Thomas Lane
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Experience
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Virgin Galactic
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Systems Engineer
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USA, LLC.
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior System Engineering
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Feb 2019 - Nov 2022
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Rockwell Collins
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Systems Engineer
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Jun 2017 - Nov 2022
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System Engineer
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
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Eaton
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Ireland
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Mechanical Engineer
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May 2014 - Jun 2016
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ETLP
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Jun 2013 - May 2014
Project manager for the Controls and Power Conversion Division Large NPD: Serve as a project manager for the team’s second largest New Product Development (NPD) project ($6.5 million/year). Lead Gate 0 through Gate 2 activities. Coordinate resourcing the project by leveraging resources in Pune. Small NPD: Serve as project manager and project lead for a specialized contactor for the nuclear market. Wrote the marketing and functional specifications. Analyzed test data to validate… Show more Project manager for the Controls and Power Conversion Division Large NPD: Serve as a project manager for the team’s second largest New Product Development (NPD) project ($6.5 million/year). Lead Gate 0 through Gate 2 activities. Coordinate resourcing the project by leveraging resources in Pune. Small NPD: Serve as project manager and project lead for a specialized contactor for the nuclear market. Wrote the marketing and functional specifications. Analyzed test data to validate the design. Drove the project through ProLaunch into production. Product Line Management: Stabilized the Durant product line and coordinated engineering efforts to fulfill $100,000 of back-orders. Develop a product line strategy to manage $3.5 million/year in sales and prevent future manufacturing challenges. Innovation Council Lead: Ideate and execute processes that encourage innovative behaviors. Cost-Out Champion: Co-lead a cost-out process that saved $770k in 2013.
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ETLP
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Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Design Engineer for Advanced Valvetrain (Automotive), Corrective action management: Directed an 8D process to troubleshoot clicking latches. Reduced fallout from 25% to 0.5%. Developed an off-line inspection method to detect remaining failures. Innovated and tested a design change to eliminate the failure mode. Collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing: Conducted run-offs and gauge R&Rs to troubleshoot product launch. Reliability study: Compiled and presented a concise… Show more Design Engineer for Advanced Valvetrain (Automotive), Corrective action management: Directed an 8D process to troubleshoot clicking latches. Reduced fallout from 25% to 0.5%. Developed an off-line inspection method to detect remaining failures. Innovated and tested a design change to eliminate the failure mode. Collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing: Conducted run-offs and gauge R&Rs to troubleshoot product launch. Reliability study: Compiled and presented a concise representation of fatigue limits prior to production release by running a test plan and performing a statistical analysis in collaboration with the reliability COE in Galesburg/Pune. Mentoring: Trained new co-ops. Assigned and reviewed co-op work on a weekly basis. Developed global resources: Organized MTS fatigue testing with a vehicle group facility in Wuxi, China to fill a resourcing gap.
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Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Machine Design TA
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
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Pasadena City College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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IT technician
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2007 - 2011
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
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Education
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Thayer School of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) -
Dartmouth College
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Webb School of California