Experience

SLM Solutions

• Germany
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Present



GE Aerospace

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

• Internal Consultant - Cost Productivity & Value Engineering

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2020

  Focused on growing contribution margins across the GE Additive portfolio- Identified opportunities, developed business strategy(evaluating risk and return on investment), and implemented action plan to realize contribution margin expansion- Executed cost-out-as-a-science through should cost, component tear downs, derivative analysis, design to cost redesigns, data analytics, improved manufacturability, supply chain process improvements, and disruptive action workouts to lower product cost- Communicated results and recommended business action plan quarterly with senior leadership to drive adaption of key strategic initiatives needed to reach operating margin targets- Led the data analysis and forecasting to create a burn down strategy for $75MM of inventory and generate cash for the business- Negotiated successfully with suppliers by leading transparent - data driven discussions, creating cross functional collaboration(engineering, sourcing, product management, manufacturing), and partnering with suppliers Show less

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

  - Led a series of cost out projects that reduced cost by $2k per engine, which resulted in 1st year savings of over $1 million by spearheading the introduction of the new design through the internal validation process and externally with various suppliers.- Supported and collaborated with 5 major suppliers (over 15 total) to reduce manufacturing costs, improve part design, provide technical oversight, and resolve nonconformance issues

• Edison Engineer Development Program - Mechanical Design & Controls Engineer

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  - Led carbon seal investigation to quickly determine root cause through component teardown and analysis and quickly implement corrective actions - Validated thermal system design analytical model for engine frame by building and testing representative flow rig- Developed new assembly process to resolve hardware incompatibility issue through collaboration with technicians that kept engine build on cost and on schedule- Created, designed, and tested power management logic to meet the unique requirements of air framer manufacturers Show less