Experience

Raytheon Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Program Manager

  • May 2022 - Present

  Responsible for the overall execution of production programs in a manufacturing environment. Key liaison between production control, program teams, factory management and supervision, and customer. Presents program status utilizing business and project management tools and procedures including EVM, R&O Management, Financial Forecasts, and Estimate at Completion analysis. Responsible for the overall execution of production programs in a manufacturing environment. Key liaison between production control, program teams, factory management and supervision, and customer. Presents program status utilizing business and project management tools and procedures including EVM, R&O Management, Financial Forecasts, and Estimate at Completion analysis.



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Operations Lead

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Managed >$11M operations budget to successfully manufacture and test series of demonstration flight vehicles for research and development agency of the US Government. Oversaw and coordinated all operational aspects of program. Communicated fabrication priorities across functions and developed manufacturing processes to meet schedule and cost targets. Authored and certified manufacturing work instructions derived from configuration controlled engineering documentation. Compiled and presented program status, risks and opportunities to upper management on a weekly basis. Maintained active DOD Secret security clearance.Key Contributions:• Spearheaded multiple customer attended Production Readiness Reviews on-site at supplier facilities todemonstrate manufacturing maturity across national supply base.• Performed material demand analysis by creating Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and Line of Balance (LOB) reports to drive part requirements and communicate shortages to Program Management and Supply Chain.• As a CAM, leveraged Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to forecast budget, report performance against actuals, and justify Estimate-at-Completion targets.• Initiated and led Engineering Change Integration forums to develop closed-loop system to capture andincorporate all resolved Change Notices into manufacturing process.• Developed, presented and maintained Make/Buy matrices to customer in support of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) proposal efforts.

• International Production Engineer Sr.

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  Supported ramp to rate production activities on high profile military aircraft program by leading engineering change, affordability and corrective action engagements across three international co-production facilities. Led team of production engineers to implement global process improvements using state-of-the-art non-contact metrological systems and laser mapping technology. Served as production engineering lead for Canadian built major subassembly wing structure components. Maintained active DOD Secret security clearance. Key Contributions:• Initiated and led International Corrective Action Response Team meetings with Italian, Japanese, Israeli, Norwegian and Canadian multi-functional build teams to maintain competitive cost structure.• Devised and implemented risk mitigation programs for unplanned traveled work to preserve assembly production schedule, resulting in >$1M cost avoidance within final assembly build area within first year.• Leveraged Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodology to reduce Norwegian built empennage subassembly dollar/unit cost by 18%.

• Manufacturing Operations Supervisor

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Oversaw 50+ production operators across two Performance Management Teams across two shifts. Allocated personnel resources and employed lean manufacturing principles to drive efficiencies across three high volume production lines. Resolved personnel discrepancies and communicated daily priorities to meet production targets. Maintained active DOD Secret security clearance. Key Contributions:• Led a 46% dollar/unit actual reduction over 6-month span for a critical make/buy cable harness assembly.• Initiated floor improvement activities to reduce HPU across all part families by an average of 14%.• Organized a $596K cost avoidance effort through functional screening of suspect hardware.



The Johns Hopkins University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  - Responsibilities included shop training, introduction to fabrication techniques, and critical design reviews - Mentored design teams from initial problem evaluation to final delivery of prototype to client - Responsibilities included shop training, introduction to fabrication techniques, and critical design reviews - Mentored design teams from initial problem evaluation to final delivery of prototype to client



Textron Systems

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing/System Engineering Intern, Support Solutions

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Leveraged DMAIC approach to reduce defective receiving process part cycle time by 47% - Successfully tracked and located over $800,000 worth of misplaced and unaccounted for product - Competed in an internal mechanical engineering design challenge to develop new testing apparatus – awarded 1st place - Leveraged DMAIC approach to reduce defective receiving process part cycle time by 47% - Successfully tracked and located over $800,000 worth of misplaced and unaccounted for product - Competed in an internal mechanical engineering design challenge to develop new testing apparatus – awarded 1st place



Northrop Grumman

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Facilities Engineering Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Supported facilities engineering across multiple construction projects, including special access program area conversions and new building construction groundbreaking. • Fabricated semi-permanent time-lapse camera system for new building construction monitoring and executive review. • Supported facilities engineering across multiple construction projects, including special access program area conversions and new building construction groundbreaking. • Fabricated semi-permanent time-lapse camera system for new building construction monitoring and executive review.



The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Analyzed and interpreted live field data - Extensive use of MATLAB and JAVA programs - Worked towards improving performance of active aerodynamic systems - Analyzed and interpreted live field data - Extensive use of MATLAB and JAVA programs - Worked towards improving performance of active aerodynamic systems



The Johns Hopkins University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• 3D Modeler

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2012

  - Developed skills in Google SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop - Attained dexterity in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MYSQL, PHP - Developed skills in Google SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop - Attained dexterity in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MYSQL, PHP



NIF Group

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Technology Intern

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Reconstructed outdated contingency plan - Produced technical documentation / reference works - Reconstructed outdated contingency plan - Produced technical documentation / reference works



Panera Bread

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Trainer / Customer Associate

  • May 2009 - Jul 2010

  - Coached team members on business practices and protocols - Utilized interpersonal skills to maximize guest experience - Coached team members on business practices and protocols - Utilized interpersonal skills to maximize guest experience