Experience

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  General motors

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2001

  Manufacturing engineer

  North American Vehicle Operations – Body Structures Warren, MI (1998 - 2001)• Developed process plans and specified necessary equipment for manufacture of structural subassemblies • Created and managed manufacturing time line and budget ($1.3 mil) during all stages of 3-year planGM Fellow - General Motors Corporation 1997-1998Graduate Degree (Mechanical Engr.) Fellowship and Interim Assignment Southeastern MI• Study plan emphasizing manufacturing, project management; assembly plant assignment for vehicle launchValidation Engineer - General Motors Corporation 1994-1997Mid-Size and Luxury Car Group – Body Structures Flint, MI• Led a cross-functional team of engineers in creation and implementation of a structural durability test fixture, saving the corporation ~$750,000 in pre-production testing materials within the first year• Developed and executed validation plans, including testing, analysis, inspection, and root-cause analysis Show less

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  Honeywell fm&t

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2018

  • Manage team of 17 technical staff members, primarily engineers and technicians, to conduct the Secure Electronics and Ancillary Equipment & Trainers businesses for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Defense Programs mission• Staff members manage budgets of over $6 million annually, and perform technical leadership for over a dozen product realization projects, refurbishment projects, and surveillance testing programs• Led staff in creating strategic vision for the business, and detailed strategic plan to accomplish the vision. Team has completed multiple large-scale projects as part of the strategic plan efforts including: deploying the highly successful Honeywell User Experience trainer project, implementing further technical training, improving production security and classification protection, and increasing production capacity by 300%.• Co-developed and co-taught Soft Skills classes for approximately 400 technical staff and managers in the Engineering division; including self-awareness, effective communication, strategic planning, coaching, and conflict resolution skills. Show less Leader of Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) Team developing gated product realization process• Led development, documentation, and pilot deployment (approx. 12 team members from all NSE sites and staff of 2-4 for documentation and requirements analysis) of Integrated Phase Gate (IPG) process• Incorporated systems engineering and project management best practices and methodologies in the IPG product realization process• Coordinated pilot implementations for multiple programs and products• Documented IPG implementation results and lessons learned; including $2 Million cost savings validated by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) customer on W80 joint test assembly pilot • Conducted training for hundreds of pilot team members as well as senior NSE and DoD leadersProgram Management Business Process Leader• Led development and deployment of Program Management Maturity Model for Honeywell FMT• Leading deployment of Honeywell Operating System (HOS) for the Program Management Division • Developed process, and led process execution by senior leadership team, to determine and document KCP and Honeywell FM&T core competencies Show less

  • Senior Technical Manager

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2018

  • Technical Manager (Engineering Manager)

    Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  • Program Manager

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  • Product Engineer

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2005
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  Honeywell fm&t

  Sept 2018 - now

  Leading Production Readiness Processes development and deployment

  • Chief Engineer

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Principal Engineer

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2022