Greg Jackson

Experience

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  Cessna Aircraft Company

  May 2007 - Sept 2009

  Engineering Associate

  Member of the Citation Sovereign Specials/Billable team which was responsible for the design of custom interior furniture and configurations on Sovereign production aircraft. Position included working assignments with clear criteria and due dates, reviewing team members engineering for quality and design intent, and assisting shop personal with engineering support.•Quickly developed product knowledge and became a “go-to" person for resolving manufacturing and production issues. •Received assignments with increasing responsibility and was selected to implement several design improvement projects.•Chosen to work on a team of engineers to transition Sovereign interior engineering from CATIA V4 to V5. •Was selected to represent Sovereign interior engineering in coordination meetings with manufacturing, supply chain, and customers.•Mentored new engineers on design, CATIA, PIOS (manufacturing information database), and liaison engineering skills. Show less

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  Bunting Magnetics

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2011

  Design Engineer - Material Handling

  Primary role was to develop material handling solutions for customers thru design of custom conveyors and magnetic separation equipment for the automotive, food, pharmaceutical, production, mining, and recycling industries. Additional responsibilities involved the development of facility layouts and customer work cell configurations as well as on-site engineering support for customers, installation teams, and sales staff.•Interacted with customers on developing material handling systems and maintenance issues.•Traveled with sales staff, representing BMC Material Handling Group, to provide technical information and to develop operation layouts with customers. •Helped with transition to Pro/E Wildfire 4 and developed a new standard parts library.•Designed electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical control systems for defect detection and rejection on conveyor systems. •Coordinated designs with Metal Detection Group to provide necessary magnetic isolation and facility layouts to reduce ‘noise’ during metal detector calibration.•Trained new hires on product lines, drafting, and design concepts. Show less

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  Textron Aviation

  Jul 2011 - now

  Primary role was to support fleet customer's maintenance, operational, and technical needs to increase fleet availability. • Leads a team of subject matter experts (Program Managers & Field Support Representatives) who support fleet customers on all maintenance and operations items.• Leads a team of analysts who provides a data-based review of service, parts, and fleet performance.• Facilitator of Monthy and Quarterly Business Reviews with fleet customers.• Develops revenue-generating programs by coordinating the proposal of fleet campaigns between the customer and our service centers.• Manages and Arbitrates aftermarket accounting disputes with fleet customers. Show less Primary role was to serve fleet operators as the contact for all technical and maintenance related issues and serve as their advocate inside the company ensuring that all concerns are resolved in a timely manner. • Serves as subject matter expert to the customer on all maintenance and operations items.• Principle developer of analytics-based review of service, parts, and fleet performance.• Facilitator of all Monthy and Quarterly Business Reviews with the customer.• Develops revenue generating programs by coordinating the proposal of fleet campaigns between the customer and our service centers.• Works with Account Receivable department in accounting disputes with the customer. Show less Primary role was to develop interior furniture and systems on product offerings as part of the Interior NPD team. This position required interaction with marketing, interior and industrial designers, management, vendors, and technical staff throughout the organization to design innovative engineering solutions to meet the programs’ mission profile.• Lead a team of 6 Engineers on department's Manufacturing Optimization Team. The mission of the team is to identify areas of improvement on designs that affect our core criteria (cost, quality, time to manufacture, and weight).• Member of department Engineering Advisory Council to review and update department procedures.• Member of Textron Aviation's Additive Manufacturing Development Team for Metals. The team is responsible for developing the company specifications and processes to make production parts with this emerging technology. Show less Primary role was to develop interior furniture and custom interior configurations on production and legacy aircraft as part of the Interior Engineering Specials/Billable team. This position required interaction with customers, sales, interior and industrial designers, management, vendors, and technical staff throughout the organization to design innovative engineering solutions to meet the customers’ mission profile. •Primary engineer for Citation CX and Citation Sovereign special interiors.•Recognized "go-to" person to resolve time-sensitive and complex engineering issues. •Selected for a team to design air-ambulance and cargo special mission configurations for Citation Sovereign.•Loaned to Interior Advanced Design groups to help with engineering workload and to assist with transition of CX and Sovereign programs from AD to production teams.•Assisted other team members with projects that required increased manpower to complete engineering packages on schedule.•Developed design modifications which allowed Cessna Service Centers to retrofit current generation interiors into legacy aircraft. Show less

  • Sr Manager - Fleet Programs

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Manager - Fleet Programs

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Program Manager - Fleet Programs

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Engineering Specialist - New Product Development - Interiors

    May 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Design Engineer - New Product Development - Interiors

    Dec 2014 - May 2017

  • Senior Design Engineer - Interiors

    Jul 2011 - Dec 2014
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  ITT Technical Institute

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2016

  Adjunct Instructor

  Primary role was to develop students pursuing degrees in Drafting and Design Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, and Project Management on their technical skills in drafting, design, manufacturing, engineering technologies, as well as professional development skills. •Engaged students by tailoring lecture topics towards the classrooms professional interests.•Incorporated “lessons learned” from engineering experiences to provide real world examples to subject matter.•Fostered professional development skills thru group project requirements (i.e. technical writing, research, & presentation skills)•Courses Taught~DT1110 Introduction to Drafting and Design Technology~DT1210 Rapid Visualization Techniques~DT1230 CAD Methods~DT1325 Sustainability in Design~DT1410 Materials and Processes in Design~DT1430 Parametric Modeling~DT2510 Advanced CAD Methods~DT2520 3D Civil Drafting~DT2799 Drafting and Design Technology Capstone Project~GS1140 Problem Solving Theory Show less