Experience

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  GE Power

  • United States
  • Electric Power Generation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Rotor Design and Manufacturing Engineer

    • Feb 2012 - Present

    • Owner of numerous gas turbine compressor and turbine rotor components• Responsible for detail NPI architecture definition, design analysis and definition, manufacturing process, procurement, deviation dispositions, and production fulfillment• Lead Engineer for rotor build on NPI instrumented test engine involving procurement, build, and assembly leadership and cross-functional coordination to meet quality and delivery requirements• Lead Rotor Test Engineer for NPI instrumented gas turbine; requiring pre-test predictions analysis, active gage health monitoring during test, and follow-on reviews and analytical data matching• Lead Rotor Engineer on a second NPI gas turbine after prior success; includes design, manufacturing, procurement, and rotor build

  • Principal/Senior Engineer

    • Apr 2008 - Feb 2012

    Principal/Senior Engineer of compressor airfoils mechanical design.• Own design practice content, requirements, and field validated updates• Provide knowledge and mentoring in mechanical and airfoil design, aeromechanics, design for manufacturing and assembly, and analytical finite element modeling• Member of various design boards (across different GE businesses)• Authored numerous design process templates (standard work instructions)• Currently designing latest technology compressor and turbine rotor system components

  • Senior Engineer

    • Jan 2004 - Apr 2008

    • Developed and executed a dynamic spin pit test• Designed over 30% of the airfoils for a new gas turbine compressor including project management from initial design through hardware fabrication and engine test• Aeromechanics design & validation engine test, ensuring real time safe operation and data reduction• Managed global team to deliver on all design and hardware fabrication milestones

  • Six Sigma Black Belt

    • Jun 2001 - Dec 2003

    • Designed & executed a production inspection methodology system that reduced cycle time >100% and improved measurement variation >50%• Managed and coached peers in all aspects of six sigma (including training, projects, and certification); increasing group engineering six sigma certification from 60% to 100%• Led numerous cross-functional teams on failure root cause analysis of turbine hot gas path components

  • Lead Engineer

    • Jan 1999 - Jun 2001

    • Managed a multi-location design team and delivered on all program requirements from conceptual design to hardware procurement for engine test• Design lead for a state of the art steam cooled hot gas path stage 1 turbine vane

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  United Technologies

  • West Palm Beach, Florida Area

  • Design/Project Engineer

    • Jun 1989 - Jan 1999
    • West Palm Beach, Florida Area

    • Managed implementation of numerous turbine airfoils from experimental to production, leading teams to eliminate escapes, improve efficiencies, and reduce cost• Lead Engineer on a military turbine blade project completing all milestones (from detail design to engine testing) and successfully man...