Experience

Terrafugia

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

• Manager IT Programs

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Develop and implement IT policy and best practices for the organization.Define IT infrastructure strategy, architecture, and processes.Lead large IT projects, including the design and deployment of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and services.Analyze business requirements by partnering with key stakeholders across the organization to develop business systems solutions for meeting company strategic goals.Own projects, solutions, and key responsibilities within a larger business initiative.Prepare cost benefit analysis reports when upgrades are necessary, continuously analyzing vendors to ensure they offer the best possible service and value for company needs.Manage staffing, budget planning and execution.Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels, and to make recommendations for improving the IT infrastructure.Assess vendors and develop test strategies for new hardware and software.



Smith+Nephew

• United Kingdom
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior PLM Systems Analyst

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Support thousands of users worldwide utilizing multiple PLM systems: Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle Agile Eigner PLM, Dassault Systemes MatrixOne and Dassault Systemes Enovia 3D Experience.Design and implement standard processes for streamlining user account management, provided through online workflows within the corporate ITSM system.Design and create online training materials for deployment to the PLM user community.Analyze, review and interpret data in existing databases and other sources to support upcoming PLM upgrade projects.Identify and resolve data issues that may arise in the course of data analysis.Analyze data to create actionable presentations and reviews.Create clear, concise system documentation including architecture maps, functional specifications and standard operating procedures in advance of project planning for corporate move towards reduction of PLM application footprint.



American Science and Engineering, Inc.

• United States
• Security and Investigations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Services Manager/PLM Manager

  • Jul 1998 - Jun 2015

  Program manager, lead implementation resource and core team representative of multiple project teams for Engineering, PLM and ERP teams.Re-engineered business processes to industry standard best practices and provided automation efficiency through IT technology.Facilitated new business processes to achieve organizational compliance to industry initiatives related to regulatory compliance directives.Drove and executed business process re-engineering in support of corporate and organizational strategic initiatives.Architected product lifecycle management system migrations from PDMWorks to Dassault Enovia SmarTeam PLM to Oracle Agile PLM.Managed software licenses, support and maintenance contracts, upkeep of Engineering/PLM applications, and facilitated any required training.Managed hardware and operating system platforms for these applications, while conforming to corporate standards.Managed configuration control department, configuration control boards (CCB), CAD operations, document control department, component engineering, and product release activities.



FLIR Systems

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

• Manager, Engineering Services and Tools

  • Apr 1987 - Jun 1998

  •Managed mechanical and electrical CAD design, drafting and checking operations, configuration management, technical publications, specifications, component engineering, configuration control boards (CCB) and product release activities resulting in up to date PDM and ERP systems which allowed Operations and Field Service departments to execute customer orders on time.•Managed on-going sustaining engineering programs as market demands or technical issues required meeting customer order requirements in a timely manner.•Performed program management duties for various projects within engineering, IT and facilities. Established schedules, created budgets, directed resources and coordinated with outside vendors, consultants and internal staff of all levels. Projects resulted in minimal impact to existing corporate operations, were delivered on time and within budget.•Managed all capital purchases, installation and maintenance of all software applications, hardware and network infrastructure equipment needed for the Engineering department ensuring proper budget planning, return on investment (ROI), execution and implementation of purchases while saving on service and maintenance fees and providing up to date standard desktop environments to all Engineering personnel resulting in increased output from the department.•Specified, proposed, justified and implemented a client/server Sales and Marketing information management system (CIM) and a product data management (PDM) resulting in organizational efficiency through standardization of process and single source of information.



BTU Engineering, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Administrator

  • Apr 1986 - Apr 1987

  •Controlled release of product documentation and files involving confidential documentation and materials resulting in on time delivery of customer configured to order units.•Managed processing of engineering change orders (ECOs) within corporate databases and related processes ensuring proper and complete implementation throughout the manufacturing process. •Defined and wrote company documentation procedures resulting in organization efficiency. •Controlled release of product documentation and files involving confidential documentation and materials resulting in on time delivery of customer configured to order units.•Managed processing of engineering change orders (ECOs) within corporate databases and related processes ensuring proper and complete implementation throughout the manufacturing process. •Defined and wrote company documentation procedures resulting in organization efficiency.



Teradyne, Inc.

• Manufacturing Engineering Planner

  • Jul 1983 - Apr 1986

  • Planned, Scheduled and assigned projects for test engineering programmers.• Worked with test and design engineers, artwork and documentation departments, and new product and material planners developing master schedules to meet divisional requirements. • Planned, Scheduled and assigned projects for test engineering programmers.• Worked with test and design engineers, artwork and documentation departments, and new product and material planners developing master schedules to meet divisional requirements.