Adjunct Professor

• Apr 2021 - Present

Precision Manufacturing Program Precision Manufacturing Program

Manager, Advanced Coatings

• Feb 2020 - Present

F135 Technical Manager

• Nov 2017 - Feb 2020

Operations Manager

• Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

Operations Supervisor - Small Components Cell Leader

• Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

• Manage the operations of a $20M stators and seals repair cell for commercial jet engines • Lead and develop a team of more than 20 technically specialized employees across all facets of manufacturing • Develop continuous improvement practices for lean production, cost reduction, and safety utilizing ACE tools including Kaizen, 6S, Kanban, VSM, Standard Work, TPM, QCPC, RRCA, CAR, mistake proofing, and turnbacks• Responsible for the key control tower metrics of OTD, sales, ROS, MFA, safety, escapes, and COPQ• Serve major airline customers and heavy overhaul/repair facilities• Comply with all FAA 8130 repair and foreign government airworthiness regulations

Design Engineer - Externals

• Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

• Development engine hardware layout, detail design, and validation support adhering to strict design standards and governmental and contract requirements• Production hardware manufacturing support and quality/cost improvements• Perform product improvement tasks, root cause failure/corrective action investigations, stackup/tolerancing, limits/wear studies, engine tear down inspection/report out, BOM configuration, and system integration• Responsible for internal and external tubes, brackets, and mounts• Business area export representative (BAER) leading jurisdiction classification and export licensing of ITAR and EAR technical data according to governmental regulations

Design Engineer - Mechanical Systems

• Jun 2011 - Oct 2013

Operational Military Engines Rear Bearing Compartment design and field support. Perform product improvement tasks, root cause failure/corrective action investigations, stackup/tolerancing, limits/wear studies, and engine tear down inspection/report out. Responsible for oil wetted bearing compartment components such as various bearings, seals, gears, shafts, housings, and internal tubes.

Student Expert

• Jan 2008 - Jun 2011

Co-op Component Test Engineer

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Bearings, Seals, & Drives Laboratory:Assembled sensitive bearing and sump hardware maintaining stringent cleanliness specifications. Instrumentation and calibration of test hardware, operation of test rigs, data collection/analysis to determine if testing objectives had been met. Presentation of data to customers.Advanced Aero/Combustion Laboratory:Instrumented/calibrated combustor/augmenter test hardware and assembled test rigs in preparation for testing. Calculated airflow and other test parameters for correct test rig and data setup for specific required conditions. Flow testing and affective area calculation of hardware.

Co-op RED X Statistical/Quality Engineering

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

Utilized the RED-X statistical problem solving technique to identify the root cause of quality issues. Improved the quality and ease of manufacturability for the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 by implementing and validating time and cost saving production solutions. Utilized the RED-X statistical problem solving technique to identify the root cause of quality issues. Improved the quality and ease of manufacturability for the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 by implementing and validating time and cost saving production solutions.