico.• Delivered successful Hopkins deepwater well discovery which was drilled on time and under budget while continuously seeking areas of performance improvement and process optimization.• Analyze remote sensing data from thousands of different information sources to make technical recommendations to positively impact current operations and compile and analyze data to continuously improve future operations. Show less

  • Deepwater Rig Engineer

    Sept 2016 - May 2018

  • Deepwater Drilling Engineer

    May 2012 - May 2018
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  Guidon Holdings

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2020

  Supervise and manage the design process of minerals processing and recycling systems for greenfield and brownfield projects for all subsidiaries of the company. Research and develop new technologies, techniques, and procedures to drive the technical limit of resource recovery to as close to 100% as possible. Provide engineering support to ongoing and future operations in the form of CAD and BIM work and ensure continuous improvement opportunities and lessons learned are tracked and implemented in a regular basis. Additional responsibilities include:• Plan and execute tests and functional verification of integrated minerals processing equipment systems, which include low and medium voltage systems, hundreds of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, programable logic controllers (PLCs), motors, vibrators, large natural gas burners, high rate/high purity air filters, cryogenic liquified natural gas (LNG) systems, and other complex systems.• Validate structural integrity of all buildings and support structures, mechanical system and instrumentation design feasibility and implementation, air flow and filtration requirement verification, P&ID development and updates, and other design responsibilities.• Develop operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, and train personnel on operation of minerals processing equipment. Work with Plant Manager and Site Operations Managers to develop core competencies in operators and technicians to keep plant running safely at steady state while producing in-spec products for various clients. Also work with Plant Manager to support and plan maintenance schedules for major equipment turnarounds (TARs).• Work with 3rd party labs to develop test protocols and provide QA by reviewing and spot-checking lab results. Also work with labs to develop trend data to improve equipment up-time. Show less Manage day to day operations of the company, build and manage an operations team to achieve company goals while managing of short-term and long-term project planning. Ensure company strategic goals are properly planned and executed and manage relationships with major partners, vendors, and clients. Manage engineering and R&D efforts to ensure strategic and project-based goals are met. Provide engineering support to ongoing and future operations in the form of CAD work, developing engineering basis of design (BOD) documents, and ensure continuous improvement opportunities and lessons learned are tracked and implemented in a regular basis. Additional responsibilities include:• Plan, budget, design, subcontract, execute, and provide ongoing support for greenfield and brownfield plant and facility construction and startup activities.• Design responsibilities include verification and compliance of all high and low voltage systems, planning all PLC integration requirements, performing fluid/hydraulics mechanics calculations, ensuring and verifying mass balance equations are correct.• Verify structural integrity of all buildings and support structures, mechanical system and instrumentation design feasibility and implementation, air flow and filtration requirement verification, P&ID development and maintenance, and many other design responsibilities.• Manage and oversee new project development processes to include budgeting, estimating, project scheduling, subcontractor selection, and comparative analysis process for comparing different equipment setups and site layouts.• Analyze remote sensing data from hundreds of different information sources to make technical decisions to positively impact current operations and compile and analyze data to continuously improve future operations. Show less

  • Director - Engineering and R&D

    Apr 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
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  Blue Origin

  May 2020 - now

  New Shepard Ops and MaintenanceManaged a team of 6 Propulsion Module Test Engineers on two different rotations. Primarily responsible for the training, evaluation, development, and career progression of team members. Led multidisciplined teams for major vehicle tests, pre-flight checks, and post-flight checks when trainees on rotation lacked qualifications required to perform certain hazardous tests. Responsible for providing schedule feasibility feedback to mission management team, working with multidisciplinary teams to streamline maintenance schedules and equipment/software upgrade cycles, and providing launch vehicle maintenance feedback to teams developing the next generation of launch vehicles within the company. Coordinated with different business units to share lessons learned on space vehicle maintenance operations to positively affect our Lunar Lander, the New Glenn Launch Vehicle, and Orbital Reef programs on design, maintenance and testing ops, and vehicle operator training and best practices. Show less New Shepard Operations and MaintenanceManaged a team of 6 Propulsion Module Test Engineers on two different rotations. Primarily responsible for the training, evaluation, development, and career progression of team members. Led multidisciplined teams for major vehicle tests, pre-flight checks, and post-flight checks when trainees on rotation lacked qualifications required to perform certain hazardous tests. Responsible for providing schedule feasibility feedback to mission management team, working with multidisciplinary teams to streamline maintenance schedules and equipment/software upgrade cycles, and providing launch vehicle maintenance feedback to teams developing the next generation of launch vehicles within the company. Coordinated with different business units to share lessons learned on space vehicle maintenance operations to positively affect our Lunar Lander, the New Glenn Launch Vehicle, and Orbital Reef programs on design, maintenance and testing ops, and vehicle operator training and best practices. Show less New Shepard Operations and MaintenanceDaily job duties include flight operations development, planning, and troubleshooting/data analysis for the New Shepard Propulsion Module launch vehicles at Launch Site One. Responsible for all aspects of vehicle integrated testing, hardware and software upgrades, and functional verification checks. Routinely led multidisciplined teams for major vehicle tests, pre-flight checks, post-flight checks, and ensured on-time successful completion of tasks from start to finish. Overall responsible for the safe operation of the launch vehicles, crew safety, and procedure management during test preparation and execution. Routinely designed and evolved test procedure used across all phases of the operation, including developing and implementing best practices around testing of cryogenic, pneumatic, hydraulic, avionics, and RF systems at the component and integrated system levels. Qualified to Advanced Vehicle Operator level and concurrently mentored Test Engineer trainees on testing best practices. Automated and coded new test procedures to improve procedure efficiency and reduce vehicle turn-around time between launches. Coordinated with test crews, specified and procured support equipment. Directed hardware, software, and integrated launch vehicle configurations to ensure testing was performed on time and achieved all test objectives. Coordinated engineering support for data review and post-test analysis. Assisted with anomaly resolution through completion to ensure on-time readiness for launch vehicles. Show less

  • Lead Senior Test Engineer - Propulsion Modules

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Senior Test Engineering Manager

    Nov 2022 - Dec 2024

  • Test Engineering Manager

    Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Launch Vehicle Test Engineer - Propulsion Module

    May 2020 - Mar 2022