Experience

Raytheon Technologies

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

• Director SPY-6 Production

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Oversee execution of the Hardware, Production and Sustainment (HP&S) contract including program strategy, vision and tactical direction for execution and meeting contractual commitments and company expectations. Focus on the concurrent production and delivery of all four types of Array Sub-Systems and associated equipment in the SPY-6 Family of Radars.

• Production Program Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2021

  Provide leadership to strengthen front-end NPI and operations strategies in support of shaping and growing our organization and business unit. Work collaboratively with senior leadership in engineering, operations, supply chain, quality and acquisition agencies. Across multiple projects, develop and implement long-term performance expectations, such as processes, metrics, visibility and best practices, manage performance to streamline time-to-market and reduce overall cost of ownership. Lead short- and long-term operational strategy and planning while improving operational systems, processes and controls.

• Factory Tech Director

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Chief engineering liaison between the operations directorate and the engineering design organization. Responsible for understanding factory capability and assuring proper engineering resources are assigned to meet factory goals. Determine systemic engineering process issues across the factory and drive common corrective action, while simultaneously verifying/validating readiness of development program designs.

• Section Manager - Strategic Operations

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2012

  This role has been charged to productionize engineering prototype laboratories including, but not limited to, establishment of standards for documentation, SOPs, FOE/FOD/CAM plans, cycle and turn-around-time estimation tools and visibility to resource availability. Responsibilities include oversight of 17 electronics and electro-optics laboratories across multiple locations in Arizona and Alabama.

• Value Stream Manager - RF/EI

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2011

  P&L responsibility for 40% of $1.2B/yr operation that manufactures major sub-assemblies for a defense shield missile program. Challenged to improve operational stability and delivery rate.

• Section Manager - Supplier Engineering, Naval Weapon Systems

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2008

  Managed team of 20+ senior engineers who acted as primary liaisons for technical communication between the supply base and internal operations. This organization supported 7 major missile programs located at 8 discrete facilities in 4 different states. Engaged in all phases of programs from development to end-life sustainment. Worked with all programs across the SBU to determine the “critical few” (commodities, suppliers, parts, etc.) and created criteria for rating suppliers’ performance with respect to the “critical few”. Supported and co-chaired the site-wide SBU technology counsel.

• Supplier Engineer - Cables, Harnesses and Interconnects

  • Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

  Customer facing position requiring knowledge of specific technologies and the ability to assess supplier adherence/compliance to technical and contractual agreements. Acted as the primary liaison for technical communications between the supply base and internal operations. Participated in supplier audits, assessments, selection and de-selection. Represented Cables, Harnesses and Interconnects at the SBU level technology counsel.



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager - Electro-power Generation - Mexicali, MX

  • Oct 2004 - Jul 2006

  Charged to turn around a $32M/yr manufacturing facility in Mexicali, MX. The product line manufactured/provided small motors, sub-assemblies and processes for commercial and defense electro-power generation applications. Primary focus was on recovering credibility with customers by improving business transparency, straight communication, on time delivery, delivery to cost and quality performance. Performance normalization/improvements, and the return of customer confidence, allowed for the bid of additional work content, adding 1000’s of touch hours per quarter and establishing new Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement groups within the Mexicali team.

• Manufacturing Cell Manager - Mechanical Cabin Pressure

  • Dec 2002 - Oct 2004

  Metric driven, front-line leadership role managing the production, and repair and overhaul, of commercial and defense mechanical cabin pressure controls. Introduced many basics of lean manufacturing/optimization such as: capability/cross-training matrices, floor plan improvements/re-layout, work content realignment and creation of cells.***FAA certified repair facility***



University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer - Quality and Maintainability

  • Oct 2000 - Dec 2002

  Primary responsibility involved data mining and analysis of fielded/fleeted hardware performance. Probabilistic, deterministic and stochastic methods of modeling and analysis were used to create forecast models for MTBF, MTBUR and LRU recommendations. Primary responsibility involved data mining and analysis of fielded/fleeted hardware performance. Probabilistic, deterministic and stochastic methods of modeling and analysis were used to create forecast models for MTBF, MTBUR and LRU recommendations.



Phoenix Spring Company

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Control Supervisor

  • Mar 1996 - May 1998

  In support of aerospace industry: shipping and receiving lead, inventory control, production control, chemical sampling and analysis and mechanical test technician. In support of aerospace industry: shipping and receiving lead, inventory control, production control, chemical sampling and analysis and mechanical test technician.



Davis Industrial

• Warehouse Supervisor

  • Aug 1993 - Nov 1995

  In support of aerospace, plumbing and lumber industries: shipping and receiving lead, warehouse supervisor, inventory control, forklift operator and depot / burr / de-burr technician. In support of aerospace, plumbing and lumber industries: shipping and receiving lead, warehouse supervisor, inventory control, forklift operator and depot / burr / de-burr technician.