Project Manager, Development and Engineering

• Oct 2019 - Present

Manager, Defense & Aerospace Projects

• 2016 - Jun 2019

* Managed technical group and project portfolio focused on developing innovative lightweight metallic solutions for Defense and Aerospace customers. * Led customer/application identification, business case assessments, and systems engineering of emerging technologies, including additive manufacturing, hypersonic weapons, advanced ballistic armor, and novel lightweight materials.* Partnered closely with executive leadership to implement multi-year Joint Development Agreement with largest Defense customer, resulting in increased technology collaboration and business contact. Recognized as a top 3 Aerospace / Defense highlight in Arconic’s 2018 annual shareholder report.* Spearheaded strategic planning and portfolio development to support Defense market business growth.*Influenced executive leadership to invest in emerging technologies by effectively communicating value proposition and technical results.*Orchestrated Government proposal activities to the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Energy (DoE), capturing >$1M in government funding to support lightweight metals development.*Represented company on executive and technical committees, including the US Air Force Metals Affordability Initiative (MAI) and Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM). Successfully lobbied US Congress for funding to support advanced metals development.* Facilitated workshop to colleagues and site leadership for 4 years, helping to lead a cultural transformation initiative focused on increasing employee engagement.

Manager, Defense & Aerospace Projects

• Mar 2016 - Nov 2016

Managed technical group and portfolio of R&D projects focused on developing innovative lightweight metallic solutions for Alcoa's Defense and Aerospace customers.

Sr. Project Leader

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2016

Led projects to develop innovative lightweight metal technologies that support Alcoa's Navy, USMC, and Army customers.

Manager, Diagnostic Analysis & Modeling

• Nov 2011 - Jan 2014

* Served as a member of the division leadership team and manager of a technical group that focused on developing innovative diagnostic analysis and modeling tools. Accountable for technical leadership, project management, personnel supervision, business development, and strategic planning.* Acted as Chief Engineer of a $15M project to create an integrated structural health management system for the CH-53K helicopter. Led multi-disciplinary team through first program gate, successfully designing a system that integrated 17 technologies from 12 external suppliers.* Served as Project Manager and Lead Engineer on 6 projects for the US Department of Defense, achieving all technical objectives and contract requirements.* Volunteered as a member of a quality and process improvement team that focused on helping the company accomplish competitive excellence goals.

Manager, Dynamic Systems

• Oct 2006 - Nov 2011

* Managed technical group that specialized in the design, development, and implementation of innovative health management systems for real-time and automated fault detection, diagnostics, and prognostics of military and commercial systems. Led an integrated team to apply and deploy developed technology to numerous military and power applications, including aircraft engines and accessories (electrochemical cells, gearboxes, generators, pumps), drive train components, structures, flight/propulsion control components, and fluid systems. Led numerous DoD programs related to health monitoring and management, with a specific focus on drive system, control, and accessory health management.* Served as a leading contributor to the successful growth of a small business that experienced revenue growth every year of employment, including a 7 time increase in revenue in 10 years.* Performed as Project Manager or Lead Engineer on 35+ projects for the US Department of Defense, UK Ministry of Defense, NASA, military contractors, and commercial customers.* Supported or led an average of 5 proposals per year to US Department of Defense and prime manufacturers, assisting in the generation of over $8M of new business.* Executed advanced vibration analysis, frequency and time domain analysis, dynamic and static modeling, multi-level fusion, statistical analysis, and automated reasoning.* Co-wrote over 50 conference papers and journal articles that highlighted technical developments and relevance to military platforms and commercial applications.* Managed State College operations for 2 years, making day-to-day facility decisions, coordinating all local activities with company headquarters, and organizing community outreach activities.

Project Engineer/Sr. Project Engineer/Project Manager

• Sep 2001 - Oct 2006

* Served as lead engineer on projects for the US Department of Defense, UK Ministry of Defense, NASA, military contractors, and commercial customers. * Successfully developed advanced algorithms for data analysis, feature extraction, fault detection and classification, dynamic modeling, prognostics, and fusion for PCs and embedded systems. * Routinely implemented advanced vibration analysis, frequency and time domain analyses, dynamic and static modeling, multi-level fusion, statistical analysis, and automated reasoning.

Research Assistant

• 1999 - 2001

Performed multi-disciplinary research and development for real-time health monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics, developed and implemented system identification techniques and dynamic and thermal models, and performed design of experiments, data acquisition, data analysis, and advanced signal processing. Specifically, focused on experimental and analytical development of predictive diagnostic systems for primary and secondary batteries.