Product Design Lead

• Oct 2020 - Present

Director Of Hardware Engineering

• 2018 - 2020

Responsible for Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering Departments with the mandate to industrialize the product driving cost out.• Implemented Product Change Control process to ensure engineering changes are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner • Administered standard work instructions to improve efficiency and quality in assembly line• Constructed the framework for a gated make-or-buy decision making process to ensure cost and quality as a competitive advantage• Led the cross-functional team responsible for designing, manufacturing and assembling an entry level flight training device to achieve an unprecedented completion in under 3 months• Partnered with Supplier Management to implement simulator cost out strategy (attained 30% cost savings on the simulator motion system) and presented to Textron Leadership• Participated in commercial negotiations with key suppliers for cost reduction• Collaborated with external business partners to resolve repetitive quality issues thru corrective and preventive actions• Managed the implementation of multiple key technical projects for product update and improvement• Built the multidisciplinary manufacturing engineering team responsible for standardizing the existing products by implementing MBOM, work instructions, assembly tool and jig design and configuration control• Categorized product improvement and cost reduction opportunities thru data analysis Show less

Director Of Operations

• 2016 - 2018

In charge of production, planning, quality assurance, health and safety, facility management.• Designed the arrangement of the new assembly line in 3D CAD environment (PTC Creo) to ensure most efficient and productive layout taking health and safety constraints into account.• Identified material driven bottlenecks and implemented sustainable solutions thru root cause corrective actions.• Increased production capacity by over 100% by the end of 2018 with over 30% improvement in labour efficiency by implementing assembly line concept in 2017.• Cultivated a work environment committed to health and safety, received Textron Environmental Health and Safety Award for Flight Simulator lifting system.• Implemented MPS (Master Production Schedule) combined with SIOP (Sales Inventory and Operations Planning) to harmonize product supply level with sales forecast.• Prepared and presented annual capital investment plan for corporate approval.• Directed the operations team to provide the necessary input for the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the 5-year plan for presentation in Textron Strategic Business Review (SBR).• Created the value stream map (VSM) for the full flight simulator product line. Show less

Production Director

• 2013 - 2016

Oversee the production work centers responsible for manufacturing the flight simulators: electronics lab (instrumentation assembly and printed circuit board manufacturing), fabrication department (CNC & Welding), final assembly.• Spearheaded organizational transformation from a build-to-order to production-centric operation (introduced KPIs, work center boards, staff work schedule leading to 40% reduction in overtime).• Implemented 5S in Inventory and Fabrication Department• Led the Kaizen event to re-organize the equipment and work-center layout of the Electronics Lab• Improved efficiency and the capacity of the weld shop over 80% to ensure on time delivery of simulator main structure• Received Textron Environmental Health and Safety Award for Simulator Guard Rail System.• Collaborated with Supplier Management and Quality Assurance to create tool registry at key suppliers and implemented a preventative tool maintenance program.• Successfully completed recurring ISO9001 audits.• Participated and supported the implementation of the new ERP system across all company sites. Show less

Hardware Engineering Manager

• 2011 - 2013

Supervise the department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to ensure quality, on-time delivery and on budget. Participate in preparation and presentation of design review with clients. Provide technical support and feedback to Marketing and Business Development for new bids and proposals. • Collaborated with aircraft OEMs for hardware design of flight simulator for various aircraft development programs• Establish hardware engineering work breakdown structure for new development programs.• Followed thru the manufacturing and procurement process for prototypes and first-time builds, provided feedback to the design team to improve the quality of designs. Show less

Mechanical Engineering Manager

• 2009 - 2011

Define department priorities and allocate project tasks to engineers and designers. Prepare recurring training material to the department to improve quality and efficiency. Approve engineering designs and drawings for various simulator systems.• Provided guidance and mentoring to the engineering team thru weekly training sessions.• Managed the sub-contractors located in Europe remotely for design and development of the simulator programs for Airbus A330 and ATR 72-600 aircraft platforms.

Mechanical Engineering Designer

• 2006 - 2009

Responsible for the quality (ensuring manufacturability) and on-time delivery of the mechanical engineering team tasked for simulator structural and mechanism designs. Coordinate with different departments to ensure the sound integration of the mechanical design with software and electrical interface. • Composed and implemented a visual system design guideline to ensure compliance with various flight training device certification levels, helping standardize the design approach to reduce the number of design iterations. Show less

Mechanical Engineering Designer

• 2002 - 2006

Perform design and development of mechanical systems compliant with FDA, USDA and CFIA for packaging industry. • Built lasting relationships with vendors allowing discounts and effective technical support • Introduced a standard equipment layout database to improve response to proposal requests (RFP) Perform design and development of mechanical systems compliant with FDA, USDA and CFIA for packaging industry. • Built lasting relationships with vendors allowing discounts and effective technical support • Introduced a standard equipment layout database to improve response to proposal requests (RFP)