Charles Jacques, Eng.

Experience

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  Excel Levage Inc.

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Design Engineer

  Engineering design of industrial overhead crane and lifting equipment. Creation of manufacturing and assembly drawings. Supervision of manufacturing, assembly and installation at customer site.

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  Amphenol-Air LB

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Applications Engineer

  Injection molded standard part design for commercial aviation. Sub-tier manufacturing supplier selection & supervision. Drafting of Qualification Test Procedures and Qualification Test Results. Project management. Supervised engineering team in Montreal, Boston, China and Vietnam.

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  BOMBARDIER

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

  Developed a dozen key aircraft systems, advanced work packages through all phases of product development engineering system and achieved aircraft certification and entry into service. Created the statement of work for each phase; planned and controlled supplier deliverables, chaired critical design reviews and closed out milestone approvals. Systems: Primary avionics | Secondary avionics | Aircraft integration | Fuel system Fuel tank inerting system | Hydraulic system | Auxiliary power unit | Powerplant | Throttle quadrant assembly Oil replenishing system | Wing high lift system | Aft panel drive mechanism. Meno dettagli Conducted detailed production cost analysis of all 3 Challenger aircraft platforms, for both materials and labor resulting in clear visibility on the cost reduction opportunities available on each aircraft platform.- Planned, prepared and coordinated 3 large idea generation workshops with multidisciplinary teams of 20+ specialists, reducing manufacturing costs of the Challenger 605 wing, fuselage and cockpit.- Established a communication plan with Q&A and presented the workshop to 30 unionized employees; obtained their buy in on the TVM initiative, which led to positive participation during the workshops.- Estimated the return on investment of 100+ changes, built and presented 20 business cases to the program office for budget acceptance; fully managed the 15 top yielding ideas selected for implementation- Established and maintained weekly governance with the project team to monitor progress- Communicated with the leadership team on ongoing and completed projects, realized manufacturing cost savings and projected savings, based on targets. Meno dettagli

  • Engineering Project Management Specialist Special Mission

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Project Engineer Lead Global 7500, Electrical & Mechanical Systems

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Project Engineer - Total Value Management | Challenger

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
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  Airbus Canada Limited Partnership

  Jan 2020 - now

  Project Management Lead Specialist