Experience

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  Spirit aerosystems

  Jun 2007 - Mar 2014

  •Performed CFRP stress analysis to composite and metal frames, composite skin, and/or stringers, and metal brackets concessions for Airbus A350 XWB S15.•Coordinate efforts with 3 offsite Spirit teams and 4 international companies (Hyde, Progress Tech, Infosys, Assystem) totaling 40 engineers.•Travel to sites for consulting in latest stress strategies and analysis as well as creating training aides and tip sheets.•Daily on call assistance to global teams.•Train direct Spirit Aerosystems Inc. T300 concessions employee new hires.•Improve design and stress commodities in effort to reduce Concessions generation, save costs, and improve scheduling.•Communicate and oversee test plans, schedule, and test procedure with research and development department.•Processes results data and create documentation and/or presentation to customer (Airbus)•Write technical stress dossiers from work performed for batch level stress verification on A350 XWB S15 Show less •Apply engineering principles and technical knowledge to the design and support of airplane manufacturing tools – Boeing 737, 747, 767, 777, 787, P8-A; Airbus A350XWB S15; Sikorski CH53K; Rolls Royce BR 725 Inlet and T/R; Gulfstream G650, G250•Focus primarily on achieving excellent customer service by leading process improvement activities, process and product optimization strategies and technology development and software application•Ensuring compliance with company and governmental processes, policies, and procedures for all design concepts while also ensuring parts meet definition and manufacturing plan requirements•Identify, design, and implement advanced technologies by using technical knowledge and leadership skills to improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes• Resolve concerns arising during fabrication processes and maintenance disposition requiring stress analysis, circuit design, mechanics of materials, fluid dynamics, fatigue analysis, natural frequencies, and composite structures•Interfaces technical and administrative knowledge across programs, functions and organization boundaries and levels within the scope of the assignment•Knowledge in fabrication practices and inspection including material handling, welding, stress relief practices, non destructive inspection (NDI), and quality inspection. Show less

  • Stress Engineer

    Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Tool Manufacturing Stress Engineer

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2012
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  Ford motor company

  Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

  Plant vehicle team - quality contractor

  •Quality control of hard and soft trim materials on truck interior engineering parts (Headliner, Carpet, Hard Plastic Trim, etc.).•Vehicle Review Team member with weekly meetings for quality review of engineering and plant/supplier processes. •Daily manufacturing line audits and weekly truck audits for process and engineering quality issues.•Investigate root cause for non-conformities and establish containment with interim and permanent corrective actions.•Work closely with suppliers on quality issues and daily communicate warranty issues.•Local liaison engineer to 2015 F-150 Launch Team for all truck interiors at Kansas City Assembly Plant. Show less

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  Honeywell fm&t

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2018

  Principal quality engineer

  -Classified DOE Top Secret•Purchase product to support manufacturing schedules on W-76 Mod 1; B-61 12 LEP; W-87, W-88 Mod 1; W-80 Mod 1.•Managed production with 10 suppliers and developed 3 additional suppliers to NAP-24 (NNSA Weapon Quality). •Coordinated Qualification activities between 3 Design Agencies (National Laboratories) and Suppliers on 12 designs.•Implemented daily Six Sigma tools to develop technologies, improve quality metrics, lower risk, and improve schedule •Lead cost savings projects valued over 1 million dollars and other cost/risk avoidance.•Coordinated Tier Board issues and resolution among research lab departments, inspection departments, and Program Teams.•Daily documentation control of inspection routings, engineering definitions, and supplier purchase order qualification requirements. Show less

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  Precision ferrites and ceramics, inc.

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2019

  Production manager

  • Managed 65 to 80 hourly employees divided into 6 departments across 2 shifts with a total of 8 leads.• Created a tracking system for On Time Delivery and implemented strategies to improve OTD from 43% to 80% while increasing Parts Delivered per 30 Days by 20%.• Created a tracking system in for scrap that led to goal setting, policy changes, and continuous improvement. In 2018, more than 500,000 dollars of scrap was found and a reduction of over 50,000 dollars was saved.• Tracked overtime and reduce hours by nearly 75% while increasing production and improving OTD.• Created and updated daily Communication Board to share company highlights, performance metrics, important announcements, available training, and other essential information.• Co-lead customer qualification activities to obtain long term contracts governed by FAA, FDA (ISO 13485), AEA (NAP-24 A), ISO (ISO 9001:2015), and/or ITAR.• Performed internal audits and risk assessments to current internal Quality Management System (QMS) standards and led corrective action or process improvement activities.• Performed HR duties including but not limited to the areas of policy, discipline, employee appreciation, virtual document reviews, annual performance evaluation, interviews and hiring, terminations, department transfer policy and documentation, merit-based incentives, etc.• Authored and led plant wide quality training, quality evaluation, instrumentation usage, and policy improvements.• Performed engineering consulting with 5 customers to advise them on how to lower production cost, improve manufacturing time, and education on best practices for ceramic machining.• Review and sign off purchase orders, engineering changes, quality evaluation and accepted, new hire wages, performance wages, etc.• Led executive offsite goal planning for 2019 which covered company projections, key hiring positions, expansion of capital equipment and work force, marketing strategy, and revenue projections. Show less

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  Lockheed martin

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2021

  Senior program quality engineer

  Program Quality Engineer - Classified DOD Secret-Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Program (Hypersonic Ballistic Missile)-Program Quality Engineer representative on 3 Integrated Product Teams for Ordnance and Controls-Perform program quality on full life of 25+ components. (Design, Development, Prototype, Testing, and Production).-Weekly communication with 8 Suppliers-Key member in Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Manufacturing Readiness, Testing Readiness Review, and other Technical Interchange Meetings for all governed components with suppliers and customer. Show less

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  Sierra nevada corporation

  Jul 2021 - now

  -Created a Quality Department and grew it from 35 to 94 employees in 18 months by establishing Quality Engineering, Field Services QA, Contract Logistics Support, and Continuous Improvement teams and joining them to Product Assurance, FAA Airworthiness, and Quality Management System teams which were initially assigned to different functional departments (Operations and Program Management Office)-Designed and pitched Program Quality Eng., Software Quality Eng., and Supplier Quality Eng. roles into program contracts, future contract bids, and existing contacts by Return on Investment presentations-Improved audit performance from 14 nonconformances (4 Major, 10 minor) from the third party AS9100 audit to ZERO findings in 19 months by redesigning the internal audit program, training non quality employees to quality principals, restructuring corrective action culture, aligning Business Area needs with corporate policies and procedures, and collaborating with the Business Operations Functional Leadership-Designed strategies for education and support to shift Quality practices that from a “check box” culture to understanding of valued returns with Quality best practices. This includes, but not limited to, NC Data analytics, Corrective Action Request practices, Audit/Assessment health, Supply Chain Risk Management, and more-Worked with Lockheed Martin to remove Letter of Concern for quality issues and escapes by proposing and executing several initiatives to reduce cost and schedule variances and improve effectiveness in Corrective Actions-Weekly reporting to the Business Area Executive Vice President on Ops health in regard to Customer Satisfaction, Supplier Issues, External and Internal Audit preparations and execution, program performance, contact and proposal risks, etc.-Key Supporter in 13-billion-dollar Air Force Contract for E4 Survivable Airborne Operations Command by supporting proposal efforts with all of the Quality resourcing Show less Supply Chain Quality Manager - Classified DoD Secret-Manage 8000+ Suppliers Quality Rating Score-Approve of New and Re-Approve expired suppliers for the IAS Business Area-Perform Lead Audits with External Suppliers to review certifications, Quality Management Systems, Purchasing, Operations, Compliance, etc.-Issue/Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests-Council Programs on supplier risk and mitigation techniques.-Lead Supplier First Article Inspection Reviews-Review Statements of Work, Contract Awards, and Terms and Conditions Show less

  • Director of Quality

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Supplier Quality Manager

    Jul 2021 - Feb 2023