Experience

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  UEC Electronics

  • Charleston, South Carolina, United States

  • Program Manager

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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  Civil Air Patrol

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Aerospace Education - South Carolina Wing

    • Mar 2024 - Present

  • Squadron Commander - ACE Basin Composite Squadron

    • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Aerospace Education Officer

    • Jul 2020 - Present

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  TIGHITCO, Inc.

  • United States
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Program Management Office

    • Sep 2018 - Oct 2022

    Head of Programs and Production Control for $8 million of annual sales. Responsible for $16 million legacy and transfer work packages. Restructured production control and tracking to deliver failing Boeing Composite Details program on time within six months. Developed and executed successful quotation, qualification, and production for E-7 Radar and Boeing Phantom Works panels. Point of contact for all site customers. Reported to President TIGHITCO Group, then Vice President & General Manager TIGHITCO Inc. Charleston.

  • Director Of Quality

    • Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

    Interim position to meet immediate business need. AS9100D recertification audit with no findings. Nadcap Composites audit to acheive 18 month merit status.Boeing DPD/MBD recertification.

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  TIGHITCO, Inc.

  • Charleston, South Carolina Area

  • Quality Manager

    • Jan 2016 - Sep 2018
    • Charleston, South Carolina Area

    Department Head responsible for Continuous Improvement, Quality Inspection, Ultrasonic NDI, Materials Testing, Calibration, Quality Engineering and Auditing. Achieved merit for NADCAP Composites and maintained merit for NADCAP NDI. Successful AS9100 Rev C to Rev D transition. Achieved Boeing DPD/MBD and process specification site qualifications. Planned, procured, and implemented site wide Qualtrax document management, paperless workflow, and training system. Reported to Site General Manager

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  The Gill Corporation

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Quality Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2015

    Department Head responsible for Inspection, Materials Testing, Calibration, Quality Engineering and Auditing. Restructured team of 45 people to support $65 million dollars of sales. Led successful NADCAP, AS9100 and customer audits. Qualified new facility with Boeing and NADCAP. Qualified company for Triumph Preferred Partner Program (P3). Performed negotiations in China and the USA to reduce company exposure to Quality Escapes by up to $100,000. Introduced Visual Quality tool for non-conforming material, customer feedback and calibration. Implemented SharePoint document management system for more than 400 internal documents and more than 1000 customer supplied documents. Developed and applied automated key performance indicators for MRB held inventory, defect causes, corrective and preventative actions, Inspection utilization and quality escape frequency and cause. Reported to Division President and Corporate Vice-President of Quality.

  • Assistant Engineering Manager

    • Aug 2010 - Oct 2012

    Drove tooling changes that improved rate from 18 parts per week (24 hours, 7 days) to 45 parts per week (20 hours, 5 days). Created and introduced a companywide Engineering Process Change system and closed over seven hundred process improvements. Created and introduced a Configuration Control system and Configuration Manager role. Introduced CNC programmers’ forum. Provided 5S and Root Cause Analysis training.

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  Middle River Aircraft Systems

  • White Marsh, Maryland

  • Project Manager

    • Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
    • White Marsh, Maryland

    Developed improvements to legacy products. Reviewed and validated engineering changes. Worked with sub-tier suppliers to supply material for proposed changes.

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  GE Aviation

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

  • Documentation Engineer & Team Leader (Contract)

    • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

    Developed qualification justification record for the Boeing 787 Landing Gear Actuation and Nose Wheel Steering Systems. Drove completion of outstanding engineering compliance items and DOORS Requirements Management tasks. Improved the workflow through the Documentation Engineering Team by creating and performing Team Leader role. Created helpdesk case-logging system for the DOORS Administrator and provided tools to improve task completion rates. Completed DOORS Administrator tasks.

  • Quality Representative (GEQR) (Contract)

    • Aug 2007 - Jul 2008

    Provided GE Aviation with on-site Quality Representation and Final Inspection Oversight at Aircelle, SAFRAN Group (Previously Hurel-Hispano) for the production of Thrust Reverser Assemblies for theGE CF34-8E (Embraer 170 / 175).Reviewed and provided Source Acceptance of all production hardware, spare parts and supplied tooling. Provided oversight of Designated Source Control Representative Candidates.

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  Middle River Aircraft Systems

  • Meudon-la-Forêt, Île-de-France, France

  • Customer Representative (Contract)

    • Jun 2005 - Aug 2007
    • Meudon-la-Forêt, Île-de-France, France

    Provided Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) with on-site support at Aircelle, SAFRAN Group (Previously Hurel-Hispano) for the production of Composite Transcowl Assemblies for the GE CF34-10E (Embraer 190 / 195).Program & Quality support: Established working relationships with supplier’s team to ensure schedules are met. Identifed weaknesses or events that could havevjeopardized deliveries. Provided Program visibility and support for the transfer of production from Paris to Le Havre site. Performed Quality actions & audit to enable transfer.Production Support: Reviewed and provided Source Acceptance of all production hardware, spare parts and supplied tooling.MRB & Design Support: Provided interpretation of all Aircelle MRB documents, including detail engineering information to support MRB descriptions. Provided liaison to ensure sufficient analysis for dispositions and documentation is provided to MRAS. Ensured investigation and closure of root causes and corrective actions. Monitored Design change actions and ensure timely completion by both MRAS and Aircelle.

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  Smiths Aerospace Mech Systems

  • Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

  • Integrated Project Team Leader - Thrust Reversers

    • Sep 2003 - Jun 2005
    • Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Goodrich

  • United States
  • Aviation & Aerospace
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Lead Engineer / Engineering Team Leader

    • Apr 2001 - Aug 2003

    At Engine Control Systems, Shaftmoor Lane

  • Senior Design Engineer

    • Mar 2000 - Mar 2001

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  Alstom Power

  • Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

  • Design Engineer - Graduate Trainee

    • Aug 1995 - Feb 2000
    • Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    Engine / Concept / Rig Design Engineer at ALSTOM ETC, ENGLAND.Customer Support Engineer at EGT SA, FRANCE.Manufacturing Project Engineer at EGT Ltd, ENGLAND.Aerodynamic Methodology Developer at ALSTOM ETC, ENGLAND.GE90 Materials Review Board Engineer (Concessions) at FAMAT, FRANCE.(As a representative of General Electric Aircraft Engines).