Experience

McCormick Stevenson Corporation

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Engineer

  • May 2022 - Present



Aerosonic

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

• Principal Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2022

  Lead environmental qualification program for integrated air data systems for high performance aircraft. Design test equipment for product certification, environmental test and wind tunnel testing. Prepare and maintain reliability analysis including reliability prediction, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMECA) and testability analysis. Lead design of printed circuit cards. Lead environmental qualification program for integrated air data systems for high performance aircraft. Design test equipment for product certification, environmental test and wind tunnel testing. Prepare and maintain reliability analysis including reliability prediction, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMECA) and testability analysis. Lead design of printed circuit cards.



L3 Technologies Aviation Products

• Sarasota, Florida

• Senior Director of Engineering

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2017

  Led and developed a team of 54 engineers and support staff at a $120M aerospace business. Responsible for engineering and regulatory compliance of data recorders and satellite communication systems for the commercial and military aerospace market. Drove continuous improvement of engineering processes and execution of programs. Oversaw patent and intellectual property process. Won Airbus Deployable Recorder Program. Led customer relationship building, requirements capture, design… Show more Led and developed a team of 54 engineers and support staff at a $120M aerospace business. Responsible for engineering and regulatory compliance of data recorders and satellite communication systems for the commercial and military aerospace market. Drove continuous improvement of engineering processes and execution of programs. Oversaw patent and intellectual property process. Won Airbus Deployable Recorder Program. Led customer relationship building, requirements capture, design concept, technical proposal, prototype creation and OEM/Supplier joint development. Resulted in sole source position at Airbus worth $375M over 5 years. Led implementation of scalable development process enabling multi-site collaboration for large ($25M+) development programs. Significantly improved customer satisfaction, while reducing operating costs, by implementing data driven corrective action process. Resulted in reduction of new product returns by 90%. Reduced engineering errors by 50%. Created metrics identifying causes of engineering errors and measuring effectiveness of corrective actions. Corrective actions included training, standardized templates and checklists, tool harmonization and real-time performance feedback. Drove capital projects, modernizing engineering audio lab and establishing failure analysis lab. Improved support of accident investigations, microphone development and ability to efficiently resolve customer field issues. Show less Led and developed a team of 54 engineers and support staff at a $120M aerospace business. Responsible for engineering and regulatory compliance of data recorders and satellite communication systems for the commercial and military aerospace market. Drove continuous improvement of engineering processes and execution of programs. Oversaw patent and intellectual property process. Won Airbus Deployable Recorder Program. Led customer relationship building, requirements capture, design… Show more Led and developed a team of 54 engineers and support staff at a $120M aerospace business. Responsible for engineering and regulatory compliance of data recorders and satellite communication systems for the commercial and military aerospace market. Drove continuous improvement of engineering processes and execution of programs. Oversaw patent and intellectual property process. Won Airbus Deployable Recorder Program. Led customer relationship building, requirements capture, design concept, technical proposal, prototype creation and OEM/Supplier joint development. Resulted in sole source position at Airbus worth $375M over 5 years. Led implementation of scalable development process enabling multi-site collaboration for large ($25M+) development programs. Significantly improved customer satisfaction, while reducing operating costs, by implementing data driven corrective action process. Resulted in reduction of new product returns by 90%. Reduced engineering errors by 50%. Created metrics identifying causes of engineering errors and measuring effectiveness of corrective actions. Corrective actions included training, standardized templates and checklists, tool harmonization and real-time performance feedback. Drove capital projects, modernizing engineering audio lab and establishing failure analysis lab. Improved support of accident investigations, microphone development and ability to efficiently resolve customer field issues. Show less



L-3 Aviation Recorders

• Sarasota Florida

• Director Engineering Services

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2014

  Led engineering team providing mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, component engineering and configuration management. Implemented industry best practices for document control and regulatory compliance. Overhauled outdated configuration management system. Authored all processes and provided companywide training. Developed SharePoint document control and workflow system reducing time to locate and process documents. $3M annual savings. Authored templates allowing… Show more Led engineering team providing mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, component engineering and configuration management. Implemented industry best practices for document control and regulatory compliance. Overhauled outdated configuration management system. Authored all processes and provided companywide training. Developed SharePoint document control and workflow system reducing time to locate and process documents. $3M annual savings. Authored templates allowing direct import of CAD bill of material into ERP system. Eliminated manual entry resulting in $250K annual savings. Conceived and led development of database applications filling gaps in regulatory management and reporting. - L3 leading obsolescence management system. $600K annual cost avoidance. - Environmental compliance tracking and reporting (Reach, RoHS, etc.). $300K annual savings - Notification of Change (NOC) system per FAA regulation. Led team standardizing document templates aligned with FAA, DO-178 and DO-254 requirements. Time to create documents reduced by more than 30%. Customer document approval time reduced. Show less Led engineering team providing mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, component engineering and configuration management. Implemented industry best practices for document control and regulatory compliance. Overhauled outdated configuration management system. Authored all processes and provided companywide training. Developed SharePoint document control and workflow system reducing time to locate and process documents. $3M annual savings. Authored templates allowing… Show more Led engineering team providing mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, component engineering and configuration management. Implemented industry best practices for document control and regulatory compliance. Overhauled outdated configuration management system. Authored all processes and provided companywide training. Developed SharePoint document control and workflow system reducing time to locate and process documents. $3M annual savings. Authored templates allowing direct import of CAD bill of material into ERP system. Eliminated manual entry resulting in $250K annual savings. Conceived and led development of database applications filling gaps in regulatory management and reporting. - L3 leading obsolescence management system. $600K annual cost avoidance. - Environmental compliance tracking and reporting (Reach, RoHS, etc.). $300K annual savings - Notification of Change (NOC) system per FAA regulation. Led team standardizing document templates aligned with FAA, DO-178 and DO-254 requirements. Time to create documents reduced by more than 30%. Customer document approval time reduced. Show less



L-3 Electrodynamics

• Rolling Meadows, Illinois

• Manager Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

  • Apr 1994 - Jul 2012

  Led engineering team excelling at mechanical design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), circuit card design, manufacturing engineering and configuration management. Developed complex electronic products on time and to cost. Led engineering transition to 3D design tools, integrated circuit design tools, mechanical and electrical simulation and electronic file management. Reduced development time, enabling design of more complex systems. Implemented robust circuit card design process.… Show more Led engineering team excelling at mechanical design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), circuit card design, manufacturing engineering and configuration management. Developed complex electronic products on time and to cost. Led engineering transition to 3D design tools, integrated circuit design tools, mechanical and electrical simulation and electronic file management. Reduced development time, enabling design of more complex systems. Implemented robust circuit card design process. Reduced board layout errors by greater than 90% for complex multilayer rigid and flex-rigid boards. Project engineer and lead mechanical engineer for rapid development of Electronic Safe Arm and Fire (ESAF) for Blast Frag variant of Hellfire missile. Design completed in 3 months. $7.5M annual increase in business. Project engineer and capture lead for suite of products for GE locomotives, including AC4400 and AC6000 data recorders; audio alert panel; PCMCIA card reader download device and cabin audio panel. Development of products accomplished in 18 months with no qualification failures. $4M annual increase in business. Implemented robust design integrity process including decomposition of environmental requirements, analysis and risk mitigating development tests. Reduced qualification failures by over 60%. Performed FEA analysis including random vibration, sinusoidal vibration, linear and non-linear structural, modal, thermal, very high g impact and hyper-elasticity. Implemented lean six sigma manufacturing techniques, increasing first pass yield, on production floor. - Designed manufacturing cell and tooling to attain 4 hour assembly time for SRVIVR and JSF recorder family. 80% reduction from previous recorders. - Implemented preventative maintenance reducing downtime of CCA line by over 50%. - Transitioned work instructions from text to graphical leveraging CAD data, exploded views and embedded video. Show less Led engineering team excelling at mechanical design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), circuit card design, manufacturing engineering and configuration management. Developed complex electronic products on time and to cost. Led engineering transition to 3D design tools, integrated circuit design tools, mechanical and electrical simulation and electronic file management. Reduced development time, enabling design of more complex systems. Implemented robust circuit card design process.… Show more Led engineering team excelling at mechanical design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), circuit card design, manufacturing engineering and configuration management. Developed complex electronic products on time and to cost. Led engineering transition to 3D design tools, integrated circuit design tools, mechanical and electrical simulation and electronic file management. Reduced development time, enabling design of more complex systems. Implemented robust circuit card design process. Reduced board layout errors by greater than 90% for complex multilayer rigid and flex-rigid boards. Project engineer and lead mechanical engineer for rapid development of Electronic Safe Arm and Fire (ESAF) for Blast Frag variant of Hellfire missile. Design completed in 3 months. $7.5M annual increase in business. Project engineer and capture lead for suite of products for GE locomotives, including AC4400 and AC6000 data recorders; audio alert panel; PCMCIA card reader download device and cabin audio panel. Development of products accomplished in 18 months with no qualification failures. $4M annual increase in business. Implemented robust design integrity process including decomposition of environmental requirements, analysis and risk mitigating development tests. Reduced qualification failures by over 60%. Performed FEA analysis including random vibration, sinusoidal vibration, linear and non-linear structural, modal, thermal, very high g impact and hyper-elasticity. Implemented lean six sigma manufacturing techniques, increasing first pass yield, on production floor. - Designed manufacturing cell and tooling to attain 4 hour assembly time for SRVIVR and JSF recorder family. 80% reduction from previous recorders. - Implemented preventative maintenance reducing downtime of CCA line by over 50%. - Transitioned work instructions from text to graphical leveraging CAD data, exploded views and embedded video. Show less



Minelco, Inc.

• Thomaston, Connecticut

• Research And Development Engineer

  • Sep 1989 - Apr 1994

  Responsible for the research and development of technologies enabling growth of Minelco component product line in military and transportation markets. Designed products and developed supporting manufacturing capabilities. Designed and certified caution and warning panels for F-15 and A-12 aircraft. Designed infrared secure dashboard indicator panel for U.S. Army Family Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) system securing $5M new business. Designed low cost, sunlight readable… Show more Responsible for the research and development of technologies enabling growth of Minelco component product line in military and transportation markets. Designed products and developed supporting manufacturing capabilities. Designed and certified caution and warning panels for F-15 and A-12 aircraft. Designed infrared secure dashboard indicator panel for U.S. Army Family Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) system securing $5M new business. Designed low cost, sunlight readable dashboard indicator panel for Mack Trucks securing $1.2M new business. Design absorption and dichroic filters for NVIS and IR secure lighting applications. Performed photometric and spectrometric measurements to certify products and as a service to other companies. Led research project with Carnegie Mellon University to develop electrochromic display technology for military fault indicator applications. Show less Responsible for the research and development of technologies enabling growth of Minelco component product line in military and transportation markets. Designed products and developed supporting manufacturing capabilities. Designed and certified caution and warning panels for F-15 and A-12 aircraft. Designed infrared secure dashboard indicator panel for U.S. Army Family Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) system securing $5M new business. Designed low cost, sunlight readable… Show more Responsible for the research and development of technologies enabling growth of Minelco component product line in military and transportation markets. Designed products and developed supporting manufacturing capabilities. Designed and certified caution and warning panels for F-15 and A-12 aircraft. Designed infrared secure dashboard indicator panel for U.S. Army Family Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) system securing $5M new business. Designed low cost, sunlight readable dashboard indicator panel for Mack Trucks securing $1.2M new business. Design absorption and dichroic filters for NVIS and IR secure lighting applications. Performed photometric and spectrometric measurements to certify products and as a service to other companies. Led research project with Carnegie Mellon University to develop electrochromic display technology for military fault indicator applications. Show less



Grumman Aerospace Corporation

• Bethpage, New York

• Avionics Engineer

  • Sep 1986 - Sep 1989

  Avionics Engineer supporting A-6E production and A-6F development. Responsible for the Detection and Ranging Set (DRS), recorders, optical bomb sight, caution and warning system, NVIS goggles and NVIS compatible cockpit lighting. Wrote performance specifications for equipment and systems. Performed lighting measurements and integrated systems into night attack platform. Avionics Engineer supporting A-6E production and A-6F development. Responsible for the Detection and Ranging Set (DRS), recorders, optical bomb sight, caution and warning system, NVIS goggles and NVIS compatible cockpit lighting. Wrote performance specifications for equipment and systems. Performed lighting measurements and integrated systems into night attack platform.