Experience

Cox & Company

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  General Manager/ Program Manager • General Manager at Cox and Co. De-Icing manufacturing division. o Responsible for more than 30 employees, representing Engineering, Quality, Operations and Manufacturing. Management of $6M Business Unit revenue via metrics. The De-Icing Business Unit is a division of Cox and Co that is headquartered in Plainview NY. The product line consists of heaters embedded in composite structures and complimenting controllers to complete the system. 80% of the product line is aircraft applications while the remaining 20% is commercial product. De-Icing manufacturing occupies a 25,000 sq. ft. area within a 100,000 sq. ft facility. Manufacture of highly complex proprietary wire formed heaters, and fiberglass aero structures used in airframes, engines, and commercial structures. Major platforms include Augusta Westland, Boeing, Northrop, Cessna, and Bombardier. Program Manager 2015- present Responsible for the Integrated Product Team (IPT) on major programs. IPT including Engineering, Developmental Test, Quality, Conformity, and Manufacturing Development & test. Programs include Boeing (777,787) Tail Strike detection sensors, Cessna model 700 Horizontal Stabilizer, Mitsubishi MRJ-90 Horizontal Stabilizer. Responsible for requests for proposals, estimates and negotiations, program project planning and scheduling, budgets, customer and supplier interfacing. Show less



Exelis (Now part of Harris Corporation)

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager/Program Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2014

  Managed Exelis Bohemia Composite Structures manufacturing division. Composite Structures is a manufacturing division of Aerostructures headquartered in Salt Lake City UT. Composite Structures occupies a 25,000 sq. ft. area, featuring a state of the art composite winding, braiding and Resin Transfer Molding operation. Manufacture of highly complex carbon graphite components used in primary and secondary airframes, engines, and satellite structures. Major platforms include GE Aero, Goodrich UT, Northrop, Hartwell Inc., Technical Airborne. Responsible for managing more than 30 employees, representing Programs, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, Bids & Proposals and metrics driven annual revenues of $6M. Support Aerostructures division with annual revenue of $100M. Senior Technical Program Manager & Proposal Manager for the Sikorsky CH53K fuselage primary airframe structure consisting of the Sponsons and Tail Rotor Pylon. Responsible for P&L of an $80M FFP contract. Management of composite manufacturing teams in Salt Lake City UT and Engineering Design and composite assembly teams in Amityville, NY. Senior Program Manager for the SDD Phase 1 development of a composite structure to house the MEADS radar system. Senior Program Manager for the F22 AVEL (Amram Vertical Eject Launcher) production contract. Managed and directed the FFP contract of AVEL through Lot 4 production, and beyond. Show less



EDO

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Manager

  • 2003 - 2013



Chamberlain Group

• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Engineering

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  Director of Engineering for Commercial Products Division, including Door Opener Division as well as newly acquired Gate Opener Division and Commercial Radio Controls. In a two-year time period I was a significant team leader in restructuring and transforming a faltering business division (Gate operators) from a $1M loss in sales to $3M gain. Responsibilities at this position include: • Member of Senior Staff, responsible for business unit's strategic planning, budgeting, and fiscal performance (overall business unit of $50M) • Budgetary responsibilities for $3.5M annual spending • Staffing of 24 personnel for product development, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, sustaining engineering, and regulatory engineering. Personnel located in six locations New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Arizona, and Mexico. • Overall management of a $2M “Specialty Operator Application” business unit based in NY. • Introduction of four new product lines, including participating in two new patents. • Representation of Commercial Products Division on the CGI Intellectual Capital Committee. • Support of a business acquisition system and due diligence team. • Successful integration of the engineering and manufacturing functions of a $2M annual sales fire-door accessories business. • Acceptance and control of regulatory compliant products through various agencies. (UL/CSA/FM/TUV) *Previously Manager of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineer of Commercial Products Division, and Applications/Design Engineer Show less



LIPA

• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Piping and Systems Design Engineer

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Natural Gas Pipeline Designer Natural Gas Pipeline Designer